''Moog Droog'' is the second EP by the Super Furry Animals. It was originally released in October 1995 by the

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label Ankst Records, and reissued in May 1997. The two releases have different covers: the original version depicts a faceless humanoid brushing dust under a carpet, while the "export" version simply has a red/orange bear drawn on a blue background.

Title and meanings

"Moog Droog" is an ironic anglicised spelling of the

phrase ''mwg drwg'' ("bad smoke"), slang for

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, making a pun on the

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(and/or its inventor) and the

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word "droog" (based on the Russian for "friend") from ''

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''. The letter ''w'' can be a

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in Welsh, and in the phrase ''mwg drwg'' it is pronounced approximately like the English ''oo'' in "zoo" or "too" (although the name "Moog" is more correctly pronounced , rhyming with "vogue"). Likewise, the track "pamV" is an anglicised spelling of the Welsh ''pam fi'' ("why me"), with the word ''fi'' ("me") pronounced like the letter ''v'' in English (). " Sali Mali" is the name of a popular Welsh children's character who appears in books and has a series on Welsh television. She runs a cafe in the fictional village Pentre Bach ("small village"). Many Welsh-speaking children (and one assumes members of SFA) learnt to read by reading Sali Mali books.

Availability

Due to their rarity, ''Moog Droog'' and the previous EP '' Llanfair... (In Space)'' are two of the most sought-after Super Furry Animals releases. The first and fourth tracks have since been released on the compilation album ''

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'', and the third track on re-issues of the album ''

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''. The second track was later re-recorded for the album ''

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'' and released as a

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Track listing

Personnel

Gorwel Owen Gorwel Owen is a Welsh producer and musician. He has worked with Datblygu, Gorky's Zygotic Mynci, Super Furry Animals, Hwyl Nofio, Ffa Coffi Pawb, Gwenno, Steve Eaves, Melys, Bob Delyn a'r Ebillion, Llio Rhydderch and many others. He also co-write ...

and SFA - Cynhyrchu/production * Placid Casuals - Cynllun/design *David Hann @ Kernel Media - Typographic Design

References

{{Super Furry Animals 1995 EPs Super Furry Animals albums