Excellent Italian Greyhound

Excellent Italian Greyhound
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 5, 2007
Recorded2006
Genre
Length42:19
LabelTouch & Go
ProducerShellac
Shellac chronology
1000 Hurts(2000) Excellent Italian Greyhound(2007) Dude Incredible(2014)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic78/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic星星星星半分の星[2]
The A.V. ClubB−[3]
The Boston Phoenix星星星[4]
Drowned in Sound7/10[5]
OndaRock7/10[6]
Pitchfork Media7.0/10[7]
Rock Hard9.0/10[8]
Sputnikmusic星星星星半分の星[9]
Tiny Mix Tapes星星星[10]

Excellent Italian Greyhound is the fourth studio album by the American rock band Shellac, released on June 5, 2007. The album's title is a reference to drummer Todd Trainer's Italian Greyhound, Uffizi, who appears on the album's cover. The album was recorded at Electrical Audio and mastered at Abbey Road by Steve Rooke. The drawings for Excellent Italian Greyhound were created by Jay Ryan from the band Dianogah. As well as a hand screened obi sleeve surrounding the jacket, there are several pictures taken by Joel Larson. As with 1000 Hurts, the vinyl pressing of the album includes an unmarked CD version at no extra charge (CD and LP+CD releases are similarly priced). The band encourages listeners to purchase the vinyl to hear the record as it was intended.

In November 2009, NME included the album on their list of "The Top 100 Greatest Albums of the Decade".[11]

Voice-over artist Ken Nordine appears uncredited on the song "Genuine Lulabelle". The introduction to "Spoke" includes a cover version of the "Rotosound Strings" radio commercial from The Who's 1967 album The Who Sell Out.

In the run-out groove, there is a text etching. Side One - "Pronto Prova..." Side Two - "A Isamu Sta Lapa!"

The song "Genuine Lulabelle" features clips of the Homestar Runner character Strong Bad reciting lines from the song.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."The End of Radio"8:27
2.「着実に進む」4:06
3.「備えよ」4:05
4."象"4:24
5.「本物のルラベル」9時17分
6.「キティパンツ」1:59
7."ボイコット"2:14
8.「パコ」5:29
9."スポーク"2:18

チャート

アルバム-ビルボード(北米)

チャート 位置
2007 トップヒートシーカー17
2007 トップインディーズアルバム 45

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