Break It Yourself

~ Release by Andrew Bird (see all versions of this release, 12 available)

Annotation

Standard 2xLP vinyl edition with gatefold cover includes cd

The introduction to "Desperation Breeds..." contains a musical theme that appeared initially in the score to the film "Norman".

Cover photo shows Irma Wegman Bird age 11, Bonnots Mill 1915

Pressing plant uncredited, identified by the matrix numbers.

Annotation last modified on 2017-01-23 07:31 UTC.

Tracklist

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12" Vinyl 1
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A1Desperation Breeds…
recording engineer:
Neal Jensen
assistant engineer:
Pete Mignola and Teruhisa Uchiyama
co-producer:
David Boucher and Neal Jensen
producer:
Andrew Bird (US indie rock multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter)
mixer:
David Boucher and Neal Jensen
background vocals:
Simone White (US singer-songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Wegawam Music Co.
live recording of:
Desperation Breeds… (in 2011)
lyricist and composer:
Andrew Bird (US indie rock multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter)
recording of:
Desperation Breeds…
lyricist and composer:
Andrew Bird (US indie rock multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter)
5?:??
A2Polynation
recording engineer:
Neal Jensen
assistant engineer:
Pete Mignola and Teruhisa Uchiyama
co-producer:
David Boucher and Neal Jensen
producer:
Andrew Bird (US indie rock multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter)
mixer:
David Boucher and Neal Jensen
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Wegawam Music Co.
recording of:
Polynation
composer:
Andrew Bird (US indie rock multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter)
publisher:
Wegawam Music Co.
?:??
A3Danse Caribe
recording engineer:
Neal Jensen
assistant engineer:
Pete Mignola and Teruhisa Uchiyama
co-producer:
David Boucher and Neal Jensen
producer:
Andrew Bird (US indie rock multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter)
mixer:
David Boucher and Neal Jensen
membranophone:
J.T. Bates (drummer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Wegawam Music Co.
recording of:
Danse Caribe
lyricist and composer:
Andrew Bird (US indie rock multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter)
publisher:
Wegawam Music Co.
?:??
A4Give It Away
recording engineer:
Neal Jensen
assistant engineer:
Pete Mignola and Teruhisa Uchiyama
co-producer:
David Boucher and Neal Jensen
producer:
Andrew Bird (US indie rock multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter)
mixer:
David Boucher and Neal Jensen
background vocals:
Nora O’Connor
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Wegawam Music Co.
recording of:
Give It Away
lyricist and composer:
Andrew Bird (US indie rock multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter)
5?:??
B1Eyeoneye
recording engineer:
Neal Jensen
assistant engineer:
Pete Mignola and Teruhisa Uchiyama
co-producer:
David Boucher and Neal Jensen
producer:
Andrew Bird (US indie rock multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter)
mixer:
David Boucher and Neal Jensen
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Wegawam Music Co.
recording of:
Eyeoneye
lyricist and composer:
Andrew Bird (US indie rock multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter)
publisher:
Wegawam Music Co.
?:??
B2Lazy Projector
recording engineer:
Neal Jensen
assistant engineer:
Pete Mignola and Teruhisa Uchiyama
co-producer:
David Boucher and Neal Jensen
producer:
Andrew Bird (US indie rock multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter)
mixer:
David Boucher and Neal Jensen
background vocals:
Nora O’Connor
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Wegawam Music Co.
recording of:
Lazy Projector
lyricist and composer:
Andrew Bird (US indie rock multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter)
?:??
B3Near Death Experience Experience
recording engineer:
Neal Jensen
assistant engineer:
Pete Mignola and Teruhisa Uchiyama
co-producer:
David Boucher and Neal Jensen
producer:
Andrew Bird (US indie rock multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter)
mixer:
David Boucher and Neal Jensen
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Wegawam Music Co.
recording of:
Near Death Experience Experience
lyricist and composer:
Andrew Bird (US indie rock multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter)
?:??
B4Behind the Barn
recording engineer:
Neal Jensen
assistant engineer:
Pete Mignola and Teruhisa Uchiyama
co-producer:
