{"product_id":"thirst-for-romance","title":"Thirst For Romance","description":"\u003cp\u003eRepressing of \u003cem\u003eCherry Ghost's\u003c\/em\u003e classic debut \u003cem\u003eThirst For Romance\u003c\/em\u003e. When \u003cem\u003eThirst For Romance\u003c\/em\u003e (Simon Aldred's debut album as \u003cstrong\u003eCherry Ghost\u003c\/strong\u003e) arrived in July 2007, it sounded out of step with so much of its musical surroundings - a world of X Factor winners and \u003cem\u003eFavourite Worst Nightmares\u003c\/em\u003e; Umbrellas and \u003cem\u003eIn Rainbows\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSimon's album came from a different place to everything else - it was a soul record, in so much as it was from the soul, and about the human soul. And it was a proudly Northern record - a fact celebrated in the sound of Simon's voice and the people and places that populated his songs. While the music might have evoked glorious vistas and wide open spaces, the view here was very much the post-industrial North.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFifteen years after its release, \u003cem\u003eThirst For Romance\u003c\/em\u003e musically sounds out of time, while Simon's lyrics resonate more deeply now more than ever. \u003cem\u003eThirst For Romance\u003c\/em\u003e was co-produced by Simon Aldred and Dan Austin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe album's glorious breakout track \"\u003cem\u003ePeople Help The People\u003c\/em\u003e\" - a prescient call for hope and empathy - gained a second life when covered by the artist \u003cstrong\u003eBirdy\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cstrong\u003eDoves\u003c\/strong\u003e frontman Jimi Goodwin plays drums on \"\u003cem\u003eMathematics\u003c\/em\u003e\" and \"\u003cem\u003ePeople Help The People\u003c\/em\u003e\". This is the first time this album has been pressed on vinyl since its release fifteen years ago when a very small number of double vinyl sets were manufactured.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Heavenly Recordings","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50478984233291,"sku":"284089","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50478984003915,"sku":"284090","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/609d2094-d42b-4383-bdf6-a73566f035ec_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727497031","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/products\/thirst-for-romance","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}