{"title":"Ben Howard","description":"\u003ch2\u003eBen Howard Vinyl Records \u0026amp; Music Collection\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExplore Ben Howard vinyl records at UMusic Shop South Africa. Discover folk and singer-songwriter music through physical releases that bring the artist’s musical identity, individual recordings and visual presentation into one collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBen Howard: the music and the story\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBritish singer-songwriter Ben Howard emerged with the acoustic detail and melodic immediacy of Every Kingdom, then moved toward darker textures and less conventional structures. His later work often values atmosphere, repetition and the interaction between guitar and electronic production.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe distance between Every Kingdom and the later records is part of the collecting appeal. The early album foregrounds acoustic movement and immediate melodies; Noonday Dream allows more space for suspended textures and patient development. Is It? offers another perspective on his evolving studio language. Following those differences makes the catalogue feel like a continuing artistic investigation rather than a fixed singer-songwriter formula.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCatalogue highlights\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery Kingdom, Noonday Dream and Is It? show why collecting his albums reveals a much broader artist than an acoustic-folk label suggests.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI Forget Where We Were is another important catalogue point, marking the move toward more oblique writing and darker, more sustained instrumental settings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvery Kingdom: Explore the vinyl presentation of this recording, keeping the programme and its physical presentation together.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNoonday Dream: Explore the vinyl presentation of this recording, keeping the programme and its physical presentation together.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIs It?: Explore the vinyl presentation of this recording, keeping the programme and its physical presentation together.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Forget Where We Were: Explore the vinyl presentation of this recording, keeping the programme and its physical presentation together.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy collect Ben Howard?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWords, melody and the character of the performance work together, making the surrounding songs a valuable context for the observation or emotional turn inside one especially familiar line. Vinyl gives the sleeve artwork and playing sequence a tangible place in a music collection. The visual design and the moment of placing a record on the turntable become part of returning to the music. The particular pressing or package defines the edition, so explore the individual release for its track list and stated presentation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExplore Ben Howard at UMusic Shop South Africa and choose a physical release to make part of your own music collection.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"ben-howard-every-kingdom","title":"Ben Howard - Every Kingdom (LP)","description":"\u003cp\u003eBlack Flies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eEverything\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eKeep Your Head Up\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Wolves\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Fear\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eGracious\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiamonds\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eOld Pine\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePromise\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnly Love\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"UNIVERSAL","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41496505450692,"sku":"060252782648","price":567.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0406\/7927\/6700\/files\/58ff395377b241deb7e47da8fa79a254.png?v=1684939167"},{"product_id":"ben-howard-is-it-1lp","title":"Ben Howard - Is It? (1LP)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"UNIVERSAL","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44226366767300,"sku":"060245522969","price":990.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0406\/7927\/6700\/files\/images_3.png?v=1731578702"}],"url":"https:\/\/umg.africa\/collections\/ben-howard.oembed","provider":"UMG Africa","version":"1.0","type":"link"}