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DJ Shadow – The Less You Know, The Better

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Label:	Island Records – 2781475
Format:	CD, Album, Gatefold
Country:	Europe
Released:	Oct 3, 2011
Genre:	Electronic, Hip Hop, Rock
Style:	Instrumental, Trip Hop, Experimental

Tracklist

1	Back To Front (Circular Logic) Mastered By – John Dent Mixed By – DJ Shadow, Mikael "Count" Eldridge* Written-By – J.Davis*	2:05
2	Border Crossing Mastered By – John Dent Mixed By – DJ Shadow, Mikael "Count" Eldridge* Written-By – J.Davis*	3:36
3	Stay The Course Mastered By – John Dent Mixed By – DJ Shadow, Mikael "Count" Eldridge* Rap, Featuring – Posdnuos, Talib Kweli Written-By – J.Davis, K. Mercer, T.Greene*	3:38
4	I've Been Trying Mastered By – Tim Young Mixed By – DJ Shadow, Jim Abbiss Mixed By [Assistant] – Rick Vargas Written-By – J.Davis*	3:13
5	Sad And Lonely Mastered By – Tim Young Mixed By – DJ Shadow, Jim Abbiss Mixed By [Assistant] – Rick Vargas Vocals [Vocal Performance] – Susan Reed Written-By – G.Boulet, J.Davis, P.Harel*	3:11
6	Warning Call Mastered By – John Dent Mixed By – DJ Shadow, Jim Abbiss Mixed By [Assistant] – Brett Lind, Rick Vargas Vocals, Featuring – Tom Vek Written-By – J.Davis, T.Vek	3:31
7	Tedium Mastered By – John Dent Mixed By – DJ Shadow Written-By – J.Davis*	2:27
8	Enemy Lines Drums – Stanton Moore Mastered By – John Dent Mixed By – Jim Abbiss Mixed By [Assistant] – Brett Lind Written-By – D.McCafferty, D.Sweet, J.Davis, M.Charlton, P.Agnew*	5:23
9	Going Nowhere Mastered By – John Dent Mixed By – DJ Shadow Written-By – J.Davis*	0:29
10	Redeemed Mastered By – Tim Young Mixed By – DJ Shadow, Jim Abbiss Mixed By [Assistant] – Rick Vargas Written-By – J.Davis, M.Summers	4:27
11	Run For Your Life Mastered By – John Dent Mixed By – DJ Shadow, Mikael "Count" Eldridge* Written-By – J.Davis*	3:26
12	Give Me Back The Nights Mastered By – John Dent Written-By – J.Davis* Written-By ['The Nights'], Read By – CE Rabinowitz*	3:56
13	I Gotta Rokk Mastered By – John Dent Mixed By – DJ Shadow, Jim Abbiss Mixed By [Assistant] – Rick Vargas Written-By – J.Davis*	6:30
14	Scale It Back Drums – Stanton Moore Featuring – Little Dragon Mastered By – John Dent Mixed By – DJ Shadow, Jim Abbiss Mixed By [Assistant] – Brett Lind Written-By – E. Bodin, F. Wallin, H. Wirenstrand, J.Davis, Y. Nagano*	4:18
15	Circular Logic (Front To Back) Mastered By – John Dent Mixed By – DJ Shadow, Jim Abbiss Written-By – J.Davis*	4:55
16	(Not So) Sad And Lonely Mastered By – John Dent Mixed By – Jim Abbiss Mixed By [Assistant] – Rick Vargas Remix, Producer [Additional] – Express Rising Vocals [Vocal Performance] – Susan Reed Written-By – G.Boulet, J.Davis, P.Harel*	4:30

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Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Universal Island Records Ltd.
Copyright © – Universal Island Records Ltd.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – A&M Records Ltd.
Copyright © – A&M Records Ltd.
Published By – New Futility Music
Published By – Kobalt Songs Music Publishing
Published By – Kricket Spit Publishing
Published By – Pen Skills Music
Published By – Bug Music
Published By – Editions Offenbach
Published By – Groupe Archambault Musique
Published By – Universal Music Publishing
Published By – Carlin Music Corp.
Published By – Cotillion Music, Inc.
Published By – Fangette Music Co.
Published By – Kobalt Music Publishing
Mixed At – Laughing Tiger Studios
Mixed At – Quad Studios
Mastered At – LOUD Mastering
Mastered At – Metropolis Mastering
Licensed From – AOI Records
Licensed From – Black Smith Music Corp.
Licensed From – James Karen
Licensed From – Reed Karen
Published By – Kriggsang HB
Licensed From – MNW Music AB
Copyright © – Shrapnel Records, Inc.
Licensed From – Peacefrog Records
Licensed From – Capitol Records
Licensed From – EMI Music Marketing
Made By – EDC, Germany – 52803583

Credits

A&R – Ross Allen
Artwork – Tony Papesh
Legal – Heather Hathwell, Jamie Young
Management – Jamal Chalabi
Management [Business] – Tony Peyrot
Mastered By [Mastering Assembly] – John Dent
Producer, Arranged By, Scratches, Drum Programming [Beats] – DJ Shadow
Research [Licensing Specialist / Sample Clearance] – Rob Sevier The Numero Group*

Notes

This release was sold as a Digipak, but is in fact a gatefold containing a black cardboard sleeve with the CD inside. There's also a large sticker on cover displaying release title, main artist and tracks 6 and 14 respectively featuring Tom Vek and Little Dragon.

