{"product_id":"the-weeknd-house-of-balloons-decade-collectors-edition-2lp","title":"The Weeknd - House Of Balloons (Decade Collectors Edition) [2LP] (Vinyl)","description":"\u003cp\u003eLong before he was headlining the Super Bowl, breaking chart records, or selling millions of albums, Abel Tesfaye was a struggling, 21-year-old artist from Toronto, who had floated a few tracks out on YouTube, and was readying to release his debut mixtape under the pseudonym \"The Weeknd.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally released on March 21, 2011, \u003cem\u003eHouse of Balloons\u003c\/em\u003e launched the career of a new musical force - putting The Weeknd on the radar of critics and fans alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe freely distributed, nine-track mixtape featured The Weeknd's earliest three tracks from YouTube (\"What You Need,\" \"The Morning,\" and \"Loft Music\") as well as his debut single, \"Wicked Games.\" It also included \"The Knowing\" - which spawned his first music video - and \"High for This,\" which was featured in promotional spots for HBO's final season of \u003cem\u003eEntourage\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003ePrimarily produced by Doc McKinney and Illangelo - who would both go on to become longtime collaborators of Tesfaye's - the mixtape featured samples from a wide variety of artists, including the Cocteau Twins, Beach House, Aaliyah, and Siouxsie and the Banshees.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHouse of Balloons\u003c\/em\u003e quickly garnered underground buzz, as well as rave reviews - eventually gracing more than a dozen year-end lists. \u003cem\u003eComplex\u003c\/em\u003e declared it the \"best album of 2011,\" while it landed in the Top 10 of annual roundups by \u003cem\u003eStereogum\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe A.V. Club\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003ePitchfork\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003csection id=\"features\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTrack List:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/section\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e1. High for This\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e2. What You Need\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e3. House of Balloons\/Glass Table Girls\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e4. Morning\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e5. Wicked Games\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e6. The Party \u0026amp; the After Party\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e7. Coming Down\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e8. Loft Music\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e9. Knowing\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: Vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReleased: 2023-02-16\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre: Pop\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"The Weeknd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51333125308662,"sku":null,"price":42.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/3716\/3949\/files\/the-weeknd-house-of-balloons-decade-collectors-edition-2lp_0pKxQ.jpg?v=1784950638","url":"https:\/\/rockthistownrecords.com\/products\/the-weeknd-house-of-balloons-decade-collectors-edition-2lp","provider":"Rock This Town Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}