Royal Blood – Royal Blood 10th Anniversary (Ltd Edn Gold Vinyl 2LP)

Royal Blood’s self-titled debut album changed everything for lifelong friends Mike Kerr and Ben Thatcher. The duo had played in bands together for years, but armed with a record of instant classics, Royal Blood suddenly achieved a level of success that few debut UK rock bands have come close to achieving. The album fired straight to #1 and went on to be certified double-Platinum, earning the duo the BRIT Award for Best British Group as well as further awards from NME and Kerrang! It also started a run which has seen all four of their studio albums go straight to #1 in the UK – most recently with last year’s ‘Back To The Water Below’.

Now Royal Blood go back to their roots and celebrate where their story began with the release of ‘Royal Blood – 10th Anniversary Edition’ on August 16th.

The ‘10th Anniversary Edition’ is completed with a wealth of bonus material. The package includes four b-sides from the era, including the deep cut fan favourites ‘One Trick Pony’ and ‘Hole’, plus the previously unreleased ‘Sleeptalker’ and Tom Dalgety’s original mix of ‘Ten Tonne Skeleton’. It is completed by five live recordings from 2015, including three songs from their first main stage set at the Reading Festival.

1.   LP  

1. Out of the Black
2. Come on over
3. Figure It out
4. You Can Be So Cruel
5. Blood Hands
6. Little Monster
7. Loose Change
8. Careless
9. Ten Tonne Skeleton
10. Better Strangers2.   LP  
    1. One Trick Pony
    2. You Want Me
    3. Love and Leave It Alone
    4. Sleeptalker
    5. Hole
    6. Ten Tonne Skeleton (Tom Dalgety Mix)
    7. Figure It Out (Live from T In the Park 2015)
    8. Loose Change (Live from Reading Festival 2015)
    9. Little Monster (Live from Reading Festival 2015)
    10. Better Strangers (Live from Bonnaroo 2015)
    11. Out Of The Black (Live from Reading Festival 2015)