- Ten Rapid (Collected Recordings 1996–1997)
Infobox Album
Name = Ten Rapid nowrap|(Collected Recordings 1996–1997)
Type = compilation
Artist = Mogwai
Released = Start date|1997|4|17
Recorded = MCM Studios, Hamilton,Scotland
Genre =Post-rock
Length = 33:18
Label = Rock Action, Jetset
Producer =Paul Savage , Andy Miller
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:q9kxlfwejcqp link]
*Prefix Magazine (8.0/10) [http://www.prefixmag.com/reviews/cds/M/mogwai/ten-rapid-reissue%3B-orig-release-1997/1261 2000]
Last album =
This album = "Ten Rapid (Collected Recordings 1996–1997)"
(1997)
Next album = "4 Satin "
(1997)"Ten Rapid (Collected Recordings 1996–1997)" is a
compilation album by Scottishpost-rock group Mogwai, released in various countries in 1997.Overview
"Ten Rapid" brings together various songs recorded by Mogwai and released between 1996 and 1997. "Tuner" is a rerecorded version of the band's March 1996 debut double A-sided single (from which "Lower" does not appear), released on Rock Action. "Angels vs Aliens" is a rerecorded version of the July 1996 split single with Dweeb, released on Ché Trading. "A Place for Parks" was given away free to attendees of the Camden Crawl II show in Camden, North London, England on 19 September 1996, on a compilation CD entitled "The Camden Crawl II", released on Love Train. "I Am Not Batman" was given away free to attendees of the Ten Day Weekend Festival in Glasgow, Scotland in October 1996, on a compilation cassette entitled "Hoover Your Head: Ten Day Weekend", released on Sano Music. "Summer" and "Ithica 27ø9" were released as a double A-sided single in November 1996 on Love Train. "Helicon 1" and "Helicon 2" were released as a double A-sided single in February 1997 on Wurlitzer Jukebox. "End" is "Helicon 2", played backwards. The cover art of "Ten Rapid" was designed by Victoria Braithwaite.
Track listing
All songs were written by Mogwai.
#"Summer" – 4:25
#"New Paths to Helicon, Pt. 2 " – 2:51
#"Angels vs. Aliens" – 5:37
#"I Am Not Batman" – 3:32
#"Tuner" – 2:57
#"Ithica 27ø9 " – 2:57
#"A Place for Parks" – 2:14
#"New Paths to Helicon, Pt. 1 " – 6:00
#"End" – 2:44Personnel
* Stuart Braithwaite –
guitar , keyboard, vocals, percussion
* Dominic Aitchison –bass guitar , guitar
* Martin Bulloch – drums
* John Cummings – guitar
* Paul Savage – producer on tracks 1, 3–7
* Andy Miller – producer tracks 2, 8–9Release history
"Ten Rapid" was originally released in various countries in 1997.
External links
*MusicBrainz release|id=9073edcc-d673-49a2-82b9-51639d2cdc8b|name=Ten Rapid (Collected Recordings 1996–1997)
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