Sigur Rós – Ágætis Byrjun
| Label: | [PIAS] Recordings – PIASV 001 CD, [PIAS] Recordings – 946.0001.20 |
|---|---|
| Format: | 2 x CD, Album, Limited Edition, Digipak |
| Country: | Belgium |
| Released: | |
| Genre: | Electronic, Rock |
| Style: | Abstract, Post Rock, Experimental, Ambient |
Tracklist
| 1-1 | Intro | 1:36 | |
| 1-2 | Svefn-g-englar | 10:04 | |
| 1-3 | Starálfur | 6:47 | |
| 1-4 | Flugufrelsarinn | 7:47 | |
| 1-5 | Ný Batterí | 8:11 | |
| 1-6 | Hjartað Hamast (Bamm Bamm Bamm) | 7:11 | |
| 1-7 | Viðrar Vel Til Loftárasa | 10:18 | |
| 1-8 | Olsen Olsen | 8:03 | |
| 1-9 | Ágætis Byrjun | 7:56 | |
| 1-10 | Avalon | 4:00 | |
| 2-1 | Nýja Lagið (Live At The Icelandic Opera House 12.6.99) | 9:31 | |
| 2-2 | Syndir Guðs (Live At The Icelandic Opera House 12.6.99) | 6:17 |
Companies, etc.
- Distributed By – Connected Music Vertrieb GmbH – 5 0001 20 946
- Manufactured By – Optimal Media Production – A146306
- Manufactured By – Optimal Media Production – A039743
Credits
- Brass – Sammi* (tracks: 5), Snorri* (tracks: 5)
- Choir – Álafosskór (tracks: 8)
- Design [Official Cover, Original Sketches] [Uncredited] – Gotti Bernhöft
- Double Bass – Gerður* (tracks: 3)
- Guitar [Slide] – Pétur* (tracks: 7)
- Harp – KK (14) (tracks: 6)
- Performer [Player] – Sigur Rós
- Producer [Co-producer] [Even More] – Addi 800
- Producer [Everything] – Ken Thomas
- Strings [The String Puppets] – Szymon Kuran
- Typography [Handwriting From Viðrar Vel Til Loftárása Lyrics "the Best Thing God Has Created Is A New Day"] [Uncredited] – Jón Þór Birgisson
Notes
Translation of the credits:
Sigur Rós Played
Ken Thomas everything
Addi 800 even more
Ási hung around
þór said nothing
Höddi listened
Gotti drew
KK played harp (on Hjartað Hamast)
The Álafoss Choir sang (on Olsen Olsen)
Pétur played slide guitar (on Viðrar Vel Til Loftárása)
Gerður played double bass (in Starálfur)
Sammi and Snorri played brass (on Ný Batterí)
The String Puppets: Szymon Kuran, and the rest
Recordings were made in Núlist, Hlust, Sýrland and Írak in 1998 & 1999
I gave you hope that became a disappointment... this is a good beginning
Translation of the tracklist:
1-1: Intro [also called Ágætis Byrjun Backwards]
1-2: Sleepwalkers
1-3: Staring elf
1-4: The fly's saviour
1-5: New batteries
1-6: The heart pounds (boom boom boom)
1-7: Good weather for an airstrike
1-9: A good beginning
2-1: New song
2-2: God's sins
Originally released in Iceland in June 1999 by Smekkleysa Records (First CD).
Licenced from FatCat Records, Krúnk.
Comes with Sticker and an eight page booklet with additional painting. Includes a bonus disc with two unreleased live tracks.
Disc 1
[PIAS] Recordings under license from FatCat Records.
℗ 2000 smekkleysa ehf
© 2000 [PIAS] Recordings
Disc 2
[PIAS] Recordings under license from FatCat Records.
℗ 2001 smekkleysa ehf
© 2001 [PIAS] Recordings
Sigur Rós Played
Ken Thomas everything
Addi 800 even more
Ási hung around
þór said nothing
Höddi listened
Gotti drew
KK played harp (on Hjartað Hamast)
The Álafoss Choir sang (on Olsen Olsen)
Pétur played slide guitar (on Viðrar Vel Til Loftárása)
Gerður played double bass (in Starálfur)
Sammi and Snorri played brass (on Ný Batterí)
The String Puppets: Szymon Kuran, and the rest
Recordings were made in Núlist, Hlust, Sýrland and Írak in 1998 & 1999
I gave you hope that became a disappointment... this is a good beginning
Translation of the tracklist:
1-1: Intro [also called Ágætis Byrjun Backwards]
1-2: Sleepwalkers
1-3: Staring elf
1-4: The fly's saviour
1-5: New batteries
1-6: The heart pounds (boom boom boom)
1-7: Good weather for an airstrike
1-9: A good beginning
2-1: New song
2-2: God's sins
Originally released in Iceland in June 1999 by Smekkleysa Records (First CD).
Licenced from FatCat Records, Krúnk.
Comes with Sticker and an eight page booklet with additional painting. Includes a bonus disc with two unreleased live tracks.
Disc 1
[PIAS] Recordings under license from FatCat Records.
℗ 2000 smekkleysa ehf
© 2000 [PIAS] Recordings
Disc 2
[PIAS] Recordings under license from FatCat Records.
℗ 2001 smekkleysa ehf
© 2001 [PIAS] Recordings
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode: 5 024545 118827
- Matrix / Runout (Disc 1): manufactured by optimal media production A039743-01
- Matrix / Runout (Disc 2): manufactured by optimal media production A146306-01
- Other (Disc 1 Catalog): 946.0001.20
- Other (Disc 2 Catalog): 946.0001.22
- Distribution Code (Play It Again Sam): PIASV 001 CD - 946.0001.20 - 380 PS
- Distribution Code (Connected Music Vertrieb GmbH): 5 0001 20 946 [ACY]
- Mastering SID Code (Disc 1 & 2): ifpi L571
- Mould SID Code (Disc 1): IFPI 9723
- Mould SID Code (Disc 2): IFPI 9707
- Rights Society: Sabam
- Rights Society: Biem
- Label Code: 07800
Other Versions (5 of 63)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ágætis Byrjun (CD, Album, Limited Edition) | Smekkleysa | SM 79 CD | Iceland | 1999 | |||
Recently Edited | Ágætis Byrjun (CD, Album) | Festival Mushroom Records, [PIAS] Recordings | 333342 | Australia | 2000 | ||
Recently Edited | Ágætis Byrjun (CD, Album) | Shock (2) | ctx249cd | Australia | 2000 | ||
New Submission | Ágætis Byrjun (CD, Album, Promo) | FatCat Records, [PIAS], FatCat Records | FATCD11 Promo, fatcd11 | UK | 2000 | ||
New Submission | Ágætis Byrjun (CD, Album, Cardboard Sleeve) | FatCat Records | fatcd11 | UK | 2000 |
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