Hi-Fi Serious
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| Studio album by A | ||||
| Released | March 4, 2002 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, post-grunge, hard rock, pop rock | |||
| Length | 45:36 | |||
| Label | London Records | |||
| Producer | Ken Andrews, Al Clay | |||
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| Allmusic |   |
| Nude as the News | (Positive) |
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Hi-Fi Serious is the third studio album by British band A, released in 2002.
The name "Hi-Fi Serious" was derived from the name of the hi-fi electronics store Alan Partridge buys a Bang & Olufsen stereo from in the last episode of I'm Alan Partridge series 1. The tour in support of this album's release was called the 'Inner City Sumo' tour - another reference to I'm Alan Partridge (Season 1 Episode 1).
The album is certified Silver in the U.K., having sold over 60,000 copies.
First single, "Nothing", made it to #9 in the UK singles chart before the album's release, propelling the band higher up the ladder - the album peaked at #18 in the UK album charts - and although they were still not seen as a mainstream artist, the album still won them "Best British Band" at the "Kerrang! awards".
B-Sides
Hi-Fi Serious was later re-released with an additional DVD of live footage and other video clips of the band. This included music videos for "Nothing", "The Distance" & "Old Folks" (From Monkey Kong), a 12-minute documentary, UK TV commercials for Hi-Fi Serious, and 20 minutes of "Live at Reading 2000" footage.
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