This week we have a staff recommendation from… me! My name is Glen and I’m buyer here at eil.com, and have recently rediscovered my love for Sigur Ros – and post-rock in general – on the back of a picking up a recent collection. My recommendation for you is Takk.
“Takk arrived at a time when I was only interested in either the most aggressive music possible, or whatever emo band was cool at the time (I was 22, ok…) but from the moment I heard Hoppipolla I needed to know more about this glorious music I was hearing.
“It was unlike anything else I had ever heard. The lyrics were in their Sigur Ros’ own dialect, but I didn’t that to connect to it as it was just another layer of instrumentation among sweeping keys, bowed guitars, and uplifting string sections. It often gets called their ‘rock’ album, and while it is a far cry from a Motley Crue record, it did introduce me to the magic of the post rock genre
“Sigur Ros get a lot of hype, and a lot of it came off the back of Takk, but 15 years on from it, every positive word that was written about it was is absolutely justified.”
SIGUR ROS Takk… 2005 UK strictly limited edition 11-track double LP pressed on Heavyweight Vinyl, written and performed by the band and co-produced with Ken Thomas, complete with bonus 1-sided etched 10″ single featuring the track 3A Milano, presented in a lavish die-cut & embossed gatefold picture sleeve with printed inner bags. Both the sleeve and the vinyl are in stunning near ‘as new’ condition
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- Sigur Ros - () - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £35.00, $42.35, €40.60 (New Item) (arrived 08-Nov-2022 14:12)
SIGUR ROS () (2002 UK limited edition first pressing double vinyl LP vinyl set from the Icelandic quartet featuring eight untitled tracks, housed in a die-cut picture sleeve with printed inners. The sleeve has some very light discolouring while both discs remain excellent with light evidence of play FATLP22)
- Sigur Ros - Saeglopur - UK - 12" vinyl - £35.00, $42.35, €40.60 (New Item) (arrived 08-Nov-2022 14:08)
SIGUR ROS Saeglopur (2006 UK limited edition 4-track 12" single pressed on 200gram Vinyl - taken from the album 'Takk' and includes 'Refur', 'O Fridur' & 'Kafari', card picture sleeve plus printed inner bag. The sleeve shows minimal wear and the vinyl has minor cosmetic marks from storage 12EM687)
- Sigur Ros - Ba Ba Ti Ki Di Do - UK - 12" vinyl - £25.00, $30.25, €29.00 (New Item) (arrived 08-Nov-2022 14:03)
SIGUR ROS Ba Ba Ti Ki Di Do (2004 UK limited edition single sided 12" EP featuring 20 minutes of instrumental material composed for US choreographer Merce Cunningham's Dance Company's 50th gala performance, with unique etching from Merce on the flipside, white sleeve with a white gloss spot lacquer effect pattern. The sleeve has very little wear and vinyl remains in excellent condition)
- Sigur Ros - Hoppipolla + Poster - UK - 12" vinyl - £45.00, $54.45, €52.20 (New Item) (arrived 08-Nov-2022 13:59)
SIGUR ROS Hoppipolla (2005 UK limited edition 3-track 12" vinyl single - the first single to be taken from their massively acclaimed album 'Takk', pressed on 200gram VINYL and also including 'Meo Blodnasir' plus the exclusive recording'Hafsol'which the band closed all of 2005's live gigs with, custom stickered picture sleeve with printed inner & large Bonus Poster! The sleeve shows minor with a corner crease wear and the vinyl appears barely played 12EM673)
- Sigur Ros - Hoppípolla - EX - UK - 7" vinyl - £30.00, $36.30, €34.80 (New Item) (arrived 08-Nov-2022 12:31)
SIGUR ROS Hoppípolla (2006 UK limited edition 7" vinyl single, includes Heysátan, individually numbered picture sleeve. The sleeve shows light wear and the vinyl appears barely played EM673)
- Sigur Ros - Ekki Mukk - RSD 2012 - UK - 10" vinyl - £20.00, $24.20, €23.20 (Back In Stock) (arrived 20-Sep-2022 08:47)
SIGUR ROS Ekki Mukk (2012 UK limited edition 2-track 10" single, backed with Kvistur, released as part of Record Store Day, this disc plays from the inside out, picture sleeve. This copy remains in spectacular, near 'as new' condition 10R6860)
- Sigur Ros - Ekki Mukk - RSD 2012 - UK - 10" vinyl - £20.00, $24.20, €23.20 (New Item) (arrived 19-Sep-2022 12:48)
SIGUR ROS Ekki Mukk (2012 UK limited edition 2-track 10" single, backed with Kvistur, released as part of Record Store Day, this disc plays from the inside out, picture sleeve. This copy remains in spectacular, near 'as new' condition 10R6860)
- Sigur Ros - Lunar Halo 22" - RSD19 - Orange Sleeve - UK - 12" vinyl - £39.99, $48.39, €46.39 (Back In Stock) (arrived 26-Aug-2022 08:23)
SIGUR ROS Lunar Halo 22" (2019 UK limited edition 4-track 12" single released exclusively for Record Store Day pressed on Heavyweight Vinyl, featuring the soundtrack to brand new dance work by leading Taiwanese choreographer Tsung-lung being premiered in Taipei. Cheng Tsung-Lung chose his favourite music from throughout Sigur Rós's career, which was then twisted, bent and broken, and finally added to in the band's Reykjavik studio to create a new perspective for the Cloud Gate dance company. The vinyl is BRAND NEW & UNPLAYED housed in the custom-stickered die-cut picture sleeve KRUNK32LP)
- Sigur Ros - Lunar Halo 22" - RSD19 - Orange Sleeve - UK - 12" vinyl - £39.99, $48.39, €46.39 (New Item) (arrived 25-Aug-2022 10:01)
SIGUR ROS Lunar Halo 22" (2019 UK limited edition 4-track 12" single released exclusively for Record Store Day pressed on Heavyweight Vinyl, featuring the soundtrack to brand new dance work by leading Taiwanese choreographer Tsung-lung being premiered in Taipei. Cheng Tsung-Lung chose his favourite music from throughout Sigur Rós's career, which was then twisted, bent and broken, and finally added to in the band's Reykjavik studio to create a new perspective for the Cloud Gate dance company. The vinyl is BRAND NEW & UNPLAYED housed in the custom-stickered die-cut picture sleeve KRUNK32LP)
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