Mogwai Young Team
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Mogwai Young Team (also known as Young Team) is the debut studio album by Scottish post-rock band Mogwai.
Overview
Mogwai Young Team was recorded in Summer 1997 at MCM Studios (now known as Chem19 Studios) in Hamilton, Scotland, and was produced by Paul Savage and Andy Miller. It is largely instrumental, with one notable exception ("R U Still in 2 It"), although many songs feature recordings of various individuals speaking, whether over the phone ("Tracy"), reading ("Yes! I Am a Long Way from Home"), or just rambling ("Katrien").[1] It features limited instrumentation, consisting mainly of guitar, bass and drums, although other instruments can sometimes be heard throughout the album, such as glockenspiel ("Tracy"), piano ("Radar Maker", "With Portfolio", "A Cheery Wave from Stranded Youngsters") and flute ("Mogwai Fear Satan"). Mogwai Young Team was listed as #97 on Pitchfork Media's Top 100 Albums of the 1990s [2].
The "MYT" logo found inside the cover was created by Adam Piggot. The Japanese sign on the cover reads "Fuji Bank". The picture was taken and inverted by Brendan O'Hare.
Track listing
All tracks were written by Stuart Braithwaite, Dominic Aitchison, Martin Bulloch, and John Cummings, except "R U Still in 2 It?", lyrics by Aidan Moffat.
- "Yes! I Am a Long Way from Home" – 5:57
- "Like Herod" – 11:41
- "Katrien" – 5:24
- "Radar Maker" – 1:35
- "Tracy" – 7:19
- "Summer" (Priority version) – 3:28
- "With Portfolio" – 3:10
- "R U Still in 2 It" – 7:20
- "A Cheery Wave from Stranded Youngsters" – 2:18
- "Mogwai Fear Satan" – 16:19
Re-release
Mogwai Young Team was re-released in May 2008 on the Chemikal Underground label, packaged as a remaster of the original album with a second disc containing rare tracks from the Young Team sessions and live recordings. Of the second disc, only "Young Face Gone Wrong" was previously unreleased, the following three tracks had earlier appeared on various compilation albums and other such releases.
- "Young Face Gone Wrong" – 2:58
- "I Don't Know What To Say" - 1:15
- "I Can't Remember" - 3:14
- "Honey" - 4:18
- "Katrien (live)" - 5:31
- "R U Still In 2 It (live)" - 8:01
- "Like Herod (live)" - 7:53
- "Summer (Priority) (live)" - 2:59
- "Mogwai Fear Satan (live)" - 10:26
Personnel
- Stuart Braithwaite (listed as "pLasmatroN" in the liner notes) – guitar, glockenspiel
- Dominic Aitchison (listed as "DEMONIC" in the liner notes) – bass guitar
- Martin Bulloch (listed as "bionic" in the liner notes) – drums
- John Cummings (listed as "Cpt. Meat" in the liner notes) – guitar
- Brendan O'Hare (listed as "+the relic+" in the liner notes) – piano, guitar
- Barry Burns – backmasked monologue on "Yes! I Am a Long Way from Home"
- Mari Myren – monologue on "Yes! I Am a Long Way from Home"
- Aidan Moffat – vocals on "R U Still in 2 It"
- Shona Brown – flute on "Mogwai Fear Satan"
- Paul Savage – producer
- Andy Miller – producer
Release history
Mogwai Young Team was released in various countries in 1997.
Country | Release date | Record label | Format | Catalogue number |
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United States | 21 October 1997 | Jet Set | CD | TWA07CD |
United States | 21 October 1997 | Jet Set | Vinyl | TWA07 |
United Kingdom | 28 October 1997 | Chemikal Underground | CD | CHEM018CD |
United Kingdom | 28 October 1997 | Chemikal Underground | Vinyl | CHEM018 |
Australia/New Zealand | 28 October 1997 | Spunk | CD | URA013 |
Notes
External links
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