| Artist |
The Books |
| Album Title: |
Thought For Food |
| Album Cover: |
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| Primary Genre |
Alternative & Punk: Art Rock |
| Format |
CD |
| Released |
06/03/2002 |
| Reissue Date |
01/25/2011 |
| Label |
Temporary Residence Ltd. |
| Catalog No |
TRR180 CD |
| Bar Code No |
6 56605 31802 8 |
| Reissue |
Yes |
| Packaging |
Jewelcase |
| Tracks |
| 1.
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Enjoy Your Worries, You May Never Have Them Again (4:07)
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| 2.
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Read, Eat, Sleep (3:49)
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| 3.
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All Bad Ends All (2:43)
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| 4.
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Contempt (3:22)
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| 5.
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All Our Base Are Belong To Them (4:19)
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| 6.
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Thankyoubranch (5:06)
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| 7.
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Motherless Bastard (4:11)
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| 8.
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Mikey Bass (2:56)
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| 9.
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Excess Straussess (2:08)
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| 10.
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Getting The Done Job (3:49)
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| 11.
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A Dead Fish Gains The Power Of Observation (1:08)
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| 12.
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Deafkids (1:09)
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| Date Acquired |
02/12/2019 |
| Personal Rating |
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| Acquired from |
MovieMars.com (Amazon) |
| Purchase Price |
19.84 |
Web Links |
All Music Guide entry:
Discogs entry:
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Notes |
Artwork By [Assisted], Design [Assisted], Layout [Assisted] – Jeremy de Vine*, Paul de Jong
Mixed By [Assisted], Mastered By [Assisted] – Paul de Jong
Music By – The Books
Remastered By, Mixed By, Mastered By, Artwork By, Design, Layout – Nick Zammuto
Manufactured By – www.BellwetherMfg.com – 0G058
Barcode: 656605318028
Matrix / Runout: 0G058<7205> TRR180 WWW.BELLWETHERMFG.COM
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L489
Mould SID Code: IFPI 811F
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Analyzed Folder: Books, The - Thought For Food_dr.txt
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DR Peak RMS Filename
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DR8 -0.00 dB -11.10 dB 01 - Enjoy Your Worries, You May Never Have Them Again.flac
DR6 -0.00 dB -10.51 dB 02 - Read, Eat, Sleep.flac
DR6 -0.00 dB -8.72 dB 03 - All Bad Ends All.flac
DR12 -0.00 dB -15.90 dB 04 - Contempt.flac
DR10 -0.00 dB -12.92 dB 05 - All Our Base Are Belong To Them.flac
DR8 -0.00 dB -12.53 dB 06 - Thankyoubranch.flac
DR8 -0.00 dB -11.05 dB 07 - Motherless Bastard.flac
DR8 -0.53 dB -11.65 dB 08 - Mikey Bass.flac
DR7 -0.00 dB -11.64 dB 09 - Excess Straussess.flac
DR7 -0.00 dB -9.60 dB 10 - Getting The Done Job.flac
DR16 -6.31 dB -26.41 dB 11 - A Dead Fish Gains The Power Of Observation.flac
DR8 -0.00 dB -10.39 dB 12 - Deafkids.flac
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Number of Files: 12
Official DR Value: DR9
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| Reviews |
AllMusic Review by Mark Richardson:
This weird and wonderful collaboration between guitarist Nick Zammuto and violinist Paul de Jong took many by surprise in 2002. The Books' method is relatively simple: Zammuto and de Jong combine guitar, violin, and the occasional banjo or cello with sounds from their extensive sample libraries. The input seems almost banal, but the music on Thought for Food is anything but. The Books have an uncanny knack for spinning straw into gold, transforming basic instrumental parts into deeply affecting compositions. Particularly noteworthy is their skill in weaving odd snippets into the fabric of the music. Everyone is inured to the "wacky vocal sample" at this stage in the game, but the Books incorporate strange references in an organic manner that feels inevitable but manages to sound new. "Read, Eat, Sleep," for example, combines a slowly plucked acoustic and a bit of vibraphone with a chopped-up recording of a spelling bee, and the tension release that occurs as the random letters assemble themselves in the track's final section is astonishing. "All Bad Ends All" is much punchier, as Zammuto's jaunty guitar strums take on a percussive quality, helping to organize the mishmash of voices that bubbles beneath. "Contempt" incorporates dialog pulled from the Jean-Luc Godard film of the same name; there's an eerie tension cut with bits of humor as two people discuss each other's physical attributes, all set against plucked guitar and violin slowly chiming in waltz time. The tracks are varied and the pacing is exceptional, and by the time this short, unassuming album ends, admirers of experimental indie pop will be smiling.
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| Cover 3 |
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