MATT CARDLE’S PLATINUM-SELLING DEBUT ALBUM LETTERS IS AVAILABLE FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME ON VINYL LP. ORDERS HERE ON THE OFFICIAL STORE WILL COME WITH A LIMITED EDITION CD LETTERS : FURTHER LISTENING, HOUSED IN A SPECIAL ENVELOPE. PLUS, THE FIRST 500 ORDERS WILL COME WITH AN EXCLUSIVE SIGNED 12X12 INCH SIZED ART PRINT.

THE 13-TRACK DEBUT ALBUM, ORIGINALLY RELEASED IN OCTOBER 2011, REACHED #2 ON THE UK ALBUM CHART AND HAS SOLD 300,000 COPIES WORLDWIDE. IT FEATURES MATT’S MILLION-SELLING DEBUT SOLO SINGLE WHEN WE COLLIDE, ONE OF THE BIGGEST-SELLING SINGLES OF THE PAST DECADE. THE SONG SPENT THREE WEEKS AT #1 AND WAS NOMINATED FOR BEST BRITISH SINGLEAT THE 2011 BRIT AWARDS.

MATT ROSE TO FAME TWELVE YEARS AGO AS THE WINNER OF THE X FACTOR’S HIGHEST RATING SERIES EVER. AN AUDIENCE OF OVER 19.1 MILLION WATCHED MATT’S SIZZLING DUET WITH INTERNATIONAL SUPERSTAR RIHANNA. HE RETURNED TO THE X FACTOR STAGE A YEAR LATER TO PERFORM THE GARY BARLOW PENNED #6 SINGLE RUN FOR YOUR LIFE, INCLUDED HERE.

‘LETTERS’ FEATURES AN IMPRESSIVE ARRAY OF TALENTED SONGWRITERS AND PRODUCERS INCLUDING RICHARD ‘BIFF’ STANNARD, EG WHITE, PHIL THORNALLEY, JON GREEN AND DAVID SNEDDON. TWO FURTHER SINGLES ARE INCLUDED ON THE ALBUM; FAN-FAVOURITE STARLIGHT AND THE BEAUTIFUL BALLAD AMAZING, WHICH HAS CLOCKED UP OVER 5 MILLION YOUTUBE VIEWS.

THE EXCLUSIVE BONUS CD “LETTERS - FURTHER LISTENING” - HOUSED IN A LIMITED EDITION ENVELOPE - INCLUDES THE AUDIO OF MATT’S FIRST HEADLINE ALBUM-LAUNCH SHOW, RECORDED LIVE AT LONDON’S LEGENDARY KOKO, FOR THE FIRST TIME. THE LIVE SET INCLUDES COVERS OF ALANIS MORISSETTE’S UNINVITED, DOLLY PARTON’S JOLENE AND THE MOODY BLUES’ NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN. 

RARE AND PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED BONUS TRACKS FROM THE RECORDING SESSIONS FOR THE ALBUM ARE ADDITIONALLY INCLUDED ON THE CD. TRACKS HOW DO I LET GO?, CLOSER AND KINGS & QUEENS ARE EXCLUSIVELY RELEASED ON THIS CD FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME, DIRECTLY FROM THE SONY VAULTS.

MATT CARDLE IS TRULY ONE OF THE UK’S BEST MALE VOCAL TALENTS OF THE LAST DECADE HAVING BECOME A MULTI-PLATINUM SELLING RECORDING ARTIST AND AN AWARD-WINNING WEST END ACTOR.

ENJOY THIS CLASSIC ALBUM ON VINYL FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME ALONGSIDE TIMELESS IMAGERY SHOT IN BARCELONA BY KEVIN WESTENBERG.

LETTERS VINYL LP TRACKLISTING

SIDE A

1. STARLIGHT

2. ALL FOR NOTHING

3. PULL ME UNDER

4. AMAZING

5. FAITHLESS

6. RUN FOR YOUR LIFE

SIDE B

1. BEAT OF A BREAKING HEART

2. LETTERS

3. STARS & LOVERS

4. REFLECTIONS

5. WALKING ON WATER

6. SLOWLY

7. WHEN WE COLLIDE

LETTERS EXCLUSIVE ‘FURTHER LISTENING’ CD TRACKLISTING

LIVE AT KOKO:

1. LETTERS (LIVE AT KOKO)

2.PULL ME UNDER (LIVE AT KOKO)

3. ALL FOR NOTHING (LIVE AT KOKO)

4. STARS & LOVERS (LIVE AT KOKO)

5. JOLENE (LIVE AT KOKO)

6. NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN (LIVE AT KOKO)

7. STARLIGHT (LIVE AT KOKO)

8. SLOWLY (LIVE AT KOKO)

9. RUN FOR YOUR LIFE (LIVE AT KOKO)

10. WHEN WE COLLIDE (LIVE AT KOKO)

11. UNINVITED (LIVE AT KOKO)

RARE & UNRELEASED:

12. SPARKS

13. ALL IS SAID (DEMO)

14. HOW DO I LET GO? (UNRELEASED DEMO)

15. CLOSER (UNRELEASED DEMO)

16. KINGS & QUEENS (UNRELEASED DEMO)