604 (album)

604 is the debut studio album by English electronic band Ladytron, released in the United Kingdom on 12 March 2001 by Invicta Hi-Fi Records and in the United States by Emperor Norton. It was co-produced, engineered and mixed by Lance Thomas. Some of the tracks had been previously released on their EPs Miss Black and Her Friends (1999), Mu-Tron EP (2000) and Commodore Rock (2000).

On 20 July 2004, 604 was re-released in the US with four bonus tracks, the first three being live recordings made on 16 May 2003 at the Central Military Club in Sofia, Bulgaria.^[1] The January 2011 re-release of the album on Ladytron's current label, Nettwerk, also features these same bonus tracks.^[2]

In an interview with Chaos Control magazine from 2002, Daniel Hunt said that the meaning of 604 album title is the area code for British Columbia.^[3] Reuben Wu drew the cover of the UK edition of 604.^[4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	(81/100)^[5]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[6]
CHARTattack	(4/5)^[7]
Drawer B	favourable^[8]
entertainment.ie	^[9]
Exclaim!	favourable^[10]
Muzik	^[11]
NME	(8/10)^[12]
Pitchfork Media	(7.5/10)^[13]
PopMatters	favourable^[14]
Rolling Stone	favourable^[15]

604 was well received by music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 81, based on 11 reviews, which indicates "universal acclaim".^[5]

604 was selected as Album of the Month (March 2001) by Muzik magazine.^[11]

Singles

"He Took Her to a Movie" was released as the album's lead single. The song was recorded for £50,^[16] and features guest vocals from Lisa Eriksson of San Francisco-based electronic duo Techno Squirrels.^[17] Upon its release, it was named the "Single of the Week" by NME magazine.^[18] The track was inspired by Kraftwerk's 1978 song "The Model".^[19]

"He Took Her to a Movie" UK 12" single^[20]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"He Took Her to a Movie"
2.	"He Took Her to a Movie" (Instrumental)
3.	"Movie..." (Surreal Madrid Mix)

"Playgirl" was released as the album's second single. Upon re-release in 2001, it peaked at number eighty-nine on the UK Singles Chart.^[21]

"Playgirl" UK CD 1 (2001)^[22]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Playgirl" (Original 604 Version)	3:49
2.	"Playgirl" (King of Woolworths Coming Down)	7:48
3.	"Playgirl" (I Monster Northern Lites Mix)	6:05

"Playgirl" UK CD 2 (2001)^[23]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Playgirl" (Felix Thee Grooveretro Radio Mix)	3:51
2.	"Playgirl" (Zombie Nation Mix)	5:46
3.	"Playgirl" (Simian Playboy Mix)	2:38

"The Way That I Found You" was released as the album's third and final single. It reached number 102 on the UK Singles Chart.^[21] The single's B-side, "Holiday 601", was included on Ladytron's second album Light & Magic, retitled "NuHorizons".

"The Way That I Found You" UK CD single^[24]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Way That I Found You"	3:29
2.	"Holiday 601"	3:57
3.	"Miss Black"	1:52

"The Way That I Found You" UK 7" single^[24]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Way That I Found You"	3:29
2.	"Holiday 601"	3:57

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Ladytron.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Mu-Tron"	2:58
2.	"Discotraxx"	3:50
3.	"Another Breakfast with You"	3:03
4.	"CSKA Sofia"	2:21
5.	"The Way That I Found You"	3:29
6.	"Paco!"	3:00
7.	"Commodore Rock"	4:47
8.	"Zmeyka"	3:14
9.	"Playgirl"	3:49
10.	"I'm with the Pilots"	2:43
11.	"This Is Our Sound"	4:09
12.	"He Took Her to a Movie"	3:10
13.	"Laughing Cavalier"	1:08
14.	"Ladybird"	4:38
15.	"Jet Age"	3:10
16.	"Skools Out..."	4:06

Re-release bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
17.	"USA vs. White Noise" (live in Sofia)	4:05
18.	"He Took Her to a Movie" (live in Sofia)	5:15
19.	"Commodore Rock" (live in Sofia)	4:31
20.	"Playgirl" (Snap Ant Remix)	6:13

604 (Remixed & Rare)

On 20 December 2011, Nettwerk released a compilation of remixes, B-sides and rarities titled 604 (Remixed & Rare). The cover is the negative of the 604 US cover.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Playgirl" (Felix da Housecat Glitz Club Remix)	6:37
2.	"He Took Her to a Movie" (Bertrand Burgalat Remix)	3:46
3.	"Playgirl" (Tobias Neumann Mix)	3:56
4.	"USA vs. White Noise"	2:18
5.	"Playgirl" (Simian Playboy Mix)	2:38
6.	"Miss Black"	1:54
7.	"Playgirl" (Snap Ant Remix)	6:14
8.	"Holiday 601"	3:54
9.	"He Took Her to a Movie" (Surreal Madrid Remix)	4:55
10.	"Olivetti Jerk"	3:27
11.	"Playgirl" (I Monster Remix)	6:08
12.	"Playgirl" (Tobias Neumann Club Remix)	3:53
13.	"Playgirl" (Tommie Sunshine Remix)	5:43

Personnel

Ladytron – production, design
Tom Dolan – design
Lisa Eriksson – guest vocals (track 12)
Sebastian Meyer – US cover photography
Lance Thomas – additional production, engineering

Release history

Country	Date	Label	Edition
United States	6 February 2001^[25]	Emperor Norton	Standard
Germany	26 March 2001^[26]	Labels
United Kingdom	12 March 2001^[27]	Invicta Hi-Fi
United States	20 July 2004^[1]	Emperor Norton	Re-release
Germany	1 September 2009^[28]^[29]^[30]	Redbird, Cobraside	604 (Remixed & Rare) (digital only)
United Kingdom
United States
Germany	14 January 2011^[2]	Nettwerk	Re-release
United States	18 January 2011^[31]
United Kingdom	24 January 2011^[32]

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v t e Ladytron

Helen Marnie Mira Aroyo Daniel Hunt Reuben Wu

Studio albums	604 Light & Magic Witching Hour Velocifero Gravity the Seducer

Live albums	Live at London Astoria 16.07.08

Compilation albums	Softcore Jukebox Best of Remixes Best of 00–10

Extended plays	Miss Black and Her Friends Commodore Rock Mu-Tron EP Extended Play The Harmonium Sessions Ace of Hz EP

Remix albums	Velocifero (Remixed & Rare) 604 (Remixed & Rare) Light & Magic (Remixed & Rare) Witching Hour (Remixed & Rare) Gravity the Seducer Remixed

Singles	"He Took Her to a Movie" "Playgirl" "The Way That I Found You" "Seventeen" " Blue Jeans" "Evil" "Sugar" "Destroy Everything You Touch" "Ghosts" "Runaway" "Tomorrow" "Ace of Hz" "White Elephant" "Mirage"

Related topics	Discography Crystal World Korova

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