LP #2 (unmastered "Odelay" promo)

~ Release by Beck (see all versions of this release, 32 available)

Annotation

Promotional version of "Odelay" with many (mostly minor) differences from the final DGC CD release. In a standard jewel case with opaque black tray & printed inserts.

*Not final titles*
*Not mastered*
*Not final mixes*
*Not final sequence*

Key differences include (but aren't limited to):
• Placeholder "LP #2" title.
• "Hotwax" is titled "Hot Wax."
• "Lord Only Knows" is titled "Odelay."
• "The New Pollution" is titled "New Pollution."
• The song "Novacane" is spelled "Novacaine." Neither spelling is correct; the name-brand oral numbing agent is "Novocain." This version of the track has a notably different mix than the final commercial release.
• "Jack-Ass" is titled "Millius" after Mike Millius, a 60s folk rocker whose scream is sampled by Beck at the opening of the "Lord Only Knows" (or as its known on this release, "Odelay").
• "Sissyneck" is titled "Sissy Neck" and contains many uncleared samples removed from the final album, including distinct speech from a talking Barbie toy.
• "Readymade" is titled "Ready Made."
• "Ramshackle" is titled "Marty Robbins" after the Glendale, AZ country artist of "Big Iron," NASCAR & acting fame.
• "Derelict" is 4:11 in duration rather than the final 3:18.

