Animal Crack Box
Live album by
Animal Collective
ReleasedMay 11, 2009
Recorded2000–2003
Length95:24
LabelCatsup Plate
Animal Collective chronology
Merriweather Post Pavilion
(2009) 		Animal Crack Box
(2009) 		Fall Be Kind
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork(7.5/10)[1]

Animal Crack Box is a live box set by American experimental music act Animal Collective. It was released in limited quantities on May 11, 2009 by Catsup Plate Records.

Background

After being discussed for years before its actual production, this vinyl-only box set finally received its promised treatment. On 18 March 2009 Catsup released the track listing and cover art.[2] A test pressing was offered on eBay to benefit Doctors Without Borders.[3] The commercial version, a single vinyl-only edition of 1000 copies, was made available for purchase on May 11, 2009 via Fusetron.

Printed by VGKids in Ypsilanti, MI during the early months of 2009.

Track listing

Side A
No.TitleAlso OnLength
1."Jimmy Raven"Danse Manatee (as "The Living Toys")7:22
2."Ahhh Good Country"Danse Manatee5:09
3."Iko Ovo" 5:26
Notes
A1 and A2 recorded live to MiniDisc 18 September 2000 at the Cooler, NYC by Avey/Panda.
A3 recorded live to MiniDisc fall 2000 at N. 4th Practice Space, Brooklyn by Avey/Panda.
Side B
No.TitleAlso OnLength
1."Pumpkin Gets a Snakebite"Hollinndagain4:11
2."Pumpkin's Hallucination" 3:50
3."Pumpkin's Funeral" 4:19
Notes
B1 and B3 recorded live to MiniDisc February 2001 at N. 4th Practice Space, Brooklyn by Avey/Panda/Geologist.
B2 recorded live to MiniDisc 25 February 2001 at Mercury Lounge, NYC by Avey/Panda/Geologist.
Side C
No.TitleAlso OnLength
1."Jungle Heat" 3:28
2."Hey Friend" 3:31
3."De Soto De Son"Campfire Songs8:42
Notes

C1 and C2 recorded live to MiniDisc winter early 2001 at 67 Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn by Avey/Panda.

C3 recorded live to MiniDisc 13 August 2000 at Mercury Lounge, NYC by Avey/Panda.
Side D
No.TitleAlso OnLength
1."Oh Sweet" 7:25
2."Young Prayer #2"Young Prayer2:59
3."Do the Nurse" 5:38
Notes

D1 partly recorded live to MiniDisc summer 2002 at N. 4th Practice Space, Brooklyn by Avey/Deakin and partly recorded live to MiniDisc 18 October 2002 at Warsaw, Brooklyn by Avey.
D2 recorded live to MiniDisc fall 2002 at Bard College, NYC by Avey/Panda.

D3 recorded live to MiniDisc 18 October 2002 at Warsaw, Brooklyn by Avey.
Side E
No.TitleAlso OnLength
1."Ice Cream Factory" 6:23
2."Hey Light"Here Comes the Indian2:35
3."Two Sails"Here Comes the Indian6:37
Notes
E1 and E3 recorded live to MiniDisc March 2002 at Tonic, NYC by Avey/Panda/Geologist/Deakin.
E2 recorded live to MiniDisc winter early 2002 at N. 4th Practice Space, Brooklyn by Avey/Panda/Geologist/Deakin.
Side F
No.TitleAlso OnLength
1."Don't Believe the Pilot" 3:43
2."Who Could Win a Rabbit"Sung Tongs3:07
3."Mouth Wooed Her"Sung Tongs4:23
4."Covered in Frogs" 3:28
5."We Tigers"Sung Tongs3:08
Notes
F1 and F2 recorded live to MiniDisc July 2003 at New World Brewery, Tampa, FL by Avey/Panda.
F3 recorded live to MiniDisc June 2003 at a house party in Brooklyn by Avey/Panda.
F4 recorded live to MiniDisc sometime and somewhere in 2003 (recording details are lost) by Avey/Panda.
F5 recorded live to MiniDisc October 2003 at Concorde 2, Brighton, UK by Avey/Panda.

Personnel

References

  1. ^ "Animal Collective: Animal Crack Box". Pitchfork.
  2. ^ "Catsup Plate /// News". Catsupplate.com. Archived from the original on 2012-01-14. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
  3. ^ "Animal Crack Box 3LP Animal Collective TEST PRESSING!! - eBay (Item 260379725777 end time Mar-25-09 16:18:00 PDT)". Archived from the original on 2009-03-23. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
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