{"product_id":"old-97s-the-grand-theater-vol-2","title":"Old 97's - The Grand Theater Vol. 2","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Grand Theatre Vol. 2\u003c\/em\u003e, the ninth studio album from \u003cstrong\u003eOld 97's\u003c\/strong\u003e, returns to vinyl for the first time in over a decade — now pressed on limited-edition Smoke Marble.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReleased July 5, 2011, on New West Records, \u003cem\u003eVol. 2\u003c\/em\u003e is the sister record to \u003cem\u003eThe Grand Theatre Volume One\u003c\/em\u003e, drawn from the same marathon writing-and-recording process: a week of road-testing new material live at Sons of Hermann Hall in Dallas, followed by sessions at Treefort Studios in Austin. Where \u003cem\u003eVolume One\u003c\/em\u003e collected the most immediate, rock-forward songs from those sessions, \u003cem\u003eVol. 2\u003c\/em\u003e leans into the material that unfolds a little slower — a rare two-part song cycle in the band's catalog, and one that lets frontman \u003cstrong\u003eRhett Miller\u003c\/strong\u003e's songwriting breathe in a different way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRolling Stone praised Miller's \"articulate, off-the-cuff songs,\" noting how the record sits right between \"the composure of the control room and the looseness of the barroom.\" Highlights include \"\u003cem\u003eBrown Haired Daughter\u003c\/em\u003e,\" the wry character sketch \"\u003cem\u003eI'm a Trainwreck\u003c\/em\u003e,\" and \"\u003cem\u003eManhattan (I'm Done)\u003c\/em\u003e,\" a rare country dig at New York that, as Rolling Stone put it, actually sounds like the singer gave the city a fighting chance before walking away.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith thirteen tracks that range from barroom rave-ups to some of the band's more understated songwriting, \u003cem\u003eVol. 2\u003c\/em\u003e rounds out one of the most ambitious releases of the Old 97's career — two albums' worth of material born from a single, prolific stretch of songwriting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOut of print on vinyl for more than a decade, \u003cem\u003eThe Grand Theatre Vol. 2\u003c\/em\u003e returns here on Smoke Marble for the first time ever in color, completing the Grand Theatre story alongside its companion volume.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New West Records","offers":[{"title":"Smoke Marble Vinyl LP","offer_id":59450267337049,"sku":"SDZ-52525","price":37.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/369_20260915_1209_111407_885_v_0607396708314_004.jpg?v=1789554012","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/old-97s-the-grand-theater-vol-2","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}