Sold Date: January 24, 2024
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Introducing this limited edition Zoetrope 12" vinyl record from The Vaccines, featuring their brand new album "Pick-Up Full of Pink Carnations", this multicoloured LP is a must-have for fans of indie rock and pop rock music, with its hand-numbered and zoetrope picture disc features that make it truly unique. Made of high-quality vinyl material, this record is in mint condition both in terms of its record grading and sleeve grading. The January 2024 release date brings a modern twist to the classic 12" record size. Don't miss out on this opportunity to add the latest music to your collection.

Torchbearers for British guitar music, The Vaccines return with their sixth studio album Pick-Up Full of Pink Carnations pressed exclusively to zoetrope picture disc, limited to 750 copies and hand-numbered to order. 

I was notified of this Limited Edition release at 6pm on the 7th January and just over 30 minutes later it was completely sold out (see last image). The other photographs are of the actual item for sale. Because I was one of the first people to get my order in, this record is numbered 61 out of only 750 pressings made. As is the case with Blood Records they do not re-press these albums once the initial allocation has run out.

The album comes in a card sleeve together with an inner pink slipcase with the song lyrics on one side and photographs on the other. There is also a plain dust jacket included to further protect the vinyl.

The title of the new album comes from a misheard lyric from Don McClean's "American Pie," a song that for Young fittingly evokes the death of innocence and the American Dream. After he moved to Los Angeles - a city the band has grown up being captivated by - he was forced to wrestle with the disillusionment that comes when expectations, dreams, and reality don't quite meet.

Yet, though Pick-Up Full of Pink Carnations is an album about reconciling with loss, it's also filled with gratitude for the people and places we once loved."Pink carnations symbolise gratitude and tell a person they’ll never be forgotten," says Young. "So whether it's the loss of a lover, or a friend, or even just a dream, the record is a reminder that they’ll live on in whatever capacity the mind allows them to. And it's a reminder to keep on dreaming.”

Produced by Andrew Wells (Halsey, Phoebe Bridgers) with Mixing from Dave Fridmann (Tame Impala, The Flaming Lips), Pick-Up Full of Pink Carnations is an immediately anthemic addition to the band's discography. With a mammoth five UK Top 5 albums – including a Number 1 with 2012’s Come of Age – and a fierce live reputation forged through arena-filling headline shows and unforgettable slots at Glastonbury and Reading/Leeds, The Vaccines continue to be a vital band in the British rock canon.