The Strokes - The Singles - Volume 01 (Singles Box Set)

A box set that features The Strokes' electrifying early singles, released February 24, 2023 via RCA Records / Legacy Recordings (cat# 19439955787 / 194399557877). The collection includes ten unforgettable singles from the band's first three albums — Is This It (2001), Room on Fire (2003) and First Impressions of Earth (2006) — as well as rare B-sides from the original single releases. All ten singles are pressed on black 7" vinyl with the artwork from each original release replicated in the package. A-sides include 'Hard to Explain', 'Last Nite', 'Reptilia', 'Juicebox' and 'Heart in a Cage'. Formed in Manhattan in 1999, The Strokes — Julian Casablancas, Nick Valensi, Albert Hammond Jr., Nikolai Fraiture and Fabrizio Moretti — were at the centre of a fertile scene of guitar-driven rock bands in New York City at the turn of the 21st century. Their major label debut Is This It was hailed as the best album of the year by Billboard, NME, Entertainment Weekly, Time and CMJ, making year-end best-of lists in The New York Times, Rolling Stone, USA Today, MOJO and earning the No. 2 spot on the Village Voice's prestigious Pazz & Jop poll. The Singles – Volume 01 is a first-of-its-kind collection from the band — a perfect gift for the modern rock enthusiast.