The Bends is the second album by the English
alternative rockAlternative rock is a genre of rock music that emerged in the 1980s and became widely popular in the 1990s...
band
RadioheadRadiohead are an English rock band from Abingdon, Oxfordshire, formed in 1985. The band consists of Thom Yorke , Jonny Greenwood , Ed O'Brien , Colin Greenwood and Phil Selway .Radiohead released their first single, "Creep", in 1992...
, released on 13 March 1995.
The Bends was produced by
John LeckieJohn Leckie is a British music producer, notable for producing many high-profile albums such as The Stone Roses's debut and Radiohead's The Bends...
at EMI's studios in London, and it was engineered by
Nigel GodrichNigel Godrich, , is a recording engineer and record producer. He is best known for his work with the English alternative rock band Radiohead and is sometimes referred to as the "sixth member" of the band....
, who would later go on to produce future albums with the band. Featuring five charting singles, the album also marked the beginning of a shift in aesthetics and themes for the band, with greater use of keyboards, and more abrasive guitar tracks balancing subtler ones. The introspective
post-grungePost-grunge is a subgenre of alternative rock that emerged in the early 1990s as a derivative of grunge. Generally, bands labeled as such are rock bands that are influenced by grunge. Their music may often incorporate the distorted guitar, angst-filled lyrics and "loud-quiet" dynamics of grunge,...
Radiohead style of
Pablo Honey evolved toward more multilayered rock with cryptic lyrics and larger ideas, as the band and singer
Thom YorkeThomas Edward Yorke is an English musician who is the lead singer and principal songwriter of the alternative rock group Radiohead. He mainly plays guitar and piano, but he has also played drums and bass guitar...
reacted against the rigours of near-constant world tours. "
Street Spirit (Fade Out)"Street Spirit " is a song by English alternative rock band Radiohead, featured on their 1995 second studio album The Bends...
", the final single and last song, became their first top five UK hit.
The Bends was ranked number 110 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, and number 2 on
Qs 100 Greatest Albums Ever.
The album was subject to greater critical acclaim than their debut Pablo HoneyPablo Honey, released in early 1993, is the first album by the English alternative rock band Radiohead. The cover features the baby Tim Coates, the son of close friends of the band. The title comes from a Jerky Boys prank call skit in which the prank caller says, "Pablo, honey? Please come to...
(1993), and it reached number four in the UK Albums ChartThe UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website ; the full Top 200 is published exclusively in ChartsPlus.To qualify for the UK albums...
. However, it failed to build on the commercial success of their single "Creep" outside the United Kingdom, and it peaked on the American charts at number 88. Although it lacked the instant success of later Radiohead albums, The Bends achieved
triple platinumMusic recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped a certain number of copies.Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories, which are named after the precious materials gold, platinum and diamond...
sales certifications in the UK and Canada and platinum sales in the US and the EU.
Background
By the time Radiohead began their first United States tour in early 1993, their single "Creep" (1992) was in heavy rotation on
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and had achieved top ten chart positions in the UK and the US when reissued in 1993. The
grungeGrunge is a subgenre of alternative rock that emerged during the mid-1980s in the American state of Washington, particularly in the Seattle area. Inspired by hardcore punk, heavy metal and indie rock, grunge is generally characterized by heavily distorted electric guitars, contrasting song...
sound of their debut album
Pablo HoneyPablo Honey, released in early 1993, is the first album by the English alternative rock band Radiohead. The cover features the baby Tim Coates, the son of close friends of the band. The title comes from a Jerky Boys prank call skit in which the prank caller says, "Pablo, honey? Please come to...
(1993) had led to the band being described as "
NirvanaNirvana was an American rock band that was formed by singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen, Washington in 1987...
-lite", and neither the album nor the singles "
Stop Whispering"Stop Whispering" is a single from British alternative rock band Radiohead, released as the band's fourth single in 1993. It is the fourth track off their first album, Pablo Honey . Radiohead have not performed the song live since the mid 1990s....
" and "
Anyone Can Play Guitar"Anyone Can Play Guitar" was a single taken from Radiohead's first album Pablo Honey, released just in advance of the album. It was the band's second single, and their first to receive a wide hearing...
" matched the chart success of "Creep".
