Modest Mouse-The Moon & Antarctic-Sealed ORIGINAL 2 LP

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THIS IS THE ORIGINAL EPIC RECORDS 2000 RELEASE 

NOT THE RECORD STORE DAY RE-RELEASE

Modest Mouse : The Moon & Antarctica
Sealed 12" Double Vinyl Album : Epic Records 2000 #E2-63871

Modest Mouse is an American indie rock band formed in 1993 in the Seattle suburb of Issaquah, Washington by singer/lyricist/guitarist Isaac Brock, drummer Jeremiah Green, and bassist Eric Judy. Since their 1996 debut album, This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About, their lineup has centered around Brock, Green and Judy. Guitarist Johnny Marr (formerly of The Smiths) joined the band in May 2006, along with percussionist Joe Plummer (formerly of the Black Heart Procession) and multi-instrumentalist Tom Peloso, to work on the album We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank. Guitarist Jim Fairchild joined the band in February of 2009. Elements of Modest Mouse's early sound have been likened to or inspired by that of Pixies and numerous other alternative rock and space rock bands. Their name is derived from a passage from the Virginia Woolf story "The Mark on the Wall". In 1994, Isaac Brock, Jeremiah Green, Eric Judy, and John Wickhart recorded their debut EP, Blue Cadet-3, Do You Connect?, at Calvin Johnson's Dub Narcotic Studios. It was released under K Records. John Wickhart played bass guitar on the EP. Then followed a single, "Broke", under Sub Pop that was recorded by Steve Wold at Moon Studios. During this time, Modest Mouse also recorded their would-be debut album Sad Sappy Sucker. After moving to Up Records, Modest Mouse put out two full-length albums and other recordings recorded at Moon Studios, including the 1996 LP This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About. This album was produced and recorded by Steve Wold. The next offering was Interstate 8, also produced by Wold. The 1997 album The Lonesome Crowded West turned out to serve as the band's breakthrough. The Lonesome Crowded West gained the band a cult following, and is now popularly considered to be one of the defining albums of mid-1990s indie rock. Prior to its release, the band had recorded the EP The Fruit That Ate Itself. In 1999, Up Records released a singles and rarities collection entitled Building Nothing Out of Something, which included the entirety of Interstate 8 except for the songs "Edit the Sad Parts" and "Buttons to Push the Buttons".  In 2000, Modest Mouse released The Moon & Antarctica. Brock has since released an album with his side project Ugly Casanova on Sub Pop. In 2001, Modest Mouse released the EP Everywhere and His Nasty Parlour Tricks, a collection of unused songs from the The Moon and Antarctica recording sessions. In 2002, they joined Cake, De La Soul, The Flaming Lips, The Hackensaw Boys and Kinky on the Unlimited Sunshine Tour. Green quit the band to work with his side project, Vells. The same year, he and bassist Eric Judy appeared on Adam Forkner's debut solo album, VVRSSNN. Green was replaced with two new members, drummer Benjamin Weikel, who also drummed for The Helio Sequence, and guitarist Dann Gallucci. Modest Mouse released their fourth album, the platinum-selling Good News for People Who Love Bad News. In 2006, Johnny Marr, the former guitarist for The Smiths, joined Modest Mouse, replacing Dann Gallucci, to begin work on the next Modest Mouse album. The album, entitled We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank was released in 2007. The band had a tour with R.E.M. and The National in 2008. An EP titled No One's First and You're Next was released in 2009, composed of unreleased tracks from the recording sessions of Good News for People Who Love Bad News and We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank. (web bio)

Personnel on this recording: Isaac Brock (vocals, guitar); Eric Judy (bass); Jeremiah Green (drums). Additional personnel: Ben Blankenship (guitar, lap steel guitar, keyboards); Greg Ratajczak (guitar); Tyler Riley (violin); Brian Deck (keyboards); Ben Massarella (percussion); Chiyoko Yoshida, Tim Rutilli (background vocals).

This ORIGINAL 2000 RELEASE double vinyl album is brand new and sealed, no cut-outs or punch holes, clean & pristine. 
Tracklist:

1. 3rd Planet
2. Gravity Rides Everything
3. Dark Center of the Universe
4. Perfect Disguise
5. Tiny Cities Made of Ashes
6. A Different City
7. The Cold Part
8. Alone Down There
9. The Stars Are Projectors
10. Wild Packs of Family Dogs
11. Paper Thin Walls
12. I Came as a Rat
13. Lives
14. Life Like Weeds
15. What People Are Made Of

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