BELLE & SEBASTIAN "Dear Catastrophe Waitress" Sealed 2003 US Rough Trade LP MINT

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Belle & Sebastian / Dear Catastrophe Waitress - Rough Trade Records RTRADELP-080 (UK/US)(2003) ...This auction is for a factory sealed, original issue Double Record on (UK) vinyl. This early pressing was made for US distribution and is no longer available.

  Dear Catastrophe Waitress is the richest musical offering yet from Belle & Sebastian. If it doesn't quite have the timeless feel of If You're Feeling Sinister, so be it, since this is their first record since that defining album to offer a similarly rich listen, and that's quite a comeback for a band that only an album ago seemed to peak too early.

The brand new Records and Gatefold Cover are in excellent (Mint) condition. Record will include a plastic outer sleeve. Satisfaction Guaranteed.  For payment please use Paypal (other payments are no longer accepted due to eBay’s new policy. If that is a problem, please let them know and contact us to work something out). Payment and Shipping information is listed below but S/H charges will include actual postage rate (plus $1-2 for shipping supplies). All items are shipped worldwide (except Russia*). Specialized shipping is extra ~ Not responsible for uninsured items ~ Insurance (US prices only) is $2.50 for $5.00 to $200.00 in coverage (Foreign Insurance can be expensive and complicated) ...Thank you (*previous USSR bidders are accepted except ????? ?????? who is no longer a trusted/wanted bidder)  (Click the (me) file next to the feedback score for our seller profile)

Detailed item info:

Album Features UPC: 060768321618 Artist: Belle & Sebastian Format: LP
Release Year: 2003 Record Label: Rough Trade Genre: Rock & Pop
Track Listing
(Record 1)
(Side One)
1. Step into My Office, Baby
2. Dear Catastrophe Waitress
3. If She Wants Me

(Side Two)
1. Piazza, New York Catcher
2. Asleep on a Sunbeam
3. I'm a Cuckoo

(Record 2)
(Side Three)
1. You Don't Send Me
2. Wrapped Up in Books
3. Lord Anthony

(Side Four)
1. If You Find Yourself Caught in Love
2. Roy Walker
3. Stay Loose

Details Producer: Trevor Horn Distributor: Rough Trade Records
Recording Type: Studio Recording Mode: Stereo
Album Notes
Personnel: Julian Leaper, Perry Mason, Chris Tombling, Warren Zielinski, Katherine Shave, Benedict Cruft, David Woodcock, Patrick Kiernan, Boguslaw Kostecki, Everton Nelson, Gavyn Wright, Jackie Shave (violin); Robert Smissen, Gustav Clarkson, Peter Lale, Bruce White (viola); David Jack Daniels , Martin Loveday, Anthony Pleeth (cello); Kathleen Stevenson (flute, piccolo); Helen Keen (flute); Chris Cowie (oboe); Julian Nicholas (saxophone); Philip Todd (alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); Jamie Talbot, Stan Sulzmann (alto saxophone); Chris Davis (tenor saxophone); Jeff Daly (baritone saxophone); John Barclay, Noel Langley, Mike Lovatt, Derek Watkins (trumpet); Richard Berry , Nigel Black (French horn); Billy Rumfitt (trombone); Jeremy Price, Chris Dean, Barnaby Dickinson (tenor trombone); Richard Edwards (bass trombone); Mary Scully (double bass).
Audio Mixers: Dan Vickers; Julian Mendelsohn; Robert Orton; Tony Doogan .
Liner Note Author: Stuart.

For a band with such a modest, homespun feel as Scottish cult heroes Belle and Sebastian, the utilization of a big pop producer like Trevor Horn could easily have been a tragic mistake. Instead, it proves to be a stroke of brilliance. Rather than doling out the kind of overblown mountains of sound he's heaped on artists like Seal and Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Horn simply expands the B&S palette in a completely organic, extremely effective manner. The arrangements are more fleshed-out than usual, the textures more varied, and the overall sound a bit more sprightly and sunny. All this is to the good, however, as the band's unerring melodic sensibility and gently quirky lyricism remain joyfully intact. The interaction of Belle and Sebastian's trademark twisted-twee songcraft and the effervescence of Horn's production makes DEAR CATASTROPHE WAITRESS one of the group's most instantly appealing albums.

Editorial Reviews
4 stars out of 5 - ...The band's most magical record to date...
Mojo

Ranked #18 in Mojo's The Best of 2003
Mojo

...Working with producer Trevor Horn...has given the group a renewed upbeat pop sensibility that will leave you tapping your feet, rather than crying in your vodka tonic...
CMJ (20030929)

Ranked #4 in CMJ's Top 10 of 2003
CMJ (20031229)

5 stars out of 5 - ...It's by far the strongest collection of songs the band have ever assembled...
Uncut (20031101)

Ranked #44 in Uncut's Albums Of The Year 2003
Uncut (20040101)

...The songs are always smart....Vocalists Stevie Jackson and Sarah Martin get better cameos here, and the album feels like more of a piece... - Grade: B+
Spin (20031101)

3 stars out of 5 - ...The sound hasn't significantly slickened, the performances are tighter, confident, even bouncy, bringing the band much closer to the vintage pop and soul records it adores...
Rolling Stone (20031030)