{"product_id":"roman-candle-indie-exclusive-purple-blast-vinyl-vinyl","title":"Roman Candle (Indie Exclusive, Purple Blast Vinyl) (Vinyl)","description":"\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"174\" data-end=\"227\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"174\" data-end=\"227\"\u003eElliott Smith – \u003cem data-start=\"192\" data-end=\"206\"\u003eRoman Candle\u003c\/em\u003e [Vinyl]\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"229\" data-end=\"613\"\u003eElliott Smith’s 1994 debut, \u003cem data-start=\"257\" data-end=\"271\"\u003eRoman Candle\u003c\/em\u003e, remains a cult favorite and an essential introduction to his singular voice in indie songwriting. Featuring early classics like “Condor Ave,” “Last Call,” and the haunting title track, the album offers a raw, intimate glimpse of an artist just beginning to explore the emotional depth and lyrical intricacy that would define his later work.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"615\" data-end=\"944\"\u003eMore skeletal and unfiltered than his later albums, \u003cem data-start=\"667\" data-end=\"681\"\u003eRoman Candle\u003c\/em\u003e hints at the harmonic richness and layered arrangements to come. Still, the core elements are unmistakable from the first note: whispered vocals filled with bruised beauty, deceptively intricate fingerpicking, and the quiet sting of isolation and self-awareness.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"946\" data-end=\"1084\"\u003eA foundational release in Smith’s revered catalog, \u003cem data-start=\"997\" data-end=\"1011\"\u003eRoman Candle\u003c\/em\u003e is both a poignant beginning and a signpost of all that was yet to come.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: Vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReleased: 05\/23\/2025\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Apocalypse Vinyl","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42867984498750,"sku":"DTWJ4Q-HUPU-U0","price":40.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2059\/7683\/files\/elliott-smith-roman-candle-indie-exclusive-purple-blast-vinyl_eZ6qh.jpg?v=1780809810","url":"https:\/\/goldenapplecomics.com\/products\/roman-candle-indie-exclusive-purple-blast-vinyl-vinyl","provider":"Golden Apple Comics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}