Music Has the Right to Children
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Label(s) |
Skam Records Warp Records
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Catalogue No(s) |
skalp1/warplp55 skald1/warpcd55 skald1/pwarpcd55
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Release date(s) |
20 April 1998 (Europe) 20 August 1998 (United States)
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Format(s) |
Gatefold 2xLP CD Promo CD
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Running time(s) |
62:58 (Original release) 70:42 (2004 re-release)
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Music Has the Right to Children was the first commercially released album by Boards of Canada and probably their most well-known one. It has been called one of the greatest pieces of electronic music of its age and has introduced many to Boards of Canada. It was released 20 April 1998 in the United Kingdom and 20 August 1998 in the United States. It was later re-pressed in 2004.
Tracks
- "Wildlife Analysis" – 1:17
- "An Eagle in Your Mind" – 6:23
- "The Color of the Fire" – 1:45
- "Telephasic Workshop" – 6:35
- "Triangles and Rhombuses" – 1:50
- "Sixtyten" – 5:48
- "Turquoise Hexagon Sun" – 5:07
- "Kaini Industries" – 0:59
- "Bocuma" – 1:35
- "Roygbiv" – 2:31
- "Rue the Whirl" – 6:39
- "Aquarius" – 5:58
- "Olson" – 1:31
- "Pete Standing Alone" – 6:07
- "Smokes Quantity" – 3:07
- "Open the Light" – 4:25
- "One Very Important Thought" – 1:14
- "Happy Cycling" – 7:51 (included only on 1998 US Matador release and 2004 Warp re-release)
Trivia
- According to WATMM, the cover image was taken at Banff Springs in Alberta, Canada.