This track also appears on "All Tomorrow's Parties 1.0" (ATPR CD 1) compilation in a slightly different form. "In a Beautiful Place out in the Country (Edit)" is not simply a shorter edition of the original version, but appears to be an alternative mix of "In a Beautiful Place out in the Country". It starts with a drumbeat instead of the melody, and ends with an extension of the quiet tune heard at the end of the EP version. Additionally, "In a Beautiful Place out in the Country (Edit)" does not fade out during the final part.
While the CD version of the EP makes it clear that the vinyl release should be played at 45rpm, "In a Beautiful Place out in the Country" in particular sounds excellent at 33 1/3, taking on a more dreamlike, haunting quality. An MP3 of the song at this speed was at one time available on the file-sharing network Soulseek.
Samples / Lyrics
"Come out, and live with a religious community in a beautiful place out in the country", vocoded voice of Amo Bishop Roden from a 1996 episode of the TV series "Mysteries Magic & Miracles" titled "Visions, Cults, Alchemy & More".[1]
The slightly different laughs heard at 3:42 are sampled from Singing Games (Children's Singing Games 1983 Saydisc Records). The sample is about 9 seconds long [2]
Trivia
Ranked #360 on Pitchfork Medias top 500 Songs of the 2000's.[3]