Play by Numbers

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

**Discography Overview** | view • edit
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 • Tomorrow's Harvest
General releases (EPs/12"s)	Twoism • Hi Scores • Aquarius • Peel Session • In a Beautiful Place out in the Country • Trans Canada Highway
Mixtapes	Marcus Eoin's Campfire Mixtape • Societas x Tape
Live Sets	Live @ Warp10 • Live @ Lighthouse • Live @ ATP • All Gigs
Promotional Releases	Telephasic Workshop • MHTRTC (promo cassette) • Orange Romeda • Geogaddi (promo lp) • Geogaddi (promo cassette) • ------ / ------ / ------ / XXXXXX / ------ / ------ • Reach For The Dead (promo cd) • Come To Dust (promo cd)
Produced by BoC for Others	Here Come the Rubber Cops
Bootleg Releases	Unreleased Tracks
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