''Mr Beast'', released in 2006, is the fifth

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by Scottish

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Overview

The album ''Mr Beast'' was released on 6 March 2006 in the UK and 7 March 2006 in the United States, in double LP vinyl format, a regular CD jewel case edition and limited deluxe edition package that comes with both the album on CD and a

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documenting the recording process entitled ''

The Recording of Mr Beast ''The Recording of Mr Beast'' is a 2006 film starring Scottish post-rock band Mogwai. The film is also known as ''A Film I Was Pure In''. Overview ''The Recording of Mr Beast'' is a 40-minute documentary about the recording of Mogwai's fifth alb ...

''. The album has been described by

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as referring to the influential 1991 album by My Bloody Valentine. Drummer Martin Bulloch describes it as The album's title stemmed from an incident where

Barry Burns Barry Burns is a Scottish musician best known for his work with post-rock band Mogwai. Early life Burns went to Cardinal Newman High School in Bellshill before enrolling with the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow, taking ...

and Dominic Aitchison landed in Florida to start a tour with

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in 2005, when they saw a taxi driver standing outside the airport holding a sign that said "Mr. and Mrs. Beast" which, after a 10-hour flight, was "funnier than life itself".

Artwork

The cover artwork for ''Mr Beast'' is a painting by Amanda Church entitled "Milkbar", and the accompanying booklet contains other works from her, all of a similar style. In addition, the Mogwai Young Team logo is displayed on the spine of the deluxe edition release, with a silhouette of

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on the cross visible within the logo.

Track listing

All songs were written by Stuart Braithwaite, Dominic Aitchison, Martin Bulloch, John Cummings, and Barry Burns. Lyrics on "I Chose Horses" written by

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vocalist Tetsuya Fukagawa.

Personnel

Mogwai *

Stuart Braithwaite Stuart Leslie Braithwaite (born 10 May 1976) is a Scottish musician, singer and songwriter. He is the guitarist of post-rock band Mogwai, with whom he has recorded ten studio albums. He is also a member of the British alternative rock supergroup ...

– guitar, vocals on "Acid Food" *

Dominic Aitchison Dominic Aitchison (born 11 October 1976) is a Scottish bassist and songwriter. He is best known as the bassist and founding member of post-rock band Mogwai. Aside from Mogwai, he also played bass guitar in Crippled Black Phoenix and Stage Blood ...

– bass guitar *

Martin Bulloch Martin Bulloch (born 14 August 1974) is a Scottish musician, best known for being the drummer in the rock band Mogwai. Early life Bulloch was born in Bellshill, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. He was once a cook at a Chinese restaurant in East K ...

– drums * John Cummings – guitar *

– piano, guitar, flute, vocals on "Travel Is Dangerous",

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Additional personnel * Craig Armstrong – keyboard on "I Chose Horses" * Tetsuya Fukagawa – vocals on "I Chose Horses" *

Tony Doogan Tony Doogan is a Scottish record producer who runs Castle of Doom Studios in Glasgow. He is perhaps best known for his work with Mogwai and Belle & Sebastian. He has also worked with numerous other artists, including Teenage Fanclub, the Delgados, ...

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References

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