The Smile (5)A Light For Attracting Attention

Label:

Beat Records – XL1196CDJP

Format:

CD , Album , UHQCD

Country:

Japan

Released:

Genre:

Rock

Style:

Indie Rock

Tracklist

1 The Same
Guitar [Guitars], Synthesizer [Synthesizers], Programmed By [Programming], PianoThom Yorke
4:20
2 The Opposite
Drums, PercussionTom Skinner
Guitar, BassJonny Greenwood
Synthesizer [Synthesizers]Thom Yorke
3:06
3 You Will Never Work In Television Again
BassJonny Greenwood
DrumsTom Skinner
FluteChelsea Carmichael
Guitar [Guitars]Thom Yorke
Saxophone [Saxophones]Robert Stillman
TromboneNathaniel Cross
2:48
4 Pana-vision
BassJonny Greenwood
Cello [Cellos]Oliver Coates
Double BassTom Herbert
DrumsTom Skinner
PianoThom Yorke
Viola [Violas]Zoë Matthews*
Violin [Violins]Zahra Benyounes
4:08
5 The Smoke
BassThom Yorke
ClarinetRobert Stillman
Double BassTom Herbert
DrumsTom Skinner
FluteChelsea Carmichael
GuitarJonny Greenwood
Saxophone [Saxophones]Jason Yarde
TromboneNathaniel Cross
TrumpetByron Wallen
TubaTheon Cross
3:37
6 Speech Bubbles
Cello [Cellos]Oliver Coates
ClarinetRobert Stillman
Double BassTom Herbert
Drums, PercussionTom Skinner
FluteChelsea Carmichael
GuitarThom Yorke
Keyboards [Keys], PianoJonny Greenwood
Saxophone [Saxophones]Jason Yarde
TromboneNathaniel Cross
Viola [Violas]Zoë Matthews*
Violin [Violins]Zahra Benyounes
4:17
7 Thin Thing
DrumsTom Skinner
GuitarJonny Greenwood
Vocoder, BassThom Yorke
4:31
8 Open The Floodgates
FluteChelsea Carmichael
GuitarJonny Greenwood
Piano, Sequenced ByThom Yorke
Saxophone [Saxophones]Robert Stillman
TromboneNathaniel Cross
4:29
9 Free In The Knowledge
Acoustic Guitar, Synthesizer [Synthesizers]Thom Yorke
Cello [Cellos]Oliver Coates
Double BassDave Brown (37)
DrumsTom Skinner
Piano, BassJonny Greenwood
Viola [Violas]Zoë Matthews*
Violin [Violins]Zahra Benyounes
4:13
10 A Hairdryer
BassJonny Greenwood
Cello [Cellos]Oliver Coates
Double BassDave Brown (37)
DrumsTom Skinner
Guitar [Guitars], SynthesizerThom Yorke
Viola [Violas]Zoë Matthews*
Violin [Violins]Zahra Benyounes
5:18
11 Waving A White Flag
Cello [Cellos]Oliver Coates
Double BassDave Brown (37)
DrumsTom Skinner
Sequencer, Synthesizer, Acoustic GuitarJonny Greenwood
Synthesizer [Additional Synthesizer]Thom Yorke
Viola [Violas]Zoë Matthews*
Violin [Violins]Zahra Benyounes
3:47
12 We Don't Know What Tomorrow Brings
BassJonny Greenwood
DrumsTom Skinner
Guitar [Guitars], Synthesizer [Synthesizers]Thom Yorke
3:17
13 Skrting On The Surface
BassTom Herbert
Cello [Cellos]Oliver Coates
Double BassDave Brown (37)
DrumsTom Skinner
FluteChelsea Carmichael
Guitar [Guitars]Jonny Greenwood
Saxophone [Saxophones]Robert Stillman
TromboneNathaniel Cross
TrumpetByron Wallen
TubaTheon Cross
Viola [Violas]Zoë Matthews*
Violin [Violins]Zahra Benyounes
5:36
Bonus Track For Japan
14 Open The Floodgates (Live From Magazine London)
GuitarJonny Greenwood
Mastered ByMatt Colton
PianoThom Yorke
Recorded BySam Petts-Davies
Synthesizer [Synthesizers]Tom Skinner
5:08

Companies, etc.

  • Recorded AtWack Formula
  • Mastered AtGateway Mastering
  • Recorded AtAir Edel Studios
  • Published ByWarner Chappell Music
  • Published ByKobalt Music
  • Published ByCopyright Control
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Self Help Tapes LLP
  • Copyright ©Self Help Tapes LLP
  • Licensed ToXL Recordings Ltd.
  • Pressed ByMemory-Tech

Credits

  • Artwork, DesignThom Yorke
  • Conductor [London Contemporary Orchestra Conducted By]Hugh Brunt
  • Engineer [Assistant Engineers]Pablo Godin
  • Engineer [Engineered By]Nigel Godrich
  • Lettering [Digital Fonts By]Andrew Leman
  • Lettering [Letterpress By]Richard Lawrence (15)
  • Liner Notes和田信一郎
  • Liner Notes [Lyrics Translation]Sumi Imai
  • Mastered ByBob Ludwig
  • Producer, Mixed ByNigel Godrich
  • Strings, Performer [Strings Performed By]London Contemporary Orchestra
  • VocalsThom Yorke

Notes

Cardboard gatefold digifile sleeve. 16 page booklet with lyrics and credits in one pocket, CD in the other.

Track 14 is a bonus track for Japan.

Copies from certain vendors come with an art postcard.
Includes liner notes in Japanese and a translated copy of the lyrics from English to Japanese.

Recorded at Wack Formula London
Mastered [...] at Gateway Mastering, Portland, Maine
Strings [...] recorded at Air Edel Studio

Woodblock lettering from a collection held by The Bodleian Library, Oxford
Digital fonts by Andrew Leman at HPLHS.org

℗2022 Self Help Tapes LLP under exclusive license to XL Recordings Ltd.
©2022 Self Help Tapes LLP under exclusive license to XL Recordings Ltd.
Published by Warner Chappell Music, Kobalt Music and Copyright Control.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode: 4580211855706
  • Rights Society: JASRAC
  • Matrix / Runout: XL1196CDJP MT D01
  • Mastering SID Code: IFPI L261
  • Mould SID Code: IFPI 44E8

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    thexfile
    "The Three Amigos" loves the Japan UHQCD releases. I wish they would come out with high-resolution tho.

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