{"product_id":"gary-wilson-you-think-you-really-know-me-new-vinyl","title":"Gary Wilson - You Think You Really Know Me (New Vinyl)","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"description\"\u003e2024 repress!\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eGary Wilson\u003c\/b\u003e's monumental 1977 LP reissued with the original cover art (care of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eOwen Maercks\u003c\/b\u003e's well-loved copy), delicately laid out by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eScott Allison\u003c\/b\u003e. Which makes it, perhaps, the last copy you'll ever need.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eYou Think You Really Know Me\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(also the title of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Wolk\u003c\/b\u003e's 2005 documentary about Wilson) was Wilson's second LP, but the first he recorded as a vocalist, hewing to his own bizarre vision -- a syncretic collision of romance, new wave cocktail jazz, heartbreak, disco porn-soundtrack music, and experimental tape manipulation. Home-recorded in Endicott, NY, the album found a few fans when released, but subsequently became the exclusive purview of record collectors and the women who tolerate them.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eBeck\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003enamechecked Wilson in 1996, which made a few new people scratch their heads. And the album was reissued in 2002. Rediscovery followed, and records, the documentary, and some odd live shows. Most of Wilson's moves are stamped with his unique aesthetic, and are also documented on other three recommended Feeding Tube LPs --\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLisa Wants to Talk to You\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(FTR 081LP),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eForgotten Lovers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(FTR 065LP), and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMusic for Piano\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(FTR 192LP). But as bodacious as these three albums are, the real root of Wilson's muse is most obvious on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eYou Think You Really Know Me\u003c\/i\u003e. It is the sound of a 23-year old oddball from upstate New York wrestling with his demons and actually winning. There's nothing quite like it. And it offers a story of hope to every weirdo who hears it. Hallelujah!\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Forced Exposure","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50660738433255,"sku":"FTR 236LP","price":32.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0094\/8718\/8015\/files\/Gary-Wilson-You-Think-You-Really-Know-Me-New-Vinyl.jpg?v=1745603131","url":"https:\/\/www.sonicboommusic.com\/products\/gary-wilson-you-think-you-really-know-me-new-vinyl","provider":"Sonic Boom Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}