Telephono

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Telephono
Studio album by Spoon
Released	1996 (Matador Records) 2006 (Merge Records)
Recorded	Spring 1995
Genre	Indie rock
Length	34:59
Label	Merge Records
Producer	John Croslin
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Rolling Stone link Pitchfork Media (7.5/10) link
Spoon chronology
Nefarious (1994) Telephono (1996) Soft Effects (1997)

Telephono is the first album from Austin, Texas indie rock band Spoon. It was released on April 23, 1996 by Matador, then re-released in a two-disc package with the Soft Effects EP in 2006 by Merge Records.

"Idiot Driver" had previously appeared in an "alternate mix" form on the Peek-A-Boo Records November 1995 compilation album Bicycle Rodeo.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Don't Buy the Realistic" – 3:54
2. "Not Turning Off" – 3:08
3. "All the Negatives Have Been Destroyed" – 2:37
4. "Cvantez" – 2:45
5. "Nefarious" – 2:47
6. "Claws Tracking" – 2:32
7. "Dismember" – 1:45
8. "Idiot Driver" – 1:37
9. "Towner" – 3:05
10. "Wanted to Be Your" – 1:52
11. "Theme to Wendel Stivers" – 1:58
12. "Primary" – 1:10
13. "The Government Darling" – 2:23
14. "Plastic Mylar" – 3:27

[edit] Charts

[edit] Album

Year	Chart	Position
2006	Billboard Top Independent Albums	35

v • d • e Spoon Britt Daniel · Jim Eno · Rob Pope · Eric Harvey Joshua Zarbo · Andy McGuire · Greg Wilson Albums: Telephono · A Series of Sneaks · Girls Can Tell · Kill the Moonlight · Gimme Fiction · Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga EPs: Nefarious · Soft Effects · 30 Gallon Tank · Love Ways · Don't You Evah Singles: "The Agony of Laffitte" · "Sister Jack" · "The Underdog" Associated Acts: Skellington · The Alien Beats · Drake Tungsten · Golden Millennium