Fiona Apple’s When The Pawn… to receive first ever vinyl release

Fiona Apple’s seminal 1999 record *inhales* When the Pawn Hits the Conflicts He Thinks Like a King What He Knows Throws the Blows When He Goes to the Fight and He’ll Win the Whole Thing ’Fore He Enters the Ring There’s No Body to Batter When Your Mind Is Your Might So When You Go Solo, You Hold Your Own Hand and Remember That Depth Is the Greatest of Heights and If You Know Where You Stand, Then You Know Where to Land and If You Fall It Won’t Matter, Cuz You’ll Know That You’re Right, *exhales* is set to cop a vinyl release for the first time ever.

The record will be released through Vinyl Me, Please, on 180g black vinyl with brand new album art chosen by Apple herself. Records will start shipping in September.

While Tidal introduced us to Apple, the awkward and sullen girl, When the Pawn… had her shooting back with a fiery vengeance at a time when Tori Amos and Alanis Morissette were making anger feminine and more mainstream than their punk predecessors,” the VinylMePlease description reads. “On the record, Apple sings with a gnarly gruffness. She begins most songs with a deceptive sweetness, building to an angsty climax, wielding her voice as a weapon against ex-boyfriends and bullies.”

You can learn all about the pressing and order a copy at Vinyl Me, Please.

I’m already desperately scouring the internet to find the perfect silky dressing gown to don whilst moping around the house to ‘To Your Love’ plays faintly in the background. The record will be the perfect addition to the Fiona Apple shrines we’ve all undoubtedly set up since the release of her first album in eight years, the immaculate, heart-rending, Fetch The Bolt Cutters. 

Check out the artwork for When The Pawn Hits… by Fiona Apple:

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