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The Private Press

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The Private Press is the second studio album by DJ Shadow. It was released on June 2, 2002 on MCA and was met with considerable critical acclaim.<ref name=”meta”></ref> The Private Press is DJ Shadow’s first studio album since his debut breakthrough Endtroducing… (1996). The single “Six Days” featured a promotional video directed by Wong Kar-wai. “Blood On The Motorway” was featured in a TV commercial for the British mobile phone network O2.

The Limited Edition version of The Private Press has different packaging, and includes “Giving Up The Ghost (original version)” and a bonus disc featuring “Pushin’ Buttons Live” (a 12-minute live track featuring Cut Chemist and DJ Nu-Mark).

The album was given a Parental Advisory, because the tracks “Walkie Talkie” and “Mashin’ on the Motorway” contain several uses of profanity. An edited version also exists with the profane moments re-edited.

The Private Repress was released in 2003, consisting of remixed tracks and b-sides from the recording era.


Track listing

  1. (Letter from Home) – 1:09
  2. “Fixed Income” – 4:49
  3. “Un Autre Introduction” – 0:44
  4. “Walkie Talkie” – 2:27
  5. “Giving Up the Ghost” – 6:30
  6. “Six Days” – 5:02
  7. “Mongrel…” – 2:20
  8. “…Meets His Maker” – 3:02
  9. “Right Thing/Gdmfsob” – 4:20
  10. “Monosylabik” – 6:46
  11. “Mashin’ on the Motorway” – 2:58
  12. “Blood on the Motorway” – 9:21
  13. “You Can’t Go Home Again” – 7:03
  14. (Letter from Home) – 0:57
  15. “Giving Up The Ghost” (Original Version) - 6:13
A limited edition version of the album came with an additional single track CD. The track was “Pushin’ Buttons Live” and featured guest appearances from Jurassic 5 DJs, Cut Chemist and DJ Nu-Mark.


Samples

Fixed Income

  • “Bright Shadows” by Beaver and Krause
  • “Voyage to Cleavland” by Saint Steven
  • “Love Eyes” by Phluph
  • “Beacon From Mars” by The Kaleidoscope

Giving Up The Ghost

  • “Bound To Be” by The Dream Academy

Six Days

  • “I Cry in the Morning” by Dennis Olivieri
  • “Six Day War” by Colonel Bagshot

Mongrel…Meets His Maker

  • “Strange about your Hands” by Sensations Fix
  • “Little Waterfalls” by Facedancers
  • “Thoughts” by Iliad
  • “Fantasy World” by James Knight & The Butlers

Right Thing/GDMFSOB

  • “Ask Me Why The Tape Wobbles” by Barry O’Brian
  • “What’s On Your Mind” by Information Society
  • “Mooses Saloon” by Smile
  • “Work The Box” by The Children
  • “Disco Duck part 1″ by Rick Dees
  • “Here (In The Garden)” by Gypsy
  • “Techno Scratch” by Knights Of The Turntables

Mashin’ on the Motorway

  • “He just wanted us to call him Captain Da. He said you could call me Da-Da. Whatever that meant.” from the movie “Roger and Me”

You Can’t Go Home Again

  • “El Condor Pasa” by Los Incas


References


External links

DJ Shadow official site


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