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Parachutes

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In China, the album's commercial release was forbidden due to "inflammatory political content", with the track "Spies" being singled out as the prime offender. The album was produced by the band and British record producer Ken Nelson, except for one track, "High Speed", which was produced by Chris Allison.

Seven tracks in all were recorded during the sessions at Orinoco studios in London, with three of them ending up on The Blue Room EP. million units sold in the United Kingdom, Parachutes is the 22nd best-selling album of the 21st century and 45th of all time in the country. The album has been made available in various formats since its release: both Parlophone and Nettwerk released it as a CD in 2000, while in the next year Parachutes enjoyed a cassette release made by newfound label Capitol Records.The record is certified 9× Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry for selling over 2,700,000 copies.

In fact, a few critics have suggested that the album's commercial success was due in part to a portion of Radiohead's audience being alienated by the band's experimental and more electronic-influenced Kid A album. Allison adds, "The interesting, the most significant thing that did occur out of the fact that we didn't end up starting the album on that day of the rehearsal was that Chris Martin had not written "Yellow" by that time". There's heavy sibilance on "Spies" in all the versions, so maybe that's just how Chris Martin sang it. The album was dedicated to drummer Will Champion's mother, Sara Champion, who died of cancer in May 2000, two months before the release of Parachutes. Parachutes was recognised to have an alternative rock, [8] indie rock [9] and post-Britpop, [10] with some stylistic comparisons being made to contemporaries such as Radiohead and Travis.A1 to B2, B4 to B6 on the 2000 release are the best possible window to the studio recordings that are available (unless one owns the master tape). as the owners of the copyrights, different runouts and "Printed in The Netherlands" on the back cover. Coldplay have also been marking two decades since the release of their debut by sharing throwback videos and images from the vaults. It was also certified 3× Platinum in Australia by the Australian Recording Industry Association, [69] and 2× Platinum in Canada by the Canadian Recording Industry Association.

It's extremely hard to tell an original 1st press from a reissue because the matrix runouts are the same, but at the same time, it's sort of a good thing because it diminishes your need to hunt for a 1st press (if it was pressed using the same stampers, then it should sound the same if not better given it's on heavier vinyl and in new condition). I am unsure if this pressing is the same, but my guess is that it is pressed the same, as it sounds identical and really pure to me. Over two million copies have been shipped to the United States, leading to being certified 2× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. In the United States, the album peaked at number 51 on the Billboard 200 and eventually was certified double platinum. He was introduced to Coldplay by his manager Pete Byrne (who gave him a copy of the band's Fierce Panda-distributed debut single in 1999).The lower end comes across a lot better - the beginning of B3 and bass/kicks of B5 for instance sound great. Anyone who has had the pleasure of seeing Jalen perform live knows that he is one of the most captivating performers on today's soul scene. The Chris Allison-produced track "High Speed" was also included on the album, and originates from earlier sessions at Orinoco Studios in London.

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