Humanz - 2017 European Parlophone label Deluxe 2LP Artbook Issue - 180 g Vinyls

2017 European Parlophone label deluxe edition Artbook/2LP - the first album by Damon Albarns collaborative virtual platform since 2011s "The Fall" - musically still anchored in post millenium electronics and indie pop and rock but with a heavy reliance on hip hop and R&B vibes - dark, inventive, playful, vibrant and with a structure which relies more on the many collaborations... involving Vince Staples, Grace Jones, Danny Brown, Anthony Hamilton, Mavis Staples, Pusha T, and longtime Gorillaz mainstay De La Soul. 

180 g vinyls are housed in a cloth-bound book with 54 pages of artwork by Jamie Hewlett - dustcover displaying his artwork as well - comes with download card and features a welth of singles: "Saturnz Barz", "We Got the Power", "Ascension", "Andromeda", "Let Me Out" and "Strobelite"

Condition: New/Still Factory Sealed:

Unopened and unused - new!

Tracklisting:

Side 1:
1. Intro: I Switched My Robot Off 0:23
2. Ascension" (featuring Vince Staples) (Gorillaz - Vince Staples) 2:36
3. Strobelite (featuring Peven Everett) (Gorillaz - Peven Everett) 4:32
4. Saturnz Barz (featuring Popcaan) (Gorillaz - Andrea Sutherland) 3:01
5. Momentz (featuring De La Soul) (Gorillaz - David Jude Jolicoeur, Kelvin Mercer, Vincent Mason) 3:16

Side 2:
6. Interlude: The Non-Conformist Oath 0:21
7. Submission (featuring Danny Brown and Kelela) (Gorillaz - Daniel Dewan Sewell and Kelela Mizanekristos) 3:21
8. Charger (featuring Grace Jones) (Gorillaz - Grace Jones) 3:33
9. Interlude: Elevator Going Up 0:04
10. Andromeda" (featuring D.R.A.M.) (Gorillaz - Shelley Massenburg-Smith) 3:17
11. Busted and Blue (Gorillaz) 4:37

Side 3:
12. Interlude: Talk Radio 0:19
13. Carnival" (featuring Anthony Hamilton) (Gorillaz - Anthony Hamilton) 2:15
14. Let Me Out" (featuring Mavis Staples and Pusha T) (Gorillaz - Mavis Staples and Terrence LeVarr Thornton) 2:55
15. Interlude: Penthouse 0:11
16. Sex Murder Party" (featuring Jamie Principle and Zebra Katz) (Gorillaz - Jamie Principle and Ojay Morgan) 4:19

Side 4:
17. She's My Collar (featuring Kali Uchis) (Gorillaz - Karly-Marina Loaiza) 3:29
18. Interlude: The Elephant 0:11
19. Hallelujah Money (featuring Benjamin Clementine) (Gorillaz - Benjamin Sainte-Clémentine) 4:23
20. We Got the Power (featuring Jehnny Beth) (Gorillaz - Jehnny Beth) 2:17

Recorded in London, Paris, New York City, Chicago, and Jamaica September 2015 - December 2016.

Credits:
Damon Albarn – vocals, all instruments
The Twilite Tone of D/\P – drum programming, additional synthesizers
Remi Kabaka Jr – drum programming, percussion
Ben Mendelsohn – narration on intro and interludes
Vince Staples – vocals on "Ascension"
The Humanz (Rasul A-Salaam, Starr Busby, Melanie J-B Charles, Drea D'Nur, Giovanni James, Marcus Anthony Johnson, Janelle Kroll, Brandon Markell Holmes, and Imani Vonshà) – additional vocals on "Ascension", "Strobelite", "Saturnz Barz", "Momentz", "Submission", "Let Me Out", "Hallelujah Money", "Halfway to the Halfway House", "Out of Body", and "Circle of Friendz"
Peven Everett – vocals and additional keyboards on "Strobelite" and "Halfway to the Halfway House"
Azekel – additional vocals on "Momentz"
Jean-Michel Jarre – synthesizers on "Momentz", "We Got the Power", and "Halfway to the Halfway House"
Kelela – additional vocals on "Busted and Blue"
Graham Coxon – guitars on "Submission"
D.R.A.M. – additional vocals on "We Got the Power"
Roses Gabor – additional vocals on "Andromeda"
Noel Gallagher – additional vocals on "We Got the Power"
Cheick Tidiane Seck – additional keyboards on "Ticker Tape"

Technical Credits:
Damon Albarn, Remi Kabaka, The Twilite Tone - Production
Fraser T. Smith - production consultant, additional production on "The Apprentice"
Stephen Sedgwick - Recording Engineer, Mix
Samuel Egglenton – additional engineering on "Charger", assistant on "Ascension", "Strobelite", "Saturnz Barz", "Momentz", "Submission", "Andromeda", "Busted and Blue", "Carnival", "Let Me Out", "Sex Murder Party", "She's My Collar", "Hallelujah Money", and "We Got the Power"
KT Pipal – assistant engineer on "Ascension", "Strobelite", "Saturnz Barz", "Momentz", "Submission", "She's My Collar", and "Hallelujah Money"
Morgan Garcia – additional engineering on "Momentz"
J.U.S. – additional engineering on "Submission"Michael Law Thomas – additional engineering on "Ascension"
Casey Cuyao – assistant engineer on "Ascension"
Jonathan Lackey, Alex Baez – assistant engineer on "Let Me Out"
Paul Bailey – additional engineering on "Let Me Out"
John Davis - Mastering

Artwork:
Jamie Christopher Hewlett - Artwork
LuckyMe Studio - Artwork Assistance
 

Sample credits:
"Intro: I Switched My Robot Off" contains a sample of Space Shuttle Discovery during launch sequence.
"Saturnz Barz" contains a sample of the instructional voice-over of Interactive Planetarium by Scientific Toys Limited.
"Interlude: The Non-Conformist Oath" contains a sample of "A Wild and Crazy Guy" as written and performed by Steve Martin, from his album A Wild and Crazy Guy.
"Submission" contains a sample of "Your Love" as written by Jose Gomez, Francis Nicholls, Jamie Principle and Mark Trollan and performed by Jamie Principle featuring Adrienne Jett.
"Carnival (2D Special)" contains a sample of "Breathless" as written by Dexter Stewart, Kerwin DuBois and Roy Cape and performed by Blaxx and Roy Cape