| Animal Crack Box | |
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| Live album by Animal Collective | |
| Released | May 11, 2009 |
| Recorded | 2000 - 2003 |
| Genre | Noise Pop Psych Folk Electronica |
| Label | Catsup Plate |
| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Pitchfork Media | (7.5/10)[1] |
| Musikal Chairs | (8.8/10)[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.
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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 tracklisting and coverart.[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.
| 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 | |||||||
A1 and A2 recorded live to MiniDisc 18 September 2000 at the Cooler, NYC by Avey/Panda.
A3 recorded live to MiniDisc fall 2000 at N. 4th Practice Space, Brooklyn by Avey/Panda.
| Side B | |||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||
B1 and B3 recorded live to MiniDisc February 2001 at N. 4th Practice Space, Brooklyn by Avey/Panda/Geologist.
B2 recorded live to MiniDisc 25 February 2001 at Mercury Lounge, NYC by Avey/Panda/Geologist.
| Side C | |||||||||
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| 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.
C3 recorded live to MiniDisc August 2000 at Mercury Lounge, NYC 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.
D3 recorded live to MiniDisc 18 October 2002 at Warsaw, Brooklyn by Avey.
| Side E | |||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||
E1 and E3 recorded live to MiniDisc March 2002 at Tonic, NYC by Avey/Panda/Geologist/Deakin.
E2 recorded live to MiniDisc winter early 2002 at N. 4th Practice Space, Brooklyn by Avey/Panda/Geologist/Deakin.
| Side F | |||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||
F1 and F2 recorded live to MiniDisc July 2003 at New World Brewery, Tampa, FL by Avey/Panda.
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.
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