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Turin Brakes The Optimist

20th Anniversary Limited Edition double LP in Clear Vinyl

Only 300 produced Worldwide

Includes signed print

The ground breaking long player, originally released in 2001 features classic tracks such as ‘Underdog (Save Me)’, ’The Door' and ‘Feeling Oblivion’.

’The Optimist LP’ will be re-released on Deluxe 2LP & 2CD on Two-Piers, a new Brighton label, now with a Bonus album of ‘Demos’ from the original sessions and New Artwork. The Album has been out of print on Vinyl for many years now.

Drowned in Sound - "'The Optimist LP' is a quite stunningly beautiful record. "

NME - "It’s one of those albums. Like ‘Parachutes’, for some, we suppose. But then listening to Coldplay instead of Turin Brakes is like the [I]Almost Famous[/I] generation choosing Don McLean over Tim Buckley. One’s comforting, familiar, pretty; the other strikes at your soul. And it’s a special kind of record which can encourage [I]and[/I] soundtrack such introspection, without losing its edge to indulgent miserabilism."

Pitchfork - "Olly Knights' vocals mix Jeff Buckley moan and Marc Bolan hiss. The songs are simple, emotional, and earnest…., and they're laden with Everly Brothers harmonies."

DEMOS & ALTERNATE VERSIONS

1 Feeling Oblivion - Demo

2 Underdog (Save Me) - Demo

3 Emergency 72 - Demo

4 Future Boy -Original Version.

5 The Door - Original Version

6 State Of Things - Demo

7 By TV Light - Original Version

8 Slack - Demo

9 Starship - Demo

10 The Road - Demo

11 Mind Over Money- Demo

12 The Optimist – Demo

THE OPTIMIST

1 Feeling Oblivion

2 Underdog (Save Me)

3 Emergency 72

4 Future Boy

5 The Door

6 State Of Things

7 By TV Light

8 Slack

9 Starship

10 The Road

11 Mind Over Money

12 The Optimist