Orton, Beth

Vinyl Records and Rare LPs:

	Central Reservation Audiophile - LP - RTH 2011 Sealed, Long Out Of Print 1999 200gm Quiex SV-P 2LP Gatefold Original. more
	Central Reservation New - 12 - HVN9212 Sealed 1999 UK 12" Single. Features Two Versions Of The Title Track: "Spiritual Life/Ibadan Remix" And "Deep Dish Modern Red Neck 2000 Dub." more
	Central Reservation Colored Vinyl - SRC046 New 2014 180gm 2LP Red Vinyl Gatefold Reissue. Comes In Non-Sealed Sleeve From The Manufacturer With LP's Outside Of The Jacket To Avoid Seam Splits. more
	Central Reservation Audiophile - New - RTH-2011 Sealed, Long Out Of Print 1999 200gm Quiex SV-P 2LP Gatefold Original. "Central Reservation" is a beautiful record that showcases Beth Orton's unique blend of folk, electronic, and indie rock. The album is filled with introspective and poetic lyrics that touch upon themes of love, loss, and self-discovery. The standout tracks on the album include the title track "Central Reservation," which is an uplifting and optimistic song that celebrates the joys of being alive. "Stolen Car" is a hauntingly beautiful ballad that explores the pain of a broken relationship, while "Sweetest Decline" is a dreamy and ethereal song that captures the feeling of falling in love. "Central Reservation" is a highly recommended album for fans of folk, indie rock, and singer-songwriters. Beth Orton's soulful voice, poetic lyrics, and unique musical style make this album a true masterpiece of the genre. more
	Comfort Of Strangers New - LP - 0825646128181 Sealed 2015 180gm Reissue. Corner Crease. more
	Comfort Of Strangers New - LP - 23451 Sealed, Out Of Print 2006 US Only 180gm HQ. Recommended. more
	Daybreaker Used - LP - 5399181 Mint 2002 UK 180gm Original With Custom Inner Sleeve. more
	Daybreaker New - LP - 0825646128198 Sealed 2015 180gm Reissue Of Her Excellent 2002 Album. more
	Sugaring Season New - LP - 87118 Sealed 2012 Original Comes Housed In A Gatefold Cover And Includes A CD Of Entire Album. more
	Weather Alive Colored Vinyl - New - PTKF3023-3 Sealed 2022 limited edition pressing on Clear vinyl. "After drifting away from her pioneering fusion of trip-hop and folk with diversions into jazz-tinged, acoustic alt-folk, Beth Orton's sixth solo album, 2016's Kidsticks, found her broadly re-embracing electronics. Six years later, Weather Alive nestles into a comparatively hushed, atmospheric blend of acoustic and electronic timbres that's meticulous and nebulous at once. The album finds her joined by a skilled group of backers, including core players Tom Herbert (bass) and Tom Skinner (drums), with help from, among others, synth player Francine Perry, vibraphonist Sam Beste, saxophonist Alabaster DePlume, and Shahzad Ismaily, who moves between guitar, Moog, harmonica, and additional bass and percussion. It was self-produced at her home studio, with Orton's unusually brittle vocal performances accompanied by a "cheap, crappy" upright piano in her garden shed. She begins with an absorbing, seven-minute title track that introduces the singer's weary rasp against a backdrop mix of sustain and improvised interjection by duo bass, synthesizer, near and distant saxophone, close-up piano, hand drums, vibraphone, and more. Her first words, "In the morning/All is dawning/In the stillness of the day," evoke a low-lit scene that's eventually populated by the root of a tree, steps down to water, shadows that breathe, and weather "so beautiful outside/It almost makes me wanna cry." Instrumentation expands to include drum kit, percussive noise effects, and plenty of shimmer by the time lyrics arrive at "The love, the love we're giving/Gonna bring us back into being." It ends with a spaceship-like whir that is mirrored at the beginning of the more-skittering second track, "Friday Night." Weather Alive's misty atmospheres part somewhat one-third and two-thirds of the way through for the livelier "Fractals," which actually establishes a bass groove, and the spare "Lonely," which features one of the more expressive vocal performances of Orton's career. The rest of the album, including its over-seven-minute closer ("Unwritten"), maintains an immersive quality that's as haunting as Orton's rough-hewn vocals, song titles like "Haunted Satellite" and "Arms Around a Memory," and lyrics such as "It's just that I was getting unwritten"." All Music Guide - Marcy Donelson. more