RAYE – This Music May Contain Hope (Indie Exclusive Coke Bottle Clear 2LP / Die-Cut Gatefold / 34-Page Booklet) – NEW/SEALED – IN HAND
📝 Item Description
You are looking at the Indie Exclusive Coke Bottle Clear 2LP pressing of RAYE's sophomore album THIS MUSIC MAY CONTAIN HOPE. — released March 27, 2026 via Human Re Sources, and available only through independent record stores. This is the limited colored vinyl edition, distinct from the standard Marigold Yellow pressing available at wider retail, housed in a die-cut gatefold jacket with a 34-page credits and lyrics booklet designed to mirror a theatrical programme. The album debuted at #1 on the UK Albums Chart — RAYE's first chart-topping album — and also hit #1 in Flanders, the Netherlands, Scotland, and Switzerland, reaching the top 10 in 16 countries. It is one of the most critically acclaimed British pop albums of 2026 and one of the most ambitious physical releases of the year.
Artist: RAYE
Album: THIS MUSIC MAY CONTAIN HOPE.
Variant: Indie Exclusive — Coke Bottle Clear (Clear Mint) 2LP
Format: 2LP — Die-Cut Gatefold Jacket — 34-Page Booklet
Label: Human Re Sources
Release Date: March 27, 2026
Structure: Four "Seasons" — one per side of the 2LP — journey from darkness to light
Condition: NEW/SEALED
Status: IN HAND
⭐ Product Highlights
- Indie Exclusive Coke Bottle Clear vinyl — the limited colored pressing available only through independent record stores; officially described as "Clear Mint" on the hype sticker and praised by collectors as "a true coke bottle clear which is hard to come by nowadays" — distinct from the Marigold Yellow standard edition available at wider retail
- Die-cut gatefold jacket with 34-page credits and lyrics booklet — the booklet is deliberately designed to replicate a free theatrical programme, tying directly to the album's concept as a four-act journey through the seasons; a premium physical presentation built to match the ambition of the music
- #1 UK Albums Chart on debut — RAYE's first chart-topping album, opening with 46,976 album-equivalent units including 28,701 pure album sales; simultaneously #1 on the UK Independent Albums Chart, Album Sales Chart, Album Downloads Chart, Vinyl Albums Chart, and Physical Albums Chart
- Also topped charts in Flanders, Netherlands, Scotland, and Switzerland — and reached the top 10 in 16 countries — making this RAYE's most commercially successful and globally distributed release to date
- Features Hans Zimmer ("Click Clack Symphony." — UK #11), Al Green ("Goodbye Henry."), RAYE's grandfather Grandad Michael ("Fields."), and her sisters Amma and Absolutely ("Joy.") — a cast of collaborators that ranges across generations and continents, anchoring the album's themes of family, legacy, and hope
- Co-produced with Mike Sabath, Chris Hill, Tom Richards, and Hans Zimmer — the most ambitious and collaborative production approach of RAYE's career, incorporating jazz, big band, soul, blues, orchestral pop, and electronic production across 17 tracks
- Four-time GRAMMY Award-nominated — RAYE arrives at this album as one of the most decorated and critically respected independent British artists of her generation, following the record-breaking 2024 Brit Awards where she won six awards in a single ceremony
- 51-date sold-out arena tour including six sold-out nights at The O2 — plus confirmed as special guest on Bruno Mars' The Romantic Tour for 27 stadium shows across the US; RAYE is at the absolute peak of her live career and commercial momentum
- Discogs collectors have praised this pressing for exceptional audio quality: "really cool seeing the little differences between this and digital version, clear vocals and instruments all throughout" — a collector-grade pressing that rewards listening as much as display
🎵 Tracklist
Side A — Autumn
1. Intro: Girl Under the Grey Cloud.
2. I Will Overcome.
3. Beware.. The South London Lover Boy.
4. The WhatsApp Shakespeare.
Side B — Winter
5. Winter Woman.
6. Click Clack Symphony. (feat. Hans Zimmer)
7. I Know You're Hurting.
8. Life Boat.
Side C — Spring
9. I Hate The Way I Look Today.
10. Goodbye Henry. (feat. Al Green)
11. Nightingale Lane.
12. Skin & Bones.
Side D — Summer
13. WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!
14. Fields. (feat. Grandad Michael)
15. Joy. (feat. Amma & Absolutely)
16. Happier Times Ahead.
17. Fin.
📦 Shipping
- Shipped via USPS Media Mail
- Packed in an LP mailer
- Tracking included
🔒 Returns & Cancellations
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💎 Collector Notes
The Coke Bottle Clear indie exclusive pressing of THIS MUSIC MAY CONTAIN HOPE. is the collector variant for one of the defining British pop albums of 2026 — a #1 debut, a 51-date sold-out arena run, a Hans Zimmer collaboration, a duet with Al Green, and one of the most thoughtfully packaged 2LP releases in recent memory. The die-cut gatefold and 34-page programme booklet were designed as part of the album's theatrical concept and add genuine physical distinction to a pressing that already benefits from the visual clarity of coke bottle clear vinyl. For collectors of RAYE's physical output, serious pop/soul vinyl collectors, and anyone who recogn