Six (album)

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Six
Six cover
Studio album by Mansun
Released September 7, 1998 (UK) April 20, 1999 (US)
Recorded 1998
Genre Neo-progressive, Rock
Length 70:37
Label Parlophone
Producer Mark Stent, Michael Hunter, Paul Draper
Professional reviews
Mansun chronology
Attack of the Grey Lantern
(1996)		 Six
(1998)		 Little Kix
(2000)

Six (released July 1998 - see 1998 in music) was the second album by English rock band Mansun.

Six was released in the US on April 20, 1999, but with an alternative running order, different artwork, and the re-recorded single version of the title track. In an interview prior to the release of 'Six', Paul Draper stated that the "interlude" 'Witness To A Murder (Part Two)' was included to separate the album into two parts as a tribute to old style vinyl albums.

Contents

[edit] UK release

{Part One)
1. "Six" – 8:07
2. "Negative" – 4:21
3. "Shotgun" – 6:38
4. "Inverse Midas" – 1:44
5. "Anti Everything" – 2:25
6. "Fall Out" – 3:47
7. "Serotonin" – 2:33
8. "Cancer" – 9:31
(Interlude)
9. "Witness To A Murder (Part Two)" – 3.06 (monologue performed by Tom Baker)
(Part Two)
10. "Television" – 8.21
11. "Special / Blown It (Delete As Appropriate)" – 5.32
12. "Legacy" – 6.33
13. "Being A Girl" – 7.59
14. "I Care" – 3.42 (Japanese only bonus track)
  • Track 2 written by Paul Draper, Dominic Chad, Stove King and Andie Rathbone.
  • Tracks 3 and 10 written by Paul Draper and Dominic Chad.
  • Track 9 written by Dominic Chad.
  • All other tracks written by Paul Draper.

[edit] US release

  1. "Six (Baker Mix)" – 3:56
  2. "Negative" – 4:16
  3. "Legacy" – 6:19
  4. "Anti Everything" – 2:25
  5. "Fall Out" – 3:47
  6. "Serotonin" – 2:33
  7. "Cancer" – 9:16
  8. "Television" – 8:21
  9. "Special/Blown It (Delete as Appropriate)" – 5:18
  10. "Shotgun" – 6:37
  11. "Being a Girl" – 8:00

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Notes

Charted coincidentally at UK #6.

"Legacy", "Being A Girl (Part One)", "Negative" and "Six" were each released as singles.

"Being A Girl (Part One)" is literally the first two minutes of "Being A Girl" it was in this form that it was released as a single.

"Six" was re-recorded and produced by Arthur Baker for its single release.

[edit] Artwork

The album's sleeve art was a painting produced by Max Schindler, and commissioned especially for the album. It contains many references to personal interests and obsessions of the band, such as a TARDIS and an image of Tom Baker as Doctor Who, and Patrick McGoohan as Number 6, from The Prisoner. There is also a depiction of Winnie the Pooh standing close to a painting that may be a reproduction of Vinegar Tasters, a Taoist allegorical painting. Guitarist Dominic Chad is known to be both a Taoist and a fan of A. A. Milne, and the album's name is in fact a reference to Milne's book Now We Are Six.

The cover also depicts a number of (perhaps non-existent) books, including:

The inlay booklet includes enlarged images of the piles of books from the cover, making it easier to read the authors and titles.

One book perhaps notably absent is Benjamin Hoff's "The Tao of Pooh", given Chad's interest in both Taoism and A. A. Milne. The book is also arguably one of the major influences behind the lyrics to the song "Shotgun".

[edit] Singles

[edit] Legacy (Eight Ep)

CD1

  1. "Legacy (Extended Version)" – 6:29 [Same as Album Version]
  2. "Can't Afford to Die" – 2:49
  3. "Spasm of Identity" – 3:03
  4. "Check Under the Bed" – 4:09

CD2

  1. "Legacy" – 5:57 [Edit]
  2. "Wide Open Space (The Perfecto Remix)" – 7:16
  3. "GSOH" – 1:22
  4. "Face in the Crowd" – 3:43

Cassette

  1. "Legacy" – 6:33
  2. "Wide Open Space (The Perfecto Remix)" – 7:16
  3. "The Impending Collapse of it All (Acoustic Version)" – 4:16
  4. "Ski Jump Nose (Acoustic Version)" – 2:30

Limited Edition 7"

  1. "Legacy" – 5:57 [Edit]
  2. "GSOH" – 1:22
  3. "Can't Afford to Die" – 2:49

Japan EP

  1. "Legacy (Edit)" – 4:41
  2. "Can't Afford to Die" – 2:49
  3. "Spasm of Identity" – 3:03
  4. "Check Under the Bed" – 4:09
  5. "GSOH" – 1:22
  6. "Face in the Crowd" – 3:43
  7. "Wide Open Space (The Perfecto Remix)" – 7:16
  8. "Legacy (Extended version)" – 6:29

[edit] Being A Girl (Part One) (Nine Ep)

CD1 & Japan CD

  1. "Being A Girl (Part One)" – 2:01
  2. "Hideout" – 2:42
  3. "Railings" – 5:51 [With Howard Devoto]

CD2

  1. "Being A Girl (Part One)" – 2:01
  2. "I Care" – 3:42
  3. "Been Here Before" – 4:09

Cassette

  1. "Being A Girl (Part One)" – 2:01
  2. "Wide Open Space (Trouser Enthusiast Mix)" – 8:49
  3. "Mansun's Only Acoustic Song" – 4:07

[edit] Negative (Ten Ep)

CD1

  1. "Negative (Edit)" – 3:46
  2. "When the Wind Blows" – 4:50
  3. "King of Beauty" – 4:56

CD2

  1. "Negative" – 4:21 [Album Version]
  2. "I Deserve What I Get" – 3:37
  3. "Take It Easy Chicken (Live)" – 9:33

Limited Edition 7"

  1. "Negative" – 3:45 [Edit]
  2. "Mansun's Only Live Song" – 5:50

Japan EP

  1. "Negative (Single Version)" – 3:46 [Same as Edit]
  2. "Mansun's Only Live Song" – 5:50
  3. "When the Wind Blows" – 4:50
  4. "King of Beauty" – 4:56
  5. "I Deserve What I Get" – 3:37
  6. "Take It Easy Chicken (Live)" – 9:33

[edit] Six (Eleven Ep)

CD1

  1. "Six (Single Version)" – 3:59 [Sometimes referred to as 'Baker Mix']
  2. "Church of the Drive Thru Elvis" – 3:01
  3. "But the Trains Run On Time" – 3:37

CD2

  1. "Six" – 8:07 [Album Version]
  2. "What It's Like to be Hated" – 3:24
  3. "Being a Girl (Parts One & Two) [Live]" – 4:51

Limited Edition 7"

  1. "Six (Single Version)" – 3:59
  2. "Live Television" – 7:18