The Weeknd - House Of Balloons (2xLP, Ltd, Mixtape, RE, Dec) Mint (M) / Mint (M)

Summary: Vinyl, LP2, House Of Balloons, Weeknd, The, 2022, USA & Canada, Limited Edition

Media Condition:  Mint (M)
Sleeve Condition: Mint (M)
Country:    USA & Canada  
Released:  01 Mar 2022
Genre:       Electronic, Hip Hop, Funk / Soul, Pop
Style:         Contemporary R&B

Comments:
New, Sealed. 

Notes:

"Decade Collectors Edition". Original Mix Vinyl repress

Housed in a gatefold jacket.

Made available on The Weeknd's online store for the 10th anniversary of the artist's mixtape, "House Of Balloons." 

Track A2 contains a sample of "Rock The Boat" performed by Aaliyah, used courtesy of Blackground Records.
Track A2 contains a sample of "Rock The Boat" written by Stephen Garrett, Eric Seats, and Rapture Stewart.
Track B1 contains elements of "Happy House" written by S. Ballion, P. Clarkex, J. Martin, S. Severin.
Track B1 contains a sample of "Happy House" as performed by Siouxsie & The Banshees, used courtesy of Polydor Records under license from Universal Music Group.
Track C1 contains elements of "Master Of None" written by V. Legrand, A. Scally.
Track C1 contains a sample of the recording "Master Of None" as performed [by Beach House, courtesy of Carpark Records under license from Universal Music Group.
Track C2 contains an audio excerpt of "Fate / Stay Night" used courtesy of TBS International Distribution Development.
Track D1 contains elements of "Gila" written by V. Legrand, A. Scally.
Track D1 contains a sample of the recording "Gila" as performed [by Beach House, courtesy of Carpark Records under license from Universal Music Group.
Track D2 contains elements of "Cherry Coloured Funk" written by E. Fraser, R. Raymonde.
Track D2 contains a sample of the recording "Cherry Coloured Funk" as performed by Cocteau Twins, courtesy of 4AD Records.

℗ © 2022 The Weeknd XO, Inc.
Marketed by Universal Music Enterprises, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. 2220 Colorado Avenue, Santa Monica, CA 90404

A1 "High For This"
Recorded [... at Dream House, Toronto ON.
Mixed [... at Liberty Studios, Toronto.

A2 "What You Need"
Mixed [... at Liberty Studios, Toronto ON.

B1 "House Of Balloons / Glass Table Girls"
Recorded [... at Site Sound Studios, Toronto ON.
Mixed [... at Liberty Studios, Toronto ON.

B2 "The Morning"
Recorded [... at Site Sound Studios, Toronto ON.
Mixed [... at Liberty Studios, Toronto ON.

B3 "Wicked Games"
Recorded [... at Site Sound Studios, Toronto ON.
Mixed [... at Liberty Studios, Toronto ON.

C1 "The Party & The After Party"
Recorded [... at Site Sound Studios, Toronto, ON.
Mixed [... at Liberty Studios, Toronto ON.

C2 "Coming Down"
Recorded [... at Site Sound Studios, Toronto ON.
Mixed [... at Liberty Studios, Toronto ON.

D1 "Loft Music"
Recorded [... at Site Sound Studios, Toronto ON.
Mixed [... at Liberty Studios, Toronto ON.

D2 "The Knowing"
Recorded [... at Site Sound Studios, Toronto, ON.
Mixed [... at Liberty Studios, Toronto ON.

A1. High For This
A2. What You Need
B1. House Of Balloons / Glass Table Girls
B2. The Morning
B3. Wicked Games
C1. The Party & The After Party
C2. Coming Down
D1. Loft Music
D2. The Knowing 

Barcode and Other Identifiers:

Barcode 6 02438 09501 8
Barcode 602438095018
Matrix / Runout 235903E1 1562802 B0033725-01-A B0033725-01-A(RE1) -A(RE1)
Matrix / Runout 235903E2 1558488 B0033725-01-B B0033725-01-B(RE1) -B(RE1)
Matrix / Runout 235903E3 1554623 B0033725-01-C B0033725-01-C(RE1) -C(RE1)
Matrix / Runout 235903E4 1564994 B0033725-01-D B0033725-01-D(RE1) -D(RE1)
Matrix / Runout 235903E1 1126885 B0033725-01-A B0033725-01-A(REI) -A(REI)
Matrix / Runout 235903E2 1101997 B0033725-01-B(REI) B0033725-01-B -B(REI)
Matrix / Runout 235903E3 1120954 B0033725-01-C(REI) B0033725-01-C -C(REI)
Matrix / Runout 235903E4 1120952 B0033725-01-D(REI) B0033725-01-D -D(REI)

Phonographic Copyright (p) The Weeknd XO, Inc.
Copyright (c) The Weeknd XO, Inc.
Distributed By Republic Records
Marketed By Universal Music Enterprises
Record Company UMG Recordings, Inc.

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B0033811-01

Taken as mood music designed for toxic and illicit late-night situations, House of Balloons -- the debut from Toronto vocalist Abel Tesfaye, released as a free download on his Tumblr blog -- can make for absorptive listening. Joined by producers Doc McKinney and Illangelo, Zodiac, and Rainer, Tesfaye -- to lift a phrase from David Toop -- exemplifies the combination of "sugar and poison" that has powered R&B throughout its evolution. Tesfaye's voice is a gentle, bruised, and occasionally gorgeous-sounding instrument that, through sound and words, mixes based belligerence with palpable inner turmoil. "Let me see that ass, look at all this cash" and "I got my heart right here, I got my scars right here," both from "Wicked Games," sum up the angle. The unrelenting stream of dramatically delivered lyrics about getting high and laid can be draining. If Tesfaye didn't punctuate so many thoughts with "fuck" and "motherfuckin'," or struggle with completing couplets -- as he does most glaringly with "I'm on that shit you can't smell, baby/So put down your perfume" -- it wouldn't be a problem. Also, there are instances where it seems likely that Tesfaye does not have Urban Dictionary bookmarked, like when he says he'll "knock your boots off" (an apparent mix of knocking boots and knock your socks off) and brags that he's "always on that okey-dokey" (unless he's proud of being a gullible doormat). Still, Tesfaye and his producers are often ideal foils for one another. The numb, dragged-out melodies and ice-cold drums in "High for This," and the swaggering hook over a chiming lullaby backing in "The Party and the After Party" (one of few instances where Tesfaye views a female as more than a mere conquest) are two of several highlights. House of Balloons is no turning point in a field populated by dozens of elder space cadets and mood architects, from Massive Attack to Spacek to Sa-Ra. As a flawed first step from a young newcomer, however, it's impressive. ~ Andy Kellman