The Smile (5) – A Light For Attracting Attention
| Label: | XL Recordings – XL1196CD |
|---|---|
| Format: | CD, Album, Stereo |
| Country: | |
| Released: | |
| Genre: | Electronic, Rock |
| Style: | Alternative Rock, Indie Rock |
Tracklist
| 1 | The Same | 4:19 | |
| 2 | The Opposite | 3:06 | |
| 3 | You Will Never Work In Television Again | 2:48 | |
| 4 | Pana-vision | 4:08 | |
| 5 | The Smoke | 3:39 | |
| 6 | Speech Bubbles | 4:16 | |
| 7 | Thin Thing | 4:30 | |
| 8 | Open The Floodgates | 4:29 | |
| 9 | Free In The Knowledge | 4:12 | |
| 10 | A Hairdryer | 5:17 | |
| 11 | Waving A White Flag | 3:47 | |
| 12 | We Don't Know What Tomorrow Brings | 3:16 | |
| 13 | Skrting On The Surface | 5:31 |
Companies, etc.
- Licensed To – XL Recordings Ltd.
- Copyright © – Self Help Tapes LLP
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Self Help Tapes LLP
- Published By – Kobalt Music Publishing
- Published By – Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
- Recorded At – Wack Formula
- Recorded At – Air Edel Studios
- Mastered At – Gateway Mastering
- Manufactured By – Optimal Media GmbH – AM67506
Credits
- Artwork, Design – Stanley Donwood, Thom Yorke
- Cello [Cellos] – Clare O'Connell (tracks: 4, 6, 9 to 11, 13), Max Ruisi (tracks: 4, 6, 9 to 11, 13), Oliver Coates (tracks: 4, 6, 9 to 11, 13)
- Clarinet – Robert Stillman (tracks: 5, 6)
- Conductor [London Contemporary Orchestra Conducted By] – Hugh Brunt
- Double Bass – Dave Brown (37) (tracks: 4, 6, 9 to 11, 13), Tom Herbert (tracks: 4, 5, 6)
- Engineer [Assistant Engineers] – Joy Stacey (2), Maurice Talbot, Pablo Godin
- Engineer [Engineered By] – Mikko Gordon, Nigel Godrich
- Flute – Chelsea Carmichael (tracks: 3 to 6, 8, 13)
- Lettering [Letterpress By] – Richard Lawrence
- Mastered By – Bob Ludwig
- Producer [Produced By], Mixed By – Nigel Godrich
- Saxophone [Saxophones] – Jason Yarde (tracks: 3 to 6, 8, 13), Robert Stillman (tracks: 3, 4, 8, 13)
- Strings, Performer [Strings Performed By] – London Contemporary Orchestra
- Trombone – Nathaniel Cross (tracks: 3 to 6, 8, 13)
- Trumpet – Byron Wallen (tracks: 5, 13)
- Tuba – Theon Cross (tracks: 5, 13)
- Viola [Violas] – Charlotte Bonneton (tracks: 4, 6, 10, 11, 13), Clifton Harrison (tracks: 4, 6, 9 to 11, 13), Zoe Matthews (tracks: 4, 6, 9 to 11, 13)
- Violin [Violins] – Agata Daraškaitė (tracks: 4, 6, 9 to 11, 13), Alessandro Ruisi (tracks: 4, 6, 9 to 11, 13), Charlotte Bonneton (tracks: 9), Eloisa-Fleur Thom (tracks: 4, 6, 9 to 11, 13), Sophie Mather (tracks: 4, 6, 9 to 11, 13), Zahra Benyounes (tracks: 4, 6, 9 to 11, 13)
Notes
℗ 2022 Self Help Tapes LLP under exclusive license to XL Recordings Ltd. ©2002 Self Help Tapes LLP under exclusive license to XL Recordings Ltd.
Gatefold cardsleeve. 16 page booklet with lyrics and credits in one pocket, CD in the other.
No hype sticker. Barcode sticker on shrink.
Woodblock Lettering from a Collection by The Bodleian Library, Oxford
Digital Fonts by Andrew Leman at HPLHS.ORG
Gatefold cardsleeve. 16 page booklet with lyrics and credits in one pocket, CD in the other.
No hype sticker. Barcode sticker on shrink.
Woodblock Lettering from a Collection by The Bodleian Library, Oxford
Digital Fonts by Andrew Leman at HPLHS.ORG
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Text & Scanned UPC-A on sticker on shrink wrap): 191404119624
- Label Code (Sticker on shrink wrap): LC05667
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 1): XL1196CD AM67506-01 manufactured by optimal media GmbH
- Mastering SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI L576
- Mould SID Code (Variant 1 - Not in mould but on disc): IFPI 9702
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 2): XL1196CD AM67506-01 manufactured by optimal media GmbH
- Mastering SID Code (Variant 2): IFPI L576
- Mould SID Code (Variant 2): IFPI 9701
Other Versions (5 of 11)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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New Submission | A Light For Attracting Attention (13×File, FLAC, Album, 24bit-44.1kHz) | XL Recordings | XL1196DA | 2022 | |||
New Submission | A Light For Attracting Attention (13×File, MP3, Album, 320 kbps) | XL Recordings | XL1196DA | 2022 | |||
| A Light For Attracting Attention (2×LP, Album) | XL Recordings | XL1196LP | Worldwide | 2022 | |||
| A Light For Attracting Attention (2×LP, Album, Limited Edition, Yellow) | XL Recordings | XL1196LPE | USA & Canada | 2022 | |||
| A Light For Attracting Attention (CD, Album, UHQCD) | XL Recordings, Beat Records | XL1196CDJP | Japan | 2022 |
Recommendations
Reviews
- This reminds me of The Tears in that it's two core members of a classic British group going off and doing music that is logical expansion of group 1's sound, while adding enough new sounds to feel like a new band. The Tears allowed Bernard Butler and Brett Anderson to make wall of sound style music that was much happier than Suede's work, whilst The Smile allow Thom and Jonny to go in a further krautrock -and sometimes mathy - direction than Radiohead would've allowed (possibly). Love it.
- Does it sounds better on CD this álbum? I heard this on vinyl and i'm not that convinced of vinyl mix, feels really muffed
I'm on my second copy of this CD, ordered from Amazon, and this one also skips/gets stick just aster the 4:11 mark on track 10. Anyone else having this issue?
