Various - Crickets - Best Of The Fading Captain Series 1999 - 2007

Tracklist

1-1	–Robert Pollard With Doug Gillard	Tight Globes	3:08
1-2	–Airport 5	Total Exposure	4:08
1-3	–Keene Brothers	Death Of The Party	3:14
1-4	–Circus Devils	Festival Of Death	1:33
1-5	–Psycho And The Birds	Break Some Concentration	1:59
1-6	–The Moping Swans	Beaten By The Target	3:16
1-7	–Robert Pollard	Built To Improve	2:47
1-8	–Robert Pollard	Flings Of The Waistcoat Crowd	1:42
1-9	–Go Back Snowball	Never Forget Where You Get Them	3:31
1-10	–Airport 5	Stifled Man Casino	3:21
1-11	–Circus Devils	Bull Spears	1:50
1-12	–Robert Pollard	White Gloves Come Off	2:27
1-13	–Lexo And The Leapers	Time Machines	2:16
1-14	–Lexo And The Leapers	Alone, Stinking And Unafraid	3:39
1-15	–Freedom Cruise	Sensational Gravity Boy	1:43
1-16	–Circus Devils	Dolphins Of Color	2:48
1-17	–The Takeovers	Fairly Blacking Out	3:19
1-18	–Keene Brothers	The Naked Wall	3:51
1-19	–Robert Pollard With Doug Gillard	Do Something Real	2:55
1-20	–Go Back Snowball	It Is Divine	3:43
1-21	–Howling Wolf Orchestra	I'm Dirty	2:16
1-22	–Airport 5	However Young They Are	2:38
1-23	–The Moping Swans	Look At Your Life	3:53
1-24	–Robert Pollard	Harrison Adams	4:59
1-25	–Robert Pollard	All Men Are Freezing	2:15
1-26	–Guided By Voices	Sister I Need Wine (Cromag Demo)	1:59
1-27	–Ellsworth Pollard	I'm Gonna Miss My Horse	3:04
1-28	–Psycho	Butcherman	1:18
2-1	–Robert Pollard	Zoom (It Happens All Over The World)	2:24
2-2	–Lifeguards	First Of An Early Go-Getter	4:23
2-3	–Circus Devils	Correcto	2:00
2-4	–Robert Pollard With Doug Gillard	Pop Zeus	2:28
2-5	–The Takeovers	First Spill Is Free	1:51
2-6	–Robert Pollard And His Soft Rock Renegades	Instrument Beetle	7:03
2-7	–Elf God	Bunco Men	2:23
2-8	–Guided By Voices	Selective Service	1:55
2-9	–Circus Devils	Soldiers Of June	1:38
2-10	–Airport 5	Remain Lodging (At Airport 5)	3:44
2-11	–Keene Brothers	Island Of Lost Lucys	2:34
2-12	–Airport 5	Feathering Clueless (The Exotic Freebird)	3:02
2-13	–Psycho And The Birds	Suffer The Sun	2:03
2-14	–Robert Pollard	The Vault Of Moons	3:53
2-15	–Robert Pollard	Trial Of Affliction And Light Sleeping	2:28
2-16	–Robert Pollard	Children Come On	1:28
2-17	–Circus Devils	(No) Hell For Humor	1:07
2-18	–Lifeguards	Society Dome	3:59
2-19	–Robert Pollard And His Soft Rock Renegades	7th Level Shutdown	3:20
2-20	–Circus Devils	Her Noise	2:01
2-21	–Go Back Snowball	Dumbluck Systems Stormfront	4:11
2-22	–Robert Pollard With Doug Gillard	Frequent Weaver Who Burns	2:50
2-23	–Robert Pollard	Town Of Mirrors	3:12
2-24	–Robert Pollard	Powerblessings	1:55
2-25	–Robert Pollard	Island Crimes	3:48
2-26	–Alien Mofo	Lugnut Blues	2:53
2-27	–Little Bobby Pop	You've Taken Me In	2:12
2-28	–Radiation Feeder	The Power Of Suck	1:53

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – Cro-Magnon Studios
• Recorded At – Petrified Fish
• Recorded At – Burlysound Studios
• Recorded At – Harpoon House
• Engineered At – Cro-Magnon Studios
• Produced At – Waterloo Studios
• Engineered At – Waterloo Studios

