The Story
A Newbury Comics exclusive color vinyl pressing.
None other than Elton John raved that 12 Memories would âtake you on a real journey⊠like The Beatlesâ Revolverâ. And, just like The Beatles in 1966, Travis were at a critical juncture when it came to recording their fourth album. Coldplay had launched a career patterned on Travisâ The Man Who-era songwriting, while frontman Fran Healy was secretly battling depression. With the Iraq war newly raging in the background, the group began to look outwards in their songwriting, penning socially-conscious singles like âRe-Offenderâ, which dealt with domestic abuse, and âThe Beautiful Occupationâ, which was inspired by the US invasion of Iraq. If âLove Will Come Throughâ was more like the Travis of old, it was filtered through a darkness that defined much of 12 Memories, with the album as a whole taking on tinges of electronica, and the band rocking with a harder edge than before. The first-ever vinyl reissue of the UK Top 5 album was cut at Londonâs Metropolis Studios & features all original packaging replication including photography by Anton Corbijn.
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A Newbury Comics exclusive color vinyl pressing.
None other than Elton John raved that 12 Memories would âtake you on a real journey⊠like The Beatlesâ Revolverâ. And, just like The Beatles in 1966, Travis were at a critical juncture when it came to recording their fourth album. Coldplay had launched a career patterned on Travisâ The Man Who-era songwriting, while frontman Fran Healy was secretly battling depression. With the Iraq war newly raging in the background, the group began to look outwards in their songwriting, penning socially-conscious singles like âRe-Offenderâ, which dealt with domestic abuse, and âThe Beautiful Occupationâ, which was inspired by the US invasion of Iraq. If âLove Will Come Throughâ was more like the Travis of old, it was filtered through a darkness that defined much of 12 Memories, with the album as a whole taking on tinges of electronica, and the band rocking with a harder edge than before. The first-ever vinyl reissue of the UK Top 5 album was cut at Londonâs Metropolis Studios & features all original packaging replication including photography by Anton Corbijn.
