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2001 studio album by Camera Obscura
Biggest Bluest Hi-Fi
Studio album by Camera Obscura
ReleasedNovember 12, 2001
GenreIndie pop
LabelAndmoresound
ProducerStuart Murdoch
Camera Obscura chronology
Biggest Bluest Hi-Fi
(2001) 		Underachievers Please Try Harder
(2003)

Biggest Bluest Hi-Fi is the debut LP from the indie pop band Camera Obscura. It was released in 2001 by Andmoresound and in 2002 by Elefant, then re-released in 2004 by Merge.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Pitchfork Media(7.5/10)

Writing for AllMusic, critic Tim Sendra praised the album, writing that it "makes a strong case for Camera Obscura as one of the best indie pop bands to come down the pike since, well, Belle and Sebastian." Marc Hogan of Pitchfork Media called it "charmingly understated."

Track listing

All tracks are written by Tracyanne Campbell

No.TitleLength
1."Happy New Year"4:03
2."Eighties Fan"4:20
3."Houseboat"3:22
4."Pen and Notebook"3:26
5."Swimming Pool"3:56
6."Anti-Western"3:08
7."I Don't Do Crowds"3:55
8."The Sun on His Back"2:50
9."Double Feature"5:50
10."Arrangements of Shapes and Space"3:48
Total length:38:38

2002 and 2004 re-releases

  1. "Happy New Year"
  2. "Eighties Fan"
  3. "Houseboat"
  4. "Shine Like a New Pin"
  5. "Pen and Notebook"
  6. "Swimming Pool"
  7. "Anti-Western"
  8. "Let's Go Bowling"
  9. "I Don't Do Crowds"
  10. "The Sun on His Back"
  11. "Double Feature"
  12. "Arrangements of Shapes and Space"

Personnel

Band

  • Tracyanne Campbell – vocals, guitar
  • Gavin Dunbar – bass
  • John Henderson – vocals, percussion
  • Kenny Mckeeve – guitar, mandolin, vocals
  • Lee Thomson – drums
  • Lindsay Boyd – keyboards

Other

  • Arranged By – Camera Obscura, Stuart Murdoch
  • Bells – Geoff Allan
  • Design, Layout – Anne Maclean
  • Engineer – Geoff Allan
  • Mastered By – Frank Arkwright
  • Other – Fiona Morrison
  • Strings – Cheryll Crockett, Elin Edwards, Greg Lawson, Lisa Webb, Lorna Leitch, Murray Ferguson
  • Trumpet – Nigel Baillie

References

  1. ^ Sendra, Tim. "Biggest Bluest Hi Fi > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
  2. ^ Hogan, Marc. "Biggest Bluest Hi Fi > Review". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
Camera Obscura
  • Carey Lander
  • John Henderson
  • Richard Colburn
  • David Skirving
  • Lindsay Boyd
  • Nigel Baillie
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