‘Ágætis byrjun’ is the critically acclaimed second album by Icelandic band Sigur Rós. Their break-through album that propelled them to international fame winning numerous awards and selling over a million records. Tracks from the album have been synched in several notable films such as Vanilla Sky and The Life Aquatic and the album was placed number 2 on the Pitchfork albums of the year 2000. - - Ágætis byrjun’ was recorded by the band with producer Ken Thomas in 1999 at their Sundlaugin studio in the Icelandic countryside. The vinyl record comes packaged on 2 x 12-inch heavyweight vinyl to the exact original packaging spec. Originally released on Fat-Cat & Smekkleysa this repress see’s the album being released on the bands own record label Krunk. - - SIGUR ROS / AGAETIS BYRJUN VINYL LP - - Tracks - 1 Intro - 2 Svefn-G-Englar - 3 Starálfur - 4 Flugufrelsarinn - 5 NÝ Batterí - 6 Hjartað Hamast (Bamm Bamm Bamm) - 7 Viðrar Vel Til Loftárása - 8 Olsen Olsen - 9 Ágaetis Byrjun - 10 Avalon