David Boucher and Neal Jensen
producer:
Andrew Bird (US indie rock multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter)
mixer:
David Boucher and Neal Jensen
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Wegawam Music Co.
recording of:
Behind the Barn
lyricist and composer:
Andrew Bird (US indie rock multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter)
?:??
12" Vinyl 2
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C1Lusitania
recording engineer:
Neal Jensen
assistant engineer:
Pete Mignola and Teruhisa Uchiyama
co-producer:
David Boucher and Neal Jensen
producer:
Andrew Bird (US indie rock multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter)
mixer:
David Boucher and Neal Jensen
vocals:
Annie Clark
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Wegawam Music Co.
recording of:
Lusitania
lyricist and composer:
Andrew Bird (US indie rock multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter)
publisher:
Wegawam Music Co.
?:??
C2Orpheo Looks Back
recording engineer:
Neal Jensen
assistant engineer:
Pete Mignola and Teruhisa Uchiyama
co-producer:
David Boucher and Neal Jensen
producer:
Andrew Bird (US indie rock multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter)
mixer:
David Boucher and Neal Jensen
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Wegawam Music Co.
live recording of:
Orpheo Looks Back (in 2011)
lyricist and composer:
Andrew Bird (US indie rock multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter)
publisher:
Wegawam Music Co.
recording of:
Orpheo Looks Back
lyricist and composer:
Andrew Bird (US indie rock multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter)
publisher:
Wegawam Music Co.
?:??
C3Sifters
recording engineer:
Neal Jensen
assistant engineer:
Pete Mignola and Teruhisa Uchiyama
co-producer:
David Boucher and Neal Jensen
producer:
Andrew Bird (US indie rock multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter)
mixer:
David Boucher and Neal Jensen
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Wegawam Music Co.
recording of:
Sifters
composer:
Andrew Bird (US indie rock multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter) and Sharon Lanza
publisher:
Projectionists and Detectives and Wegawam Music Co.
?:??
D1Fatal Shore
recording engineer:
Neal Jensen
assistant engineer:
Pete Mignola and Teruhisa Uchiyama
co-producer:
David Boucher and Neal Jensen
producer:
Andrew Bird (US indie rock multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter)
mixer:
David Boucher and Neal Jensen
background vocals:
Nora O’Connor
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Wegawam Music Co.
recording of:
Fatal Shore
lyricist and composer:
Andrew Bird (US indie rock multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter)
?:??
D2Hole in the Ocean Floor
recording engineer:
Neal Jensen
assistant engineer:
Pete Mignola and Teruhisa Uchiyama
co-producer:
David Boucher and Neal Jensen
producer:
Andrew Bird (US indie rock multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter)
mixer:
David Boucher and Neal Jensen
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Wegawam Music Co.
recording of:
Hole in the Ocean Floor
lyricist and composer:
Andrew Bird (US indie rock multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter)
?:??
D3Belles
recording engineer:
Neal Jensen
assistant engineer:
Pete Mignola and Teruhisa Uchiyama
co-producer:
David Boucher and Neal Jensen
producer:
Andrew Bird (US indie rock multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter)
mixer:
David Boucher and Neal Jensen
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Wegawam Music Co.
recording of:
Belles
lyricist and composer:
Andrew Bird (US indie rock multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter)
?:??
CD 3: Break It Yourself
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1Desperation Breeds…
recording engineer:
Neal Jensen
assistant engineer:
Pete Mignola and Teruhisa Uchiyama
co-producer:
David Boucher and Neal Jensen
producer:
Andrew Bird (US indie rock multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter)
mixer:
David Boucher and Neal Jensen
background vocals:
Simone White (US singer-songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Wegawam Music Co.
live recording of:
Desperation Breeds… (in 2011)
lyricist and composer:
Andrew Bird (US indie rock multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter)
recording of:
Desperation Breeds…
lyricist and composer:
Andrew Bird (US indie rock multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter)
55:30
2Polynation
recording engineer:
Neal Jensen
