The Strokes - Is This It
The Strokes - Is This It

The Strokes - Is This It

$72.00 AUD

Limited Edition • Transparent Red Vinyl • Single Sleeve

Right to the point. Is This It strips everything back. Guitars sit upfront, drums stay loose, vocals cut through without polish. Nothing added for effect. It runs on immediacy. The Strokes keep it lean. No excess, no reach. Just repetition, tone and timing working together. The strength sits in the restraint. Loose, but deliberate. Feel over finish. Timing over technique. A debut that reset the tone.

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The details.

Format, pressing and tracklist.

About the album.

Released in 2001, Is This It is the debut studio album by The Strokes.

Produced by Gordon Raphael, the album captures a raw, minimal sound built around tight guitar interplay, steady rhythm and understated vocals. Recorded in New York City, the sessions focused on preserving the band’s live feel, avoiding heavy production or studio gloss.

Tracks such as Last Nite, Someday and Hard to Explain define the album’s structure, combining simple arrangements with sharp melodic hooks. The songwriting is direct, with repetition and rhythm driving the record’s momentum.

The album played a central role in shaping the early 2000s garage rock revival, influencing a wave of bands that followed. It received widespread critical acclaim and remains one of the most defining debuts of its era.

This edition is pressed on limited transparent red vinyl.

Tracklist.

Side A

  1. Is This It
  2. The Modern Age
  3. Soma
  4. Barely Legal
  5. Someday

Side B

  1. Alone, Together
  2. Last Nite
  3. Hard to Explain
  4. New York City Cops
  5. Trying Your Luck
  6. Take It or Leave It
Pressing details.
Format
1LP
Sleeve

Gatefold

Vinyl colour

Red

Label
RCA / Legacy
Catalogue number
19658801691
Condition
Brand new (factory sealed)
Care and packaging.

All records are handled minimally and shipped factory sealed to preserve condition. Orders are packed in purpose-built LP mailers and dispatched within one to two business days.
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