{"product_id":"ed-sheeran-vinyl-2","title":"= :- Ed Sheeran [VINYL]","description":"\u003ch2 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEd Sheeran has announced details of his new album ‘=’ (Equals), confirmed for release on 29th October through Asylum Records.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e‘=’ - the fourth instalment in Sheeran’s symbol album series - is Ed’s most accomplished work yet; the evolution of an artist who continues to tread new ground. A body of tracks that were made over a four-year period following his seminal ‘÷’ (Divide) album era, thematically, ‘=’ finds Ed taking stock of his life and the people in it as he explores the varying degrees of love \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e(‘The Joker And The Queen’, ‘First Times’, ‘2step')\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, loss \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e(‘Visiting Hours’)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, resilience \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e(‘Can’t Stop The Rain’)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e and fatherhood \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e(‘Sandman’, ‘Leave Your Life’)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, while also processing his reality and career \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e(‘Tides’)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e. Sonically, ‘=’ encapsulates Ed’s versatile musical palette, spanning signature, guitar-led tracks and world-class balladry to weightier, euphoric production moments, as first showcased on this summer’s emphatic comeback track, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e‘Bad Habits’\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEmbracing Ed’s own truths, ‘=’ seamlessly captures both the intimate and every day; elevating universal experiences to a higher plane as reflected by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e‘Visiting Hours’\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e - a track that finds Ed coming to terms with the loss of his mentor and friend, Michael Gudinski, and written shortly after his passing: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“I wish that heaven had visiting hours \/ So I can just swing by and ask your advice”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e. Performed for the first time at Michael’s state memorial in March, the poignant track, which is joined by a stripped performance video and features backing vocals from Michael’s close friends, Kylie Minogue and Jimmy Barnes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWritten and recorded across Suffolk, London, Sweden and LA, the album’s executive production comes from Ed Sheeran, FRED (No.6 Collaborations Project) and Johnny McDaid (Divide), with additional writing and\/or production provided by Steve Mac, Joe Rubel, Amy Wadge, Foy Vance, Elvira Anderfjard, David Hodges, Andrew Watt, Lou Bell, Natalie Hemby and Ben Kweller. Sheeran’s brother, Matthew, a composer, also contributes stunning string arrangements on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e‘First Times’\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e‘The Joker And The Queen’\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e. The album artwork is a vivid collage of butterfly imagery symbolising the albums’ thread of ‘new life’ and is backdropped by one of Ed’s own abstract paintings.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e01. Tides\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e02. Shivers\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e03. First Times\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e04. Bad Habits\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e05. Overpass Graffiti\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e06. The Joker And The Queen\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e07. Leave Your Life\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e08. Collide\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e09. 2step\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e10. Stop The Rain\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e11. Love In Slow Motion\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e12. Visiting Hours\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e13. Sandman\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e14. Be Right Now\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Golden Discs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57771760255324,"sku":"0190296657078","price":8.02,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1011\/4731\/2476\/files\/MUS000683598.jpg?v=1780285695","url":"https:\/\/westvinyl.com\/products\/ed-sheeran-vinyl-2","provider":"West End Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}