Biggest Bluest Hi Fi
| Biggest Bluest Hi-Fi | ||||
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| Studio album by Camera Obscura | ||||
| Released | November 12, 2001 | |||
| Genre | Indie pop | |||
| Label | Andmoresound | |||
| Producer | Stuart Murdoch | |||
| Camera Obscura chronology | ||||
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Biggest Bluest Hi-Fi is the debut LP from the indie pop band Camera Obscura. It was released in 2001 by Andmoresound and in 2002 by Elefant, then re-released in 2004 by Merge.
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Pitchfork Media | (7.5/10) [2] |
Writing for Allmusic, critic Tim Sendra praised the album, writing "makes a strong case for Camera Obscura as one of the best indie pop bands to come down the pike since, well, Belle and Sebastian".[1] Marc Hogan of Pitchfork Media called it "charmingly understated".[2]
Track listing
All tracks written by Tracyanne Campbell.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Happy New Year" | 4:03 |
| 2. | "Eighties Fan" | 4:20 |
| 3. | "Houseboat" | 3:22 |
| 4. | "Pen and Notebook" | 3:26 |
| 5. | "Swimming Pool" | 3:56 |
| 6. | "Anti-Western" | 3:08 |
| 7. | "I Don't Do Crowds" | 3:55 |
| 8. | "The Sun on His Back" | 2:50 |
| 9. | "Double Feature" | 5:50 |
| 10. | "Arrangements of Shapes and Space" | 3:48 |
Total length: |
38:38 | |
2002 and 2004 re-releases
- "Happy New Year"
- "Eighties Fan"
- "Houseboat"
- "Shine Like a New Pin"
- "Pen and Notebook"
- "Swimming Pool"
- "Anti-Western"
- "Let's Go Bowling"
- "I Don't Do Crowds"
- "The Sun on His Back"
- "Double Feature"
- "Arrangements of Shapes and Space"
Personnel
Band
- Tracyanne Campbell – vocals, guitar
- Gavin Dunbar - bass
- John Henderson - vocals, percussion
- Kenny Mckeeve - guitar, mandolin, vocals
- Lee Thomson - drums
- Lindsay Boyd - keyboards
Other
- Arranged By [Strings] – Camera Obscura, Stuart Murdoch
- Bells [Sleighbells] – Geoff Allan
- Design, Layout – Anne Maclean
- Engineer – Geoff Allan
- Mastered By – Frank Arkwright
- Other [The Cover Star] – Fiona Morrison
- Strings – Cheryll Crockett, Elin Edwards, Greg Lawson, Lisa Webb, Lorna Leitch, Murray Ferguson
- Trumpet – Nigel Baillie
References
- 1 2 Sendra, Tim. "Biggest Bluest Hi Fi > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved October 16, 2011.
- 1 2 Hogan, Marc. "Biggest Bluest Hi Fi > Review". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved October 16, 2011.
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