Mechanical Bull (2LP 180g Vinyl Gatefold) | Mint (M) Mint (M) Get Cheap Vinyl

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Label:    RCA – 88883 75654 1, Sony Music – 88883 75654 1
Format:    2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, 180 Gram
Country:    US
Released:    Sep 24, 2013
Genre:    Rock
Style:    Alternative Rock, Southern Rock, Pop Rock

A1        Supersoaker
Electric Piano [Wurlitzer] – Angelo Petraglia
3:50
A2        Rock City    2:56
A3        Don't Matter
Guitar – Angelo Petraglia
2:50
B1        Beautiful War
Piano, Organ [B3 Organ], Backing Vocals – Angelo Petraglia
5:09
B2        Temple
Guitar – Angelo Petraglia
4:10
C1        Wait For Me
Electric Piano [Wurlitzer] – Angelo Petraglia
Keyboards – Chris Coleman (4)
3:30
C2        Family Tree
Electric Piano [Wurlitzer], Backing Vocals – Angelo Petraglia
3:50
C3        Comeback Story
Cello – Sari Reist*
Organ [B3 Organ] – Angelo Petraglia
Pedal Steel Guitar – Russ Pahl
Viola – Kristin Wilkinson
Violin – David Davidson, Mary Kathryn Vanosdale
3:59
D1        Tonight
Piano – Angelo Petraglia
Synthesizer [Juno 60] – Chris Coleman (4)
4:33
D2        Coming Back Again
Percussion – Chris Coleman (4)
Piano – Angelo Petraglia
3:28
D3        On The Chin
Acoustic Guitar – Angelo Petraglia
Pedal Steel Guitar – Russ Pahl
4:16

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – RCA Records
Copyright © – RCA Records
Marketed By – Sony Music Entertainment
Distributed By – Sony Music Entertainment
Mastered At – Sterling Sound
Pressed By – United Record Pressing
Published By – Coffee, Tea Or Me Publishing
Published By – Sinderella's Grass Slipper Publishing
Published By – Pistola Publishing
Published By – McFearless Music
Recorded At – The Neon Leon
Mixed At – Blackbird Studio
Arranged By [Strings], Recorded By [Strings] – John Mark Painter
Art Direction – Brett Kilroe
Bass, Piano – Jared Followill
Design – Tina Ibañez
Design [Neon Sign] – Todd Sanders (2)
Drums, Percussion – Nathan Followill
Engineer [Assistant] – Brent Rawlings
Guitar – Caleb Followill, Matthew Followill
Management – Andy Mendelsohn, Ken Levitan
Mandolin – Caleb Followill
Mastered By – Ted Jensen
Mastered By [Vinyl] – RJ*
Mixed By [Mix Assistant] – Nathan Yarborough
Photography By – Dan Winters (2)
Producer – Angelo Petraglia
Recorded By, Mixed By – James Brown (2)
Technician [Additional Assistant] – Britti Himelfarb, Chris "Nacho" Followill**, Terry McClain
Vocals – Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill, Nathan Followill
Written-By – Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill, Nathan Followill
Ⓟ&Ⓒ 2013 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment.
Includes Album Download Code; 11 Album tracks plus two bonus tracks.

Gatefold sleeve, printed inner sleeves.
Recorded & Mixed for Just Managing
Strings Arranged & Recorded at IHOF Studio
Mastered at Sterling Sound, NYC

Published by
Pistola Publishing (ASCAP)
Sinderella's Grass Slipper Publishing (ASCAP)
McFearless Publishing (BMI)
Coffee, Tea Or Me Publishing (BMI)
Administered by Bug obo Silent But Violent Publishing, LLC
Management for Vector
Neon Sign: at Roadhouse Relics
Matrix / Runout (Runout, Side A: etched except "STERLING" is stamped): 88883-75654-1SA Ⓤ RJ STERLING ①
Matrix / Runout (Runout, Side B: etched except "STERLING" is stamped): 88883-75654-1SB RJ STERLING ①
Matrix / Runout (Runout, Side C: etched except "STERLING" is stamped): 88883-75654-1SC RJ STERLING ②
Matrix / Runout (Runout, Side D: etched except "STERLING" is stamped): 88883-75654-1SD Ⓤ RJ STERLING ①
Barcode (Scanned): 888837565417
Barcode (Text): 8 88837 56541 7

Kings of Leon hit it big in 2008 with their album Only by the Night and the accompanying one-two punch of singles "Sex on Fire" and "Use Somebody." The success of those singles propelled them into the upper echelon of arena rock bands and found them at a crossroads between the post-punk-influenced sound of their previous albums and the anthemic, U2-influenced approach that they'd begun to explore on Only by the Night. Perhaps not surprisingly, the band's follow-up, 2010's Come Around Sundown, while by no means a disappointment, seemed strained, as if the band was trying too hard to balance its early sound with its later hits, all while digging even deeper into its Southern roots. Which is partly why the band's sixth studio album, 2013's Mechanical Bull, comes as sweet relief. While still retaining Kings of Leon's penchant toward bombastic, hooky choruses and driving guitars, Mechanical Bull feels breezier and less labored than Come Around Sundown. Even the title feels like a cheeky double entendre that references both the band's Southern upbringing (lead singer Caleb Followill and his bandmate siblings were raised in Oklahoma and Tennessee) and the gear-like machinations of the rock industry. Front-loading an album with the leadoff single can often be a sign of weakness in a release, but not in this case. Kicking off with the passionate "Supersoaker" merely sets the tone for this album. In fact, two of the best cuts come midway through, with the yearning "Wait for Me" and the bluesy, Primal Scream-esque "Family Tree." Elsewhere, "Rock City" brings a heavy Mott the Hoople vibe to the fore and the raging "Coming Back Again" finds the band delving into War-era U2. Having grabbed their career by the horns with Mechanical Bull, it's clear that Kings of Leon aren't letting it get away from them anytime soon. ~ Matt Collar

• Media Condition: Mint (M)
• Sleeve Condition: Mint (M)
• Format: Vinyl
• Genre: ALTERNATIVE
• Format Type: 2xLP
• Released: 09/24/2013