{"product_id":"the-mountain-goats-beat-the-champ","title":"The Mountain Goats - Beat the Champ [2LP]","description":"\u003cp\u003eDouble vinyl LP pressing include digital download. 2015 release from the veteran indie folk band led by John Darnielle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Beat the Champ is about professional wrestling, which was an avenue of escape for me when I was a kid. Wrestling was low-budget working class entertainment back then, strictly UHF material. It was cheap theater. You had to bring your imagination to the proceedings and you got paid back double.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI wrote these songs to re-immerse myself in the blood and fire of the visions that spoke to me as a child, and to see what more there might be in them now that I’m grown.” — John.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor many years, the sole member of the Mountain Goats was Darnielle despite the plural moniker. Although he remains the core member of the band, he has gradually worked with a variety of collaborators.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alliance Entertainment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45297666752817,"sku":"673855051611","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/2026\/7313\/files\/2848868.jpg?v=1684194492","url":"https:\/\/vinyl.com\/products\/the-mountain-goats-beat-the-champ","provider":"Vinyl.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}