Name: Beat The Champ
Brand: The Mountain Goats

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Bonus disc: No

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mrg516lp

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2015-04-13

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Signed copies: No

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Standard:20

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673855051611

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2 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

mrg516cd

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673855051628

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

The Mountain Goats

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Alternative / Modern

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The Mountain Goats are an American indie folk band formed in Claremont, California by singer-songwriter John Darnielle. Although initially a solo project, Darnielle has collaborated with various musicians over the years. In the 1990s, they gained recognition for their lo-fi home recordings and releases on cassette or vinyl formats. Since 2002, the band has recorded studio albums with a full lineup. Currently based in Durham, North Carolina.

Line-ups:
<ul>
<li>1991-1996: John Darnielle and Rachel Ware</li>
<li>2002-2007: John Darnielle and Peter Hughes</li>
<li>2007-2015: John Darnielle, Peter Hughes, Jon Wurster</li>
<li>2015-present: John Darnielle, Peter Hughes, Jon Wuster, Matt Douglas</li>
</ul>

Occasional members:
<ul>
<li>1991-1995: Sarah Arslanian, Amy Piatt, Rosanne Lindley</li>
<li>1995-present: Franklin Bruno, Erik Friedlander, John Vanderslice</li>
</ul>

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'Beat the Champ' is about professional wrestling, which was an avenue of escape for me when I was a kid. Wrestling was low-budget working class entertainment back then, strictly UHF material. It was cheap theater. You had to bring your imagination to the proceedings and you got paid back double. I wrote these songs to re-immerse myself in the blood and fire of the visions that spoke to me as a child, and to see what more there might be in them now that I'm grown."  -  John Darnielle.2LP - Black Vinyl with Download.3LP - Deluxe vinyl pressed on gold (LP1), green (LP2) and red (bonus 12") with Download.

Beat The Champ

Music GB