Portishead - Third
Label:
Catalog#:
1766390
Format:
2 x Vinyl, LP, Album
Vinyl, 12", Single Sided, Etched
Memory Stick, Album, MP3, 320kbps
Box Set, Limited Edition
Vinyl, 12", Single Sided, Etched
Memory Stick, Album, MP3, 320kbps
Box Set, Limited Edition
Country:
Europe
Released:
Apr 2008
Genre:
Electronic
Style:
Trip Hop,
Downtempo
Tracklist
| 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) Film Director [Video Directed By] - John Minton Mastered By - Rik Dowding Other [Assisted By] - Adam Seaman Other [Camera] - Ross James | ||||
| Video 4 | Machine Gun | 4:45 | ||
|
Engineer -
Stuart Matthews
Engineer [Assisted By] - Mike Crawford (2) Film Director [Video Directed By] - John Minton Mastered By - Rik Dowding Other [Assisted By] - Adam Seaman Other [Camera] - Ross James | ||||
| Video 5 | We Carry On | 6:35 | ||
| Other [Film By] - Nick Uff | ||||
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)
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".)
- 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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Reviews & Discussion
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". I've talked to a couple of other people who have the USB stick, and they weren't even aware that there was any bonus content. They thought the P3 application on the USB stick was a regular Flash Player app and didn't even try to run it.
