The Beginning Stages of...

• Todd Berridge – viola
• Jessica Berridge – vocals
• Jeff Bouck – percussion, car tailpipes, tablas, timpani, gong, vocals
• Austen Brown – vocals
• Joe Butcher-Sho-Bud – pedal steel, Moog Rogue, Korg N-5, egg shaker
• Erik Courson – vocals
• Chris Curiel – trumpet
• Tim DeLaughter – lead vocals, guitar, keyboards
• Julie Doyle – vocals
• Audrey Easley – flute, piccolo
• Ryan Fitzgerald – vocals, guitar
• Toby Halbrooks – theremin
• Jessie Hester – vocals, piano, keyboards
• Even Hisey – keyboards
• Ray Ivy – vocals
• Carlos Jackson – Farfisa organ, bells, tambourine, vocals
• Maria Jeffers – cello
• Jennifer Jobe – vocals
• Jessica Jordan – vocals
• Logan Keese – trumpet, flugelhorn
• Jennie Kelley – vocals
• Stephen Kirkham – vocals
• John Lamonica – vocals
• Mark McKeever – keyboards, piano, Moog synthesizer, trumpet, vocals
• Mike Melendi – percussion
• Rick Nelson – viola, violin, upright bass, cello
• Chris Penn – vocals
• Mark Pirro – bass
• Ricky Rasura – classical harp
• James Reimer – trombone
• Kelly Repka – vocals
• Christy Stewart – vocals
• Andrew Tinker – French horn
• Michael Turner – vocals
• Bryan Wakeland – drums, percussion

The Beginning Stages of...
Studio album by The Polyphonic Spree
Released	June 4, 2002
Recorded	October 29–31, 2000
Genre	Pop, psychedelic pop
Length	68:19
Label	Hollywood / Good
Producer	The Polyphonic Spree
The Polyphonic Spree chronology
The Beginning Stages of... (2002) Together We're Heavy (2004)
Alternative cover
Cover of UK release

Chart performance for The Beginning Stages of...

Chart (2002–2003)	Peak position
Irish Albums (IRMA) [13]	65
Scottish Albums (OCC) [14]	58
UK Albums (OCC) [15]	70

References

1. "Reviews for The Beginning Stages Of... by The Polyphonic Spree". Metacritic . Retrieved September 28, 2011.
2. Ankeny, Jason. "The Beginning Stages of... – The Polyphonic Spree". AllMusic . Retrieved September 28, 2011.
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5. Lynskey, Dorian (September 20, 2002). "The Polyphonic Spree: The Beginning Stages of..." The Guardian . London. ISSN   0261-3077. OCLC   60623878 . Retrieved September 28, 2011.
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9. "The Polyphonic Spree: The Beginning Stages of...". Q (196): 114. November 2002.
10. Walters, Barry (August 8, 2002). "The Polyphonic Spree: The Beginning Stages of..." Rolling Stone . ISSN   0035-791X. Archived from the original on December 22, 2007. Retrieved September 28, 2011.
11. "The Polyphonic Spree: The Beginning Stages of...". Uncut (66): 116. November 2002.
12. "BMI - Repertoire Search". Archived from the original on January 12, 2016. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
13. "Irish-charts.com – Discography The Polyphonic Spree". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
14. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
15. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 23, 2021.

External links

• The Beginning Stages of... official website - Contains liner notes and lyrics.