{"product_id":"richard-thompson-hippies-thugs-and-heroes-vinyl","title":"Richard Thompson - Hippies, Thugs and Heroes [Vinyl]","description":"\u003ch2\u003eThis item is a pre-order shipping on or before 10\/16\/26. Please be aware that any other items in your order will not ship until this release date.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e150g black vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12\", 2-LP, gatefold\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSixty years into a career that began with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFairport Convention\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and has spanned decades as one of rock's most acclaimed singer-songwriters, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRichard Thompson\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is still chasing surprise. On \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHippies, Thugs and Heroes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, he lets his subconscious take the wheel, pulling from a cast of old friends, false gurus, former selves, and invented characters who insisted on having their stories told.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe result is an album that refuses to sit still. It opens with the bright, Byrds-inspired jangle of \"The Sorcerer's Apprentice\" — a song rooted in Thompson's own history with 1970s spiritual movements and the complicated pull of charismatic leaders — before swinging into the rowdy \"Everybody's Stealing\" and landing on the bluesy closer \"Stringer.\" Along the way, \"Cocaine Walking, Booze Talking\" delivers some of his most inventive guitar work yet, a raw-nerve build into a splintered, psychedelic solo that captures a hardscrabble cast of London strivers and connivers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRecorded live with his longtime band — Taras Prodaniuk on bass, Michael Jerome on drums, David Mansfield on guitar and fiddle, and wife Zara Phillips on backing vocals — at Hobosound Studio in Weehawken, NJ, the sessions moved fast, often in just two to four takes. But the songwriting itself runs deep: more elaborate home demos gave Thompson's own musical identity a stronger hold on the final record, resulting in an album he describes as \"less them and more me.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat emerges is a spiritual inquiry disguised as a rock record — a meditation on the towers we build and the ruin that follows when we invest in them too completely. Thompson doesn't fully understand every song here, and that's exactly the point. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHippies, Thugs and Heroes\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is proof that after sixty years, the joy of not knowing where a song will take you hasn't faded one bit.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTRACKLIST:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSide A - \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSorcerer’s Apprentice\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCocaine Walking, Booze Talking\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePauper’s Grave\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUnsung Hero\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSide B - \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMake Believe You Don’t Know Me\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShe Burns It All\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEverybody’s Stealing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Soul In Me\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSide C - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePipe Dreams\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Big Smoke\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStringer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSiren\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSide D - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(Blank)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New West Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48666909442240,"sku":"NW7072LP","price":27.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2219\/8343\/files\/RT-HTH-Standard.jpg?v=1785181023","url":"https:\/\/newwestrecords.com\/en-gb\/products\/richard-thompson-hippies-thugs-and-heroes-vinyl","provider":"New West Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}