Today (Galaxie 500 album)
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Released | October 21, 1988 | |||
Recorded | July 1988 | |||
Studio | Noise New York | |||
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Length | 36:40 | |||
Label | Aurora | |||
Producer | Mark Kramer | |||
Galaxie 500 chronology | ||||
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Today is the debut studio album by American indie rock band Galaxie 500, released in 1988 on Aurora Records.
In 2010, the album was re-issued and peaked at number 16 on the UK Independent Album Breakers Chart.[4]
Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Drowned in Sound | 8/10[6] |
Mojo | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
NME | 8/10[8] |
Pitchfork | 9.5/10[9] |
Record Collector | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Spin Alternative Record Guide | 7/10[12] |
The Village Voice | B+[13] |
In 2018, Pitchfork ranked it at number 16 on its "The 30 Best Dream Pop Albums" list.[1]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Galaxie 500, except where noted
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Flowers" | 4:26 | |
2. | "Pictures" | 3:23 | |
3. | "Parking Lot" | 2:52 | |
4. | "Don't Let Our Youth Go to Waste" | Jonathan Richman | 6:47 |
5. | "Temperature's Rising" | 5:05 | |
6. | "Oblivious" | 3:18 | |
7. | "It's Getting Late" | 3:29 | |
8. | "Instrumental" | 3:01 | |
9. | "Tugboat" | 3:53 | |
Total length: | 36:40 |
No. | Title | Length |
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10. | "King of Spain" | 4:33 |
11. | "Crazy" | 1:55 |
Total length: | 43:00 |
No. | Title | Length |
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10. | "King of Spain" | 4:33 |
Total length: | 41:16 |
Personnel
[edit]Credits adapted from liner notes.
Galaxie 500
- Damon Krukowski – drums
- Dean Wareham – guitar, vocals
- Naomi Yang – bass guitar
Additional personnel
- Mark Kramer – production, engineering
- Marc Alghini – executive production
Cover photograph is by Eugene Atget.
Charts
[edit]Chart (2010) | Peak position |
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UK Independent Album Breakers (OCC)[4] | 16 |
Release history
[edit]Year | Label | Format | Catalog | Region |
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1988 | Aurora | LP | 002 | US |
1989 | Schemer | CD | 8905 | Germany |
1991 | Rough Trade US | CD | R266 | US |
1991 | Rough Trade US | LP | R266 | US |
1994 | Rockville | cassette | 6082 | US |
1997 | Rykodisc | enhanced CD | 10356 | US |
2009 | 20/20/20 | LP, CD | 202020.07 | US |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "The 30 Best Dream Pop Albums". Pitchfork. April 16, 2018. p. 2. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
- ^ Potter, Jordan (April 11, 2022). "The most underrated albums of the 1980s year by year". Far Out Magazine. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
- ^ Sodomsky, Sam (January 24, 2018). "6 Great Albums Named After Other Great Albums". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
- ^ a b "Official Independent Album Breakers Chart Top 20". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
- ^ Raggett, Ned. "Today – Galaxie 500". AllMusic. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
- ^ alex_snax (March 26, 2010). "Album Review: Galaxie 500 – Today, On Fire, This is Our Music (reissued)". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on January 5, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
- ^ Segal, Victoria (April 2010). "Galaxie 500: Today / On Fire / This Is Our Music". Mojo. No. 197.
- ^ Williams, Simon (August 26, 1989). "Galaxie 500: Today". NME. p. 41.
- ^ Richardson, Mark (March 30, 2010). "Galaxie 500: Today / On Fire / This Is Our Music". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
- ^ "Galaxie 500: Today / On Fire / This Is Our Music". Record Collector. No. 373. March 2010. p. 87.
- ^ Sheffield, Rob (2004). "Galaxie 500". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 321. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ Sheffield, Rob (1995). "Galaxie 500". In Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (eds.). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. p. 162. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (March 28, 1989). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
External links
[edit]- Today at Discogs (list of releases)
- Today at MusicBrainz (list of releases)