{"id":41321,"date":"2025-11-29T18:08:17","date_gmt":"2025-11-29T16:08:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hifimarket.ee\/product\/george-michael-older-2xlp\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T10:25:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T08:25:06","slug":"george-michael-older-2xlp","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/hifimarket.ee\/et\/toode\/george-michael-older-2xlp\/","title":{"rendered":"George Michael &#8211; Older 2xLP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Older<\/strong> is the <strong>third studio album<\/strong> by English singer-songwriter <strong>George Michael<\/strong>, released on <strong>13 May 1996<\/strong> in Europe by <strong>Virgin Records<\/strong> and Aegean Records. The American release, which occurred one day later, was the first album released by DreamWorks Records. It was Michael&#8217;s first studio album since 1990&#8217;s Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 \u2013 the five-and-a-half-year gap was due to the legal battle that Michael experienced with his former record company Sony Music. Michael dedicated two years to the recording of Older, and the album found him exploring new musical territories in a more serious fashion compared to his previous work.<\/p>\n<p>At the time of release, the album was a huge commercial hit, particularly in Europe. In the UK, the album was particularly notable for producing a record six top three hit singles in a two-year span. The high sales of the album prompted a re-issue of the album, titled Older &amp; Upper, eighteen months after the original release.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pdp-attributes text-sm b5:mb-large\">\n<div class=\"inline-block w-full\">\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-5 gap-small\">\n<div class=\"col-span-2 overflow-hidden text-support03\">Artist <strong>George Michael<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inline-block w-full\">\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-5 gap-small\">\n<div class=\"col-span-2 overflow-hidden text-support03\">Label <strong>Sony Music CG<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inline-block w-full\">\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-5 gap-small\">\n<div class=\"col-span-2 overflow-hidden text-support03\">Release Date <strong><span class=\"\">30.09.2022<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inline-block w-full\">\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-5 gap-small\">\n<div class=\"col-span-2 overflow-hidden text-support03\">Status Current<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inline-block w-full\">\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-5 gap-small\">\n<div class=\"col-span-3\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"gap-2 flex items-center\">Article ID 8C7639, 8C7646, 9C3142<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inline-block w-full\">\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-5 gap-small\">\n<div class=\"col-span-2 overflow-hidden text-support03\">EAN 0194398570914<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inline-block w-full\">\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-5 gap-small\">\n<div class=\"col-span-2 overflow-hidden text-support03\">Catalog no. 19439857091<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inline-block w-full\">\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-5 gap-small\">\n<div class=\"col-span-2 overflow-hidden text-support03\">upid 1196250<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pdp-attributes text-sm mb-large\">\n<div class=\"inline-block w-full\">\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-5 gap-small\">\n<div class=\"col-span-2 overflow-hidden text-support03\">Packaging Gatefold Sleeve<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inline-block w-full\">\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-5 gap-small\">\n<div class=\"col-span-2 overflow-hidden text-support03\">Languages en<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inline-block w-full\">\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-5 gap-small\">\n<div class=\"col-span-2 overflow-hidden text-support03\">Height 7 mm<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inline-block w-full\">\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-5 gap-small\">\n<div class=\"col-span-2 overflow-hidden text-support03\">Width 313 mm<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inline-block w-full\">\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-5 gap-small\">\n<div class=\"col-span-2 overflow-hidden text-support03\">Weight 650 gr<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"TIDAL Embed Player\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.tidal.com\/albums\/5255432\" width=\"500\" height=\"275\" sandbox=\"allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-forms allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Originally released in the UK on 13 May 1996 through Virgin Records, \u2018Older\u2019, George Michael\u2019s iconic album, reached the pinnacle of chart success, where it remained for three consecutive weeks, spending 35 weeks in the top 10 overall. The album produced six singles, two of which &#8211; \u2018Fastlove\u2019 and the haunting \u2018Jesus To A Child\u2019 &#8211; reached No.1, with the other four peaking in the top three. 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