Name: Happiness (Anniversary Edition)
Brand: Fridge

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

TRR043LPC1

Colour

White

Colour details

Cream Opaque

Discogs ID

Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: Yes

Format detail

Remastered 125 Gram Vinyl housed in Heavyweight Tip On Gatefold Sleeve.

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2023-05-26

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Cargo

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

0656605304342

Total Cap

White LPx2

TRR043LP

Black

Extended format: No

0656605304311

Black LPx2

TRR043CD

0656605304328

Artist

Fridge

Genre GB

Electronic

Label GB

Temporary Residence Ltd.

British instrumental post-rock band, Fridge, was founded in 1994 in Putney. With their unique blend of experimental soundscapes and melodic compositions, Fridge has established themselves as a pioneering force in the music industry. Their innovative approach to music production and live performances has garnered them a dedicated fan base worldwide. From their early beginnings to their current success, Fridge continues to push boundaries and redefine the genre of post-rock.

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Deluxe 20th anniversary edition of the defining album from innovative UK trio, Fridge. Restored and remastered by founding member of Fridge, Kieran Hebden (aka Four Tet).

Formed in 1996 by schoolmates Kieran Hebden, Adem Ilhan, and Sam Jeffers, Fridge were astonishingly prolific in their early years – releasing ten singles and four albums in just their first four years together. After a brief stint with a major label imprint – which saw the trio release their most focused album to date (Eph, 1999) – Fridge delivered their fourth album, Happiness.

Originally released in 2001, Happiness was a sprawling, pastoral masterpiece – an innovative mix of acoustic clatter, electronic exploration, hip-hop production techniques, and experimental rock arrangements. Along with Hebden’s blossoming solo project, Four Tet, Happiness dragged the most compelling elements of the typically self-serious electronic, indie, and avant-rock of the 1990s and married them to eclectic folk and spiritual jazz for the new century. More remarkably, they did it without an ounce of pretense, imbued with an earnest and intimate execution that stood in stark contrast to virtually every comparable album of its time.

Happiness – Anniversary Edition is the 20th anniversary reissue of Fridge’s career-defining gem. Meticulously restored, reconstructed, and remastered from the original master tapes by Kieran Hebden, the album’s sound quality honours the original recordings like never before. The vinyl was cut by award-winning archival mastering engineer, Kevin Gray, and pressed onto 125-gram audiophile-quality vinyl by Record Technology Inc. (RTI). The exquisite heavyweight old-style tip-on gatefold jacket was printed and assembled by hand at Stoughton Printing Company, to complete this masterful reissue of this momentous album.

Happiness (Anniversary Edition) 

Music GB