Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not is the debut studio album by 🏴 English rock band Arctic Monkeys, released on 23 January 2006 by Domino Recording Company. * * * * The album surpassed Elastica's self-titled album to become the fastest selling debut album in British music history, shifting over 360,000 copies in its first week, and remains the fastest selling debut album by a band. * * * * Since its release the album has received universal acclaim with a Metacritic rating of 82. It featured highly in many year-end lists and has been hailed as a modern classic. Many critics and figures in the British media hyped the Arctic Monkeys and their rapid rise to acclaim through unconventional means and some even cited the Arctic Monkeys as revolutionising the way people find music as they built a fanbase on the basis of a few demos shared by fans through the internet. * * * * Other accolades include: • Winner of the Barclaycard Mercury Prize • 5th greatest British album – NME • Best Album – Q Awards • Album of the Year – NME • Album of the Year – Crossbeat magazine (Japan) • Album of the Year – Time[42] • Album of the Year – Hot Press • Best International Album – Meteor Music Awards • Best British Album – 2007 BRIT Awards • Best British Group – 2007 BRIT Awards • Rolling Stone's 100 Best Albums of 2000s – no. 41 • Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time - no. 371 • Rolling Stone's 100 Best Debut Albums of All Time – no. 30 • NME's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time – no. 19 In 2009 the album placed at number 9 in MTV's 'Greatest Album Ever' online poll. The album was also included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. * * * * #analogaudio #vinylisforever #vinylsoundsbetter #vinyljunkie #albumreviews #vinylrecord #nowlistening #dailyhifi #soundsystem #VinylAddicts #turntable #12inchvinyl #vitrola #33rpmclub #vinylcollective #vinylonly #waxwars #vinylvault #analoguerules #rarerecords https://www.instagram.com/p/B_HqMb5Jbo4/?igshid=1k38rdm6zixdl
