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, released on 26 January 2009 after it was delayed from its initial release date of 13 October 2008. The album delay was somewhat attributed to the length of time it took to record. The Rifles used two different producers, Dave McCracken and Stan "Jan" Kybert, as well as recording the album in three different locations. The Rifles used

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in Crouch End,

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to record the album. The working title for the album was ''The Pavement's Diaries''.The Rifles in Exeter and Plymouth (preview)
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Track listing

* The last track contains a hidden track called "Lazy Bones".

Track listing Japan Edition

* The last track contains a hidden track called "Lazy Bones".

In popular culture

"The Great Escape" was used on the soundtrack of the 2011 video game '' Test Drive Unlimited 2''. "Winter Calls" was used on a ''

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'' water commercial, and in several episodes of the third series of BBC comedy ''

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Personnel

*Cello - Ian Burdge (tracks: 2,10,11) *Viola - John Metcalfe (tracks: 2), N. Baw (tracks: 10,11) *Violin - Louisa Fuller, Sally Herbert (tracks: 2), Emlyn Singleton, Warren Zielinski (tracks: 10,11) *Trumpet - Daniel Newell (tracks: 10,11)

Production

*Producer - Dave McCraken (tracks: 2,5,6,7), Stan Kybert (tracks: 1,3,4,8-12) *Engineer - Andy Saunders (tracks: 1,3,4,8-12), Gergus Peterkin (tracks: 7), Richard Wilkinson, Serg (tracks: 2,5,6) *Additional Engineer - Dario Dendi (tracks: 1,3,4,8-12) *Mastering - Ted Jensen *Additional Mastering - Guy Davie *Mixing - Stephen Harris (tracks: 1,3,4,8-12), Steve Fitzmaurice (tracks: 2,5,6,7) *Photography - Oliver Twitchett

References

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