This 1995 debut album is full of Tin Pan Alley showmanship, with a touch of Something/Anything? era Todd Rundgren meets Look Sharp! era Joe Jackson and an alternative rock sensibility. Witty, offbeat, piano-based songs helped Ben Folds Five receive almost universally positive reviews, and spawned five singles. The record failed to chart, but caused an intense bidding war among the majors eventually won by Sony Music. On Opaque Turquoise vinyl.
Release date:
October 18, 2019
Label:
Install our app to receive notifications when new upcoming releases are added.

Recommended equipment and accessories
-
Nobsound Little Bear T7 Tube Preamp
Delivers rich, warm audio through its high-quality vacuum tubes, featuring multiple inputs and adjustable gain
-
Cartridges - Top Picks
A selection of turnatble cartridges that provide great performance and sound quality
-
Audioengine A2 Plus
Precision-engineered 2.75-inch woofers and a 0.75-inch silk dome tweeter, featuring built-in DAC and Bluetooth connectivity for seamless integration.
-
Ortofon 2M Red Cartridge
Features an elliptical stylus that accurately tracks the grooves of vinyl records, delivering a rich, detailed sound with an output voltage of 5.5 mV
-
Denon DP-400
Featuring a high-precision, belt-driven mechanism and an adjustable tonearm that ensures optimal tracking and minimal resonance
Featured Upcoming Vinyl
-
Equilibrium Equinox (Clear / Brown Marbled)
Nuclear Blast
November 28, 2025 -
Bonginator Retrodeath
Testimony Records
November 7, 2025 -
Gomez In Our Gun (Blue) [2xLP]
Integral
October 17, 2025 -
Above & Beyond Bigger Than All Of Us [2xLP]
Anjunabeats
October 17, 2025 -
Heavensgate ANGEL HYMNS
Pure Noise Records
December 19, 2025 -
Radioactivity Time Won't Bring Me Down
Dirtnap Records
October 31, 2025 -
Converge Live at CBGBs
Deathwish Inc
October 31, 2025 -
Sebastien Tellier Kiss the Beast
Because Music
January 30, 2026 -
Antibalas Hourglass
Daptone Records
October 31, 2025 -
Sydney Sprague Peak Experience
Many Hats Dist
October 31, 2025 -
Gareth Quinn Redmond Múscailte (Ultra Clear)
sound as language
November 14, 2025 -
Bloodred Hourglass We Should Be Buried Like This (Orange/Green)
Out Of Line
October 31, 2025 -
TEED Always With Me
Totally Enormous, LP
December 5, 2025 -
Tyler Ballgame For The First Time, Again
Rough Trade
January 30, 2026