The Days Are Filled with Years | ||||
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Released | May 23, 2000 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 44:22 | |||
Label | Orange Recordings | |||
Producer | Chris Ballew? and/or Mark Guenther? | |||
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Pitchfork Media | 4.8/10 link |
The Days Are Filled with Years was released by The Giraffes in 2000 (see 2000 in music) on Orange Recordings. It is the second album as The Giraffes by The Presidents of the United States of America's Chris Ballew. Cover art features a picture of Ballew's infant son, Augie Ballew, at the piano.
Instruments on this stereo recording include...2 string guitar, 3 string acoustic guitar and electric guitars, 6 string acoustic guitar and electric guitars, 4 string bass, 1 string bass, acoustic piano, synthesizer, electric piano, organ bass, 3 string banjo, drums and drum loops
Mastered by Mark Guenther at Seattle Disk Mastering
Recorded at home on a cassette
Dedicated to memory of Mark Sandman
Photos by C.B.
All sounds made by Chris Ballew
Thanks Mary-Lynn and Augie
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