The President of the LSD Golf Club

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The President of the LSD Golf Club
Hoover LSDGolf.jpg
Studio album by
Hooverphonic
Released2007
Recorded2007
Genre
Length41:18
Label Play It Again Sam
Producer Alex Callier
Hooverphonic chronology
Singles '96–'06
(2006)		The President of the LSD Golf Club
(2007)		 The Night Before
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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The President of the LSD Golf Club is the sixth studio album by the Belgian band Hooverphonic. The title was originally intended for The Magnificent Tree , but was not allowed by Sony, Hooverphonic's label at the time.[ citation needed ]

Contents

The album has quite a different feel from previous Hooverphonic albums. The album was recorded with live musicians and made use of the mellotron, an electronic keyboard popularised by The Beatles' "Strawberry Fields Forever". The sound of the album harks back to the psychedelic era of music but retains a sense of modernity. Songs such as "Expedition Impossible" also have more of a traditional rock sound, compared to the sound of earlier Hooverphonic work.

Critics were divided on the album, some claiming it grounded Hooverphonic after the mystery of The Magnificent Tree[ citation needed ], while others claimed that it was the most "daring and experimental Hooverphonic album" [3] yet.

In some countries (like France, Italy, Sweden and Spain), and on iTunes, the album received a special edition release which included "The Perfect Dose".

Singles

The first single from the album was "Expedition Impossible" with the B-sides "Pink Flamingo Dream" and "August". [4] It was released in September 2007 in the Netherlands and Belgium and January 2008 worldwide. It was also the first Hooverphonic single to get an international release on iTunes. In 2012, the song was re-recorded with vocals by Noémie Wolfs for inclusion on the orchestral album With Orchestra. It is also the only song from The President of the LSD Golf Club to feature on The Best of Hooverphonic compilation in 2016.

The second single was announced in late October 2007 as "Gentle Storm". [5] The B-side to the single, "The Perfect Dose", was also released on iTunes as a download single and on the special edition of the album in select countries.

The third single "Circles" [6] was released in February 2008. The song was remixed for the single release and included the b-side "Cry", a cover of a song by Godley & Creme, released in 1985.

The song "50 Watt" was released as a radio-only single in Belgium in early 2008 along with a cover of Nirvana's "In Bloom". [7]

Charts
YearTitleBE [8]
2007"Expedition Impossible"30
"Gentle Storm"—
2008"Circles"—
"50 Watt"—

Track listing

All songs written by Alex Callier

  1. "Stranger" – 4:37
  2. "50 Watt" – 4:47
  3. "Expedition Impossible" – 4:07
  4. "Circles" – 4:17
  5. "Gentle Storm" – 3:01
  6. "The Eclipse Song" – 3:01
  7. "Billie" – 3:37
  8. "Black Marble Tiles" – 5:33
  9. "Strictly Out of Phase" – 3:21
  10. "Bohemian Laughter" – 5:02
  11. "The Perfect Dose" (Special Edition only) – 2:59

B-sides and covers:

  1. "Pink Flamingo Dream" – 5:40
  2. "August" – 3:20
  3. "The Perfect Dose" – 2:57
  4. "Cry" – 3:36
  5. "In Bloom" – 3:29

Chart performance

Personnel

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Belgium (BEA) [14] Gold15,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

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References

  1. ↑ AllMusic review
  2. ↑ HUMO review
  3. ↑ Hooverphonic : PRESIDENT OF THE LSD GOLF CLUB, THE
  4. ↑ Hooverphonic - Expedition Impossible (CD, Maxi) at Discogs
  5. ↑ Hooverphonic - Gentle Storm (CD, Maxi) at Discogs
  6. ↑ Hooverphonic - Circles (CD, Maxi) at Discogs
  7. ↑ dutchcharts.nl - Hooverphonic - 50 Watt
  8. ↑ ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS
  9. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Hooverphonic – The President Of The LSD Golf Club" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  10. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Hooverphonic – The President Of The LSD Golf Club" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  11. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Hooverphonic – The President Of The LSD Golf Club". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  12. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten 2007". Ultratop. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  13. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten 2008". Ultratop. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  14. ↑ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 2007". Ultratop. Hung Medien.
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