Portishead - Third


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Label: Universal Island Records
Catalog#: 1766390
Format: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Album
Vinyl, 12", Single Sided, Etched
Memory Stick, Album, MP3, 320kbps
Box Set, Limited Edition
Country:Europe
Released:Apr 2008
Genre: Electronic
Style: Downtempo, Trip Hop
Credits: Artwork By [Design] - Marc Bessant (tracks: 1-1 to 4-2, A)
Artwork By [Print] - Nick Uff (tracks: 1-1 to 4-2)
Artwork By [Video Grab] - John Minton (tracks: A)
Engineer - Adrian Utley (tracks: 1-1 to 4-2, A) , John Pickford (tracks: 1-1 to 4-2) , Rik Dowding (tracks: 1-1 to 4-2) , Stuart Matthews (tracks: 1-1 to 4-2, A)
Mastered By [From Runouts] - Tim D.* (tracks: 1-1 to 4-2)
Mixed By - Craig Silvey (tracks: 1-1 to 4-2, A) , Geoff Barrow (tracks: 1-1 to 4-2, A)
Photography [Portishead Radio Station Photo C/o] - Larry Bennett (tracks: 1-1 to 4-2)
Producer, Performer [Played By] - Portishead (tracks: 1-1 to 4-2, A)
Written-By - Utley* (tracks: 1-1 to 3-1, 3-3, 4-2, 1 to 11) , Gibbons* (tracks: 1-1 to 4-2, A, 1 to 11) , Barrow* (tracks: 1-1 to 4-2, A, 1 to 11)
Notes:Most of these were in a numbered limited edition of 10,000 pieces, with some additional unnumbered copies. Included in the box set:
- USB memory stick in white rubber, shaped like the Portishead 'P', containing the album "Third".
- 2 x vinyl LP's containing the album "Third".
- 12" etched vinyl with the single "Machine Gun" (also released separately).
- Limited edition print from Nick Uff.

From box:
Barcode: 6 02517 66390 9 .

℗ 2008 Go! Discs Ltd. Under exclusive license to Universal Island Records Ltd. © 2008 Go! Discs Ltd. Under exclusive license to Universal Island Records Ltd.
Made in the EU. LC00407.

Info regarding "Third/P3" memory stick:
(Comes sitting in a cut-out hole in a card tray about a centimetre thick.)
The Sky USB Drive is labelled "P3" when viewed on a computer. It has 1GB capacity, though the included content only fills 681MB. It contains five 4:3 aspect films in two formats, MPEG (.mpg) at 320×240 resolution, and Flash Video (.flv) at 720×576 resolution (Standard Definition in PAL broadcasting). There are two additional Flash Videos: "P3Logo" (P3 logo) and "P3USBBack" (P3 USB background).
The drive also contains the full "Third" album as 320kbps FhG (Fraunhofer Society) encoded MP3's, and an Adobe Flash Player 9.0 r115 (ver. 9,0,115,0) stand-alone program which allows you to play the 320kbps MP3's and the Flash Videos. There are also further resource files to aid the video title screen to work on both PC's and Apple Macs, and verification files for many Portishead country websites (see reason below).
In addition, when the "P3" Flash Player is played, as well as the 11 audio MP3 tracks and the 5 Flash Videos, the title screen includes a link to a website, this asks for an email address, uses files on the USB drive to verify ownership of a valid product, and then allows you to access additional online content (initially this was going to be from 1 July 2008, then delayed to start from 1 August 2008).

From "Third" 2 x LP's (vinyl & sleeves):
(Records come in plain black inner sleeves.)
Extra catalog#'s (sides 1/2): "1764099" / (sides 3/4): "1764101".
Runouts (Side 1): "www.gzvinyl.com - 1764104 - A", "75737E1/A", and "Tim D." / (Side 2): "1764104 - B", "75737E2/A", and "Tim D." / (Side 3): "www.gzvinyl.com - 1764104 - C", "75737E3/A", and "Tim D." / (Side 4): "1764104 - D", "75737E4/A", and "Tim D.".

All tracks published by Chrysalis Music Ltd. ℗ 2008 Go! Discs Ltd. Under exclusive license to Universal Island Records Ltd. © 2008 Go! Discs Ltd. Under exclusive license to Universal Island Records Ltd. Made in the EU.

From print:
(While each box set gets a single print of the same 12" size, there are many different prints across box sets.)
© Nick Uff 'We Carry On'.

From "Machine Gun" 12" (vinyl & sleeve):
(Vinyl is etched on the blank side, and comes in a plain black inner sleeve.)
Runouts (A-side): "81113 1A 1766095" / (Blank-side): nothing (except the etched image).
Barcode: 6 02517 66095 3 .

Vinyl grab from "Machine Gun" promo by John Minton.

All tracks published by Chrysalis Music Ltd. ℗ 2008 Go! Discs Ltd. Under exclusive license to Universal Island Records Ltd. © 2008 Go! Discs Ltd. Under exclusive license to Universal Island Records Ltd. Made in the EU.


