| Product Summary | | UPC: 00880157110131 | | Release Date: 4/19/2005 | | Buy.com Sku: 63970013 | | Item#: M27NMG | | Buy.com Sales Rank: 25079 | Format:  CD |
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Disc 1
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. Unravel - (with Bjork) ~ The Flaming Lips |  | | 2. My Ship - (with Miles Davis) ~ The Flaming Lips | | | 3. Speed of Sound - (with Chris Bell) ~ The Flaming Lips | | | 4. It's a Bit of a Pain - (with Faust) ~ The Flaming Lips | | | 5. 2hb - (with Roxy Music) ~ The Flaming Lips | | | 6. People - (with Alfie) ~ The Flaming Lips | | | 7. Film - (with Aphex Twin) ~ The Flaming Lips | | | 8. Galileo - (edit, with Mice Parade) ~ The Flaming Lips | | | 9. Up the Down Escalator - (with Chameleons) ~ The Flaming Lips | | | 10. Seven Nation Army - (Exclusive material) ~ The Flaming Lips | | | 11. Playground For a Wedgeless Firm - (with The Chemical Brothers) ~ The Flaming Lips | | | 12. Saudade - (with Love & Rockets) ~ The Flaming Lips | | | 13. Monochrome - (with Lush) ~ The Flaming Lips | | | 14. Sleep Comes Down - (with The Psychedelic Furs) ~ The Flaming Lips | | | 15. River Man - (with Nick Drake) ~ The Flaming Lips | | | 16. On Fire - (with Sebadoh) ~ The Flaming Lips | | | 17. Pyramid Song - (with Radiohead) ~ The Flaming Lips | | | 18. I'm Not in Love - (with 10cc) ~ The Flaming Lips | | | 19. Another Green World - (with Brian Eno) ~ The Flaming Lips | | | 20. Jist, The - (Exclusive Spoken Word Piece, with David Shrigley) ~ The Flaming Lips | |
| | The Flaming Lips, bona-fide platinum status artists, are the latest in a long line of acclaimed talents to share their music collection with fans on Azuli’s celebrated CD series LateNightTales. Compiled by the trio, LateNightTales is the perfect representation of what The Lips listen to, kicking back at home in Oklahoma City.
The Flaming Lips’ infamous version of The White Stripes' "Seven Nation Army" (which has been eagerly sought after across the worldwide web since the group performed it live at the Hammersmith Apollo late last year) is featured as an exclusive on this compilation. Playfully dubbed, "Harry Potter’s and George W. Bush’s Severed Head Arm Mix," the wacky rendition takes sideswipes at anyone in range with febrile Lips-ian logic!
Also featuring songs by Bjork, Miles Davis, Radiohead, 10cc, Nick Drake, Brian Eno, Aphex Twin, The Chemical Brothers, and many more – The Flaming Lips puts their spin on LateNightTales.
Track Listing:
1. Bjork – Unravel
2. Miles Davis – My Ship
3. Chris Bell – Speed Of Sound
4. Faust – It's A Bit of A Pain
5. Roxy Music – 2HB
6. Alfie – People
7. Aphex Twin – Film
8. Mice Parade – Galileo
9. The Chameleons – Up The Down Escalator
10. The Flaming Lips – Seven Nation Army (Harry Potter’s and George W. Bush’s Severed Head Arm Mix)
11. The Chemical Brothers – Playground For A Wedgeless Firm
12. Love & Rockets – Saudade
13. Lush – Monochrome
14. Psychedelic Furs – Sleep Comes Down
15. Nick Drake – River Man
16. Sebadoh – On Fire
17. Radiohead – Pyramid Song
18. 10cc – I’m Not In Love
19. Brian Eno – Another Green World
20. David Shrigley – The Jist
| | Album Notes and Credits |
Notes & Personnel Info |  | The Flaming Lips' contribution to the Late Night Tales series -- which also includes volumes curated by Four Tet, Jamiroquai, and Nightmares on Wax -- shows off the band's wide-ranging but almost always impeccable taste in music. Admirably, the collection doesn't include much that sounds like the Flaming Lips themselves. Even the band's own contribution to the mix, a siren-filled cover of the White Stripes' "Seven Nation Army" that the Lips debuted at 2003's T in the Park Festival when they filled in for the Stripes after Jack White's car accident that summer, doesn't exactly resemble the Flaming Lips' usually sunny, whimsical modus operandi. Instead, Late Night Tales is a thoughtful selection of aptly laid-back music that flows smoothly despite its eclecticism; the segues from Bj?rk's "Unravel" to Miles Davis' "My Ship" and from Nick Drake's "River Man" to Sebadoh's "On Fire" are particularly fine. With tracks by cult favorites such as Faust, the Chameleons, Chris Bell, and 10cc, this is a collection by and for music junkies. Despite the album's glossy packaging, it keeps the personality of a handmade mixtape; Wayne Coyne's comments in the liner notes ("I don't think anyone ever really appreciated their inventive chord structures and otherworldly vocal harmonies," he says of Lush's "Monochrome," "but then, I am a muso!") underscore the collection's friendly feel. It's possible that Late Night Tales would've worked just as well as an iTunes play list, but the album has quite a bit to offer to Lips fans who are familiar with all, some, or none of the artists featured here. ~ Heather Phares | | A truly eclectic compilation, this installment of the LATE NIGHT TALES series features tunes selected by Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne. For fans of the revered Oklahoma band, the initial attraction will likely be the Lips' take on the White Stripes' "Seven Nation Army," a rare track recorded during a BBC radio session. However, what really impresses here is the range of other artists that Coyne has brought to the table. The mood is established with Bjork's hauntingly beautiful "Unravel," which is immediately followed by "My Ship," a gentle tune by jazz legend Miles Davis. Later, the styles shift from dreamy electronica (Aphex Twin's "Flim") to anthemic rock (the Chameleons' "Up the Down Escalator") to melancholy folk (Nick Drake's "River Man"). Coyne enthusiastically comments on every track in the liner notes, making it clear that this excellent collection is a labor of love by a performer who's never stopped being a fan in his own right. |
| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 2005 | | Original Release Date : 2005 | | Catalog ID : ALNCD-12 | | Label : Phantom Import Distribution | | Number of Discs : 1 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a |
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| | Professional Reviews | | Rolling Stone (p.72)
- 3.5 stars out of 5 - "Somehow, the Lips find connections between these idiosyncratic choices." |
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