diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/vimeo.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/vimeo.py
index ddf375c6c218..b5b44a79a263 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/vimeo.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/vimeo.py
@@ -2,14 +2,12 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
 import base64
-import functools
 import json
 import re
 import itertools
 
 from .common import InfoExtractor
 from ..compat import (
-    compat_kwargs,
     compat_HTTPError,
     compat_str,
     compat_urlparse,
@@ -21,7 +19,6 @@
     int_or_none,
     merge_dicts,
     NO_DEFAULT,
-    OnDemandPagedList,
     parse_filesize,
     qualities,
     RegexNotFoundError,
@@ -101,13 +98,6 @@ def _extract_xsrft_and_vuid(self, webpage):
             webpage, 'vuid', group='vuid')
         return xsrft, vuid
 
-    def _extract_vimeo_config(self, webpage, video_id, *args, **kwargs):
-        vimeo_config = self._search_regex(
-            r'vimeo\.config\s*=\s*(?:({.+?})|_extend\([^,]+,\s+({.+?})\));',
-            webpage, 'vimeo config', *args, **compat_kwargs(kwargs))
-        if vimeo_config:
-            return self._parse_json(vimeo_config, video_id)
-
     def _set_vimeo_cookie(self, name, value):
         self._set_cookie('vimeo.com', name, value)
 
@@ -263,7 +253,7 @@ class VimeoIE(VimeoBaseInfoExtractor):
                             \.
                         )?
                         vimeo(?P<pro>pro)?\.com/
-                        (?!(?:channels|album|showcase)/[^/?#]+/?(?:$|[?#])|[^/]+/review/|ondemand/)
+                        (?!(?:channels|album)/[^/?#]+/?(?:$|[?#])|[^/]+/review/|ondemand/)
                         (?:.*?/)?
                         (?:
                             (?:
@@ -590,9 +580,11 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
         # and latter we extract those that are Vimeo specific.
         self.report_extraction(video_id)
 
-        vimeo_config = self._extract_vimeo_config(webpage, video_id, default=None)
+        vimeo_config = self._search_regex(
+            r'vimeo\.config\s*=\s*(?:({.+?})|_extend\([^,]+,\s+({.+?})\));', webpage,
+            'vimeo config', default=None)
         if vimeo_config:
-            seed_status = vimeo_config.get('seed_status', {})
+            seed_status = self._parse_json(vimeo_config, video_id).get('seed_status', {})
             if seed_status.get('state') == 'failed':
                 raise ExtractorError(
                     '%s said: %s' % (self.IE_NAME, seed_status['title']),
@@ -913,7 +905,7 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
 
 class VimeoAlbumIE(VimeoChannelIE):
     IE_NAME = 'vimeo:album'
-    _VALID_URL = r'https://vimeo\.com/(?:album|showcase)/(?P<id>\d+)(?:$|[?#]|/(?!video))'
+    _VALID_URL = r'https://vimeo\.com/album/(?P<id>\d+)(?:$|[?#]|/(?!video))'
     _TITLE_RE = r'<header id="page_header">\n\s*<h1>(.*?)</h1>'
     _TESTS = [{
         'url': 'https://vimeo.com/album/2632481',
@@ -933,39 +925,21 @@ class VimeoAlbumIE(VimeoChannelIE):
         'params': {
             'videopassword': 'youtube-dl',
         }
+    }, {
+        'url': 'https://vimeo.com/album/2632481/sort:plays/format:thumbnail',
+        'only_matching': True,
+    }, {
+        # TODO: respect page number
+        'url': 'https://vimeo.com/album/2632481/page:2/sort:plays/format:thumbnail',
+        'only_matching': True,
     }]
-    _PAGE_SIZE = 100
-
-    def _fetch_page(self, album_id, authorizaion, hashed_pass, page):
-        api_page = page + 1
-        query = {
-            'fields': 'link',
-            'page': api_page,
-            'per_page': self._PAGE_SIZE,
-        }
-        if hashed_pass:
-            query['_hashed_pass'] = hashed_pass
-        videos = self._download_json(
-            'https://api.vimeo.com/albums/%s/videos' % album_id,
-            album_id, 'Downloading page %d' % api_page, query=query, headers={
-                'Authorization': 'jwt ' + authorizaion,
-            })['data']
-        for video in videos:
-            link = video.get('link')
-            if not link:
-                continue
-            yield self.url_result(link, VimeoIE.ie_key(), VimeoIE._match_id(link))
+
+    def _page_url(self, base_url, pagenum):
+        return '%s/page:%d/' % (base_url, pagenum)
 
     def _real_extract(self, url):
         album_id = self._match_id(url)
-        webpage = self._download_webpage(url, album_id)
-        webpage = self._login_list_password(url, album_id, webpage)
-        api_config = self._extract_vimeo_config(webpage, album_id)['api']
-        entries = OnDemandPagedList(functools.partial(
-            self._fetch_page, album_id, api_config['jwt'],
-            api_config.get('hashed_pass')), self._PAGE_SIZE)
-        return self.playlist_result(entries, album_id, self._html_search_regex(
-            r'<title>\s*(.+?)(?:\s+on Vimeo)?</title>', webpage, 'title', fatal=False))
+        return self._extract_videos(album_id, 'https://vimeo.com/album/%s' % album_id)
 
 
 class VimeoGroupsIE(VimeoAlbumIE):