On Avery Island
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| Studio album by Neutral Milk Hotel | |||||
| Released | March 26, 1996 (US) September 9, 1996 (UK) |
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| Recorded | February - May 1995 at The Elephant 6 Recording Co. and Dane and Marisa's House except "Marching Theme" which occurred in June 1994 | ||||
| Genre | Indie rock, Indie pop, Neo-Psychedelia | ||||
| Length | 47:58 | ||||
| Label | Merge (US) cat# 103 Fire Records (UK) cat# FIRE 53 |
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| Producer | Robert Schneider | ||||
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1996 Fire Records (UK) release
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On Avery Island is the debut album of Neutral Milk Hotel.
[edit] Track listing
All songs written by Jeff Mangum except where noted. Horn arrangements by Robert Schneider.
- "Song Against Sex" – 3:40
- "You've Passed" – 2:54
- "Someone Is Waiting" – 2:31
- "A Baby for Pree" – 1:21
- "Marching Theme" – 2:58
- "Where You'll Find Me Now" – 4:04
- "Avery Island/April 1st" (Jeff Mangum/Robert Schneider) – 1:48
- "Gardenhead/Leave Me Alone" – 3:14
- "Three Peaches" – 4:01
- "Naomi" – 4:53
- "April 8th" – 2:47
- "Pree-Sisters Swallowing a Donkey's Eye" (Jeff Mangum/all players) – 13:49
[edit] Additional Information
The title refers to Avery Island, a salt dome island in southern Louisiana, the band's home state.
The UK version of this CD has two more tracks: "Everything Is" and "Snow Song Pt. 1," both of which are taken from the Everything Is single, reportedly without Jeff Mangum's permission[citation needed]. On the vinyl, "Pree-Sisters Swallowing a Donkey's Eye" is 3:28 long. The UK version also has a different cover, with artwork by Jill Carnes of Thimble Circus. In recognition of the 10th anniversary of the album's release, a reissue on Fire Records was scheduled for the summer of 2006. Since the announcement of the reissue plan, the project has been plagued with delays; the latest estimate for a release date is early 2008. Later this year, however, they will be reissuing the album in Europe with the single tracks, now with the band's permission.
[edit] Personnel
- Jeff Mangum - guitar, drums, vocals, bells, xylophone, air organ, Casio keyboards, tapes, cover design
- Robert Schneider - air organs, home organs, fuzz bass, xylophone, horn arrangements
- Lisa Janssen - fuzz bass on tracks 2 and 8
- Rick Benjamin - trombone on tracks 1, 7, 8
Track 12 features Marissa Bissinger, Hilarie Sidney, Dane Terry, Lisa Janssen, Aaron Reedy, and Jeff Mangum performing various Indonesian instruments
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