{"product_id":"the-listening-album-no-002-lovers-rock","title":"The Listening Album No. 002 — Lovers Rock","description":"\u003ch1\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Listening Album\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eLovers Rock — Sade (2000)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis week’s Listening Album is \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eLovers Rock — Sade.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd I’m giving a copy away. Well, almost.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis isn't a competition. There’s no draw, no catch and nothing particularly clever going on. I simply like the idea that a record I’ve spent the week listening to and writing about might end up in somebody else’s collection.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSo I thought we'd try something.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYou cover the postage and packing, and I ask you to make a small contribution towards the record itself. How much is up to you.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI've deliberately not put a price on it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChoose what feels fair. It might be a little. It might be a little more. Or it might be more because you love the record, or simply because you like the idea and want to help me do it again next week.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThat's the deal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne record. One listener. No auction, no highest bidder. Whoever gets there first gets this week's album.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis week it is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eElectribal Memories\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a remarkable record from 1990 that sits somewhere between house, soul, electronics and the strange hours of the morning.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI think it deserves to be listened to properly.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd then put on a shelf.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNext week, I'll choose another one.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne record. One listener. Every week.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen it’s gone, it’s gone.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e— Rafi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Listening Album is a small Tracks \u0026amp; Tales experiment. Every week, I choose a record worth owning and send one copy out into the world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TRACKS \u0026 TALES","offers":[{"title":"Just a little something","offer_id":54221015548251,"sku":null,"price":8.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"I love this idea","offer_id":54221015581019,"sku":null,"price":16.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Keep the records spinning","offer_id":54221015613787,"sku":null,"price":23.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/2657\/1867\/files\/MetaAds-Square_95153d98-302e-4fab-a1ef-c6b5ed769808.jpg?v=1790756428","url":"https:\/\/www.tracksandtales.co\/products\/the-listening-album-no-002-lovers-rock","provider":"Tracks \u0026 Tales — A Global Guide to Listening Bars \u0026 Listening Culture.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}