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Retro-funk/rap/country/rock loser guru Beck has hit #4 on the US album charts after selling 85,000 copies of his new record Modern Guilt in the first week of its release.

The Modern Guilt vinyl release will be one of a kind too…just like Beck! Awwwww. Check it:

The vinyl edition of Modern Guilt, in stores July 22, includes download codes for high-fidelity (320 kbps) MP3s produced from a playback of the vinyl master. In other words, the first MP3 starts with a needle drop, and the ten MP3s will sound like a vinyl playback. Leave it to Beck to invent the first mobile turntable.

Personally, I liked the introspective, contemplative Beck we heard on Sea Change over the super robot white-boy rapper of every other album he’s produced. But either way, he’s still a cultural phenomenon. Fucker…

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  • Beck Announces US Tour Dates

    Since it’s been a whole three posts since anyone blogged about Beck, I figure I’d post the tour dates he just announced by posting delicious copy pasta culled from the press release:

    Beck has announced a series of US tour dates to follow his previously announced summer festival appearances. The announcement comes on the heels of the release of Beck’s new album Modern Guilt, which Beck co-produced with Danger Mouse. Modern Guilt has already been declared a more-than-worthy addition to Beck’s discography - USA Today called the album “retro-contemporary fusion for the ages,” while Time calls the music “a joy… giddy retro-futurism.”

    As always, Beck’s creativity extends into the presentation of his music. The vinyl edition of Modern Guilt, which will be in stores July 22, includes download codes for high-fidelity (320 kbps) MP3s produced from a playback of the vinyl master. In other words, the first MP3 starts with a needle drop, and the ten MP3s will sound like a vinyl playback. Leave it to Beck to invent the first mobile turntable.

    See below for Beck’s U.S. summer/fall tour itinerary, newly announced dates are bold. Tickets for these new dates will go on sale the weekend of July 18/19, except for Kansas City which will go on sale Monday July 21st. See Beck.com for more information on ticket sales.

    08/21/08 - Reno, NV - Grand Sierra Resort and Casino
    08/22/08 - San Francisco, CA - Outside Lands Festival
    08/24/08 - Bend, OR - Les Schwab Amphiteater
    08/30/08 - Seattle, WA - Bumbershoot Festival
    09/19/08 - San Diego, CA - Street Scene Festival
    09/20/08 - Hollywood, CA - Hollywood Bowl
    09/22/08 - Phoenix, AZ - Dodge Theater
    09/23/08 - Albuquerque, NM - Kiva Auditorium
    09/25/08 - El Paso, TX - Abraham Chavez Theatre
    09/27/08 - Austin, TX - Zilker Park, Austin City Limits Festival
    09/29/08 - Kansas City, MO - Uptown Theatre
    09/30/08 - Minneapolis, MN - Wilkins Auditorium
    10/02/08 - Chicago, IL - Aragon Ballroom
    10/03/08 - Chicago, IL - Aragon Ballroom

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