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Find sources: "Telephono" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (June 2024) (Learn how and when to remove this message) 1996 studio album by Spoon Telephono Studio album by Spoon Released April 23, 1996 Recorded Spring 1995 Genre Indie rock alternative rock Length 35:07 Label Matador Producer John Croslin Spoon chronology Nefarious (1994) Telephono (1996) Soft Effects (1997) ***Telephono*** is the debut studio album by the [indie rock](/source/Indie_rock) band [Spoon](/source/Spoon_(band)). It was released on April 23, 1996, by [Matador](/source/Matador_Records), then re-released in a two-disc package with the *[Soft Effects](/source/Soft_Effects)* EP in 2006 by [Merge Records](/source/Merge_Records). The album was produced by John Croslin, who had been one of the leaders of Austin's [the Reivers](/source/The_Reivers_(band)), recording in Croslin's garage studio on a budget of $3,000.[1] "Idiot Driver" had previously appeared in an "alternate mix" form on the [Peek-A-Boo Records](/source/Peek-A-Boo_Records) November 1995 compilation album *Bicycle Rodeo*. ## Reception Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [2] Pitchfork Media 7.5/10[3] Rolling Stone [4] Tom Hull – on the Web A−[5] The album drew mainly positive critical attention, and in particular many comparisons to the [Pixies](/source/Pixies_(band)).[6][7][8] *[Texas Monthly](/source/Texas_Monthly)* called it "a snarling, devious suite of ultra-catchy songs that are simultaneously vivid and opaque."[9] Initially, *Telephono* sold only a few thousand copies on LP,[1] but later interest prompted a CD reissue. ## Track listing All tracks are written by [Britt Daniel](/source/Britt_Daniel) except where noted. No. Title Length 1. "Don't Buy the Realistic" 3:54 2. "Not Turning Off" 3:08 3. "All the Negatives Have Been Destroyed" 2:37 4. "Cvantez" 2:45 5. "Nefarious" 2:47 6. "Claws Tracking" (Daniel, Andy Maguire) 2:32 7. "Dismember" 1:45 8. "Idiot Driver" 1:37 9. "Towner" (aMiniature) 3:05 10. "Wanted to Be Your" 1:52 11. "Theme to Wendel Stivers" 1:58 12. "Primary" 1:10 13. "The Government Darling" 2:23 14. "Plastic Mylar" 3:26 Total length: 35:07 ## Personnel **Spoon** - [Britt Daniel](/source/Britt_Daniel) - [Jim Eno](/source/Jim_Eno) - Andy Maguire **Additional personnel** - John Croslin – production - [Greg Calbi](/source/Greg_Calbi) – mastering - Spoon – design - Mark Ohe – design - Frank Longo – design ## Charts Chart (2006) Peak position Billboard Top Independent Albums[10] 35 ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Hernandez_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Hernandez_1-1) Raoul Hernandez, ["Drake Tungsten and His Boy Skellington"](http://www.austinchronicle.com/music/1999-01-22/521046/), *[The Austin Chronicle](/source/The_Austin_Chronicle)*, January 22, 1999. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Telephono](https://www.allmusic.com/album/r233653) at [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic_(identifier)) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Pitchfork review](http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/11883-telephono-soft-effects-ep/) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Rolling Stone review](https://archive.today/20070310202025/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/spoon/albums/album/216008/rid/5943426/) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [Hull, Tom](/source/Tom_Hull_(critic)) (March 29, 2021). ["Music Week"](https://tomhull.com/ocston/blog/archives/2933-Music-Week.html). *Tom Hull – on the Web*. Retrieved April 17, 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Brad Jones, ["Spoon Tunes"](http://www.westword.com/1996-04-25/music/spoon-tunes/full/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20140911081816/http://www.westword.com/1996-04-25/music/spoon-tunes/full/) 2014-09-11 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine), *[Westword](/source/Westword)*, April 25, 1996. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Perry Gettelman, ["The Word Has Gotten Around About Spoon"](https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1996/06/07/the-word-has-gotten-around-about-spoon/), *[Orlando Sentinel](/source/Orlando_Sentinel)*, June 7, 1996. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Shannon Zimmerman, ["Lone Stars"](http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/articles/21257/lone-stars), *[Washington City Paper](/source/Washington_City_Paper)*, February 16, 2001. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Cohen, Jason (April 1996). "Hot CDs". *Texas Monthly*. Vol. 24, no. 4. p. 26. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Spoon"](https://www.billboard.com/artist/spoon/chart-history/ind/). *Billboard*. Retrieved June 8, 2024. v t e Spoon Britt Daniel Jim Eno Alex Fischel Gerardo Larios Ben Trokan Joshua Zarbo Andy Maquire Greg Wilson Eric Harvey Rob Pope Studio albums Telephono (1996) A Series of Sneaks (1998) Girls Can Tell (2001) Kill the Moonlight (2002) Gimme Fiction (2005) Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga (2007) Transference (2010) They Want My Soul (2014) Hot Thoughts (2017) Lucifer on the Sofa (2022) EPs Nefarious Soft Effects 30 Gallon Tank Love Ways Don't You Evah Got Nuffin Memory Dust Remix albums Lucifer on the Moon (2022) Compilations Everything Hits at Once: The Best of Spoon (2019) All the Weird Kids Up Front (Más Rolas Chidas) (2020) Singles "Everything Hits at Once" "The Way We Get By" "I Turn My Camera On" "The Underdog" Related articles Discography The Alien Beats Divine Fits Authority control databases MusicBrainz release group This 1990s indie rock album-related article is a stub. 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