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Label:	Virgin – 8418502, Virgin – 7243 8 41850 2 2, Elevator Music (4) – 8418502, Elevator Music (4) – 7243 8 41850 2 2
Format:	CD, Album
Country:	Europe
Released:	Jun 12, 1996
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Alternative Rock

Tracklist

1	Come Home	5:09
2	Teenage Angst	2:42
3	Bionic	5:00
4	36 Degrees	3:05
5	Hang On To Your IQ	5:13
6	Nancy Boy	3:48
7	I Know	4:44
8	Bruise Pristine	3:35
9	Lady Of The Flowers	4:47
10.1	Swallow	22:24
10.2	(Silence)
10.3	Hong Kong Farewell

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Virgin Records Ltd.
Copyright © – Virgin Records Ltd.
Published By – Copyright Control
Pressed By – EMI Uden
Marketed By – Virgin
Recorded At – Westland Studios

Credits

Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Bass, Keyboards [Keytar], Vocals – Brian Molko
Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Bass, Synthesizer [Moog], Piano [Baby Grand], Electric Piano [Rhodes] – Stefan Olsdal
Drums, Percussion, Didgeridoo – Robert Schultzberg
Engineer – Ed Kenehan
Management – Riverman (2)
Photography By – Saul Fletcher
Photography By [Band Photo] – Mary Scanlon
Producer – Brad Wood
Sleeve – Blue Source
Written-By [All Songs By] – Placebo

Notes

Standard jewel case with clear tray including 8-page folded inner sheet.

Track 10 includes a hidden track called "Hong Kong Farewell" (14:55-22:24). The duration of "Swallow" is 04:50.

Recorded at Westland Studios, Dublin, Republic of Ireland, In the Spring of 1996.

℗ 1996 Virgin Records Ltd.
© 1996 Virgin Records Ltd.
Printed in Holland.
Made in Holland.

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Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Text): 7 24384 18502 2
Barcode (Scanned): 724384185022
Label Code: LC 3098
Price Code: PM 502
Rights Society: bel BIEM
Matrix / Runout (Variant 1): 841850 2 @ 3 1-3-1-NL
Mastering SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI L041
Mould SID Code (Variant 1): ifpi 15FC
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Mastering SID Code (Variant 21): IFPI L041
Mould SID Code (Variant 21): ifpi 155D

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Placebo (CD, Album)	Caroline Records, Elevator Music (4)	CAR 7575	US	1996
Recently Edited	Placebo (LP, Album)	Elevator Music (4), Virgin	LPFLOORY2, 7243 8 46726 1 4	UK	1996
Recently Edited	Placebo (CD, Album, Limited Edition, Yellow)	Elevator Music (4), Virgin	CDFLOORX2, 7243 8 41861 2 8	UK	1996
Recently Edited	Placebo (CD, Album)	Elevator Music (4), Virgin	CDFLOOR2, 7243 8 41894 2 6	UK & Europe	1996
	Placebo (CD, Advance, Album, Promo)	Caroline Records	CAR 7575 AD	US	1996

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Reviews

luckje_mj Jan 23, 2021
Dieses Debütalbum von Placebo habe ich mir erst nach den Nachfolgewerken "Without you I´m nothing" und "Black market music" zugelegt, weil die Songs "Nancy Boy" und "I know" auf den Konzerten meine Aufmerksamkeit erlangten. Die Gitarrenläufe gleich zu Beginn von "Come home" sind irgendwo geklaut oder wurden in der Vergangenheit des Öfteren von neueren Bands benutzt, denn sie kommen mir ziemlich bekannt vor. Die Texte befassen sich zumeist mit den Themen Schmerz und Einsamkeit und wie man diese umgehen bzw. beheben soll. Die Mischung aus schnellen und fast balladenhaften Songs, wie "Hang on to your IQ" ist auf dieser Platte sehr stimmig. Brian Molko, der Sänger, hat eine eher weibliche Stimme, die aber einen sehr hohen Wiedererkennungswert hat. Interessant ist der Song "Bionic", da dieser nur aus dem Satz "Harder faster, forever after, none of you can make the grade" besteht. Kommt in dem Lied "Lady of the flowers" nur kurz eine Flüsterstimme zum Tragen, wird der gesamte Song "Swallow" ganz damit vorgetragen und zwar leider so, dass man den Text so gut wie nicht verstehen kann. Beim letzten Song kommt dann auch das Negative der Platte zum Vorschein: Der Hidden Track "Hong Kong farewell", ein Instrumentalstück mit Pianoklängen, welcher sich nicht hinter einer zehnminütigen Stille zu verstecken braucht: dafür gibt es einen Abzug von zwei Punkten.
Fazit: Gutes Debüt, das Geschmack auf mehr macht.