3/5 is the first album by Les Savy Fav. It was released in 1997 by Self-Starter Foundation.[3] The Long Play (LP) release came in a pack of shower caps[4] and is fairly difficult to find, sometimes fetching high prices on eBay. Coincidentally, only three-fifths of the line-up on this album, the band's first, remain in the present-day line-up, as drummer Patrick Mahoney was replaced by Harrison Haynes before the group's second album, The Cat and the Cobra, and guitarist Gibb Slife left before the recording of the Emor: Rome Upside Down EP.

3/5
Cover to the standard edition of the album
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 1, 1997
GenrePost-hardcore, emo
Length32:28
LabelSelf-Starter Foundation
ProducerJames Murphy with Nicholas Vernhes
Les Savy Fav chronology
3/5
(1997)
The Cat and the Cobra
(1999)
Alternative cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Pitchfork Media(7.6/10)[2]

Having gone out of print, the album was re-issued in 2006, on the Frenchkiss label, minus the shower caps.[citation needed]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Intro"3:15
2."New Teen Anthem"2:53
3."Cut It Out"2:23
4."Pluto"2:49
5."Cassolette"2:52
6."Scout's Honor"3:13
7."Je T'Aime"4:57
8."Raise Buildings"2:53
9."Blackouts"3:16
10."False Starts"4:15

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Credits

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  • Tim Harrington (vocals)
  • Gibb Slife (guitar)
  • Patrick Mahoney (drums)
  • Seth Thom Jabour (guitar)
  • Syd Butler (bass guitar)

References

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  1. ^ Allmusic Review
  2. ^ Pitchfork Media Review
  3. ^ "Les Savy Fav". The Self-Starter Foundation. October 2001. Archived from the original on 2009-08-24. Retrieved 2009-07-27.
  4. ^ "Keeping it Surreal." Plan B, Oct. 2007, pp. 42-43. Chick, Stevie.
  5. ^ "Les Savy Fav: 3/5". Rolling Stone Magazine. Retrieved 2009-07-27.[dead link]
  6. ^ "Les Savy Fav "3/5" track listing". The Self-Starter Foundation. October 2001. Archived from the original on 2011-06-15. Retrieved 2009-07-27.