Telephono

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
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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.

Track listing

All songs written by Britt Daniel, except for where noted.

  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" (Daniel, Andy Maguire) – 2:32
  7. "Dismember" – 1:45
  8. "Idiot Driver" – 1:39
  9. "Towner" (aMiniature) – 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

Charts

Album

Year Chart Position
2006 Billboard Top Independent Albums 35