Elliott Smith- either/or - Vinyl Record

Either/Or is the third album from Elliott Smith, released by Kill Rock Stars in 1997 and the record that carried his hushed, intricate songwriting to a much wider audience. Fuller arrangements push past the spare four-track sound of his earlier work, yet the voice at the center stays as close and confiding as ever.

Across a dozen songs, Smith swings between sweetness and bitterness, harmony and dissonance. "Speed Trials" and "Alameda" open with quiet unease, "Ballad Of Big Nothing" hides its sting inside a bright melody, and "Rose Parade" captures his gift for turning small scenes into something devastating. Three of these songs, "Between The Bars", "Angeles" and "Say Yes", found their way into Gus Van Sant's Good Will Hunting, introducing him to listeners around the world.

Widely regarded as his finest album, Either/Or remains a cornerstone of indie folk and a deeply personal listen best heard start to finish. This Kill Rock Stars edition presents it on 180g vinyl, a fitting home for one of the defining records of the 1990s.

Side A
1. Speed Trials
2. Alameda
3. Ballad Of Big Nothing
4. Between The Bars
5. Pictures Of Me
6. No Name No. 5

Side B
1. Rose Parade
2. Punch And Judy
3. Angeles
4. Cupid's Trick
5. 2:45 AM
6. Say Yes