WELCOME 2 AMERICA: Vinyl 2LP The Hold Steady their last album »No More

their last album »No More Hollywood Endings« reached a remarkable #11 in German album charts and proved to be their most successful piece yet

Prior to signing with Def Jam

followed by legendary R&B Pop from Missy Elliott

effectively (and finally) persuading white dopes on punk to get on the good foot in the early 2000s

that means the first 15 songs on this CD/2-LP set are in mono

WELCOME 2 AMERICA: Vinyl 2LP The Hold Steady their last album »No MoreRecorded in the spring of 2010 and then mysteriously abandoned by Prince before its release, the statement album 'Welcome 2 America' documents Princes concerns, hopes and visions for a shifting society, presciently foreshadowing an era of political division, disinformation and a renewed fight for racial justice. The album features some of Princes only studio collaborations with the bassist Tal Wilkenfeld, drummer Chris Coleman and engineer Jason Agel,