Odelay
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studio album
First released:
Jun 18 1996

Overview Edit

Odelay is the fifth studio album by American alternative rock artist Beck, originally released on June 18, 1996 by Geffen Records. After the mainstream success of "Loser", Odelay featured several hit singles, including "Where It's At", "Devils Haircut," and "The New Pollution." The album peaked at #16 on the Billboard 200 chart and eventually sold over 2 million copies in the United States. It was also Beck's first hit album in the United Kingdom, making #17; it has since gone platinum in the UK.

On January 29, 2008, Odelay was reissued as a two-disc package featuring a number of bonus tracks, coinciding with the 10th anniversary of the album's original release. As of July 2008, the album has sold 2.3 million copies in the United States.

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This particular version Edit

Record label:
Catalog number:
GED 24926
Release dates:
  • Jul 18 1996 in United Kingdom

Genres

Alternative, Folktronica, Indie, Funk, Lo-Fi, Rock, Alternative Rock. Vote on Genres

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5 stars Odelay is well deserving of the "Deluxe" treatment
Beck was never better than on "Odelay" (with his "Guero" album being a close second for me personally), and almost 12 years after its original release, this gets the Deluxe Treatment (2 CDs, 33 tracks, 136 min.). Not sure why this is being released at this particular time, but no matter, this is a delight for Beck fans all around.

CD1 (17 tracks; 71 min, 5 stars) brings the original album, and 3 additional tracks. The album is of course a delight from start to finish, finding Beck at the top of…
Written by Paul Allaer
3 stars A uniquely half-baked reissue: pine for the days of CD Watchdog
So let's get this out of the way quickly: Odelay is one of the best albums of the 1990s, and is very deserving of the deluxe treatment. And this release comes tantalizing close to actually doing the album justice, collecting (or purporting to collect) non album tracks, B-sides, and other errata to flesh out the Odelay portrait. There's enough wrong here, though, to make one question the $30 purchase price (and to wonder why exactly this thing was in the works for so long)...and if you haven't he…
Written by David Goodwin

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Credits Edit

  1. design

    1. Beck [art direction]
    2. Nitin Vadukul [photography]
    3. Robert Fisher [art direction]
  2. engineer

    1. Beck [mix (except 13)]
    2. Bob Ludwig [mastering]
    3. Brian Paulson [mix (9)]
    4. Mario Caldato Jr. [mix (9)]
    5. Rob Schnapf [mix (13)]
    6. The Dust Brothers [mix (except 9,13)]
    7. Tom Rothrock [mix (13)]
  3. performer

    1. Charlie Haden [Bass]
    2. David Brown [Saxophone]
    3. Greg Leisz [Pedal Steel]
    4. Joey Waronker [Drums, Percussion]
    5. Mike Boito [Organ, Trumpet]
  1. producer

    1. Beck [except 13]
    2. The Dust Brothers [except 9,13]

Other versions Edit

Odelay 15 tracks format: 1 x CD
record label: Geffen Records
catalog number: GED 24926
release dates: Jul 18 1996 in United Kingdom
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Odelay 13 tracks format: 1 x CD
catalog number: 24823
release dates: Jun 18 1996 in United States
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Odelay 14 tracks format: 1 x CD
record label: Universal Int'l
release dates: Jan 19 1999
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Odelay 14 tracks format: 1 x CD
record label: Geffen Records
catalog number: Group
release dates: Jan 19 1999
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Odelay 13 tracks format: 1 x CD
record label: Geffen Records
catalog number: 24823
release dates: Jun 18 1996
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