Tracks length not printed on release.

Tracks 1 to 3, 6 to 9, 11 to 16 Mastered at LOUD Mastering.
Tracks 4 to 6, 10, 13 Mixed at Laughing Tiger Studios, San Rafael.
Tracks 4, 5, 10 Mastered at Metropolis.
Tracks 6, 8, 14, 15 Mixed at Quad Studios, Nashville.

All songs written by Josh Davis © 2011 New Futility Music (ASCAP). All rights worldwide exclusively administered by Kobalt Songs Music Publishing except
track 3: New Futility Music, ASCAP (J. Davis) / Kricket Spit Publishing, BMI (K. Mercer) / Pen Skills Music / Bug Music, BMI (T. Greene). Posdnuos of De La Soul appears courtesy of AOI Records. Talik Kweli appears courtesy of Black Smith Music Corp.
tracks 5 & 16: New Futility Music, ASCAP (J. Davis) / Editions Offenbach, SOCAN (G. Boulet) / Editions Groupe Archambault, SOCAN (P. Harel). Susan Reed recording "I'm Sad And I'm Lonely" used by permission of James Karen and Reed Karen. Contains interpolation of "Faut Que J'me Pousse" by Gérald Boulet and Pierre Harel from the Offenbach album Soap Opera.
track 6: New Futility Music, ASCAP (J. Davis) / Universal Music Publishing, ASCAP (T. Vek). Contains interpolation "City Rises" performed by Saigon. Tom Vek appears courtesy of Island Records Ltd.
track 8: New Futility Music, ASCAP (J. Davis) / Carlin Music Corp, PRS (D. McCafferty/P. Agnew/M. Charlton/D. Sweet). Contains an interpolation of "Loved And Lost" from the Nazareth (2) album Rampant.
track 10: New Futility Music, ASCAP (J. Davis) / Cotillion Music Inc. / Fangette Music Co., BMI (M. Summers). Contains interpolations of the recording by Trettioåriga Kriget of the composition "Andra Sidan" written by Stefan Fredin and Christer Åkerberg. Publishing by Kriggsang HB, Used courtesy of MNW Music AB.
track 13: Contains interpolations of "Woman" from the compilation album Poetry Out Loud #3 and "Shake Yourself Alive" from the compilation album Poetry Out Loud #5, performed by The Harlemans. Contains interpolations of "Backseat Driver" and "Hot On Your Heels" performed by Steeler (2), © 1983 Shrapnel Records, Inc.
track 14: New Futility Music, ASCAP (J. Davis) / Kobalt Music Publishing, BMI (Y. Nagano/H. Wirenstrand/P. Wallin/B. Bodin). Little Dragon appears courtesy of Peacefrog Records.
track 15: Contains interpolations of "Disciplin" written and performed by Klaus Krüger from the album One Is One. Excerpts from "The Question" written by Mike Rudd as performed by Spectrum (16) from the album Milesago. Used courtesy of Capitol Records, under license from EMI Music Marketing.

Mastering Assembly at LOUD Mastering.

P&C 2011 Universal-Island Records Ltd. a Universal Music Company. (sleeve & booklet)
P&C 2011 A&M Records Ltd. a Universal Music Company. (disc)
Made in the EU.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Text): 6 02527 81475 9
Barcode (String): 602527814759
Matrix / Runout: [4 Universal logos] 06025 147-5 01 ⊕ 52803583
Matrix / Runout (CD Mould Text): MADE IN GERMANY BY EDC A
Mastering SID Code: IFPI LV26
Mould SID Code: IFPI 0122
Rights Society: BIEM / SDRM

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	The Less You Know, The Better (CD, Album)	Island Records	B0016088-02	US	2011
Recently Edited	The Less You Know, The Better (CD, Album)	Island Records	2773026	Europe	2011
	ザ・レス・ユー・ノウ・ザ・ベター (CD, Album)	Island Records, Island Records	UICI 1097, UICI-1097	Japan	2011
	The Less You Know, The Better (Deluxe Edition) (19×File, Album, AAC, 256 kbps)	Island Records	none		2011
Recently Edited	The Less You Know, The Better (2×LP, Album, Gatefold, 180g)	Island Records	2774212	UK, Europe & US	2011