Telephono
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studio album
First released:
Apr 23 1996

Overview Edit

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.

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Record label:
Catalog number:
201
Release dates:
  • Apr 23 1996 in United States

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4 stars Spoon under the influence
Chances are, if you're reading this, you have Girls Can Tell or Kill the Moonlight and want to know if old school Spoon is worth your time. Let it be known that yes, it will be, but don't expect the polished, minimalistic sound they have on these albums. Instead, expect more tracks to sound like Jonathon Fisk.

Before Spoon found their own sound, they used pre-existing ones with natural ability. The comparison to the Pixies is valid, though I find comparison to Frank Black's solo career to be mor…
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3 stars What is up with the track listing on this CD?
The track listing for this CD seems to have got mixed up with that of Minor Threat's "Discography" album...
Written by David Long

Track listing Edit

  • vinyl

    format:
    number:
    title:
    number name artist hh:mm:ss
    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
    1:59
    12
    Primary
    1:25
    13
    The Government Darling
    2:23
    14
    Plastic Mylar
    3:26

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Telephono 14 tracks format: 1 x CD
record label: Matador
catalog number: 201
release dates: Apr 23 1996 in United States
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Telephono 14 tracks format: 1 x cassette
record label: Matador
catalog number: OLE 201-4
release dates: Apr 23 1996 in United States
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