| Songs From an Old Town We Once Knew | ||||
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| Compilation album by | ||||
| Released | January 13, 2000 | |||
| Recorded | 1992–1996 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, post-hardcore | |||
| Length | 99:51 | |||
| Label | Cargo | |||
| Producer | Three Mile Pilot | |||
| Three Mile Pilot chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Pitchfork Media | (6.1/10) [2] |
Songs From an Old Town We Once Knew is a compilation album by Three Mile Pilot, released on January 13, 2000 by Cargo Music.
All lyrics are written by Pall Jenkins; all music is composed by Pall Jenkins, Armistead Burwell Smith IV and Tom Zinser
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Nussun" | 6:07 |
| 2. | "The Silver Monkey Syndicate" | 4:37 |
| 3. | "The House Is Loss" | 6:15 |
| 4. | "Piano Plus" | 4:29 |
| 5. | "Piano Minus" | 6:23 |
| 6. | "Red Sensing" | 5:30 |
| 7. | "Sewn to Our Side" | 4:15 |
| 8. | "In This Town I Awaken" | 4:38 |
| 9. | "The Approach" | 5:33 |
| 10. | "Tripoli" | 2:08 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Jadulastan Requiem" | 11:39 |
| 2. | "A Very Old Bass" | 3:44 |
| 3. | "This Divine Crown" | 3:58 |
| 4. | "The Open Sided" | 3:56 |
| 5. | "Terry D." | 3:04 |
| 6. | "Cyrus" | 4:17 |
| 7. | "Everything" | 1:45 |
| 8. | "As All the Fish Go on Parade" | 3:38 |
| 9. | "The Trail" | 4:13 |
| 10. | "Piano Titanic" | 2:08 |
| 11. | "The Urquan Destroyer" | 7:34 |
Adapted from the Songs From an Old Town We Once Knew liner notes. [3]
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2000 | Cargo | CD | HED-083 |
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