Mwng
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| Studio album by Super Furry Animals | |||||
| Released | 15 May 2000 (UK) 20 June 2000 (US) |
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| Recorded | Ofn, Llanfaelog. 2000 | ||||
| Genre | Britpop | ||||
| Length | 40:30 (without bonus tracks) 59:16 (with bonus tracks) |
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| Label | Placid Casual PLC03CD | ||||
| Producer | Gorwel Owen and Super Furry Animals | ||||
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Mwng (Welsh: Mane) is an album by Super Furry Animals. The album is sung entirely in Welsh and is claimed to be the most successful Welsh language album ever.[citation needed] It reached Number 11 in the UK Album Charts[1] and was released on the Super Furry Animals' own Placid Casual record label (partially because the band had just left Creation Records and had yet to sign for Epic).
As a result of its success, it was mentioned in Parliament by Paul Flynn and Elfyn Llwyd.[2]
The album was recorded over a weekend session in Cardiff and at producer Gorwel Owen's house. Gruff Rhys is quoted as saying that the whole album only took "a couple of weeks" to complete.[3]
"Y Teimlad" ("The Feeling") is a cover of a Datblygu song.
"Ysbeidiau Heulog" ("Sunny Spells") was released as a white vinyl single in 2000 (backed with b-side "Charge") and was also featured on the bands greatest hits compilation, Songbook: The Singles, Vol. 1, in 2004.
[edit] Track listing
- "Drygioni" ("Badness") – 1:23
- "Ymaelodi Â'r Ymylon" ("Banished To The Periphery") – 2:57
- "Y Gwyneb Iau" ("Liverface") – 3:54
- "Dacw Hi" ("There She Is") – 4:18
- "Nythod Cacwn" ("Beehives") – 3:46
- "Pan Ddaw'r Wawr" ("When Dawn Breaks") – 4:29
- "Ysbeidiau Heulog" ("Sunny Intervals") – 2:51
- "Y Teimlad" ("The Feeling") – 4:40
- "Sarn Helen" – 4:18
- "Gwreiddiau Dwfn" / "Mawrth Oer Ar y Blaned Neifion" ("Deep Roots" / "A Cold March On The Planet Neptune") – 7:57
A special edition of the album released in America also featured a bonus disc, Mwng Bach, comprising the following tracks previously released as b-sides to various UK singles issued by the band:
- "Cryndod Yn Dy Lais" ("Trembling in Your Voice") – 2:48
- "Trons Mr Urdd" ("Mr Urdd's Pants") – 4:37
- "Calimero" – 2:23
- "Sali Mali" – 4:35
- "(Nid) Hon Yw'r Gân Sy'n Mynd I Achub Yr Iaith" ("This isn't the Song that's Going to Save the Language") – 3:53
[edit] References
- ^ Search Results -- Albums. http://www.everyhit.com (2008-03-24). Retrieved on 2008-03-24.
- ^ Llwyd, Elfyn (2000-06-06). Early Day Motion 800. http://www.parliament.uk. Retrieved on 2008-03-24.
- ^ Martin, Piers (April 2008). "Album by album: Super Furry Animals". Uncut 131: 70–72.
[edit] External links
- Mwng at MusicBrainz
- Mwng Bach at MusicBrainz
- Mwng.co.uk explanation of lyrics in English on partially working official album site
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