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TRAVIS

With wide eyes and earnest hearts, Scottish quartet Travis brought a sensitivity and passion to the British rock scene in the late '90s, influencing a generation of bands including Coldplay, Keane, and Snow Patrol. Along with Cast, Ocean Colour Scene, and Embrace, the band was one of the most prominent British trad rock groups of the period, following Oasis' lead of crafting down-to-earth, heartfelt songs in the vein of classic British rock of the '60s. Debuting in 1997 with Good Feeling, they made their major breakthrough with 1999's multi-platinum, chart-topping The Man Who, which featured their most enduring single, "Why Does It Always Rain on Me?"

"THE MAN WHO"

LP tracklist

Side A: WRITING TO REACH YOU - THE FEAR - AS YOU ARE

DRIFTWOOD - THE LAST LAUGH OF THE LAUGHTER

Side B: TURN - WHY DOES IT ALWAYS RAIN ON ME? - LUV

SHE'S SO STRANGE - SLIDE SHOW

+ 12" tracklist

Side A: WRITING TO REACH YOU (Deadly Avenger's Bayou Blues Mix.)

Side B: WRITING TO REACH YOU (Deadly Avenger Instrumental Remix)

1999     LP     INDEPENDIENTE RECORDS      ISOM 9LP

MADE IN EUROPE    ORIGINAL  PRESSING

LIMITED EDITION with BONUS 12"

SINGLE COVER + INNER SLEEVE

NOTES: Grey hype sticker on cover:  "Limited Edition Includes Bonus 12" 

Featuring The Deadly Avenger Remixes of 'Writing To Reach You' ISOM 9LP "

Printed inner sleeve.  Bonus 12" in plain while sleeve.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode: 5 099749 462410>

Label Code: none

LABEL: INDEPENDIENTE - WHITE LABEL - BLACK TEXT

Catalog on cover: ISOM 9LP

Catalog on labels: LP  ISOM 9LP      12"  ISOM 27T

LP Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): ISOM 9 LP A1  ADAM DFI - 99 - 4

Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): ISOM 9 LP B DFI - 99 - 4 -

12" Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): ISOM 27T A1 DFI - 99T - 3

Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): ISOM 27T B DFI - 99 - 3-

On labels: LP   See sleeve for details. The copyright...........MCPS. ISOM 9LP......

℗ 1999 Independiente Ltd.  © 1999 Independiente Ltd.

12"  Side..........Published by Sony/ATV Music...........MCPS. ISOM 27T.

℗ 1999 Independiente Ltd.  © 1999 Independiente Ltd.

On back cover: Tracklist & Credits

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RECORDS EX but (please, read above description)

SLEEVE VG+ but (please, see pictures and read above description)

After a debut album that presented Travis as mostly cheerful Brit-poppers and had a clear, crisp Steve Lillywhite production, the band changed things up on their second album, The Man Who. The foursome turned to Radiohead and Beck producer Nigel Goodrich to give their sound some depth while also writing a batch of songs that delved deeply into melancholy and sadness. So much so that when the record label first heard the results, they sent the band back into the studio to write some more upbeat tunes. Songwriter Fran Healy responded with "Driftwood," a seriously catchy song that nobody would dare call cheerful. The dourness and gloom of the songs is a perfect fit for the richly spacious production Goodrich brings to the table and Healy's majestically crooned vocals. He has pipes and range enough to fill a stadium or whisper in the listeners' ear just as convincingly. The band proves skilled at crafting big, echoing songs that never lapse into pomposity and can be taken down to low volumes and not lose any intensity. "Driftwood" is one stunning example of their blend of quiet tenderness and expansive reach; its acoustic guitar underpinnings, soaring guitar lines, strings, and Healy's heavenly vocals all combine to drive the song deep into the memory. Even more sticky is the band's early career highlight, "Why Does It Always Rain on Me?" It's a jangling, heartbreaking song with a huge chorus, beautiful strings, subtle production, and truly lovely vocals. These two tracks are hard to match, but much of the album comes close. "The Fear" is rambling, loosely played, dark pop that conjures up vintage Van Morrison, "She's So Strange" is a lilting Beatlesque ballad with nice vocal harmonies, and "Writing to Reach You," with its rollicking tempo and fiery guitar leads, almost rocks in context. Only "Turn" strays a bit too far into overwrought territory and sounds out of place among the other quietly melancholic and blue songs. The band and Goodrich work hard to create a mood and apart from that one song -- and the much heavier "Blue Flashing Lights" that the band added as a secret track -- it remains unbroken and a heavy gloom lingers over the songs, which gives the soft melodies and sympathetic performances some real weight. The Man Who is a career-defining record for Travis, setting a course for their brand of medium drama guitar pop and trumpeting Fran Healy as one of the great voices of early-2000s British pop...(AllMusic)