Credits

• Acoustic Guitar – Robert Pollard (tracks: 1-5, 2-13)
• Backing Vocals – Doug Gillard (tracks: 2-1), Kevin March (tracks: 2-1), Tobin Sprout (tracks: 1-2, 1-10, 2-10, 2-12)
• Bass – Chris Slusarenko (tracks: 2-1), Doug Gillard (tracks: 2-1), Greg Demos (tracks: 1-6, 1-8, 1-12, 1-23, 2-6, 2-19, 2-23 to 2-25), Jim Pollard (tracks: 1-21), Nate Farley (tracks: 1-21), Tere Lerma (tracks: 1-13, 1-14), Todd Tobias (tracks: 1-25)
• Choir – Bruce Horner (tracks: 1-4, 1-11, 2-9), Jim Pollard (tracks: 1-4, 1-11, 2-9), Matt Davis (tracks: 1-4, 1-11, 2-9), Mike Lipps (tracks: 1-4, 1-11, 2-9)
• Cover [Cover Collage] – Robert Pollard
• Drums – Jay Madewell (tracks: 1-13, 1-14), Jim MacPherson (tracks: 1-6, 1-8, 1-12, 1-23, 2-6, 2-19, 2-23 to 2-25), Jim Pollard (tracks: 1-21), John Richardson (tracks: 1-3, 1-18, 2-11), Jon Wurster (tracks: 1-3, 1-18, 2-11), Kevin March (tracks: 2-1), Nate Farley (tracks: 1-21), Robert Pollard (tracks: 1-21), Todd Tobias (tracks: 1-25)
• Engineer – Todd Tobias (tracks: 1-4, 1-7, 1-11, 1-16, 2-9, 2-15, 2-16, 2-20)
• Engineer [Music], Recorded By [Music] – Todd Tobias (tracks: 2-17)
• Engineer [Vocals] – John Slough* (tracks: 1-4, 1-11, 2-9), John Shough (tracks: 2-17)
• Guitar – Doug Gillard (tracks: 2-1), Gale Bonham (tracks: 1-13, 1-14), Jim Pollard (tracks: 1-21), Nate Farley (tracks: 1-21), Robert Pollard (tracks: 1-6 to 1-8, 1-12, 1-13, 1-14, 1-17, 1-21, 1-23, 1-25, 2-1, 2-5, 2-6, 2-15, 2-16, 2-19, 2-23 to 2-25), Tim Tobias (tracks: 1-4, 1-11, 2-3, 2-9, 2-17), Tobin Sprout (tracks: 1-2, 1-10, 2-10, 2-12), Todd Tobias (tracks: 1-25)
• Illustration [Inside Collages] – Rich Turiel, Robert Pollard
• Instrumentation By – Doug Gillard (tracks: 2-2, 2-18), Mac McCaughan (tracks: 1-9, 1-20, 2-21), Tobin Sprout (tracks: 1-22), Todd Tobias (tracks: 1-4, 1-11, 2-3, 2-9, 2-15 to 2-17)
• Instruments – Chris Slusarenko (tracks: 1-17, 2-5), Todd Tobias (tracks: 1-5, 1-16, 1-20, 2-13)
• Instruments [All], Recorded By [Instruments] – Doug Gillard (tracks: 1-1, 1-19, 2-4, 2-22)
• Keyboards – Robert Pollard (tracks: 1-8, 1-12, 2-23 to 2-25), Todd Tobias (tracks: 1-25)
• Layout, Design [Booklet] – Mike Jueneman
• Lead Guitar – Greg Demos (tracks: 2-6, 2-19), Tony Conley (tracks: 1-6, 1-23)
• Lyrics By, Performer [Melodies], Lead Vocals – Robert Pollard (tracks: 1-3, 1-18, 2-11)
• Maracas – Robert Pollard (tracks: 2-1)
• Music By, Instruments [All Other], Recorded By [Everything Else Except Bob's Vocals] – Tommy Keene (tracks: 1-3, 1-18, 2-11)
• Noises – Todd Tobias (tracks: 1-4, 1-11, 1-16, 2-3, 2-9, 2-17, 2-20)
• Performer [Boombox] – Bob* (tracks: 1-5, 2-13)
• Performer [Solid Quips] – Tere Lerma (tracks: 1-13, 1-14)
• Performer [With] – The Tasties (tracks: 1-13, 1-14)
• Photography By – Ann Morales Gillard, Ed Kinsella, Jason Narducy, Matt Davis , Mindy Hertzon, Rich Turiel, Robert Pollard, Sarah Zade*, Scott Bennett, Scott Ryan , Todd Robinson
• Photography By [Pollard Plane] – John Laird
• Piano – Jim Pollard (tracks: 1-21), Nate Farley (tracks: 1-21), R. Walt Vincent (tracks: 1-3, 1-18, 2-11), Robert Pollard (tracks: 1-21)
• Producer – John Shough (tracks: 1-8, 1-12, 2-3, 2-23 to 2-25), The Chemically-Dependent Pollard Brothers (tracks: 1-8, 1-12, 2-23 to 2-25), Todd Tobias (tracks: 1-4, 1-6, 1-7, 1-11, 2-3, 2-9, 2-15, 2-16, 2-20)
• Producer [Music], Recorded By [Music] – Brian Berg (tracks: 1-17, 2-5), Charlie Campbell (tracks: 1-17, 2-5), Chris Slusarenko (tracks: 1-17, 2-5), Robert Pollard (tracks: 1-17, 2-5), Steve Hathaway (tracks: 1-17, 2-5)
• Producer [Vocals] – Todd Tobias (tracks: 1-17, 2-5)
• Recorded By – Chris Slusarenko (tracks: 2-1), John Shough (tracks: 1-2, 1-10, 1-13, 1-14, 2-6, 2-10, 2-12, 2-19), Tobin Sprout (tracks: 1-2, 1-10, 2-10, 2-12), Todd Tobias (tracks: 1-5, 1-16, 1-20, 2-13), Tony Conley (tracks: 2-1)
• Recorded By [Vocals] – John Shough (tracks: 1-1, 1-9, 1-19, 1-20, 1-22, 2-2, 2-4, 2-18, 2-21, 2-22), Todd Tobias (tracks: 1-3, 1-17, 1-18, 2-5, 2-11)
• Vocals – Robert Pollard (tracks: 1-1, 1-2, 1-4 to 1-14, 1-16, 1-17, 1-19 to 1-23, 1-25, 2-1 to 2-6, 2-9, 2-10, 2-12, 2-13, 2-15 to 2-25)
• Whistle – Tobin Sprout (tracks: 1-2, 1-10, 2-10, 2-12)