Radiohead nearly broke up due to the pressure of sudden success as the tour extended into its second year. The band described the tour as a miserable experience, as towards its end they were "still playing the same songs that [they had] recorded two years previously... almost like being held in a time warp." Tensions were high, as the band felt smothered by both the success of "Creep" and the mounting expectations for a superior follow-up. The band sought a change of scenery, touring
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and the
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in an attempt to reduce the pressure. However, confronted again by their popularity, Yorke became disenchanted at being "right at the sharp end of the sexy, sassy, MTV eye-candy lifestyle" he felt he was helping to sell to the world. The 1994
EPAn extended play is a vinyl record, CD, or music download which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as an LP. Usually, a CD single has around 10–28 minutes of music, an EP has up to 36 minutes, and an album generally has 30–80 minutes. Mini-LPs generally contain 20–30...
My Iron Lung
, featuring the single of the same title, was Radiohead's reaction, marking a transition towards the greater depth they aimed for on their second album.
Recording and production
At the start of 1994, Radiohead began working on song arrangements for The Bends
. They were encouraged by both the material and their producer of choice, John LeckieJohn Leckie is a British music producer, notable for producing many high-profile albums such as The Stone Roses's debut and Radiohead's The Bends...
, who had agreed to work with them on the album. Sessions were due to begin at London's RAK Studio in January; however, fellow Oxford band RideRide were a British alternative rock band that band formed in 1988 in Oxford, England, consisting of Andy Bell, Mark Gardener, Laurence Colbert, and Steve Queralt. The band were initially part of the "shoegazing" scene. Following the break-up of the band in 1996, members moved on to various other...
asked Leckie to perform some last-minute emergency work on their forthcoming album Carnival of LightCarnival of Light is the third studio album by British alternative rock band Ride, released in June 1994 via Creation Records."How Does It Feel to Feel?" is a cover of a song by The Creation.-Track listing:...
. Radiohead agreed to postpone the start of the album's sessions to 24 February to accommodate Leckie. The band used the extra time to practise their songs, but this later proved unsatisfactory to them – Yorke said, "We had all of these songs and we really liked them, but we knew them almost too well . . . so we had to sort of learn to like them again before we could record them, which is odd."
The band found the first two months of work on the album difficult. While they were pleased with Leckie and engineer
Nigel GodrichNigel Godrich, , is a recording engineer and record producer. He is best known for his work with the English alternative rock band Radiohead and is sometimes referred to as the "sixth member" of the band....
, they felt pressured to follow up the success of Pablo Honey. The band's record label, EMI, had set an October 1994 release date for the record, which later proved unrealistic. EMI also suggested Radiohead should record the album's lead single first. No one could agree on what the lead single should be, so the band worked on four tracks they considered candidates: "Sulk", "The Bends", "Just", and "Nice Dream". The approach proved counter-productive; Leckie recalled, "Everyone was pulling their hair out saying, 'It's not good enough!' [. . .] We were trying too hard". The recording process slowed down further as guitarist
Jonny GreenwoodJonathan Richard Guy Greenwood is a BAFTA and Grammy-nominated musician and composer-in-residence for the BBC, best known as a member of English alternative rock group Radiohead. Greenwood is a multi-instrumentalist, but serves mainly as a guitarist and keyboard player. He is the younger brother...
experimented with several rented guitars and amplifiers in order to discover "a really special sound" for his instrument, despite Leckie's belief that Greenwood already had one. According to Leckie, whenever a record company representative or the group's management came to check on the album's progress, all the band would may have to show them was "a drum sound or something".
In an attempt to defuse tensions between Yorke and the rest of the band, which had begun over whether or not they should take a break from the sessions that April, Leckie suggested to Yorke that he record some songs by himself on guitar. The group had a tour lined up for May until mid-June, which meant that the album would not be completed by October as planned. By the end of the sessions at RAK, Radiohead had recorded several songs that would appear on the album, as well as most of the tracks that would appear on My Iron Lung
extended playAn extended play is a vinyl record, CD, or music download which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as an LP. Usually, a CD single has around 10–28 minutes of music, an EP has up to 36 minutes, and an album generally has 30–80 minutes. Mini-LPs generally contain 20–30...
(EP). They resumed recording on 16 June at businessman
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's rural studio complex the Manor. Unlike the sessions at RAK, the group recorded material quickly; Leckie felt the break for the tour gave the group "confidence' in the songs again. The band completed recording the album at
Abbey Road StudiosAbbey Road Studios, established in November of 1931 by EMI in London, England, is an iconic recording studio located at Abbey Road, in St John's Wood in the City of Westminster...
in London, where Leckie also mixed some of the songs.
