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Travelling Without Moving (25th Anniversary)

Double LP is on 180g 'yellow' coloured vinyl, packaged in a silver-foil embellished sleeve. Includes a download code.

Travelling Without Moving; long considered one of Jamiroquai’s most popular albums and the best-selling funk album of all time celebrates it’s 25th year in 2021 with this special heavy weight coloured vinyl release.

Originally released in September 1996, the album features seminal hits ‘Virtual Insanity’ & Cosmic Girl’ which helped catapult it to #2 in the UK charts and Jamiroquai into the limelight globally.

This edition includes an updated sleeve for 2021, new liner notes by Jamiroquai frontman JayKay and the Dimitri From Paris Remix Radio Edit of Cosmic Girl, previously only available physically in limited numbers on Dimitri From Paris’ own label.

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Travelling Without Moving; long considered one of Jamiroquai’s most popular albums and the best-selling funk album of all time celebrates it’s 25th year in 2021 with this special heavy weight coloured vinyl release. Originally released in September 1996, the album features seminal hits ‘Virtual Insanity’ & Cosmic Girl’ which helped catapult it to #2 in the UK charts and Jamiroquai into the limelight globally. This edition includes an updated sleeve for 2021, new liner notes by Jamiroquai frontman JayKay and the Dimitri From Paris Remix Radio Edit of Cosmic Girl, previously only available physically in limited numbers on Dimitri From Paris’ own label.

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Jamiroquai / Travelling Without Moving 2LP coloured vinyl

25th anniversary edition.

By Paul Sinclair

Sony will reissue a 25th anniversary 2LP coloured vinyl edition of Jamiroquai ‘s third album, Travelling Without Moving , at the end of this year.

Originally released in September 1996, Travelling Without Moving was an enormous success with three singles (‘Virtual Insanity’, ‘Cosmic Girl’, ‘Alright’) all hitting the top ten in the UK. It has since sold over 8m copies worldwide.

This new edition is pressed across two 180g yellow vinyl records and the front cover has been updated with silver-blocked highlights. It also comes with a download code and new sleeve notes from Jamiroquai frontman Jay Kay.

This reissue is a double album (like the UK original) although we are given one extra bonus track, the fairly rare ‘Cosmic Girl (Dimitri From Paris Remix Radio Edit)’.

There is no CD version of this reissue. Sony put out two-CD deluxe editions of the first three Jamiroquai albums back in 2013 . These aren’t bad at all and are still available at good prices.

The 25th anniversary 2LP yellow vinyl of Travelling Without Moving is released on 21 January 2022 (was 17 December 2021).

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Travelling Without Moving Jamiroquai / 2LP yellow vinyl

• Virtual Insanity
• Cosmic Girl
• Use the Force
• Drifting Along
• Didjital Vibrations
• Travelling Without Moving
• You Are My Love
• Spend a Lifetime
• Do You Know Where You’re Coming From?
• Funktion (Ruff Mix)
• Cosmic Girl (Dimitri From Paris Remix Radio Edit)

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180 gram 2 x audiophile vinyl, insert, printed inner sleeves, gatefold sleeve, remastered audio. 'Travelling Without Moving' [1996] intentionally offers more of what Jamiroquai does best: highly addictive funky grooves with a social consciousness that is matched by front man Jay Kay's charisma. The third effort of Jamiroquai was carried by an inventive video for 'Virtual Insanity'; the album's flagship song. Pressed on two heavy weight vinyl packed in a gatefold sleeve, 'Travelling Without Moving' is finally available on vinyl again, this time with remastered audio for maximum aural pleasure. Also available from Music on Vinyl: 'Emergency on Planet Earth' and 'The Return of the Space Cowboy'

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Travelling Without Moving [1996] intentionally offers more of what Jamiroquai does best: highly addictive funky grooves with a social consciousness that is matched by front man Jay Kay's charisma. The third effort of Jamiroquai was carried by an inventive video for "Virtual Insanity";  the album's flagship song. 

