
Ville Valo Neon Noir - Clear Vinyl - Sealed UK 2-LP vinyl set
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VILLE VALO Neon Noir (2023 UK/EU limited edition 12-track
double album LP pressed on 180-gram Clear Vinyl, the
debut studio album by former HIM frontman Ville Valo; including
the singles Run Away From The Sun, Loveletting, Echolocate
Your Love, The Foreverlost and the title track. Monochrome
gatefold picture sleeve, hype sticker & factory sealed)
TRACKLISTING AND EXTRA INFORMATION
'In the annals of 21st century alternative rock history there are few artists who cast a longer or more peculiar shadow than Finnish Love Metal pioneer Ville Valo. After all, his band HIM were easily among the most iconic and idiosyncratic groups of the millenium. Zealously revered, gleefully reviled but impossible to ignore, their music left an indelible mark on a worldwide legion of fans. The scarlet letters stood for His Infernal Majesty. Their founder stood for something delightedly out of step with the status quo.
"We only hoped to temporarily redirect hard rock's blood flow from the nether regions towards the heart", reminisces Ville Valo, the singer, songwriter and primus motor of HIM. Judging by the monolithic presence of the Heartagram in any account of music this side of the millennium it’s apparent that he succeeded.
Inspired by everyone from Poe to Bukowski and tinged by a penchant for perfumed Sabbathian gloom, Valo’s creative lovechild would produce eight era-defining studio releases and over ten million record sales, not forgetting a Grammy nomination, countless magazine covers, critical acclaim, and the veneration of a generation. Thus, it came as no surprise that the news of a farewell tour in 2017 was greeted with shock and disbelief among devotees and endless speculation as to what or who was to take up the velvet mantle.
“As fun as the funeral rites for HIM were, it took me more than a few moons to lick my wounds in the shadow of the Heartagram and come up with an excuse to strum and hum again. Eventually, I decided to put a leash on my beloved black dog and we started howling together instead of barking at each other. That's how Loveletting was born".
Loveletting, the first single off VV's debut album Neon Noir, suggests this new infernal mix of light and shade is nothing short of a landmark release from one of modern music’s most distinctive and intriguing voices. It belongs to the same forlorn world of woe and whimsy once conceived and governed by Valo in HIM, but with the nuanced notes of a fine aged Cabernet. "Artistically speaking the main difference between HIM and VV is the extra line in the Heartagram, but what an exquisite line it is! It’s the Mamas and the Papas dressed up as Metallica on their way to a Halloween bash at the Studio 54, and now who wouldn't want to witness that?"
Side 1:
A1. Echolocate Your Love
A2. Run Away From The Sun
A3. Neon Noir
A4. Loveletting
Side 2:
B1. The Foreverlost
B2. Baby Lacrimarium
B3. Salute The Sanguine
B4. In Trenodia
Side 3:
C1. Heartful Of Ghost
C2. Saturnine Saturnalia
Side 4:
D1. Zener Solitaire
D2. Vertigo Eyes
Artist - Ville Valo (click link for complete listing)
Title - Neon Noir (click link for more of the same title)
Year of Release - 2023
Format - 2-LP vinyl record set (Double LP Album)
Record Label - Heartagram
Catalogue No - 4573748 (click link for more)
Country of Origin - United Kingdom (UK)
Language - Regardless of country of origin all tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description.
Additional info - Sealed, Picture Sleeve
Barcode - 602445737482
Condition - Factory sealed from new. This item is unplayed. Click here for more info.
RareVinyl.com Ref No - VAE2LNE809392
Related Artists - Daniel Lioneye, H.i.m (His Infernal Majesty).
GENRES
Heavy Metal, Male Solo, Rock.
REFERENCE
Email - sales@rarevinyl.com to contact our sales team.
RareVinyl.com Reference Number - VAE2LNE809392
SELL TO US
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TRACKLISTING AND EXTRA INFORMATION
'In the annals of 21st century alternative rock history there are few artists who cast a longer or more peculiar shadow than Finnish Love Metal pioneer Ville Valo. After all, his band HIM were easily among the most iconic and idiosyncratic groups of the millenium. Zealously revered, gleefully reviled but impossible to ignore, their music left an indelible mark on a worldwide legion of fans. The scarlet letters stood for His Infernal Majesty. Their founder stood for something delightedly out of step with the status quo.
"We only hoped to temporarily redirect hard rock's blood flow from the nether regions towards the heart", reminisces Ville Valo, the singer, songwriter and primus motor of HIM. Judging by the monolithic presence of the Heartagram in any account of music this side of the millennium it’s apparent that he succeeded.
Inspired by everyone from Poe to Bukowski and tinged by a penchant for perfumed Sabbathian gloom, Valo’s creative lovechild would produce eight era-defining studio releases and over ten million record sales, not forgetting a Grammy nomination, countless magazine covers, critical acclaim, and the veneration of a generation. Thus, it came as no surprise that the news of a farewell tour in 2017 was greeted with shock and disbelief among devotees and endless speculation as to what or who was to take up the velvet mantle.
“As fun as the funeral rites for HIM were, it took me more than a few moons to lick my wounds in the shadow of the Heartagram and come up with an excuse to strum and hum again. Eventually, I decided to put a leash on my beloved black dog and we started howling together instead of barking at each other. That's how Loveletting was born".
Loveletting, the first single off VV's debut album Neon Noir, suggests this new infernal mix of light and shade is nothing short of a landmark release from one of modern music’s most distinctive and intriguing voices. It belongs to the same forlorn world of woe and whimsy once conceived and governed by Valo in HIM, but with the nuanced notes of a fine aged Cabernet. "Artistically speaking the main difference between HIM and VV is the extra line in the Heartagram, but what an exquisite line it is! It’s the Mamas and the Papas dressed up as Metallica on their way to a Halloween bash at the Studio 54, and now who wouldn't want to witness that?"
Side 1:
A1. Echolocate Your Love
A2. Run Away From The Sun
A3. Neon Noir
A4. Loveletting
Side 2:
B1. The Foreverlost
B2. Baby Lacrimarium
B3. Salute The Sanguine
B4. In Trenodia
Side 3:
C1. Heartful Of Ghost
C2. Saturnine Saturnalia
Side 4:
D1. Zener Solitaire
D2. Vertigo Eyes
Artist - Ville Valo (click link for complete listing)
Title - Neon Noir (click link for more of the same title)
Year of Release - 2023
Format - 2-LP vinyl record set (Double LP Album)
Record Label - Heartagram
Catalogue No - 4573748 (click link for more)
Country of Origin - United Kingdom (UK)
Language - Regardless of country of origin all tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description.
Additional info - Sealed, Picture Sleeve
Barcode - 602445737482
Condition - Factory sealed from new. This item is unplayed. Click here for more info.
RareVinyl.com Ref No - VAE2LNE809392
Related Artists - Daniel Lioneye, H.i.m (His Infernal Majesty).
GENRES
Heavy Metal, Male Solo, Rock.
REFERENCE
Email - sales@rarevinyl.com to contact our sales team.
RareVinyl.com Reference Number - VAE2LNE809392
SELL TO US
Got vinyl records, CDs or music memorabilia to sell? – Sell to us at our buying site https://vinyl-wanted.com