Early Four Track Recordings [Vinyl]

of Montreal | Format: Vinyl

Product Details

• Vinyl (October 27, 2009)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Polyvinyl Records
• ASIN: B002NPUBZ4
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #192,835 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Dirty Dustin Hoffman Needs a Bath

2. Dustin Hoffman Gets a Bath

3. Dustin Hoffman Thinks about Eating the Soap

4. Dustin Hoffman Scrubs Too Hard and Loses Soap

5. Dustin Hoffman Does Not Resist Temptation to Eat the Bathtub

6. Dustin Hoffman s Wife Comes Home

7. Dustin Hoffman s Wife Seems Suspicious about the Absent Tub

8. Dustin Hoffman Feigns Ignorance of Missing Bathtub

9. Dustin Hoffman s Wife Calls In Detective to Dust for Porcelain Particules on Dustin Hoffman s Tongue

10. Dustin Hoffman s Tongue Taken to Police Lab Where It Is Used as Toilet Paper and Reading Material While on the Toilet (Naughty)

11. Dustin Hoffman Offers Lame Possible Explanation for Missing Bathtub (Front Cover)

12. Dustin Hoffman s Wife Makes Sarcastic Remark, Cuts the Head off of a Duck, Places It Where the Tub Was and Begins to Groan (Growl)

13. Dustin Hoffman Becomes Indignant and Wets Himself

14. Dustin Hoffman Quits Bathroom and Climbs a Tree

15. Dustin Hoffman s Children Enter the Bathroom

16. Dustin Hoffman s Children Don t Enter the Bathroom

Editorial Reviews

The Early Four Track Recordings features some of the most memorable and immediate moments ofKevin Barnes' career - predating the moment before of Montreal was a realized band and brings tomind the intimacy and immediacy of early Sebadoh, Pavement, and Guided by Voices albums. TheEarly Four Track Recordings has been receiving tremendous Polyvinyl office airplay over the courseof the of Montreal reissues project as we rediscovered this long-lost gem which was never beforereleased on vinyl.TRACK LISTING1. Dirty Dustin Hoffman Needs a Bath2. Dustin Hoffman Gets a Bath3. Dustin Hoffman Thinks about Eating the Soap4. Dustin Hoffman Scrubs Too Hard and Loses Soap5. Dustin Hoffman Does Not Resist Temptation to Eat the Bathtub6. Dustin Hoffman's Wife Comes Home7. Dustin Hoffman's Wife Seems Suspicious about the Absent Tub8. Dustin Hoffman Feigns Ignorance of Missing Bathtub9. Dustin Hoffman's Wife Calls In Detective to Dust for Porcelain Particules on Dustin Hoffman's Tongue10. Dustin Hoffman's Tongue Taken to Police Lab Where It Is Used as Toilet Paper and Reading Material While on the Toilet (Naughty)11. Dustin Hoffman Offers Lame Possible Explanation for Missing Bathtub (Front Cover)12. Dustin Hoffman's Wife Makes Sarcastic Remark, Cuts the Head off of a Duck, Places It Where the Tub Was and Begins to Groan (Growl)13. Dustin Hoffman Becomes Indignant and Wets Himself14. Dustin Hoffman Quits Bathroom and Climbs a Tree15. Dustin Hoffman's Children Enter the Bathroom16. Dustin Hoffman's Children Don't Enter the Bathroom

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It took a little bit to grow on me, June 28, 2008

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Zelie Nic (Pittsburgh) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Early Four Track Recordings (Audio CD)

but I like it just as much as any Of Montreal album. I don't judge these as Of Montreal songs. To me, these all come from a time before then. The lyrical style is different. Listen to those first few tracks on here; it sounds as if Kevin's trying to get as much out of his mouth as he can.

The album's amateur song is to be enjoyed. I'm not sure when in the world the musicians where at the time of these recordings, but it reminds me of stuff (quality-wise) I use to make with my friends in a basement (with the four-track). The are experimental, be it in the lyrics, the music, or both.

I really enjoy the songs especially those with the lines "The telephone only lets me borrow the comfort of your voice", "Creampuff wedding of two" and "I'm not getting married without a bottle in both hands." Because of all the Dustin Hoffman titles (obviously chosen after the fact) these serve as de facto titles.

You might be initially turned off in thinking this is another Of Montreal album, but give it a chance because this shows just how much Of Montreal has grown in the past ten years. If they went from this to where they're at today, then who knows what further bounds they'll travel before its all over?

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best Of Montreal album..., December 3, 2001

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Mr. Hi-Fi Banjo Strings (A cloud) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Early Four Track Recordings (Audio CD)

Every one is amazing, mind you, but this one is incredible because he delves incredibly deep into territory only slightly perused on "The Bedside Drama": sadness, all-encompassing and honest. The untitled tracks here represent perhaps the last of a truly sad bunch of songs. I, for one, love sad songs. I revel in them. Kevin Barnes is happy now, which is by no means a good thing. But, in my math textbook, Kevin Barnes + crestfallen = teary-eyed bliss. Listen to tracks 3 and 5 and pretend like you're not the saddest you've ever been in your life.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Raw recordings of fully conceived songs, April 1, 2001

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"gullcity" (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Early Four Track Recordings (Audio CD)

As a big time Of Montreal fan, I got this mostly for completeness sake, not expecting it would be as great as it is. This is Kevin Barnes in straight ahead pop song mode, the songs are big balls of hooks, the lyrics surrealistic and heartbreaking. It turns out that Of Montreal was the REAL king of lo fi in the mid 1990s!