Pressed on two heavy weight champions packed in a gatefold sleeve, Travelling Without Moving is finally available on vinyl again, this time with remastered audio for maximum aural pleasure!  ?180 gram audiophile vinyl  ?Insert  ?Printed inner sleeves  ?Gatefold sleeve  ?Remastered audio       Also available: Emergency On Planet Earth [MOVLP729], The Return Of The Space Cowboy [MOVLP730]

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Side A   1. Virtual Insanity                2. Cosmic Girl        3. Use The Force    4. Everyday                Side B   1. Alright                 2. High Times         3. Drifting Along                   4. Didjerama              Side C   1. Didjital Vibrations                          2. Travelling Without Moving                        3. You Are My Love                            4. Spend A Lifetime                Side D   1. Do You Know Where You're Coming From?     2. Funktion (Ruff Mix)

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Walk the historical old center of Moscow with its cool local vibe, including the main Tverskaya street , and indulge in desserts in the first grocery “Eliseev's store” , housed in an 18th century neoclassical building, famous for its baroque interior and decoration.

From our tour. Impressions of our American tourist:

At 3:30, as energy flagged, lunch was on the agenda at a Ukrainian restaurant.  Just in time!  We asked our guide to order for us.  We all had the same thing....borscht (the Ukrainian version has beans and more tomatoes than the Russian version, which has more beets and includes beef). 

The special high bread served is called galushki.  Our main course was golubtsy...a dish of minced meat rolled in braised cabbage leaves.  Both dishes called for optional sour cream as a topping....of course, yes, please....I recommend it. 

Full, satisfied, and completely refreshed, it was off to Red Square and St. Basil's and GUM department store.  Red Square is not so named because of the color of the brick walls of the Kremlin.  Rather the word for 'red' and the word for 'beautiful' are similar in pronunciation....and, there you have it. 

As we made the turn by the National Museum in front of which is the mounted sculpture of the "Marshall of Victory," Giorgy Zhukov from WWII and caught our first view of St. Basil's, my friend and I simultaneously emitted "Oooohhhhh!"  There it was....the iconic onion domes of St. Basil's!  Hooray....it was open until 7....we had about 30 minutes and were allowed in, AND we could take photos with no flash. 

Now, I can give you a taste of what we saw in the other cathedrals in Cathedral Square.  What we learned is that St. Vasily and St. Basil are one in the same....Russian/English.  He was a common man who wandered Moscow unclothed and barefoot.  But, all, even Ivan the Terrible, heeded his opinions derived from his visions.  Ivan had this cathedral built over his tomb. 

As we exited and took photos up close of the onion domes, Inna presented us with chocolate (how did she know we were ready for another energy boost, and we each got a big piece of chocolate.  The baby's name pictured on the wrapper of this famous Russian chocolate is Alyonka....the Russian Gerber baby, don't you think? 

One could wear out the credit card in GUM's (capitalized because it is actually a government abbreviation), but the 'kitty' and my credit card stayed in my pocket as we strolled through the glass-topped arcade. 

We then strolled through some of Moscow's lovely pedestrian streets; paused to listen as a wonderful quartet performed Vivaldi's "Four Seasons" in an underground passage to cross the busy street (hooray!....we DID have our 'classical concert' experience after all; a request Alina tried in vain to fill because none was scheduled those days), saw the Bolshoi, which means 'big' (my friend has yet to recover that their performance schedule did not coincide with our cruise), saw the Central Telegraph Building, dating from the 1930's, and made our way to the Ritz-Carlton to see the night view of Moscow from the rooftop bar, called O2. 

There were fleece blankets to wrap yourself in....yes, it got that cold when the sun set.  We each ordered something hot to drink...the ginger, mint, lemon tea served to me in a parfait glass (for 600 rubles...about $9....you pay for the view here!) was delightful and hit the spot perfectly.  It was time to call it a night....

What you get:

• + A friend in Moscow.
• + Private & customized Moscow tour.
• + An exciting city tour, not just boring history lessons.
• + An authentic experience of local life.
• + Flexibility during the tour: changes can be made at any time to suit individual preferences.
• + Amazing deals for breakfast, lunch, and dinner in the very best cafes & restaurants. Discounts on weekdays (Mon-Fri).
• + A photo session amongst spectacular Moscow scenery that can be treasured for a lifetime.
• + Good value for souvenirs, taxis, and hotels.
• + Expert advice on what to do, where to go, and how to make the most of your time.

*This Moscow city tour can be modified to meet your requirements.

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