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[2] (posted on the EHX website in the late 1990s) has been heard by those outside of the band's friends and family.
[edit] 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
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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 |