180g Vinyl Double LP!
For its 25th anniversary, Are You Gonna Go My Way is being released as a double LP pressed on 180g vinyl! It includes 8 bonus tracks as a second, 37-minute LP, the first time they'll be on vinyl. Featuring the singles "Are You Gonna Go My Way" and "Believe", this album reached No. 1 in the U.K., Switzerland, Austria, and Canada and went 2x Platinum in the U.S.
"Considering Lenny Kravitz's retro leanings, it's a surprise that only one of his '90s-era albums was released on vinyl in the U.S., and that one of them wasn't put out on wax until just now. The format is befitting his tendency at the time for throwback sounds that evoked the psychedelic pop of the '60s and the funk-rock of the '70s. And hearing them today on LP, they sound perfect for the medium, marked by full, round bass tones and putting his playful mixing ideas into bold relief (the album version of Are You Gonna Go My Way's title track is filled with fun details that got washed out in the single release). There's also the added incentive of bonus tracks tacked on to the end of all the records save Mama Said, fleshing out the story of each point in Kravitz's early career nicely. The quality of each LP varies a bit. There's some noticeable clipping that happens during some of the more aggressive moments on Are You Gonna Go My Way, and the pressing of 5 is noticeably quieter than the rest. At the same time, Kravitz's love of analog recording techniques and vintage instruments have proven to be beneficial when transferring these 20+ year old tunes to wax. The effects of the transfer to a digital mediuma flattening and separating of the sonic elementshave been removed, making for material that sounds so much more alive and electrifying." - Paste Magazine
Features:
• 180g Vinyl
• Double LP
• 25th Anniversary
• Gatefold jacket
• Made in Czech Republic
• 8 Bonus Tracks
Selections:
Side A:
1. Are You Gonna Go My Way
2. Believe
3. Come On And Love Me
4. Heaven Help
5. Just Be A Woman
6. Is There Any Love In Your Heart
Side B:
1. Black Girl
2. My Love
3. Sugar
4. Sister
5. Eleutheria
Bonus Tracks
Side C:
1. Ascension
2. Brother
3. Heaven Help (Acoustic)
4. All My Life
Side D:
1. Someone Like You
2. Sister (Live)
3. For The First Time
4. Believe (Acoustic)
For its 25th anniversary, Are You Gonna Go My Way is being released as a double LP pressed on 180g vinyl! It includes 8 bonus tracks as a second, 37-minute LP, the first time they'll be on vinyl. Featuring the singles "Are You Gonna Go My Way" and "Believe", this album reached No. 1 in the U.K., Switzerland, Austria, and Canada and went 2x Platinum in the U.S.
"Considering Lenny Kravitz's retro leanings, it's a surprise that only one of his '90s-era albums was released on vinyl in the U.S., and that one of them wasn't put out on wax until just now. The format is befitting his tendency at the time for throwback sounds that evoked the psychedelic pop of the '60s and the funk-rock of the '70s. And hearing them today on LP, they sound perfect for the medium, marked by full, round bass tones and putting his playful mixing ideas into bold relief (the album version of Are You Gonna Go My Way's title track is filled with fun details that got washed out in the single release). There's also the added incentive of bonus tracks tacked on to the end of all the records save Mama Said, fleshing out the story of each point in Kravitz's early career nicely. The quality of each LP varies a bit. There's some noticeable clipping that happens during some of the more aggressive moments on Are You Gonna Go My Way, and the pressing of 5 is noticeably quieter than the rest. At the same time, Kravitz's love of analog recording techniques and vintage instruments have proven to be beneficial when transferring these 20+ year old tunes to wax. The effects of the transfer to a digital mediuma flattening and separating of the sonic elementshave been removed, making for material that sounds so much more alive and electrifying." - Paste Magazine
Features:
• 180g Vinyl
• Double LP
• 25th Anniversary
• Gatefold jacket
• Made in Czech Republic
• 8 Bonus Tracks
Selections:
Side A:
1. Are You Gonna Go My Way
2. Believe
3. Come On And Love Me
4. Heaven Help
5. Just Be A Woman
6. Is There Any Love In Your Heart
Side B:
1. Black Girl
2. My Love
3. Sugar
4. Sister
5. Eleutheria
Bonus Tracks
Side C:
1. Ascension
2. Brother
3. Heaven Help (Acoustic)
4. All My Life
Side D:
1. Someone Like You
2. Sister (Live)
3. For The First Time
4. Believe (Acoustic)
