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Ben Folds Five - Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner - New Vinyl Record 2017 Concord Music Limited Edition Gatefold 180gram Opaque Red Vinyl Reissue (LTD to 500) - Power Pop / Alt-Rock

Ben Folds Five - Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner - New Vinyl Record 2017 Concord Music Limited Edition Gatefold 180gram Opaque Red Vinyl Reissue (LTD to 500) - Power Pop / Alt-Rock

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Label:
550 Music ‎– B 69808
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Special Edition, 180 gram, Opaque Red, 500 Pressed
Country:
US
Released:
2017
Genre:
Rock
Style:
Indie Rock

Tracklist 

A1 Narcolepsy
A2 Don't Change Your Plans
A3 Mess
A4 Magic
Written-By – Darren Jessee
A5 Hospital Song
B1 Army
B2 Your Redneck Past
B3 Your Most Valuable Possession
Written-By – Ben Folds, Caleb Southern, Darren Jessee, Dean Folds, Robert Sledge
B4 Regrets
B5 Jane
B6 Lullabye
Written-By – Anna Goodman, Ben Folds

Companies, etc.

  • Recorded At – Sound City Studios
  • Recorded At – Grandmaster Studios
  • Recorded At – Water Music (2)
  • Recorded At – RPM Studios

Credits

  • A&R – Ben Goldman (2)
  • Art Direction, Design – Josh Cheuse
  • Baritone Saxophone, Alto Saxophone – Ken Mosher (tracks: B1, B6)
  • Cello – Jane Scarpantoni (tracks: A1, A2, A3, A4, B4, B6)
  • Conductor [Strings], Arranged By [Strings] – John Mark Painter
  • Crew – Doug Goodman, Joe DeLorenzo, Leo Overtoom, Rob DeVries, Scott MacLeod*, Trey Hamilton
  • Edited By – Roger Lian
  • Flugelhorn – John Mark Painter (tracks: A1, A2, B1)
  • Graphics [Graphic Artist] – James Hunter (7)
  • Mastered By – Howie Weinberg
  • Mixed By – Andy Wallace
  • Performer – Darren Jessee, Robert Sledge
  • Photography By – The Jessee Archive
  • Photography By [Band Photo] – Charlie Gross
  • Piano [Baldwin], Performer, Songwriter [All Songs By] – Ben Folds
  • Producer, Recorded By – Caleb Southern
  • Tenor Saxophone – Paul Shapiro (tracks: B1), Tom Maxwell (tracks: B1, B6)
  • Valve Trombone – John Mark Painter (tracks: B1)
  • Violin – Antoine Silverman (tracks: A1, A2, A3, A4, B4, B6), Lorenza Ponce (tracks: A1, A2, B4, B6), Mark Feldman (tracks: A1, A2, A3, A4, B4, B6)

Notes

This is the first vinyl reissue of this album and audio has been sourced from the original mix reels. Mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio and pressed and plated at RTI. 180-gram LP housed in a Stoughton old style “tip-on” jacket.
-500 Press
-180g
-Opaque Red Colored Vinyl

Recorded at Sound City Studios (Los Angeles), Grandmaster Studios (Los Angeles), Water Music (Hoboken, NJ) and RPM Studios (NYC), November 1998 - January 1999

When we chose "The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner" as the title for this album, we were unaware of the existence of a living, breathing, and famous Reinhold Messner. The name was part of a story from Darren's school days when a friend suggested using "Reinhold Messner" on fake ID's. Allegedly, there were many 27 year old Reinholds who looked suspiciously adolescent, inhabiting the bars of Charlotte, North Carolina in the late eighties.

Maybe we liked the name because it had an exotic ring; maybe we had been aware of the name subliminally; or maybe it was the energy behind a name responsible for some of the world's most incredible feats of mountaineering, and a global legion of inspired followers...at any rate we'd love to tell you we're just fucking cool and knew what we were doing, but alas, the credit goes to our cosmic collaborator on this album; coincidence. Thanks to Reinhold Messner for being a hero, and now a good sport.