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: Artist: Phantom Tollbooth (Robert Pollard) :
: Album: Beard Of Lightning :
: Tracks: 11 :
: Time: 41:57 hours :
: Bitrate: 192kbit True Stereo :
: Source: CDDA :
: Genre: Indie :
: Label: Off Records :
: Str.Date: 06/5/2003 :
: Rip.Date: 06/07/2003 :
: Ripper: Starlette :
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.. About This Release .......................................
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: 1984-1988: Named after Norton Juster's psychedelic :
: children's book, Phantom Tollbooth was a variation on :
: the eclectic parallel-to-Hardcore of, among others, :
: Mission of Burma and Saccharine Trust. Combining abrupt :
: tempo and harmonic changes with dense sonic knots and :
: oddball musicianship mistaken for "chops", the :
: very-powerful-trio created a classic punk/classic rock :
: hybrid of unwarranted and perhaps unwanted wantoness. :
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: Malformed in 1984 by drummer Jon Coats, bassist Gerard :
: Smith and guitarist Dave Rick, (the latter leaving his :
: bass spot in the newborn Yo La Tengo to dedicate more :
: time to the embryonic Tollbooth), they quickly joined :
: the esteemed Homestead roster of superstars (Sonic :
: Youth, Swans, Big Black, Dinosaur Jr, etc.). PT went on :
: to record two full albums and two almost full EPs and :
: like most good and neglected bands from Indie Rock's :
: pre-historic age, they played as if on fire, burned a :
: bunch of money, and flamed out. :
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: After the breakup, Jon and Gerard formed the :
: short-lived Burn, which included Mac McCaughan (later :
: of Superchunk) and vocalist Jon Easley (previously with :
: Sorry). Gerard was also the first of several bass :
: players to pass through Helmet. Dave went on to stints :
: with Bongwater and King Missile. :
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: 2002: ROBERT POLLARD of GUIDED BY VOICES laments to Off :
: Records how he wished he had sang for Phantom :
: Tollbooth, one of his favorite bands. He refers to the :
: idea as "the band that would have ruled the world". :
: Since the band had long broken up the idea was put :
: forth to re-invent a new version of one of their :
: earlier recordings. The former members of P.T. must :
: have agreed since once the bug was put in their ears :
: they went back to their 1988 swan song album POWER TOY :
: (4 £ stars on AllMusicGuide), erased all the vocals and :
: presented it to Mr. Pollard. So he created new vocal :
: melody lines and lyrics onto one of his all time :
: favorite albums and Off Records is pleased to be :
: feeding it to you. Indeed.... :
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.. Track List ...............................................
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: 01 Mascara Snakes 03:14 :
: 02 Atom Bomb Professor 06:01 :
: 03 Asleep Under Control 03:04 :
: 04 Iceand Continuations 03:41 :
: 05 A Good Looking Death 01:56 :
: 06 The Cafe Interior 03:41 :
: 07 Capricorn's Paycheck 03:05 :
: 08 Gratification To Concrete 03:38 :
: 09 Crocodile To The Crown 08:01 :
: 10 Janus Pan 03:49 :
: 11 Work Like Bullies 01:47 :
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