Biggest Bluest Hi Fi

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Biggest Bluest Hi-Fi
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Studio album by
Camera Obscura
ReleasedNovember 12, 2001
Genre Indie pop
Label Andmoresound
Producer Stuart Murdoch
Camera Obscura chronology
Biggest Bluest Hi-Fi
(2001)		 Underachievers Please Try Harder
(2003)

Biggest Bluest Hi-Fi is the debut LP from the indie pop band Camera Obscura. It was released in 2001 by Andmoresound and in 2002 by Elefant, then re-released in 2004 by Merge.

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Pitchfork Media (7.5/10) [2]

Writing for AllMusic, critic Tim Sendra praised the album, writing that it "makes a strong case for Camera Obscura as one of the best indie pop bands to come down the pike since, well, Belle and Sebastian." [1] Marc Hogan of Pitchfork Media called it "charmingly understated." [2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Tracyanne Campbell.

No.TitleLength
1."Happy New Year"4:03
2."Eighties Fan"4:20
3."Houseboat"3:22
4."Pen and Notebook"3:26
5."Swimming Pool"3:56
6."Anti-Western"3:08
7."I Don't Do Crowds"3:55
8."The Sun on His Back"2:50
9."Double Feature"5:50
10."Arrangements of Shapes and Space"3:48
Total length:38:38

2002 and 2004 re-releases

  1. "Happy New Year"
  2. "Eighties Fan"
  3. "Houseboat"
  4. "Shine Like a New Pin"
  5. "Pen and Notebook"
  6. "Swimming Pool"
  7. "Anti-Western"
  8. "Let's Go Bowling"
  9. "I Don't Do Crowds"
  10. "The Sun on His Back"
  11. "Double Feature"
  12. "Arrangements of Shapes and Space"

Personnel

Band

Other

References

  1. 1 2 Sendra, Tim. "Biggest Bluest Hi Fi > Review". Allmusic . Retrieved 16 October 2011.
  2. 1 2 Hogan, Marc. "Biggest Bluest Hi Fi > Review". Pitchfork Media . Retrieved 16 October 2011.[ dead link ]


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