Old Tunes Vol. 1

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{{Infobox Release|
| cover=Afot.gif
| name=Old Tunes Vol. 1 \ A Few Old Tunes
| release_date=1996
| format=Cassette
| label=Music70
| catno=CANCAS001<ref>https://watmm-archive.com/t/8132/2 . The only semi-credible source for CANCAS001 being the catalog number of this cassette has been [[Joyrex]]'s own words from 2006 - no physical copy of the tape has ever had any indication of a catalog number, nor any official statement from [[Hexagon Sun]] was made in that regard.</ref>
| runtime=71:40
}}

[[Old Tunes Vol. 1]], also known as ''[[A Few Old Tunes]]'', is one of two known cassette tape compilations produced by [[Boards of Canada]] in 1996. Along with its counterpart ''[[Old Tunes Vol. 2]]'', it was self-released under [[Boards of Canada]]'s [[Music70]] label and distributed to the band's friends and family. Notable recipients of the tapes include Sean Booth of [[Autechre]], and [[Wikipedia:Mike_Paradinas|Mike Paradinas]]. The tapes came to wider attention in the early 2000s when they leaked onto peer-to-peer file-sharing networks such as [[Wikipedia:Soulseek|Soulseek]], and are now widely available on sites like [[Wikipedia:YouTube|YouTube]].

== Background ==
*''[[A Few Old Tunes]]'' seems to be sourced from a cassette tape containing a (presumably) hand-selected set of pre-''[[BoC Maxima]]'' tracks. The leaking of these tracks to p2p networks ([[wikipedia:Soulseek|Soulseek]], originally) provided much drama on [[WATMM]].
* Commonly referred to as ''[[A Few Old Tunes]]'', due to its label; however, according to the [[Twoism forum]] user dealer, who posted new photos of the cassette and liner notes, it is also the true ''[[Old Tunes Vol. 1]]'' (and not [[Random_35_Tracks_Tape|the tape previously assumed to be OTV1]]). But, on the other hand, the [[WATMM|WATMM forum]] user phaelam posted new scans from a different angle which depict ''[[A Few Old Tunes]]'' as the cover and the cassette label. This leads to believe [[Boards of Canada]] used two different labelings for the very same cassette. See the two conflicting [[Old_Tunes_Vol._1#Artwork|scans]] below.

== Availability ==
* [[Old Tunes saga#2026|Old Tunes saga]]

==Tracks==
'''Side A:'''
# "[[Spectrum]]" – 2:19
# "[[Light, Clear Hair]]" – 0:41
# "[[P:C:]]" – 0:48
# "[[Trapped]]" – 3:52
# "[[Rodox Video]]" – 1:19
# "[[Happy Cycling (A Few Old Tunes)|Happy Cycling]]" – 1:49
# "[[House Of Abin'adab]]" – 1:55
# "[[Finity]]" – 5:00
# "[[Forest Moon]]" – 6:35
# "[[Skimming Stones]]" – 2:12
# "[[Carcan]]" – 1:50
# "[[Devil]]" – 0:14
# "[[Mansel]]" – 5:36
# "[[She Is P]]" – 1:42
# "[[Davie Addison]]" – 1:15

'''Side B:'''
# "[[Sac]]" – 1:23
# "[[Blockbusters]]" – 0:40
# "[[I Will Get It Tattooed]]" – 1:37
# "[[The Way You Show]]" – 2:56
# "[[I Love U]]" – 1:41
# "[[King Of Carnival]]" – 4:18
# "[[M9]]" – 3:32
# "[[Original Nlogax]]" – 1:11
# "[[Sequoia]]" – 4:49
# "[[Boqurant]]" – 1:43
# "[[5.9.78]]" – 4:14
# "[[Wendy Miller]]" – 0:32
# "[[Paul Russell's Piece]]" – 0:53
# "[[Up The March Bank]]" – 3:24
# "[[Nova Scotia Robots]]" – 1:47

==Samples / Lyrics==
*A sample from the adult film [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0128647/ "Summer of '72"] in [[P:C:]].
*Large chunks of the [[wikipedia:Colonel Abrams|Colonel Abrams]] song "Trapped" in "[[Trapped]]".
*A sample from an advertisement for a cleaning product in [[Devil]].
*A sample from the British game show [[wikipedia:Blockbusters (game show)|Blockbusters]] in [[Blockbusters|the song of the same name]].
*"[[The Way You Show]]" contains a loop sampled from "[[wikipedia:Celebration (song)|Celebration]]" by [[wikipedia:Kool & the Gang|Kool & the Gang]].

== Cover ==
* According to KToiBalToi: "the girl on the cover of "a few old tunes" is Louise Campbell, the younger sister of [[Peter Iain Campbell|(Peter) Iain Campbell]] who has worked with them on other art projects. I think it was taken as a still from an old family video."<ref>http://medlibrary.org/medwiki/Talk:Old_Tunes</ref>
* The image is also used on the cover of ''[[Hi Scores (release)|Hi Scores]]''.

==Liner Notes==
=== Front Cover ===

30 Fabulous Tracks 
boards of canada 
A Few Old Tunes

=== Outer Flap ===

PHASE 5 STEREO SPECTACULAR 
©MUSIC70 1996 all rights 
reserved no unauthorized copying, lending, 
hiring, or broadcasting of this recorded work. 
made in england

=== Above Track Listing ===

Frazer Clarke played on 
Happy Cycling 
Thanks Music70 gang 
esp. Simon Yuill, Iain, 
Chris Horne

=== Right Of Track Listing ===

All 
live drums by Mike 
Thanks Jimbo 
Mostly recorded between 
1991-1995. Everything 
by Mike+Marcus except: 
'Trapped' contains sample of Colonel Abrams 
'Devil" contains sample of Dirt Devil commercial 
'Blockbusters' contains sample of 'Blockbusters' 
'The Way You Show' contains sample of Kool + The Gang

=== Below Track Listing ===

©MUSIC70 
Photo by Iain PIC from film by Iain

== Artwork ==
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== Videos ==
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== See Also ==
* [[Old Tunes saga]]
* [[Prince Murat]]

== External Links ==
* http://www.twoism.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5756
* http://www.discogs.com/Boards-Of-Canada-A-Few-Old-Tunes/release/690476
* https://rareboc.org

== References ==
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