Singles Breaking Up (Vol. 1)

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Singles Breaking Up (Vol. 1)
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Compilation album by
ReleasedJanuary 12, 1999
Recorded1992–1997
Studio
Genre
Length46:31
Label Touch and Go
Producer
Don Caballero chronology
What Burns Never Returns
(1998)
Singles Breaking Up (Vol. 1)
(1999)
American Don
(2000)

Singles Breaking Up (Vol. 1) is a compilation album by American math rock band Don Caballero. Singles Breaking Up (Vol. 1) was released on Touch and Go Records in 1999 and collects songs from five of the band's seven-inch singles, one song from a "various artists" compilation and one previously unreleased song.

Contents

Background

The title is a reference to The Buzzcocks' compilation album Singles Going Steady .

The collection would later be issued on vinyl for the first time on October 20, 2017. [1] Despite as the name suggests, there is no Singles Breaking Up (Vol. 2).

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."The Lucky Father Brown"3:13
2."Belted Sweater"2:02
3."Shoe Shine"5:30
4."Unresolved Kharma"4:40
5."Puddin' In My Eye"4:15
6."My Ten Year Old Lady Is Giving It Away"5:48
7."Our Caballero"2:08
8."ANDANDANDANDANDANDANDANDANDAND"2:15
9."First Hits"3:23
10."No More Peace and Quiet for the Warlike"4:35
11."If You've Read Dr. Adder Then You Know What I Want"1:00
12."Trey Dog's Acid"3:50
13."Room Temperature Lounge"5:00

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Chronicles of Chaos Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Pitchfork Media 7.2/10 [4]

Pitchfork gave the album a 7.2 out of 10.

Personnel

Band members are not named on the packaging and the album is credited simply to 'Don Caballero.' [5]

Don Caballero

Technical

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References

  1. n/a. "Don Caballero's 1999 album Singles Breaking Up (Vol 1) Vinyl Debut October 20, 2017". www.touchandgorecords.com. Touch and Go. Retrieved 2017-10-06.
  2. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r385807
  3. Meloon, Brian (1999-03-14). "Don Caballero - Singles Breaking Up (Vol. 1)". chroniclesofchaos.com. Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved 2017-10-06.
  4. P. Wisdom, James (1999-01-12). "Don Caballero - Singles Breaking Up (Vol. 1)". pitchfork.com. Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2017-10-06.
  5. Don Caballero - Singles Breaking Up (Vol. I), 12 January 1999, retrieved 2022-08-15