Hangable Auto Bulb

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Hangable Auto Bulb
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CD release cover
EP by
AFX
ReleasedEP1: 16 October 1995 (1995-10-16)
EP2: 11 December 1995 (1995-12-11)
RecordedAugust–October 1995
Genre Drill 'n' bass [1]
LengthEP1: 25:05
EP2: 9:04
CD: 34:47
Label Warp
Producer Richard D. James
Richard D. James chronology
Bradley's Beat
(1995)
Hangable Auto Bulb
(1995)
Expert Knob Twiddlers
(1996)
Original covers
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EP1
Hangable Auto Bulb EP (1995)
No.TitleLength
1."Children Talking"5:19
2."Hangable Auto Bulb"6:48
3."Laughable Butane Bob"2:58
4."Bit"0:06
5."Custodian Discount"4:25
6."Wabby Legs"5:29
Total length:25:05


Hangable Auto Bulb EP.2 (1995)
No.TitleLength
1."Every Day"3:44
2."Arched Maid Via RDJ"5:20
Total length:9:04

CD

No.TitleLength
1."Children Talking"5:22
2."Hangable Auto Bulb"6:52
3."Laughable Butane Bob"3:02
4."Bit"0:11
5."Custodian Discount"4:30
6."Wabby Legs"5:35
7."Every Day"3:50
8."Arched Maid Via RDJ"5:25
Total length:34:47

2017 digital bonus tracks

No.TitleLength
9."get a baby"2:27
10."choirDrilll"4:12
Total length:41:26

The CD lengths are slightly different from the original EPs. On some pressings, tracks 7 and 8 are erroneously reversed.

Samples

The tracks "Children Talking," "Every Day," and "get a baby" feature samples from the 1961 BBC Radio series titled "Children Talking", in which Harold Williamson traveled the United Kingdom asking children questions about aspects of their lives.

Anagrams

The album's title is an anagram of "Analogue Bublbath", a reference to James' previous AFX release series, Analogue Bubblebath .

Also, as on James' previous album …I Care Because You Do , a number of the track titles are anagrams or near-anagrams:

References

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  2. "Hangeable Auto Bulp Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  3. "AFX* - Hangable Auto Bulb". Discogs. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
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  5. "AFX / Aphex Twin - Hangable Auto Bulb, Vol. 2". AllMusic . Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  6. "AFX / Aphex Twin - Hangable Auto Bulb". AllMusic . Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  7. 1 2 Burgess, John (28 October 2005). "Review: AFX - Hangable Auto Bulb". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  8. Schiller, Mike. "AFX: HANGABLE AUTO BULB". PopMatters . Retrieved 27 October 2005.
  9. Whyte, Mike. "AFX - HANGABLE AUTO BULB". Release Magazine . Retrieved 10 November 2005.