| Artist |
The Books |
| Album Title: |
Thought for Food |
| Album Cover: |
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| Primary Genre |
Alternative & Punk: Art Rock |
| Format |
Vinyl |
| Released |
06/03/2002 |
| Reissue Date |
10/28/2016 |
| Label |
Temporary Residence Limited |
| Catalog No |
TRR180 |
| Bar Code No |
656605318011 |
| Reissue |
Yes |
| Remastered |
Yes |
| Packaging |
Jewelcase |
| Tracks |
| A1.
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Enjoy Your Worries, You May Never Have Them Again (4:05)
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| A2.
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Read, Eat, Sleep (3:46)
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| A3.
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All Bad Ends All (2:42)
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| A4.
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Contempt (3:20)
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| A5.
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All Our Base Are Belong to Them (4:18)
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| B1.
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Thankyoubranch (5:05)
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| B2.
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Motherless Bastard (4:11)
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| B3.
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Mikey Bass (2:52)
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| B4.
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Excess Straussess (2:05)
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| B5.
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Getting the Done Job (3:49)
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| B6.
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A Dead Fish Gains the Power of Observation (1:07)
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| B7.
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Deafkids (1:10)
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| Date Acquired |
03/06/2021 |
| Personal Rating |
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| Acquired from |
Temporary Residence Limited Website |
| Purchase Price |
17.00 |
Web Links |
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Notes |
Notes:
This edition includes:
-A silver glitter Temporary Residence Ltd. sticker celebrating the labels 20th anniversary (which has a coupon code on the back)
-A label catalog booklet printed in silver ink (compared to the usual black)
-A fold out double sided poster / lyrics and credit sheet
-An mp3 download card
Credits:
Artwork By [Assisted], Design [Assisted], Layout [Assisted] – Jeremy Devine, 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
Barcode and other Identifiers:
Barcode: 656605318011
Matrix / Runout (Side A): TRR 180-A
Matrix / Runout (Side B): TRR-180-B
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| Reviews |
All Music Guide 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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