(Further info: Track A1, "Silence", was originally titled "Wicca". Its opening is a sample of Claudio Campos, a Capoeira master, speaking in Portuguese. He recites an adaptation of the Wiccan precept of the Threefold Law which translates back to English as:
"Be aware to the rule of thirds. What you give will return to you. You have to learn this lesson. You only receive what you deserve".)
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Tracklisting:

 Third (2 x Vinyl, LP, Album)
 Side 1
1-1   Silence (5:00)
    Cello - Charlotte Nicholls
  Voice [Spoken Intro] - Claudio Campos
  Written By - Barrow/Gibbons/Utley
1-2   Hunter (3:58)
    Written By - Barrow/Gibbons/Utley
1-3   Nylon Smile (3:19)
    Written By - Barrow/Gibbons/Utley
 Side 2
2-1   The Rip (4:30)
    Bassoon - Wendy Bertram
  Written By - Barrow/Gibbons/Utley
2-2   Plastic (3:30)
    Clarinet - Team Brick
  Written By - Barrow/Gibbons/Utley
2-3   We Carry On (6:27)
    Written By - Barrow/Gibbons/Utley
 Side 3
3-1   Deep Water (1:33)
    Vocals [Additional] - Ben Salisbury , David Poore , Somerfield Workers Choir, The , Team Brick
  Written By - Barrow/Gibbons/Utley
3-2   Machine Gun (4:46)
    Written By - Barrow/Gibbons
3-3   Small (6:47)
    Written By - Barrow/Gibbons/Utley
 Side 4
4-1   Magic Doors (3:31)
    Electric Piano [Rhodes Piano] - John Baggott
  Hurdy Gurdy - Stu Barker
  Saxophone - Will Gregory
  Written By - Barrow/Gibbons/Baggott
  Written-By - Baggott*
4-2   Threads (5:47)
    Bass - Jim Barr
  Cello - Charlotte Nicholls
  Drums - Clive Deamer
  Guitar - Beth Gibbons
  Saxophone - Will Gregory
  Written By - Barrow/Gibbons/Utley
 Machine Gun (Vinyl, 12", Single Sided, Etched)
A   Machine Gun (4:46)
    Written By - Barrow/Gibbons
 Third/P3 (Memory Stick, Album, MP3, 320kbps)
1   Silence (5:00)
    Cello - Charlotte Nicholls
  Voice [Spoken Intro] - Claudio Campos
  Written By - Barrow/Gibbons/Utley
2   Hunter (3:58)
    Written By - Barrow/Gibbons/Utley
3   Nylon Smile (3:19)
    Written By - Barrow/Gibbons/Utley
4   The Rip (4:31)
    Bassoon - Wendy Bertram
  Written By - Barrow/Gibbons/Utley
5   Plastic (3:30)
    Clarinet - Team Brick
  Written By - Barrow/Gibbons/Utley
6   We Carry On (6:27)
    Written By - Barrow/Gibbons/Utley
7   Deep Water (1:33)
    Vocals [Additional] - Ben Salisbury , David Poore , Somerfield Workers Choir, The , Team Brick
  Written By - Barrow/Gibbons/Utley
8   Machine Gun (4:46)
    Written By - Barrow/Gibbons
9   Small (6:47)
    Written By - Barrow/Gibbons/Utley
10   Magic Doors (3:32)
    Electric Piano [Rhodes Piano] - John Baggott
  Hurdy Gurdy - Stu Barker
  Saxophone - Will Gregory
  Written By - Baggott/Barrow/Gibbons
  Written-By - Baggott*
11   Threads (5:47)
    Bass - Jim Barr
  Cello - Charlotte Nicholls
  Drums - Clive Deamer
  Guitar - Beth Gibbons
  Saxophone - Will Gregory
  Written By - Barrow/Gibbons/Utley
Video 1   The Truly Spectacular Universal Conference Film (1:38)
    Other [Film By] - John Minton
Video 2   The Rip (@ Mr. Wolfs, Bristol) (4:02)
    Other [Shot By] - John Minton
Video 3   Ades House | Machine Gun (10:36)
    Engineer - Stuart Matthews
  Engineer [Assisted By] - Mike Crawford (2)
  Mastered By - Rik Dowding
  Other [Assisted By] - Adam Seaman
  Other [Camera] - Ross James
  Other [Video Directed By] - John Minton
Video 4   Machine Gun (4:45)
    Engineer - Stuart Matthews
  Engineer [Assisted By] - Mike Crawford (2)
  Mastered By - Rik Dowding
  Other [Assisted By] - Adam Seaman
  Other [Camera] - Ross James
  Other [Video Directed By] - John Minton
Video 5   We Carry On (6:35)
    Other [Film By] - Nick Uff
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User Reviews:
bighairycellar, Oct 19, 2008

So far, there is only one bit of additional content that has been made available for owners of the limited-edition box set — "Portishead at the Mayan". It is a 15-minute FLV file containing terrific live performances of "Wandering Star" and "Threads". Ive talked to a couple of other people who have the USB stick, and they werent even aware that there was any bonus content. They thought the P3 application on the USB stick was a regular Flash Player app and didnt even try to run it.

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