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Genre:Electronic, Rock Style:Alternative Rock, Indie Rock
Tracklist:
A1. The Same A2. The Opposite A3. You Will Never Work In Television Again B1. Pana-Vision B2. The Smoke B3. Speech Bubbles C1. Thin Thing C2. Open The Floodgates C3. Free In The Knowledge D1. A Hairdryer D2. Waving A White Flag D3. We Don't Know What Tomorrow Brings D4. Skrting On The Surface
General notes about this release (please note: our version may differ a little. see the comments above):
Optimal pressing.
Copies purchased direct from XL Recordings online store came with a “THE SMILE” postcard.
Packaged in a gatefold cover with a satin feel coating finish and spot-gloss text to the front.
Includes matte finish printed inner sleeves.
Undersized picture labels.
Yellow hype sticker and barcode sticker are both applied to the shrink-wrap.
Tracks are numbered sequentially across sides in the inner gatefold.
Front sticker:
Debut album from new group The Smile
Comprising Radiohead's Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood, and Sons Of Kemet's Tom Skinner
Limited edition yellow vinyl
Recorded at Wack Formula London
Mastered [... at Gateway Mastering, Portland, Maine
Strings [... recorded at Air Edel Studio
Woodblock lettering from a collection held by The Bodleian Library, Oxford
Digital fonts by Andrew Leman at HPLHS.org
Recorded At Wack Formula Recorded At Air Edel Studios Mastered At Gateway Mastering Phonographic Copyright (p) Self Help Tapes LLP Copyright (c) Self Help Tapes LLP Licensed To XL Recordings Ltd. Published By Warner/Chappell Music Published By Kobalt Music Published By Copyright Control Pressed By Optimal Media GmbH
