''Telephono'' is the debut studio album by the
indie rock band
Spoon. It was released on April 23, 1996, by
Matador, then re-released in a two-disc package with the ''
Soft Effects'' EP in 2006 by
Merge Records.
"Idiot Driver" had previously appeared in an "alternate mix" form on the
Peek-A-Boo Records
Peek-A-Boo Records is an Austin, Texas based independent record label.
Current (active) bands
* Peel
* The Octopus Project
* Palaxy Tracks
Alumni (previous bands)
* The 1-4-5s
* Black Lipstick
* Drake Tungsten
* Golden Millennium
* Junior ...
November 1995 compilation album ''Bicycle Rodeo''.
Reception
The album was produced by John Croslin, who had been one of the leaders of Austin's
the Reivers
''The Reivers: A Reminiscence'', published in 1962, is the last novel by the American author William Faulkner. The bestselling novel was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1963. Faulkner previously won this award for his book ''A Fable'', ...
, recording in Croslin's garage studio on a budget of $3,000.
[Raoul Hernandez]
"Drake Tungsten and His Boy Skellington"
'' Austin Chronicle'', January 22, 1999. It drew mainly positive critical attention, and in particular many comparisons to the
Pixies.
[Shannon Zimmerman]
"Lone Stars"
'' Washington City Paper'', February 16, 2001. The album sold only a few thousand copies.
Track listing
Personnel
*
Britt Daniel - guitar, vocals
*Andy Maguire - bass, backing vocals
*
Jim Eno
Jim Eno (born February 8, 1966) is the drummer and one of the founding members of the Austin, Texas band Spoon. He is also a record producer and a semiconductor chip designer. Eno is not related to sound engineer and record producer Brian ...
- drums
Charts
References
1996 debut albums
Spoon (band) albums
Matador Records albums
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