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Elliott Smith

Figure 8 [3LP, Deluxe Edition]

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25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition, 3LP Black Vinyl, 45 RPM
Features 7 Bonus Tracks on Disc 3
Lacquers cut by Ryan Smith at Sterling Sound
Following the breakout success of XO, Elliott Smith again teamed up with producers Rob Schnapf and Tom Rothrock for his technicolor follow up, Figure 8, released April 18, 2000 on DreamWorks. The album was recorded throughout 1998-2000 at several studios including Sunset Sound and Capitol Studios in Los Angeles and Smith’s musical temple, Abbey Road Studios in London, where he used the piano that The Beatles used to record “Fool on The Hill.” 
 
Unlike XO’s major shift from the albums that came before it, Figure 8 continued Smith’s penchant for ambitious arrangements but took them into even bigger and bolder territory.
 
Rolling Stone praised the album, saying, “Like its predecessor, Figure 8 is full of modern chamber pop, mixing in keyboards, strings, and studio flourishes on melodically simple, yet structurally complex songs. ‘Somebody That I Used to Know’ and ‘I Better Be Quiet Now’ hearken back to the bare acoustic setting of Smith's first solo albums, while jangly opener ‘Son of Sam’ and the rainy-day rocker ‘Junk Bond Trader’ sound like long-lost radio singles.” Rolling Stone placed Figure 8 on their list of the 100 greatest albums of the decade and it was included in the book “1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.”
 
Revisiting one of Elliott Smith’s most accomplished albums, Figure 8’s deluxe edition allows for a deeper dive into his creative process with the addition of 7 bonus tracks, serving as a reminder of Smith’s remarkable talent and the incredible body of work he created in a life that was cut far too short at the age of 34 in 2003.

Tracklist

Side A
1. Son of Sam
2. Somebody That I Used to Know
3. Junk Bond Trader
3. Everything Reminds Me of Her

Side B
1. Everything Means Nothing to Me
2. LA
3. In the Lost and Found (Honky Bach)
4. The Roost
5. Stupidity Tries

Side C
1. Easy Way Out
2. Wouldn’t Mama Be Proud?
3. Color Bars
4. Happiness

Side D
1. The Gondola Man
2. Pretty Mary K
3. I Better Be Quiet Now
4. Can’t Make a Sound
5. Bye

Side E
1. Figure 8
2. A Living Will
3. Son of Sam – Acoustic Version
4. I Can’t Answer You Anymore

Side F
1. Pretty Mary K – Alternate Version
2. Happiness – Acoustic Version
3. Because

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