Four Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty Seconds: A Short Cut To Teenage Fanclub
byTeenage Fanclub
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- Date Released: January 28, 2003
- Genre: Alternative/Punk
- Style: Alternative
- Label: Jetset Records
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We Say...
There's something appropriately trainspotter-like about the title of this extremely useful 21-track guide to Glasgow's finest power-pop quartet. From their moniker to songs like "The Concept" and "Neil Jung" (both from 1991's Bandwagonesque, and both included here), Teenage Fanclub have exuded an insider's love and knowledge of pop music without stinting on the tunes and hooks that turn the heads of folks who don't regularly read liner notes. One reason for this is that for a band with an essentially unwavering sound (TF are particularly adept students of the four B's: Beatles, Beach Boys, Big Star, Byrds), they have three singer-songwriters on board: Norman Blake (nine tracks on Short Cut, including "Everything Flows"), Gerard Love (eight, notably "Ain't That Enough"), and Raymond McGinley (four, among them "The World'll Be OK"). All three would sound just fine fronting their own bands; instead, they peacefully co-exist in this one. Lucky us.
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They Say...
Noel Gallagher hit the proverbial nail on the head in 1997 when he sat his labelmates Teenage Fanclub down at Air Studios in London and proclaimed them to be the second-best band in the world. He was right -- but of course, Radiohead, and not his band, was arguably number one. The Fannies opened for the OK Computer auteurs that year, with singer Thom Yorke picking Songs From Northern Britain as his favorite record in Rolling Stone. Meanwhile, Oasis' Be Here Now, burdened by, well, the Gallagher brothers, was "here" and then gone in America and sent everyone but Radiohead scurrying from the death knell of Brit-pop. All of which is to say that the last time an album by the boys from Glasgow received any real fanfare, plaid flannel was de rigueur. Going AWOL from the grunge wars of the early '90s, Gerard Love, Raymond McGinley, and Norman Blake -- the only Fanclub mainstays -- begged off to the Highlands, grew beards, drank tea, and developed into some of the most reliable singer/songwriters on the planet. Consequently, 1995's Grand Prix (the rebirth of melody) and 1997's Songs (the best album this side of Abbey Road) barely registered outside of Oslo, which is why Four Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty Six Seconds: A Short Cut to Teenage Fanclub will come as revelation to those who haven't bothered since Blake strummed his Gibson Explorer on Saturday Night Live. It's all here, from the messy Badfinger "tude" of "The Concept" to the Sweetheart of the Rodeo-era harmonies on "Ain't That Enough" and the stereo-panning of "Dumb Dumb Dumb." Despite the omission of some fan favorites like "God Knows It's True," at 21 tracks this is easily the best from the beatific sludge of A Catholic Education to the criminally neglected Howdy!. Also, the three new tunes recorded specifically for the collection are stellar additions, making the purchase more than worthwhile for longtime fans. Featuring an epic Pink Floyd-style album cover from Donald Milne -- the man behind the gorgeous Songs photos -- and two thick booklets that trace the band's history and feature reminiscences respectively, Four Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty Six Seconds is a first-rate production.
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| 01. |  |
The Concept |
5:36 |
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| 02. | |
Ain't That Enough |
3:43 |
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| 03. | |
The World'll Be OK |
4:26 |
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| 04. | |
Everything Flows |
5:16 |
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| 05. | |
Star Sign |
3:53 |
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| 06. | |
Mellow Doubt |
2:42 |
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| 07. | |
I Need Direction |
4:11 |
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| 08. | |
About You |
2:41 |
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| 09. | |
What You Do to Me |
1:58 |
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| 10. | |
Empty Space |
4:33 |
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| 11. | |
Sharky's Dream |
3:15 |
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| 12. | |
I Don't Want Control of You |
3:08 |
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| 13. | |
Hang On |
5:05 |
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| 14. | |
Did I Say |
2:24 |
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| 15. | |
Don't Look Back |
3:41 |
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| 16. | |
Your Love Is the Place Where I Come From |
3:28 |
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| 17. | |
Neil Jung |
4:47 |
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| 18. | |
Radio |
2:55 |
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| 19. | |
Dumb Dumb Dumb |
3:18 |
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| 20. | |
Planets |
2:51 |
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| 21. | |
My Uptight Life |
5:25 |
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21 Total Tracks, 79:16 Total Length
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Credits
- Norman Blake - ? // Norman Blake - ? // Norman Blake - ? // Norman Blake - ? // Norman Blake - ? // Norman Blake - Photography // Norman Blake - Photography // Norman Blake - Photography // Norman Blake - Photography // Norman Blake - Photography // Norman Blake - Group Member // Norman Blake - Group Member // Norman Blake - Group Member // Norman Blake - Group Member // Norman Blake - Group Member // Teenage Fanclub - Producer // Teenage Fanclub - Producer // Teenage Fanclub - Remixing // Teenage Fanclub - Remixing // David Bianco - Producer // David Bianco - Liner Notes // Paul Chisholm - Producer // Don Fleming - Producer // Don Fleming - Liner Notes // Gerald Love - Group Member // Gerard Love - ? // Francis MacDonald - Group Member // Andy MacPherson - Producer // John McCusker - Violin // John McCusker - Violin // John McCusker - Viola // John McCusker - Viola // Raymond McGinley - Photography // Raymond McGinley - Group Member // James Morgan - Assistant Engineer // Brendan O'Hare - Group Member // Stephen Pastel - Liner Notes // Chas Banks - Liner Notes // Steve Rooke - Mastering // Finlay MacDonald - Group Member // Finlay MacDonald - Group Member // Jason Harris - Assistant Engineer // Donald Milne - Photography // Donald Milne - Concept // Donald Milne - Cover Art Concept // Isobel Campbell - Cello // Isobel Campbell - Cello // Alan McGee - Liner Notes // Scott King - Art Direction // Scott King - Design // David Barker - Liner Notes // Nick Brine - Producer // Nick Brine - Engineer // Nick Brine - Remixing // Mike Cave - Assistant Engineer // Sharon Fitzgerald - Photography // Paul Quinn - ?
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Other Details
- Instruments:
- Guitar (Electric) //
- Vocals
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