1997 studio album by Super Furry Animals
Radiator is the second studio album by Welsh alternative rock band Super Furry Animals . It was released in August 1997 by Creation Records , and later the same year in the United States under Flydaddy Records. It peaked at number eight on the UK Albums Chart .[ 3] In 2005, it was reissued with a bonus disc of other tracks from the time.
Singer Gruff Rhys has described Radiator as "more interesting" than the band's debut Fuzzy Logic with the group taking advantage of producer Gorwel Owen's "Atari computers, and banks of old vintage synths " to create an album which was "musically ... much more adventurous".[ 4] In 2013, NME ranked it at number 92 in its list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time .[ 5] The Radiator campaign also marked the first time the band worked with graphic artist Pete Fowler , who provided paintings for the album and accompanying singles' sleeve. The band felt working with Fowler had provided them with a distinct visual identity, and apart from Hey Venus! have collaborated together on each album since.
Release and reception
In 2000 Q magazine placed Radiator at number 73 in its list of the 100 Greatest British Albums Ever. Stylus Magazine named Radiator in a list of ten essential albums released by Creation Records in a 2003 article about the label.[ 16] In a 2017 list of the 50 Best Britpop Albums, Pitchfork placed Radiator at number 39.[ 17] In 2013, NME ranked it at number 92 in its list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time .[ 18]
Track listing
Disc 1: 'Ice Hockey Hair' EP (2017 Remaster) Title 15. "Smokin’" 5:05 16. "Ice Hockey Hair" 6:57 17. "Mu-Tron" 3:15 18. "Let’s Quit Smoking" 1:48
Disc 1: Miscellaneous tracks Title 19. "Smoke" 4:00 20. "Dim Ysmygu (Alternate Mix of 'Smoke')" 3:00 21. "The Boy with the Thorn on His Side" 8:00
Disc 2: Clarity Just Confuses Me (Demo Sessions) / NOTE: Tracks 1-11 are 'B-Sides & Such' and tracks 12-23 are demo sessions. Title 1. "Cryndod Yn Dy Lais" 3:14 2. "Hit and Run" 3:30 3. "Foxy Music" 3:50 4. "Pass the Time" 3:50 5. "Calimero" 2:23 6. "(untitled)" 3:48 7. "Carry the Can" 4:46 8. "Wrap It Up" 3:29 9. "Trons Mr. Urdd" 4:39 10. "nO.K / Frosty Night in Gothenberg" 4:58 11. "Play It Cool (Original U.K. LP Mix)" 3:17 12. "SFA Theme (Demo, Big Noise Studios, Cardiff, 16.12.96 - 19.12.96)" 0:26 13. "The International Language of Screaming (Demo, Big Noise Studios, Cardiff, 16.12.96 - 19.12.96)" 1:12 14. "Torra Fy Ngwallt Yn Hir (Demo, Big Noise Studios, Cardiff, 16.12.96 - 19.12.96)" 2:08 15. "Down a Different River (Demo, Big Noise Studios, Cardiff, 16.12.96 - 19.12.96)" 4:28 16. "She's Got Spies (Demo, Big Noise Studios, Cardiff, 16.12.96 - 19.12.96)" 4:33 17. "Hit and Run (Demo, Big Noise Studios, Cardiff, 16.12.96 - 19.12.96)" 3:37 18. "Mountain People (Demo, Big Noise Studios, Cardiff, 16.12.96 - 19.12.96)" 4:02 19. "Play It Cool (Demo, Big Noise Studios, Cardiff, 16.12.96 - 19.12.96)" 3:49 20. "Bass Tuned to D.E.A.D. (Demo, Big Noise Studios, Cardiff, 16.12.96 - 19.12.96)" 3:17 21. "Naff Gan (Demo, Big Noise Studios, Cardiff, 16.12.96 - 19.12.96)" 3:48 22. "The Placid Casual (Demo, Big Noise Studios, Cardiff, 16.12.96 - 19.12.96)" 3:29 23. "Music Box (Demo, Big Noise Studios, Cardiff, 16.12.96 - 19.12.96)" 3:12
Some American releases were packaged with Out Spaced , the band's 1998 B-sides collection.
Personnel
Gruff Rhys – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, Moog, claps
Huw Bunford – electric guitar, backing vocals
Cian Ciaran – electronics, Rhodes piano, piano, backing vocals, claps
Guto Pryce – bass, sub-bass, claps
Dafydd Ieuan – drums, percussion, backing vocals, piano
Les Morrison – banjo (on "Demons")
Gorwel Owen – E-Bow, samples, electric harpsichord, backwards Rhodes
Martin Smith – trumpet
Simon James – tenor sax and flute
Andrew Frizzell – trombone and alto sax
The Electra Strings:
Sonia Slany – violin
Jules Singleton – violin
Clair Arster – viola
Dinah Beamish – cello
References
^ "Best Alternative Rock Albums of 1997 | Sputnikmusic" . www.sputnikmusic.com . Retrieved 27 September 2019 .
^ "The Best Neo-Psychedelia Albums of the 1990s" . Album of The Year . Retrieved 27 September 2019 .
^ "Super Furry Animals" . Official Charts Company . Archived from the original on 17 February 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2010 .
^ Martin, Piers (April 2008). "Album by album: Super Furry Animals". Uncut (131): 70–72.
^ Rocklist.net NME: The 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time : October 2013
^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas . "Radiator – Super Furry Animals" . AllMusic . Retrieved 6 April 2016 .
^ Larkin, Colin (2011). "Super Furry Animals". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press . ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8 .
^ Bennun, David (22 August 1997). "Furry box of delights". The Guardian .
^ Prior, Clive (September 2017). "Super Furry Animals: Radiator". Mojo (286): 107.
^ Cameron, Keith (23 August 1997). "Super Furry Animals – Radiator" . NME . Archived from the original on 17 August 2000. Retrieved 6 April 2016 .
^ Hogan, Marc (6 June 2005). "Super Furry Animals: Fuzzy Logic / Radiator / Out Spaced / Guerilla / Mwng" . Pitchfork . Retrieved 6 April 2016 .
^ Catchpole, Chris (September 2017). "Super Furry Animals: Radiator". Q (376): 119.
^ Rathbone, Oregano (September 2017). "Super Furry Animals – Radiator" . Record Collector (470). Retrieved 28 September 2017 .
^ McLeod, Kembrew (2004). "Super Furry Animals". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). London: Fireside Books . p. 796 . ISBN 0-7432-0169-8 .
^ Pinnock, Tom (September 2017). "Super Furry Animals: Radiator". Uncut (244): 53.
^ Plagenhoef, Scott (1 September 2003). "Creation Records – Label Profile" . Stylus Magazine . Archived from the original on 5 February 2010. Retrieved 5 January 2010 .
^ "The 50 Best Britpop Albums" . Pitchfork . 29 March 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2020 .
^ Rocklist.net NME: The 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time : October 2013
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