Due to the poor commercial performance of the My Iron Lung
EP, EMI decided Pablo Honey producers
Sean SladeSean Slade is a record producer, engineer, and mixer He has worked with artists including Orangutang, Hole, Radiohead, Warren Zevon, Juliana Hatfield, Dinosaur Jr., Uncle Tupelo, the Mighty Mighty Bosstones, The Boo Radleys, Cave In, Lush, Abandoned Pools, the Go-Go's, and The Dictators among...
and
Paul Q. KolderiePaul Q. Kolderie is a record producer, engineer, and mixer. He has worked with artists including the Pixies, Radiohead, Orangutang, Hole, Dinosaur Jr., Juliana Hatfield, Wax, Warren Zevon, Uncle Tupelo, Throwing Muses, Morphine, the Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Abandoned Pools, and the Go-Go's among...
would remix the album tracks in the United States. Leckie did not realise what was happening until EMI asked him for copies of the multi-track tapes. Leckie said EMI "had been going on about trying to get an American sound for the record from the minute I got involved". Kolderie insisted he and Slade did not lobby to remix the album, but EMI made the decision and the band supported it after hearing Pablo Honey
play over a sound system during an in-store appearance. Leckie did not always like what Slade and Kolderie produced, but he has since stated that it was a sound decision to have others approach the music with a fresh approach.
Music
According to the band, The Bends
marked the start of a gradual turn in Yorke's songwriting from personal angst to the more cryptic lyrics and social and global themes that would come to dominate the band's later work. Most of the album was seen to continue the lyrical concerns of Pablo Honey
, although in more mature fashion. The songs "Fake Plastic Trees" and, in particular, "Street Spirit (Fade Out)" and its b-side "Talk Show Host", are often seen as a precursor to their next album OK ComputerOK Computer is the third album by the English alternative rock band Radiohead, released on 16 June 1997. Radiohead recorded the album in rural Oxfordshire and Bath, during 1996 and early 1997, with producer Nigel Godrich...
(1997). "Fake Plastic Trees" was partly inspired by the commercial development of Canary WharfCanary Wharf is a large office and shopping development in East London, located in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Rivalling London's traditional financial centre, The Square Mile, Canary Wharf contains the UK's three tallest buildings: One Canada Square ; 8 Canada Square and the Citigroup...
, while "Sulk" was written as a response to the Hungerford massacreThe Hungerford massacre occurred in Hungerford, Berkshire, England, on August 19, 1987. The gunman, 27-year-old Michael Robert Ryan, armed with two semi-automatic rifles and a handgun, shot and killed sixteen people including his mother, and wounded fifteen others, then fatally shot himself...
. According to Yorke, "Street Spirit (Fade Out)" was inspired by the book The Famished RoadThe Famished Road is the Booker Prize-winning novel written by Nigerian author Ben Okri. The novel, published in 1991, follows Azaro, an abiku or spirit child, living in an unnamed most likely Nigerian city. The novel employs a unique narrative style incorporating the spirit world with the "real"...
by Ben OkriBen Okri OBE FRSL is a Nigerian poet and novelist. Having spent his early childhood in London, he and his family returned to Nigeria in 1968. He later came back to England, embarking on studies at the University of Essex...
.
The lyrics to the songs on The Bends
, particularly those of "My Iron Lung", were cited in the British music press as an example of Yorke's alleged depressionMajor depressive disorder is a mental disorder characterized by an all-encompassing low mood accompanied by low self-esteem, and loss of interest or pleasure in normally enjoyable activities...
. Melody MakerMelody Maker, published in the United Kingdom, was, according to its publisher IPC Media, the world's oldest weekly music newspaper. It was founded in 1926 as a magazine targeted at musicians; in 2000 it was merged into "long-standing rival" New Musical Express.-1950s-1960s:Originally the Melody...
ran an article during The Bends
period which suggested Yorke would be the next "rock 'n roll martyr" or suicide.
Artwork
The Bends was the first of the band's full-length records with artwork by
Stanley DonwoodStanley Donwood is the pen name of English writer and artist Dan Rickwood. Donwood is known for his close association with the British rock group Radiohead, having created all their album and poster art...
