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Singles Breaking Up (Vol. 1)


Singles Breaking Up (Vol. 1) is a compilation album by American math rock band Don Caballero. Singles Breaking Up (Vol. 1) was released on Touch and Go Records in 1999 and collects songs from five of the band's seven-inch singles, one song from a "various artists" compilation and one previously unreleased song.

Singles Breaking Up (Vol. 1)
Compilation album by
Don Caballero
ReleasedJanuary 12, 1999
Recorded1992–1997
Studio
Genre
Length46:31
LabelTouch and Go
Producer
Don Caballero chronology
What Burns Never Returns
(1998) 		Singles Breaking Up (Vol. 1)
(1999) 		American Don
(2000)

Background

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The title is a reference to The Buzzcocks' compilation album Singles Going Steady.

The collection would later be issued on vinyl for the first time on October 20, 2017.[1] Despite as the name suggests, there is no Singles Breaking Up (Vol. 2).

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."The Lucky Father Brown"3:13
2."Belted Sweater"2:02
3."Shoe Shine"5:30
4."Unresolved Kharma"4:40
5."Puddin' In My Eye"4:15
6."My Ten Year Old Lady Is Giving It Away"5:48
7."Our Caballero"2:08
8."ANDANDANDANDANDANDANDANDANDAND"2:15
9."First Hits"3:23
10."No More Peace and Quiet for the Warlike"4:35
11."If You've Read Dr. Adder Then You Know What I Want"1:00
12."Trey Dog's Acid"3:50
13."Room Temperature Lounge"5:00

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [2]
Chronicles of Chaos          [3]
Pitchfork Media7.2/10[4]

Pitchfork gave the album a 7.2 out of 10.

Personnel

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Band members are not named on the packaging and the album is credited simply to 'Don Caballero.'[5]

Don Caballero

  • Damon Che – drums
  • Ian Williams – guitar (tracks 7-13)
  • Pat Morris – bass guitar (tracks 1-9, 12-13)
  • Mike Banfield – guitar (tracks 1-10, 12-13)
  • George Draguns – bass guitar (track 10)
  • Matt Jencik – bass guitar (track 11)

Technical

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  • Lee Hollihan – engineer (tracks 1-6)
  • Steve Albini – engineer, producer (tracks 7-9, 12-13) (uncredited)
  • Bob Weston – engineer (track 10)
  • Al Sutton – producer (song 11)

References

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  1. ^ n/a. "Don Caballero's 1999 album Singles Breaking Up (Vol 1) Vinyl Debut October 20, 2017". www.touchandgorecords.com. Touch and Go. Retrieved 2017-10-06.
  2. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r385807
  3. ^ Meloon, Brian (1999-03-14). "Don Caballero - Singles Breaking Up (Vol. 1)". chroniclesofchaos.com. Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved 2017-10-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ P. Wisdom, James (1999-01-12). "Don Caballero - Singles Breaking Up (Vol. 1)". pitchfork.com. Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2017-10-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ Don Caballero - Singles Breaking Up (Vol. I), 12 January 1999, retrieved 2022-08-15
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