Product Code: | WARPLP182R |
Artist: | Grizzly Bear |
Origin: | UK |
Label: | Warp Records (2012) |
Format: | 2 X LP |
Availability: | Enquire Now |
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Cover: M
Record: M
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Genre: | Country , Folk Rock , World N |
Sealed brand new 180 gram double album.
Veckatimest (/vɛkəˈtɪmɪst/) is the third studio album by the American indie rock band Grizzly Bear, released on May 26, 2009, on Warp Records. The album is named after Veckatimest Island, a small island in Dukes County, Massachusetts. Produced by bassist and multi-instrumentalist Chris Taylor, the album entered the US Billboard 200 at #8, selling 33,000 copies in its first week of release.[2] By September 2012, the album had sold around 220,000 copies in the US.[3] In 2010. It was awarded a gold certification from the Independent Music Companies Association which indicated sales of at least 100,000 copies throughout Europe.[4]
The album was also included in the 2011 edition of the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.