The Verve: Urban Hymns (2LP) [HUT / VIRGIN / UME]

Why you'll love it

Urban Hymns topped the UK charts, won the Brit Award for Best British Album and sold more than ten million copies. "Bitter Sweet Symphony" is one of the most famous songs of the '90s.

This edition

• 2LP set, 13 tracks
• Hut / Virgin / UMe pressing

About the album

The Verve broke up, got back together and spent a year fighting to finish their third album, and the payoff was enormous. Urban Hymns pairs Richard Ashcroft's soaring, soul-searching songs with lush strings, swirling psychedelic guitars from the returning Nick McCabe and a widescreen production that made them the biggest band in Britain.

"Bitter Sweet Symphony" with that unforgettable string loop, "The Drugs Don't Work" (their first UK No. 1), "Lucky Man" and "Sonnet" are all here, plus deep cuts like "Space and Time" and "Weeping Willow" that fans treasure.

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Tracklist

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On Hut / Virgin / UMe, a reissue of the 1997 album.