The Flying Club Cup [Vinyl]

I think The Flying Club Cup belongs in my top ten albums of all time. Everything just comes together perfectly from start to finish. I love the combination of french horn and ukulele that Zach Condon brings, and he plays both very well. The rest of the instrumentation goes pretty deep on some tracks and all the players sound great and play tightly together. I highly recommend checking out the take away shows on youtube if you are a fan and haven't heard them.I do want to say that when I first heard Beirut it really took me awhile to get into Zach Condon's vibratic singing style. If you don't like it--honestly I'm not surprised. Try listening to it as another instrument in the band and don't focus on it too closely, and give his voice a chance to grow on you--you wont regret it. If you really can't stand the style, well as my mother says "there's no accounting for taste."

I know I've mentioned this disc under the R J Moss monicker, but I'm throwing another round of applause at it, given that nothing from American pop music has rivalled or excelled it. It's that good! Unpack the superlatives.. so finely calibrated as to be note perfect, from the conch call-to-arms through to its finale. You make your own luck with this sense of timing, and my fear is that Condon will find this hard to top. It's up there with Astral Weeks, Highway 61 Revisited, Blue, A Walk Across The Rooftops(Blue Nile) in creating a visually and aurally compelling and alluring parallel world. Hyperboles aside, this is a disc to savour. For all its influences, well documented by reviewers, it transcends them all with a verve and nerve that is its author's alone.I'd pay the entry price for,'In The Mausoleum' on its own, but such pickiness is beside the point. 'Do yourself a favour'. Condon's resemblance to fin de siecle French Romantic, Arthur Rimbaud, per his video clips, intensify the Parisian ambience of the disc.

I was very much looking forward to this album, since I couldn't get enough of Gulag and Lon Gisland, and even with all of my great expectations I am absolutely delighted with the Flying Club Cup. The music behind Zach's fall-in-love-with-me voice is so complex and rich that Beirut can hardly be called a band - it is an orchestra. Where else can you find such instruments as the harpsichord, glockenspiel, accordion, ukulele, and others that you simply don't hear much nowadays (unless you look!)? Check out this album's website to see videos of all of the songs - you won't be disappointed. They really look like they're having fun playing these incredible songs (on one they even use a watermelon as an instrument). The sheer imagination and creativity of Zach Condon and company take this new album a long way in my book, but the beautiful melodies and Condon's haunting voice truly make this a success.

This album is absolutely wonderful, and I think other reviews do a good job detailing that. However, do not purchase the vinyl here; it arrived to me drastically warped (even before opening the plastic covering the record sleeve the curve was apparent). I'm not sure where the fault lies, but there are other sellers that take steps to ensure that vinyls arrive in top condition out there.

Since I discovered Beirut I immediately become a fan. The crooner voice of Zach Condon, the melodic lines of brass instruments, their trueness of sound made by acoustic instruments sets an entire different approach in a world dominated by electronic and post-production, auto-tuned songs.The whole album is a kind of ear caress, which explores simple harmony and delicate lyrics with beautiful strings and brass arrangements making an old new sound. I call it an old new sound, because The Flying Club Cup sounds at the same time those old tunes our grandparents used to hear in a square or ballroom, but also sounds new as the strong vocals of Condon sets an alternative to the current mainstream music. With Beirut, we can say that melody is back to music, and is back to stay.The album gathers influence from East European, French, Gipsy and Mexican songs, making an unique combination inspiring the listener to hear from beginning to end. Of course there are top songs, that may become one's favorite, but listening with attention, there is no bad songs at all.People who likes Folk Music, Alternative Pop & Rock, or even Tradtional Music, should hear this album with attention and care, and I'm sure they will enjoy!

Take my advice- if you are at all a fan of music, click "buy it now" and switch from reading reviews of this work of art to experiencing it. This album is in my opinion an extension of their previous full-length work,  Gulag Orkestar , in that it contains very little synthesized layers. Comparatively, the  Lon Gisland  EP goes more the electronica route with great effect.My only complaint after several listens is that the violin parts at times clash with the mood & style of the music. Most noticeably this happens on the track "In the Mausoleum", where the violin part reeks of vintage Annie Lennox. Some of the violin fills in other songs smell of the same stylings as well. As you can probably tell, I'm not a fan of the choice of violinist. Other songs and on other albums, the violin fits into the overall theme well.Differences from Gulag Orkestar seem to be mostly in mood-- this album is a slight bit more brooding and slow. It is a little more mature in the composition as well.If you have not seen the video series (one video per song) on youtube yet, you must. It is another facet of the musical revolution that is Beirut, and is essential to the experience of The Flying Club Cup. Just search for "flyingclubcup" and enjoy.

Original. And how much is original? Also, nice music. And much original is also nice? So, we're up to ten stars. Probably not to everybody's taste. But what is?

Some folks will hate Beirut, and think the music is pretentious & /or boring. I like his music for a change of pace, and thoroughly enjoy the unusual instrumentation. I like The Rip Tide also, and think his more recent albums are better than the early ones (like Gulag Orkestar).

Zach Condon, a.k.a. Beirut, has recruited some likeminded people to create an album that builds on his debut "Gulag Orkestar" and fleshes out the sound, with new elements. "Gulag Orkestar" drew a lot of inspiration from Balkan folk music and had a pleasingly homemade air about it. Hearing it almost takes you to a café looking onto a square in Sarajevo, slightly sozzled after a few too many Fernet Brancas, and perfectly happy about that."The Flying Club Cup" retains the "organic" quality of Beirut's debut. Those Balkan elements are joined by some French ones. Alongside the attractively puffing brass and clattering percussion comes the equally alluring wheezing accordion. Condon's voice is a rich, slightly wavering baritone. We are told that each song is intended to evoke a different French city. The sound as a whole puts you in mind of a street festival somewhere far from Paris, in a town with cobbled streets and jasmine tumbling over stone walls. This time you may be a little sloshed after a few too many Pernods. The packaging, like "Gulag Orkestar", appears to feature found photographs that evoke something warm and nostalgic but tinged with sadness for lost times and as such they complement the music very well. This (as well as "Gulag Orkestar") is a remarkable album, even more so when you consider that Condon is actually from Santa Fe. Enjoy the parade. Santé!

One of my favourite albums. One of the first vinyls I purchased. Sounds great.

I got a gift of this on Saturday and hav'nt stopped playing it since. It is totally brilliant a work of art haunting and beautiful. I googled Zach Condon, I cant believe he is only 21, his voice sounds much more experienced. Trying to decide which track I like best is impossible the more I listen to it all of it's quirks and humour become more obivous. Great arrangments. Deffo for my desert island. Highly reccomend it.

Almost as good as Gulag Orkestar and Lon Gisland, by the same band. If you like slightly quirky music, or Arcade Fire then take a look. Y ou should enjoy.

ok recieve all ok. great disk, quickly ship. Is always safe make buys in amazon, recomended for all users. thanks