Tortoise – TNT

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Label:	Thrill Jockey – THRILL 050
Format:	CD, HDCD, Album
Country:	US
Released:	Mar 10, 1998
Genre:	Electronic, Rock
Style:	Post Rock

Tracklist

1	TNT	7:33
2	Swung From The Gutters	5:52
3	Ten-Day Interval	4:44
4	I Set My Face To The Hillside	6:08
5	The Equator	3:42
6	A Simple Way To Go Faster Than Light That Does Not Work	3:33
7	The Suspension Bridge At Iguazú Falls	5:38
8	Four-Day Interval	4:45
9	In Sarah, Mencken, Christ, And Beethoven There Were Women And Men	7:29
10	Almost Always Is Nearly Enough	2:42
11	Jetty	8:21
12	Everglade	4:21

Companies, etc.

Recorded At – SOMA Electronic Music Studios
Recorded At – Idful Music
Edited At – SOMA Electronic Music Studios
Mixed At – SOMA Electronic Music Studios
Published By – Onions Wrapped In Rubber Music
Mastered At – SAE Mastering
Copyright © – Tortoise
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Thrill Jockey
Made By – Americ Disc

Credits

Band [Tortoise Is] – Dan Bitney, David Pajo, Douglas McCombs, Jeff Parker, John Herndon, John McEntire
Bassoon – Caitlin Horsmon
Cello – Popahna Brandes
Composed By – Tortoise
Cornet – Rob Mazurek
Layout [Layout Assistance] – Sheila Sachs
Mastered By – Roger Seibel
Performer – Tortoise
Performer [With Help From] – Caitlin Horsmon, Julie Liu, Popahna Brandes, Rob Mazurek, Sara P. Smith
Programmed By [Additional Programming] – Dan Bitney, John Herndon
Recorded By, Edited By, Mixed By – John McEntire
Sleeve [Sleeve Design], Design [Sleeve Design] – Tortoise
Trombone – Sara P. Smith
Violin – Julie Liu

Notes

Back Cover:
Recorded, edited and mixed at SOMA Electronic Music Studios, with the exception of "Ten-Day Interval" and "Four-Day Interval," which were recorded at Idful Music Corporation.
Recorded and mixed the year beginning November 1996 and ending November 1997.
Mastered at SAE Analog & Digital Mastering Services.
Published by Onions Wrapped in Rubber Music (ASCAP).
© 1998 Tortoise. ℗1998 Thrill Jockey.
Many thanks to them [the performers], and also to Whitney Bradshaw · Popahna Brandes · Christa Britton · Bundy K. Brown · Geoff Caldwell · Andrew, Chris, Doug, and Jerry at Cut-Rate · Christof Ellinghaus · David Ellsworth · Dan Fliegel · Pat Foley · Kathryn Frazier · Cathi Gibson · Richard Grabel · Dara Greenwald · Howard Greynolds · Ted Harris (6) · Frank Karall · Noel Kilbride · Miwa Kurowki · Damon Locks · Susanne McCarthy · Brad Miller (3) · Takafumi Ogihara · Archer Prewitt · Casey Rice · Jacqui Rice · Bettina Richards · Ben Romans · Paul Romans · Sheila Sachs · Berthold Seliger · Gilberto Serna · LeRonda Steen · Dee Taira · Corey, Ed, Rick, and all at Touch And Go · Wyndham Wallace · Alyson West · Kiki Yablon. Tortoise proudly uses Slingerland Drums.

Sticker:
Made in Canada

Other Notes:
Track 11 is an alternate version of "La Jetée" from the album "The Unstable Molecule", by Isotope 217.
Back cover features identical credits in English, French, and Spanish.
Packaged in a white tray jewel case with a 4-page booklet. Track durations are not printed on the release.
Disc is HDCD-encoded, but not indicated as such on the disc or packaging.

Titles as printed on inner panel:
Track 2: "Swing From The Gutters ~~Gutters~~"
Track 9: "In Sarah, Mencken, Christ, And ~~Beethoven~~ ~~Beethov~~ ~~Beethoven~~ Be ~~Beethoven~~ Beethoven There Were Women And Men"

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Text): 0 36172-87502 3
Barcode (Scanned): 036172875023
Rights Society: ASCAP
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Mould SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI 8109
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Mastering SID Code (Variant 2): IFPI L483
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Matrix / Runout (Variant 3, Mirrored): MADE IN CANADA BY AMERIC DISC 1ETA3<0241>THRILL050PROMO
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Mastering SID Code (Variant 14): IFPI L483
Mould SID Code (Variant 14): IFPI 8117

Other Versions (5 of 28)

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
	TNT (CD, HDCD, Album)	City Slang, Virgin	08705 - 2, 845475 2	UK	1998
Recently Edited	TNT (2×LP, Album)	Thrill Jockey	THRILL 050	US	1998
Recently Edited	TNT (2×LP, Album)	City Slang	EFA 08705 - 1	Germany	1998
Recently Edited	TNT (CD, HDCD, Album)	City Slang	EFA 08705 - 2	Germany	1998
Recently Edited	TNT (CD, Album)	Thrill Jockey	TKCB-71338	Japan	1998

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Reviews

thewaltzingowl Jul 19, 2022
The prices for the reissue (TNT, Millions...) are asinine. Hope another repress is around the corner.
Xchan_Final Jun 20, 2021
I've recently went back and listened to Tortoise's discography, and I gotta say... TNT is their best, with Millions coming in second. All their other albums made me think, "They should've cut that song," but not those two.
TimeIsoldsome Mar 4, 2014
Edited 11 years ago
A masterpiece and one which ranks very high in my top ten albums of all time. It feels more like a lifelong friend than it does an album. A stunning collection of work that gives you more with each listen.