, in collaboration with Yorke, who went under the name "The White Chocolate Farm" (later shortened to Tchock). Originally Yorke had wanted to use an image of an
iron lungAn iron lung is a machine that enables a person to breathe when normal muscle control has been lost or the work of breathing exceeds the person's ability. It is a form of medical ventilator...
as the cover, but he lost it. The eventual album cover was created at the last minute by morphing a photograph taken by Donwood of a medical dummy with Yorke's own face. It is also the last Radiohead album whose liner notes and artwork include pictures of the band members.
Reception
The Bends
met with much greater critical acclaim than Pablo Honey, appearing on many end-of-year lists in 1995. Within the UK, it assured Radiohead's role as a standard-bearer of "indie" Brit-rock bands. The album was released during the height of the '90s
BritpopBritpop is a subgenre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom. Britpop emerged from the British independent music scene of the early 1990s and was characterised by bands influenced by British guitar pop music of the 1960s and 1970s...
movement, benefiting from renewed press attention to British guitar music; however, in the band's home country, Radiohead's music was rarely grouped with
BlurBlur are an English alternative rock band. Formed in London in 1989 as Seymour, the group consists of singer Damon Albarn, guitarist Graham Coxon, bassist Alex James and drummer Dave Rowntree. Blur's debut album Leisure incorporated the sounds of Madchester and shoegazing...
,
PulpPulp were an English alternative rock band formed in Sheffield in 1978. Upon their split in 2002, their lineup consisted of Jarvis Cocker , Candida Doyle , Mark Webber , Steve Mackey and Nick Banks ....
and other so-called "Britpop" acts, instead receiving some acclaim for diverging from the fashionable aspects of the scene.
In the United States, the album eventually reached number 88 on the
Billboard 200The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling new music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
in 1996, while the single "High and Dry" reached number 78 on the
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. In the UK, The Bends
reached number 4 and remains a bestseller. In mid-1995 Radiohead toured as an opening act for R.E.M.R.E.M. is an American rock band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1980 by Michael Stipe , Peter Buck , Mike Mills , and Bill Berry . R.E.M. was one of the first popular alternative rock bands, and gained early attention due to Buck's ringing, arpeggiated guitar style and Stipe's unclear vocals. R.E.M...
, playing songs from The Bends
and extending their popularity with a mass audience.
The Bends
had an influence on the subsequent generation of British pop bands. In 2006, The ObserverThe Observer is a British newspaper, published on Sundays. In about the same place on the political spectrum as its daily sister paper The Guardian, which acquired it in 1993, it takes a left-liberal or social democratic line on most issues. It is the world's oldest Sunday newspaper.-History:The...
listed it as one of "the 50 albums that changed music", saying, "Radiohead's Thom Yorke popularised the angst-laden falsetto, a thoughtful opposite to the chest-beating lad-rock personified by Oasis's
Liam GallagherWilliam John Paul "Liam" Gallagher is an English musician and songwriter best known as the former lead singer, and occasional instrumentalist, of British rock band Oasis. One of the figureheads of the 1990s Britpop movement, Gallagher's erratic behaviour, distinctive singing style, and abrasive...
. Singing in a higher octave-range and falsetto voice to a backdrop of churning guitars became a much-copied idea, however, one that eventually coalesced into an entire decade of sound. Without this,
ColdplayColdplay are an English alternative rock band from London, formed in 1998. The group comprises Chris Martin , Jonny Buckland , Guy Berryman , and Will Champion .Coldplay's early material was compared to acts such as Radiohead, Jeff Buckley, U2, and Travis...
would not exist, nor Keane, nor
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." Radiohead members said they later distanced themselves from their mid '90s sound partly because they felt little affinity for those that adopted the sound.
The Bends
took second place behind Radiohead's OK Computer
in both 1998 and 2006 reader polls of Q magazine
for the best album of all time. In 2003, the album was ranked number 110 on Rolling StoneRolling Stone is a United States-based magazine devoted to music, politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J. Gleason.The magazine was named after the 1948 Muddy Waters song of the same...
s list of
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. Rolling Stone initially gave the album an average rating. In 2000, Virgin's Top 1000 Albums of All Time ranked
The Bends at number two, second only to
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by
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.
Track listing
All songs written by Radiohead.
- "Planet Telex
"Planet Telex" is a song written by Radiohead and is the opening track of their 1995 album The Bends. It was released as a double A-side single with "High and Dry", although receiving far less airplay...
