What Did You Expect from the Vaccines?
| What Did You Expect from the Vaccines? | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 11 March 2011 | |||
| Recorded | Autumn 2010; RAK and Miloco Square Studios, London, United Kingdom | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 36:17 | |||
| Label | Columbia Records | |||
| Producer | Dan Grech-Marguerat | |||
| The Vaccines chronology | ||||
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| Singles from What Did You Expect from the Vaccines? | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| The A.V. Club | A− |
| The Daily Telegraph | |
| The Guardian | |
| NME | 8/10 |
| Mojo | |
| Pitchfork Media | 6.2/10 |
| Q | |
| Spin | 8/10 |
| Uncut | |
What Did You Expect from the Vaccines? is the debut studio album by English indie rock band the Vaccines. It was released on CD and digital download in the US, and on CD and LP in Europe and the UK, on 11 March 2011 by Columbia Records, entering the UK Albums Chart at #4, going on to become the biggest-selling debut by a band in 2011. Two singles preceded the release of the album which attained generally positive reviews and gold status by May of the same year.
In 2021, the Vaccines released a ten year anniversary edition of the album on pink vinyl limited to 2500 copies.