Name: You Think You Really Know Me
Brand: Gary Wilson

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

FTR 236LP

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Colour

Black

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Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

2022 restock with gold foil cover

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Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2014-01-07

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Forced Exposure

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

019962200823

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Total Cap

Black LP

Artist

Gary Wilson

Genre US

Label US

Feeding Tube Records

Gary Wilson is an experimental musician and performance artist. He gained recognition for his 1977 album You Think You Really Know Me, which quickly became a cult classic. After its release, Wilson retired from recording and performing concerts. However, he slowly developed a strong following during the 1980s and 1990s. In the early 2000s, he made a comeback and became active again in the music scene.

Known for his unique style, Gary Wilson's music blends elements of various genres such as pop, rock, and electronic. His experimental approach to music sets him apart from other artists in the industry.

Influenced by artists like James Pants, R. Stevie Moore, Bruce Haack, Silver Apples, Ariel Pink, Geneva Jacuzzi, The Residents, The Shaggs, Arthur Russell, The Cleaners From Venus,and Daniel Johnston among others; Gary Wilson's sound is characterized by its unconventional melodies and thought-provoking lyrics.

New Wave / Post Punk

2022 repress with gold foil cover. Gary Wilson's monumental 1977 LP reissued with a glamorously shiny foil cover bearing the original cover art (care of Owen Maercks's well-loved copy), delicately laid out by Scott Allison. Which makes it, perhaps, the last copy you'll ever need. You Think You Really Know Me(also the title of Michael Wolk's 2005 documentary about Wilson) was Wilson's second LP, but the first he recorded as a vocalist, hewing to his own bizarre vision -- a syncretic collision of romance, new wave cocktail jazz, heartbreak, disco porn-soundtrack music, and experimental tape manipulation. Home-recorded in Endicott, NY, the album found a few fans when released, but subsequently became the exclusive purview of record collectors and the women who tolerate them. Becknamechecked Wilson in 1996, which made a few new people scratch their heads. And the album was reissued in 2002. Rediscovery followed, and records, the documentary, and some odd live shows. Most of Wilson's moves are stamped with his unique aesthetic, and are also documented on other three recommended Feeding Tube LPs -- Lisa Wants to Talk to You(FTR 081LP), Forgotten Lovers (FTR 065LP), and Music for Piano(FTR 192LP). But as bodacious as these three albums are, the real root of Wilson's muse is most obvious on You Think You Really Know Me. It is the sound of a 23-year old oddball from upstate New York wrestling with his demons and actually winning. There's nothing quite like it. And it offers a story of hope to every weirdo who hears it. Hallelujah!

You Think You Really Know Me

Music US