An Introduction to Of Montreal

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An Introduction to of Montreal
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Compilation album by
Released2001
Genre Indie rock
Label Earworm
Producer Kevin Barnes
Of Montreal chronology
Coquelicot Asleep in the Poppies: A Variety of Whimsical Verse
(2001)
An Introduction to of Montreal
(2001)
Aldhils Arboretum
(2002)

An Introduction to of Montreal is a special-edition vinyl record album by indie rock band of Montreal released on the Earworm record label.

Track listing

Side A
  1. "Don't Ask Me to Explain" ( Cherry Peel )
  2. "Baby" ( Cherry Peel )
  3. "Everything Disappears When You Come Around" ( Cherry Peel )
  4. "I Can't Stop Your Memory" ( Cherry Peel )
  5. "You Are an Airplane" ( The Bird Who Ate the Rabbit's Flower )
  6. "If I Faltered Slightly Twice" ( The Bird Who Ate the Rabbit's Flower )
  7. "Little Viola Hidden in the Orchestra" ( The Bedside Drama: A Petite Tragedy )
  8. "Panda Bear" ( The Bedside Drama: A Petite Tragedy )
Side B
  1. "Sing You a Love You Song" ( The Bedside Drama: A Petite Tragedy )
  2. "Easy to Sleep When Your Dead" ( The Bedside Drama: A Petite Tragedy )
  3. "The Miniature Philosopher" ( The Gay Parade )
  4. "A Man's Life Flashing Before His Eyes While He and His Wife Drive Off a Cliff" ( The Gay Parade )
  5. "Jacques Lamure" ( The Gay Parade )
  6. "A Collection of Poems About Water" ( The Gay Parade )
  7. "Nickee Coco and the Invisible Tree" ( The Gay Parade )
  8. "Cast in the Haze"

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