{"product_id":"waterboys-the-this-is-the-sea","title":"Waterboys, The - This is the Sea [180G]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLimited 180gm vinyl LP repressing of the band's third studio album, originally released in 1985. \u003cem\u003eThis Is the Sea\u003c\/em\u003e was the last of their 'Big Music' albums. Considered by critics to be the finest album of their early rock-oriented sound, described as 'epic' and 'a defining moment', it was the first Waterboys album to enter the United Kingdom charts, peaking at #37. Steve Wickham makes his Waterboys recording debut playing violin on 'The Pan Within' and subsequently joined the band, appearing on the video of 'The Whole of the Moon'. \u003cem\u003eThis Is the Sea\u003c\/em\u003e is the last album with contributions from Karl Wallinger, who left the group to form his own band, World Party. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMike Scott, the album's principal songwriter and leader of The Waterboys, describes \u003cem\u003eThis Is the Sea\u003c\/em\u003e as 'the record on which I achieved all my youthful musical ambitions', 'the final, fully realized expression of the early Waterboys sound', influenced by The Velvet Underground, Van Morrison's Astral Weeks, and Steve Reich. The album was recorded between March and July 1985, and released that October.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA1 Don't Bang The Drum\u003cbr\u003eA2 The Whole Of The Moon\u003cbr\u003eA3 Spirit\u003cbr\u003eA4 The Pan Within\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eB1 Medicine Bow\u003cbr\u003eB2 Old England\u003cbr\u003eB3 Be My Enemy\u003cbr\u003eB4 Trumpets\u003cbr\u003eB5 This Is The Sea\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alliance","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41819730378926,"sku":"825646223800","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/6118\/0334\/products\/wbtits.jpg?v=1672878837","url":"https:\/\/morrowrecords.com\/products\/waterboys-the-this-is-the-sea","provider":"Morrow Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}