Annotation last modified on 2021-05-02 16:29 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Devil's Haircut
producer and mixer:
Beck Hansen (alt rock, multi‐instrumentalist Beck Hansen) and The Dust Brothers (production duo John King & Mike Simpson)
acoustic guitar, bass guitar, celesta, clavinet, drums (drum set), electric guitar, electric piano, harmonica, keyboard, organ, percussion and slide guitar and lead vocals:
Beck Hansen (alt rock, multi‐instrumentalist Beck Hansen)
recorded at:
PCP Labs (PCP Labs) in Silver Lake, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Conway Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
samples:
Out of Sight by Them (Northern Irish group originally feat. Van Morrison) and Soul Drums by Bernard “Pretty” Purdie
music videos:
Devil’s Haircut (music video) by Beck (alt rock, multi‐instrumentalist Beck Hansen)
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 467)
recording of:
Devils Haircut
writer:
Beck Hansen (alt rock, multi‐instrumentalist Beck Hansen), John King (US producer, The Dust Brothers) and Mike Simpson (member of The Dust Brothers)
4.053:13
2Hot Wax
producer and mixer:
Beck Hansen (alt rock, multi‐instrumentalist Beck Hansen) and The Dust Brothers (production duo John King & Mike Simpson)
acoustic guitar, bass guitar, celesta, clavinet, drums (drum set), electric guitar, electric piano, harmonica, keyboard, organ, percussion and slide guitar and lead vocals:
Beck Hansen (alt rock, multi‐instrumentalist Beck Hansen)
guest vocals:
Ross Harris
recorded at:
PCP Labs (PCP Labs) in Silver Lake, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Conway Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
samples:
Song for Aretha by Pretty Purdie and Up on the Hill by Monk Higgins
recording of:
Hotwax
writer:
Beck Hansen (alt rock, multi‐instrumentalist Beck Hansen), John King (US producer, The Dust Brothers) and Mike Simpson (member of The Dust Brothers)
3.353:52
3Odelay
producer and mixer:
Beck Hansen (alt rock, multi‐instrumentalist Beck Hansen) and The Dust Brothers (production duo John King & Mike Simpson)
acoustic guitar, bass guitar, celesta, clavinet, drums (drum set), electric guitar, electric piano, harmonica, keyboard, organ, percussion and slide guitar and lead vocals:
Beck Hansen (alt rock, multi‐instrumentalist Beck Hansen)
percussion:
Joey Waronker
other vocals:
Mike Millius
recorded at:
PCP Labs (PCP Labs) in Silver Lake, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Conway Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Lord Only Knows
lyricist and composer:
Beck Hansen (alt rock, multi‐instrumentalist Beck Hansen)
3.24:14
4New Pollution
programming:
Beck (alt rock, multi‐instrumentalist Beck Hansen) and The Dust Brothers (production duo John King & Mike Simpson)
producer and mixer:
Beck Hansen (alt rock, multi‐instrumentalist Beck Hansen) and The Dust Brothers (production duo John King & Mike Simpson)
acoustic guitar, bass guitar, celesta, clavinet, drums (drum set), electric guitar, electric piano, harmonica, keyboard, organ, percussion and slide guitar and lead vocals:
Beck Hansen (alt rock, multi‐instrumentalist Beck Hansen)
recorded at:
PCP Labs (PCP Labs) in Silver Lake, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Conway Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
samples:
Venus by Joe Thomas (US funk/soul/disco artist)
music videos:
The New Pollution (Music video) by Beck (alt rock, multi‐instrumentalist Beck Hansen)
recording of:
The New Pollution
writer:
Beck Hansen (alt rock, multi‐instrumentalist Beck Hansen), John King (US producer, The Dust Brothers) and Mike Simpson (member of The Dust Brothers)
3.653:39
5Derelict
producer and mixer:
Beck Hansen (alt rock, multi‐instrumentalist Beck Hansen) and The Dust Brothers (production duo John King & Mike Simpson)
acoustic guitar, bass guitar, celesta, clavinet, drums (drum set), electric guitar, electric piano, harmonica, keyboard, organ, percussion and slide guitar and lead vocals:
Beck Hansen (alt rock, multi‐instrumentalist Beck Hansen)
recorded at:
PCP Labs (PCP Labs) in Silver Lake, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Conway Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Derelict
writer:
Beck Hansen (alt rock, multi‐instrumentalist Beck Hansen), John King (US producer, The Dust Brothers) and Mike Simpson (member of The Dust Brothers)
3.054:11
6Novacaine
recording of:
Novacane
writer:
Beck Hansen (alt rock, multi‐instrumentalist Beck Hansen), John King (US producer, The Dust Brothers) and Mike Simpson (member of The Dust Brothers)
4:38
7Millius
recording of:
Jack‐Ass
writer:
Beck Hansen (alt rock, multi‐instrumentalist Beck Hansen), Bob Dylan, John King (US producer, The Dust Brothers) and Mike Simpson (member of The Dust Brothers)
publisher:
Special Rider Music
4:00
8Where It’s At
producer and mixer:
Beck Hansen (alt rock, multi‐instrumentalist Beck Hansen) and The Dust Brothers (production duo John King & Mike Simpson)
acoustic guitar, bass guitar, celesta, clavinet, drums (drum set), electric guitar, electric piano, harmonica, keyboard, organ, percussion and slide guitar and lead vocals:
Beck Hansen (alt rock, multi‐instrumentalist Beck Hansen)
organ and trumpet:
Mike Boito
saxophone:
David Arthur Brown (member of Brazzaville)
recorded at:
PCP Labs (PCP Labs) in Silver Lake, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Conway Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
samples:
Needle to the Groove by Mantronix (the group)
music videos:
Where It's At (Music video) by Beck (alt rock, multi‐instrumentalist Beck Hansen)
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 155)
recording of:
Where It’s At
writer:
Beck Hansen (alt rock, multi‐instrumentalist Beck Hansen), John King (US producer, The Dust Brothers) and Mike Simpson (member of The Dust Brothers)
3.855:25
9Minus
producer and mixer:
Beck Hansen (alt rock, multi‐instrumentalist Beck Hansen), Mario Caldato Jr. and Brian Paulson
acoustic guitar, bass guitar, celesta, clavinet, drums (drum set), electric guitar, electric piano, harmonica, keyboard, organ, percussion and slide guitar and lead vocals:
Beck Hansen (alt rock, multi‐instrumentalist Beck Hansen)
drums (drum set):
Joey Waronker
recorded at:
G-Son Studios in Atwater Village, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Minus
lyricist and composer:
Beck Hansen (alt rock, multi‐instrumentalist Beck Hansen)
2.952:32
10Sissy Neck
recording of:
Sissyneck
writer:
Beck Hansen (alt rock, multi‐instrumentalist Beck Hansen), John King (US producer, The Dust Brothers) and Mike Simpson (member of The Dust Brothers)
4:02
11High 5 (Rock the Catskills)
producer and mixer:
Beck Hansen (alt rock, multi‐instrumentalist Beck Hansen) and The Dust Brothers (production duo John King & Mike Simpson)
acoustic guitar, bass guitar, celesta, clavinet, drums (drum set), electric guitar, electric piano, harmonica, keyboard, organ, percussion and slide guitar and lead vocals:
Beck Hansen (alt rock, multi‐instrumentalist Beck Hansen)
organ:
Mike Boito
percussion:
Joey Waronker
recorded at:
PCP Labs (PCP Labs) in Silver Lake, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Conway Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
samples:
Mr. Cool by Rasputin’s Stash
recording of:
High 5 (Rock the Catskills)
writer:
Beck Hansen (alt rock, multi‐instrumentalist Beck Hansen), John King (US producer, The Dust Brothers) and Mike Simpson (member of The Dust Brothers)
3.44:10
12Ready Made
producer and mixer:
Beck Hansen (alt rock, multi‐instrumentalist Beck Hansen) and The Dust Brothers (production duo John King & Mike Simpson)
acoustic guitar, bass guitar, celesta, clavinet, drums (drum set), electric guitar, electric piano, harmonica, keyboard, organ, percussion and slide guitar and lead vocals:
Beck Hansen (alt rock, multi‐instrumentalist Beck Hansen)
recorded at:
PCP Labs (PCP Labs) in Silver Lake, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Conway Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Readymade
writer:
Beck Hansen (alt rock, multi‐instrumentalist Beck Hansen), John King (US producer, The Dust Brothers) and Mike Simpson (member of The Dust Brothers)
3.32:43
13Marty Robbins
recording of:
Ramshackle
lyricist and composer:
Beck Hansen (alt rock, multi‐instrumentalist Beck Hansen)
4:49

Credits

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part of:Grammy Award: Best Alternative Music Album nominees (number: 1997 winner) (order: 35)
Uncut: The 500 Greatest Albums of the 1990s (number: 48) (order: 48)
Pitchfork: The 150 Best Albums of the 1990s (2022-09-28) (number: 93) (order: 93)
Grammy Award: Album of the Year nominees (number: 1997) (order: 173)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2003 edition (number: 305) (order: 305)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2012 edition (number: 306) (order: 306)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2020 edition (number: 424) (order: 424)
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1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (2005 edition) (number: 813) (order: 814)
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