Play by Numbers
| Play By Numbers | |
|---|---|
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| Label(s) | Music70 |
| Catalogue No(s) | AOMC43 |
| Release date(s) | 1994 |
| Format(s) | Cassette CD |
| Running time(s) | 26:21 |
- Play By Numbers is the name of Boards of Canada's fourth known release. The Jockey Slut article by Richard Southern describes Play by Numbers as follows: "Five-track CD from what was now a trio, boasting a My Bloody Valentine influence in places, shifting further into electronics in others." It has also been said that the album, "with the 9-minute Infinite Lines of Colourful Sevens, showcased a more creative approach."[1]
- Of the album's five tracks, only a 56-second excerpt of Wouldn't You Like To Be Free (posted on the EHX website in the late 1990s) has been heard by those outside of the band's friends and family.
Tracks
- "Remmy Kid" – 0:58
- "Wouldn't You Like To Be Free" – 5:40
- "Infinite Lines of Colourful Sevens" – 9:18
- "Numerator" – 4:37
- "Echelon" – 5:48
Comments
- The title of this release, Play By Numbers, might be an allusion to "painting by numbers", and also to the mathematical basis of music.
References
| Rare/Early releases | Catalog 3 • Acid Memories • Closes Vol. 1 • Play by Numbers • Hooper Bay • BoC Maxima • Old Tunes Vol. 1 • Old Tunes Vol. 2 • Random 35 Tracks Tape • Geogaddi (test pressing) |
| General releases (albums) | Music Has the Right to Children • Geogaddi • The Campfire Headphase |
| General releases (eps/12"s) | Twoism • Hi Scores • Aquarius • Peel Session • In a Beautiful Place out in the Country • Trans Canada Highway |
| Promotional Releases | Telephasic Workshop • MHTRTC promo • Orange Romeda • Geogaddi (promo) |
| Produced by BoC for Others | Here Come the Rubber Cops |
| Bootleg Releases | Unreleased Tracks |
| Live Sets | Warp10 • The Lighthouse • All Tomorrow's Parties • Other live sets |
| Other | Kaleidoscope • Promotional Items • T-Shirts |