" – 4:19
- "The Bends" – 4:06
- "High and Dry
"High and Dry" is a song by the English alternative rock band Radiohead, and was the first single released from their second album, The Bends . It was as a double A-side with album opener "Planet Telex"...
" – 4:17
- "Fake Plastic Trees
"Fake Plastic Trees" is a song by Radiohead, from their second album The Bends. It was the third single to be released from that album in the UK, but in the US, it was released as the band's first single from the album...
" – 4:50
- "Bones" – 3:09
- "(Nice Dream)" – 3:53
- "Just
"Just" is a MTV Video Music Awards-nominated single by the English rock band Radiohead, released in 1995. It is the seventh track on their 1995 album The Bends. Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke wrote the song about a narcissistic friend of his, which on closer inspection is showcased by the imagery in...
" – 3:54
- "My Iron Lung
"My Iron Lung" is a 1994 alternative rock song by the band Radiohead, from an EP of the same name and the album The Bends.-History:"My Iron Lung" was Radiohead's reaction to "Creep", their massive hit of 1993 which also became something of a millstone for Radiohead singer Thom Yorke...
" – 4:36
- "Bullet Proof..I Wish I Was" – 3:28
- "Black Star" – 4:07
- "Sulk" – 3:42
- "Street Spirit (Fade Out)
"Street Spirit " is a song by English alternative rock band Radiohead, featured on their 1995 second studio album The Bends...
" – 4:12
Collector's edition CD 2 tracks
- "The Trickster"
- "Punchdrunk Lovesick Singalong"
- "Lozenge of Love"
- "Lewis (Mistreated)"
- "Permanent Daylight"
- "You Never Wash Up After Yourself"
- "Maquiladora"
- "Killer Cars"
- "India Rubber"
- "How Can You Be Sure?"
- "Fake Plastic Trees" (Live, Acoustic)
- "Bullet Proof.. I Wish I Was" (Live, Acoustic)
- "Street Spirit (Fade Out)" (Live, Acoustic)
- "Talk Show Host"
- "Bishop's Robes"
- "Banana Co."
- "Molasses"
- "Just" (BBC Radio One Session 09/14/94)
- "Maquiladora" (BBC Radio One Session 09/14/94)
- "Street Spirit (Fade Out)" (BBC Radio One Session 09/14/94)
- "Bones" (BBC Radio One Session 09/14/94)
Personnel
- Thom Yorke
Thomas Edward Yorke is an English musician who is the lead singer and principal songwriter of the alternative rock group Radiohead. He mainly plays guitar and piano, but he has also played drums and bass guitar...
– vocalsSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. A person who sings is called a singer or vocalist...
, guitarThe guitar is a musical instrument with ancient roots that adapts readily to a wide variety of musical styles. It typically has six strings, but four-, seven-, eight-, ten-, eleven-, twelve-, thirteen- and eighteen-string guitars also exist. The size and shape of the neck and the base of the guitar...
, pianoThe piano is a musical instrument which is played by means of a keyboard. Widely used in Western music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music, and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
, string arrangementsOrchestration is the study or practice of writing music for an orchestra or of adapting for orchestra music composed for another medium...
- Jonny Greenwood
Jonathan Richard Guy Greenwood is a BAFTA and Grammy-nominated musician and composer-in-residence for the BBC, best known as a member of English alternative rock group Radiohead. Greenwood is a multi-instrumentalist, but serves mainly as a guitarist and keyboard player. He is the younger brother...
– guitar, organThe organ is a keyboard instrument of one or more divisions, each played with its own keyboard operated either with the hands or with the feet...
, synthesiser, piano, recorderThe recorder is a woodwind musical instrument of the family known as fipple flutes or internal duct flutes — whistle-like instruments which include the tin whistle and ocarina. The recorder is end-blown and the mouth of the instrument is constricted by a wooden plug, known as a block or fipple...
, string arrangements
- Colin Greenwood
Colin Charles Greenwood , also known as Coz, is a member of English rock band Radiohead. He is best known as their bass player, although he does play other instruments . He is the older brother of fellow band member, guitarist Jonny Greenwood.In December 1998, Greenwood married Molly McGrann, an...
– bass guitarThe electric bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a plectrum....
- Ed O'Brien
Edward John O'Brien is a member of Radiohead. He plays guitar and is responsible for harmony vocals during live concerts and on many tracks from the band's albums...
