DJ Shadow – The Less You Know, The Better

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Label:	Island Records – 2774212
Format:	2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Gatefold, 180g
Country:	UK, Europe & US
Released:	Oct 3, 2011
Genre:	Electronic, Hip Hop, Rock
Style:	Instrumental, Trip Hop, Experimental

Tracklist

A1	Back To Front (Circular Logic) Mastered By – John Dent Mixed By – Mikael "Count" Eldridge*	2:05
A2	Border Crossing Mastered By – John Dent Mixed By – Mikael "Count" Eldridge*	3:36
A3	Stay The Course Mastered By – John Dent Mixed By – Mikael "Count" Eldridge* Rap [Featuring] – Posdnuos, Talib Kweli Written-By – K.Mercer, T.Greene	3:38
A4	I've Been Trying Mastered By – Tim Young Mixed By – Jim Abbiss Mixed By [Assistant] – Rick Vargas	3:13
B1	Sad And Lonely Mastered By – Tim Young Mixed By – Jim Abbiss Mixed By [Assistant] – Rick Vargas Vocals [Vocal Performance] – Susan Reed Written-By – G.Boulet, P.Harel	3:11
B2	Warning Call Mastered By – John Dent Mixed By – Jim Abbiss Mixed By [Assistant] – Brett Lind, Rick Vargas Vocals [Featuring] – Tom Vek Written-By – T.Vek*	3:31
B3	Tedium Mastered By – John Dent	2:27
B4	Enemy Lines Drums – Stanton Moore Mastered By – John Dent Mixed By – Jim Abbiss Mixed By [Assistant] – Brett Lind Written-By – D.McCafferty, D.Sweet, M.Charlton, P.Agnew	5:23
C1	Going Nowhere Mastered By – John Dent	0:29
C2	Redeemed Mastered By – Tim Young Mixed By – Jim Abbiss Mixed By [Assistant] – Rick Vargas Written-By – M.Summers*	4:27
C3	Run For Your Life Mastered By – John Dent Mixed By – Mikael "Count" Eldridge*	3:26
C4	Give Me Back The Nights Mastered By – John Dent Written-By ['The Nights'], Voice [Read By] – CE Rabinowitz*	3:56
D1	I Gotta Rokk Mastered By – John Dent Mixed By – Jim Abbiss Mixed By [Assistant] – Rick Vargas	6:30
D2	Scale It Back Drums – Stanton Moore Mastered By – John Dent Mixed By – Jim Abbiss Mixed By [Assistant] – Brett Lind Performer [Featuring] – Little Dragon Written-By – E.Bodin, F.Wallin, H.Wirenstrand, Y.Nagano	4:18
D3	Circular Logic (Front To Back) Mastered By – John Dent Mixed By – Jim Abbiss	4:55

Companies, etc.

Published By – Kricket Spit Publishing
Published By – Pen Skills Music
Published By – Bug Music
Published By – AOI Records
Published By – Black Smith Music Corp.
Published By – Groupe Archambault Musique
Published By – Editions Offenbach
Published By – Universal Music Publishing
Licensed From – James Karen
Licensed From – Reed Karen
Published By – Carlin Music Corp.
Published By – Cotillion Music, Inc.
Published By – Fangette Music Co.
Published By – Kriggsang HB
Licensed From – MNW Music AB
Copyright © – Shrapnel Records, Inc.
Published By – Kobalt Music Publishing
Licensed From – Peacefrog Records
Licensed From – Capitol Records
Licensed From – EMI Music Marketing
Mastered At – Loud Mastering
Mastered At – Metropolis Mastering
Mixed At – Laughing Tiger Studios
Mixed At – Quad Studios
Published By – New Futility Music
Copyright © – New Futility Music
Licensed To – Kobalt Songs Music Publishing
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Universal Island Records Ltd.
Copyright © – Universal Island Records Ltd.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – A&M Records Ltd.
Copyright © – A&M Records Ltd.
Manufactured By – www.gzvinyl.com
Pressed By – GZ Digital Media – 94885E
Pressed By – GZ Digital Media – 94886E

Credits

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

Notes

Issued in a gatefold picture sleeve containing 200 gram records within 2 black full inner sleeves.
When sealed, shrinkwrap has a big circular white sticker on front saying "DJ Shadow - The Less You Know, The Better. New album contains Warning Call (featuring Tom Vek) and Scale It Back (featuring Little Dragon)". There's also a rectangular sticker on bottom back sleeve stating "Made in Czech.Republic".

1st cat. # 2774212 is on gatefold sleeve, 2nd cat. # 2781683 is on record 1 (labels), 3rd cat. # 2781684 is on record 2 (labels).

Tracks length not printed on release.

A1 to A3, B2 to C1, C3 to D3 Mastered at LOUD Mastering.
A4 to B2, C2, D1 Mixed at Laughing Tiger Studios, San Rafael.
A4, B1, C2 Mastered at Metropolis.
B2, B4, D2, D3 Mixed at Quad Studios, Nashville.

All tracks New Futility Music, ASCAP.
A3 Kricket Spit Publishing, BMI / Pen Skills Music / Bug Music, BMI. Posdnuos of De La Soul appears courtesy of AOI Records. Talik Kweli appears courtesy of Black Smith Music Corp.
B1 Editions Offenbach, SOCAN / Editions Groupe Archambault, SOCAN. 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.
B2 Universal Music Publishing, ASCAP.
B4 Carlin Music Corp, PRS. Contains an interpolation of 'Loved And Lost' from the Nazareth (2) album Rampant.
C2 Cotillion Music Inc. / Fangette Music Co., BMI. 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.
D1 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.
D2 Kobalt Music Publishing, BMI. Little Dragon appears courtesy of Peacefrog Records.
D3 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.

All songs © 2011 New Futility Music (ASCAP). All rights worldwide exclusively administered by Kobalt Songs Music Publishing.

Mastering Assembly at LOUD Mastering. John Dent is credited as is in credits, but JonZ on all matrix.

P&C 2011 Universal-Island Records Ltd. a Universal Music Company.
P&C 2011 A&M Records Ltd. a Universal Music Company.
Made in the EU.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Text): 6 02527 74212 0
Barcode (String): 602527742120
Matrix / Runout (Record 1, side A stamped): www.gzvinyl.com - 2781683 - A 94886E1/B
Matrix / Runout (Record 1, side B stamped): 2781683 - B 94886E2/B
Matrix / Runout (Record 2, side A stamped): www.gzvinyl.com - 2781684 - A 94885E1/B
Matrix / Runout (Record 2, side B stamped): 2781684 - B 94885E2/A
Matrix / Runout (All sides hand etchings): JonZ LOUD [upper ⓒ]
Rights Society: BIEM / SDRM
Other (Record 1, label): 2781683
Other (Record 2, label): 2781684

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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, Gatefold)	Island Records	2781475	Europe	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

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Reviews

sgttalby Apr 27, 2023
The most underrated album of 2011, I think this album is up there with Replica and Ravedeath 1972 as some of the best of the year.
luisypoo Jun 6, 2014
Why on earth does this not contain the last track "(Not so) Sad and lonely"?
One of the better tunes on this LP...
short-circuit Nov 24, 2011
Shadow back at its very best, after "the outsider" which was discussable (and discussed by many), here he provides a fabulous vision on so many various trax of his ability of manipulating rythm & sounds...

definitly "in tune and on time" Josh !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

a masterpiece !!!