{"product_id":"richard-ashcroft-human-conditions-reissue","title":"RICHARD ASHCROFT - Human Conditions (Reissue)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2LP - 180g Black Vinyl housed in a Gatefold Sleeve (2025 Repress). \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally issued on \u003cstrong\u003eHut Records\u003c\/strong\u003e in October 2002, \u003cem\u003eHuman Conditions\u003c\/em\u003e built on the success of \u003cem\u003eAlone With Everybody\u003c\/em\u003e, retaining the new fans he had gained with that record - This re-issue replicates the 2002 UK first pressing and is available on audiophile 180g double vinyl in gatefold sleeve.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"It's a beautiful world,\" sings Ashcroft on opening track and lead single \"\u003cem\u003eCheck The Meaning\u003c\/em\u003e\". Its eight-minutes seem a culmination of all of Ashcroft's work to date – a haunting guitar figure, swelling strings, and subtle orchestration back a lyric that catalogues the battle of love over evil, ending with Ashcroft assuring the listener \"It's gonna be alright.\" It is a powerful beginning to a powerful album. \"\u003cem\u003eBuy It In Bottles\u003c\/em\u003e\" maintains the introspection of \"\u003cem\u003eThe Drugs Don't Work\u003c\/em\u003e\", a mood that can be also found on \"\u003cem\u003eRunning Away\u003c\/em\u003e\" and \"\u003cem\u003eLord I've Been Trying\u003c\/em\u003e\"; while \"\u003cem\u003eBright Lights\u003c\/em\u003e\" and \"\u003cem\u003eParadise\u003c\/em\u003e\" bring the anthemic rock.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen \u003cstrong\u003eBrian Wilson\u003c\/strong\u003e guests on one of your albums, it suggests a certain status has been attained; Richard Ashcroft demonstrated that he could hold his own in such company; both are songwriters of the human condition, and the song Wilson appears on \"\u003cem\u003eNature Is The Law\u003c\/em\u003e\", closes \u003cem\u003eHuman Conditions\u003c\/em\u003e in stellar fashion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRichard Ashcroft is supporting \u003cstrong\u003eOasis\u003c\/strong\u003e on their hugely anticipated dates this summer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Proper Records","offers":[{"title":"2LP - Gatefold 180g Vinyl","offer_id":54701956432217,"sku":"SDZ-29453","price":29.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/Richard_Ashcroft_-_Human_Conditions_-_2LP_Gatefold_180g_Black_Vinyl_-_2025_Reissue.jpg?v=1749213431","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/richard-ashcroft-human-conditions-reissue","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}