Despite their tender years--or perhaps because of them-- with Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not, Arctic Monkeys found a new and unique way to chronicle the rushes of youth, and in doing so created a classic take on a stage of life we all experience. This album could be a blueprint for an imagined future; a reminiscence of the past; or your existence now. No matter where you are in your life, this album will always make sense and resonate, and that is Arctic Monkeys’ true achievement. Passion, belief and style are timeless, and so is this record.
Learn about the package, and why we picked this album, over here.
Read our Liner Notes for Whatever People Say I Am, written by a writer for the NME when the album made landfall in the U.K., here.
Read a poem inspired by Arctic Monkeys' hometown by the punk poet laureate here.
New to the Arctic Monkeys? We fill you in on the rest of their albums here.
This month, members of our Vinyl Me, Please Classics will receive William Bell's The Soul Of A Bell, the debut album from one of the original stars of Stax Records. It hasn't been reissued since 1967. Learn more here.
Meanwhile, members of Vinyl Me, Please Rap & Hip-Hop will receive Goodie Mob's Soul Food, the 1995 Dirty South classic that hasn't been reissued since the year of its release either. Both albums are exclusive to Vinyl Me, Please. Learn more about Goodie Mob here.