Animal Crack Box
| Animal Crack Box | ||||
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| Live album by Animal Collective | ||||
| Released | May 11, 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 2000 - 2003 | |||
| Length | 95:24 | |||
| Label | Catsup Plate | |||
| Animal Collective chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Musikal Chairs | (8.8/10)[1] |
| Pitchfork | (7.5/10)[2] |
Animal Crack Box is a live box set by American experimental music act Animal Collective. It was released in limited quantities on May 11, 2009 by Catsup Plate Records.
Background
After being discussed for years before its actual production, this vinyl-only box set finally received its promised treatment. On 18 March 2009 Catsup released the track listing and cover art.[3] A test pressing was offered on eBay to benefit Doctors Without Borders.[4] The commercial version, a single vinyl-only edition of 1000 copies, was made available for purchase on May 11, 2009 via Fusetron.
Printed by VGKids in Ypsilanti, Mi during the early months of 2009.
Track listing
| Side A | |||
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| No. | Title | Also On | Length |
| 1. | "Jimmy Raven" | Danse Manatee (as "The Living Toys") | 7:22 |
| 2. | "Ahhh Good Country" | Danse Manatee | 5:09 |
| 3. | "Iko Ovo" | 5:26 | |
A3 recorded live to MiniDisc fall 2000 at N. 4th Practice Space, Brooklyn by Avey/Panda.
| Side B | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Also On | Length |
| 1. | "Pumpkin Gets a Snakebite" | Hollinndagain | 4:11 |
| 2. | "Pumpkin's Hallucination" | 3:50 | |
| 3. | "Pumpkin's Funeral" | 4:19 | |
B2 recorded live to MiniDisc 25 February 2001 at Mercury Lounge, NYC by Avey/Panda/Geologist.
| Side C | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Also On | Length |
| 1. | "Jungle Heat" | 3:28 | |
| 2. | "Hey Friend" | 3:31 | |
| 3. | "De Soto De Son" | Campfire Songs | 8:42 |
C1 and C2 recorded live to MiniDisc winter early 2001 at 67 Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn by Avey/Panda.
| Side D | |||
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| No. | Title | Also On | Length |
| 1. | "Oh Sweet" | 7:25 | |
| 2. | "Young Prayer #2" | Young Prayer | 2:59 |
| 3. | "Do the Nurse" | 5:38 | |
D1 partly recorded live to MiniDisc summer 2002 at N. 4th Practice Space, Brooklyn by Avey/Deakin and partly recorded live to MiniDisc 18 October 2002 at Warsaw, Brooklyn by Avey.
D2 recorded live to MiniDisc fall 2002 at Bard College, NYC by Avey/Panda.
| Side E | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Also On | Length |
| 1. | "Ice Cream Factory" | 6:23 | |
| 2. | "Hey Light" | Here Comes the Indian | 2:35 |
| 3. | "Two Sails" | Here Comes the Indian | 6:37 |
E2 recorded live to MiniDisc winter early 2002 at N. 4th Practice Space, Brooklyn by Avey/Panda/Geologist/Deakin.
| Side F | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Also On | Length |
| 1. | "Don't Believe the Pilot" | 3:43 | |
| 2. | "Who Could Win a Rabbit" | Sung Tongs | 3:07 |
| 3. | "Mouth Wooed Her" | Sung Tongs | 4:23 |
| 4. | "Covered in Frogs" | 3:28 | |
| 5. | "We Tigers" | Sung Tongs | 3:08 |
F3 recorded live to MiniDisc June 2003 at a house party in Brooklyn by Avey/Panda.
F4 recorded live to MiniDisc sometime and somewhere in 2003 (recording details are lost) by Avey/Panda.
F5 recorded live to MiniDisc October 2003 at Concorde 2, Brighton, UK by Avey/Panda.
Personnel
References
- ↑ Musikal Chairs review
- ↑ Pitchfork review
- ↑ "Catsup Plate /// News". Catsupplate.com. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
- ↑
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