– guitar, vocals
- Phil Selway
Philip James Selway is an English musician and songwriter, best known as the drummer and backing vocalist of English alternative rock group Radiohead. He also drums, plays guitar and provides backing and occasional lead vocals for 7 Worlds Collide...
– drumsA drum set is a collection of drums, cymbals and sometimes other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person . The term "drum kit" first became used in the 1700s in Britain...
- Caroline LaVelle – cello
The cello is a bowed string instrument. The word derives from the Italian violoncello. A person who plays a cello is called a cellist. The cello is used as a solo instrument, in chamber music, and as a member of the string section of an orchestra...
- John Matthias – violin
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, violaThe viola is a bowed string instrument. It is the middle voice of the violin family, between the violin and the cello.The casual observer may mistake the viola for the violin because of their similarity in size, closeness in pitch range , and nearly identical playing position...
- Nigel Godrich
Nigel Godrich, , is a recording engineer and record producer. He is best known for his work with the English alternative rock band Radiohead and is sometimes referred to as the "sixth member" of the band....
– Production, engineeringAudio engineering is a part of audio science dealing with the recording and reproduction of sound through mechanical and electronic means. The field draws on many disciplines, including electrical engineering, acoustics, psychoacoustics, and music. Unlike acoustical engineering, audio...
- Chris Blair – mastering
- Chris Brown – engineering
- Stanley Donwood
Stanley Donwood is the pen name of English writer and artist Dan Rickwood. Donwood is known for his close association with the British rock group Radiohead, having created all their album and poster art...
– illustrations
- Paul Q. Kolderie
Paul Q. Kolderie is a record producer, engineer, and mixer. He has worked with artists including the Pixies, Radiohead, Orangutang, Hole, Dinosaur Jr., Juliana Hatfield, Wax, Warren Zevon, Uncle Tupelo, Throwing Muses, Morphine, the Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Abandoned Pools, and the Go-Go's among...
– mixing
- John Leckie
John Leckie is a British music producer, notable for producing many high-profile albums such as The Stone Roses's debut and Radiohead's The Bends...
– production, engineering, mixing
- Guy Massey – engineering (assistant)
- Sean Slade
Sean Slade is a record producer, engineer, and mixer He has worked with artists including Orangutang, Hole, Radiohead, Warren Zevon, Juliana Hatfield, Dinosaur Jr., Uncle Tupelo, the Mighty Mighty Bosstones, The Boo Radleys, Cave In, Lush, Abandoned Pools, the Go-Go's, and The Dictators among...
– mixing
- Jim Warren – production, engineering
Chart history
| Chart (1995) |
Peak
position |
| Australian ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...
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n Albums Chart |
37 |
| German Albums Chart The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband der phonographischen Wirtschaft...
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73 |
| Swedish Albums Chart Sverigetopplistan, earlier known as Topplistan and Hitlistan and other names, is since October 2007 the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from Grammofonleverantörernas förening. Since late 2006 the chart has included legal downloads.-The radio show:1976-2006 the sales chart was...
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| Chart (1996) |
Peak
position |
| Belgian (Flanders) Ultratop 50 Albums Ultratop is the official Belgian record charts. Due to the two different regions there are two different record charts. In Flanders the most important charts are the Ultratop 50 singles and the Ultratop 50 albums. In Wallonia the most important charts are the Ultratop 40 singles and the...
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| Belgian (Wallonian) Ultratop 50 Albums Ultratop is the official Belgian record charts. Due to the two different regions there are two different record charts. In Flanders the most important charts are the Ultratop 50 singles and the Ultratop 50 albums. In Wallonia the most important charts are the Ultratop 40 singles and the...
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26 |
| Netherlands Mega Album Top 100 MegaCharts is responsible for the composition and exploitation of a broad collection of official charts in the Netherlands, of which the Mega Top 50 and the Mega Album Top 100 are the most known ones. Mega Charts also provides information to the Stichting Nederlandse Top 40, of which the Dutch Top...
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| UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website ; the full Top 200 is published exclusively in ChartsPlus.To qualify for the UK albums...
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| US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling new music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
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| Canadian Albums Chart The Canadian Albums Chart is the official album sales chart in Canada. It is compiled every Wednesday by U.S.-based music sales tracking company Nielsen Soundscan, and published every Thursday by Jam! Canoe, along with its sister charts the Canadian Singles Chart and the Canadian BDS Airplay...
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