Notes

Contains 48-page booklet listing (credits + art work) of the first 43 releases in the Fading Captain Series.

Tracks 1-1, 1-19, 2-4 & 2-22 instruments recorded on Doug Gillard's 4-track in Doug's attic in Old Brooklyn, Cleveland, Ohio. Vocals recorded at Cro-Magnon Studios in Dayton, Ohio.
Tracks 1-2, 1-10, 2-10 & 2-12 recorded live at Petrified Fish in Northport, Michigan and Cro-Magnon Studios in Dayton, Ohio.
Tracks 1-3, 1-18 & 2-11 Bob's vocals recorded at Waterloo Studios in Kent, Ohio. Everything else was recorded at Tommy Keene's home.
Tracks 1-6 & 1-23 recorded at Waterloo Studios, Kent, Ohio.
Tracks 1-7, 1-16, 2-15, 2-16 & 2-20 produced and engineered at Waterloo Studios.
Tracks 1-9, 1-20 & 2-21 instrument recorded at Burlysound Studios in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Vocals recorded at Cro-Magnon Studios in Dayton, Ohio.
Tracks 1-13 & 1-14 recorded at Cro-Magnon Studios in Dayton, Ohio on April 7, 1999.
Tracks 1-17 & 2-5 vocals produced and recorded at Waterloo Studios.
Track 1-22 instrumentation recorded at Petrified Fish in Leland, Michigan. Vocals recorded at Cro-Magnon Studios in Dayton, Ohio.
Tracks 2-2 & 2-18 all instrumentation recorded at Harpoon House in Cleveland, Ohio. All vocals recorded at Cro-Magnon Studios in Dayton, OH.
Tracks 2-6 & 2-19 recorded at Cro-Magnon Studios in Dayton, Ohio.
Track 2-17 vocals engineered at Cro-Magnon Studios in Dayton, Ohio.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 8 02685 00992 3
• Matrix / Runout (CD1): 414265-A 03
• Matrix / Runout (CD2): 414265-B 01
• Mastering SID Code (CD1): IFPI LL27
• Mastering SID Code (CD2): IFPI LL29
• Mould SID Code (CD1): IFPI 3J020
• Mould SID Code (CD2): none

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