assistant engineer:
Pete Mignola and Teruhisa Uchiyama
co-producer:
David Boucher and Neal Jensen
producer:
Andrew Bird (US indie rock multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter)
mixer:
David Boucher and Neal Jensen
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Wegawam Music Co.
recording of:
Polynation
composer:
Andrew Bird (US indie rock multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter)
publisher:
Wegawam Music Co.
0:45
3Danse Caribe
recording engineer:
Neal Jensen
assistant engineer:
Pete Mignola and Teruhisa Uchiyama
co-producer:
David Boucher and Neal Jensen
producer:
Andrew Bird (US indie rock multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter)
mixer:
David Boucher and Neal Jensen
membranophone:
J.T. Bates (drummer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Wegawam Music Co.
recording of:
Danse Caribe
lyricist and composer:
Andrew Bird (US indie rock multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter)
publisher:
Wegawam Music Co.
5:19
4Give It Away
recording engineer:
Neal Jensen
assistant engineer:
Pete Mignola and Teruhisa Uchiyama
co-producer:
David Boucher and Neal Jensen
producer:
Andrew Bird (US indie rock multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter)
mixer:
David Boucher and Neal Jensen
background vocals:
Nora O’Connor
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Wegawam Music Co.
recording of:
Give It Away
lyricist and composer:
Andrew Bird (US indie rock multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter)
54:31
5Eyeoneye
recording engineer:
Neal Jensen
assistant engineer:
Pete Mignola and Teruhisa Uchiyama
co-producer:
David Boucher and Neal Jensen
producer:
Andrew Bird (US indie rock multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter)
mixer:
David Boucher and Neal Jensen
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Wegawam Music Co.
recording of:
Eyeoneye
lyricist and composer:
Andrew Bird (US indie rock multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter)
publisher:
Wegawam Music Co.
4:07
6Lazy Projector
recording engineer:
Neal Jensen
assistant engineer:
Pete Mignola and Teruhisa Uchiyama
co-producer:
David Boucher and Neal Jensen
producer:
Andrew Bird (US indie rock multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter)
mixer:
David Boucher and Neal Jensen
background vocals:
Nora O’Connor
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Wegawam Music Co.
recording of:
Lazy Projector
lyricist and composer:
Andrew Bird (US indie rock multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter)
4:59
7Near Death Experience Experience
recording engineer:
Neal Jensen
assistant engineer:
Pete Mignola and Teruhisa Uchiyama
co-producer:
David Boucher and Neal Jensen
producer:
Andrew Bird (US indie rock multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter)
mixer:
David Boucher and Neal Jensen
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Wegawam Music Co.
recording of:
Near Death Experience Experience
lyricist and composer:
Andrew Bird (US indie rock multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter)
4:29
8Behind the Barn
recording engineer:
Neal Jensen
assistant engineer:
Pete Mignola and Teruhisa Uchiyama
co-producer:
David Boucher and Neal Jensen
producer:
Andrew Bird (US indie rock multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter)
mixer:
David Boucher and Neal Jensen
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Wegawam Music Co.
recording of:
Behind the Barn
lyricist and composer:
Andrew Bird (US indie rock multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter)
1:04
9Lusitania
recording engineer:
Neal Jensen
assistant engineer:
Pete Mignola and Teruhisa Uchiyama
co-producer:
David Boucher and Neal Jensen
producer:
Andrew Bird (US indie rock multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter)
mixer:
David Boucher and Neal Jensen
vocals:
Annie Clark
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Wegawam Music Co.
recording of:
Lusitania
lyricist and composer:
Andrew Bird (US indie rock multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter)
publisher:
Wegawam Music Co.
4:04
10Orpheo Looks Back
recording engineer:
Neal Jensen
assistant engineer:
Pete Mignola and Teruhisa Uchiyama
co-producer:
David Boucher and Neal Jensen
producer:
Andrew Bird (US indie rock multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter)
mixer:
David Boucher and Neal Jensen
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Wegawam Music Co.
live recording of:
Orpheo Looks Back (in 2011)
lyricist and composer:
Andrew Bird (US indie rock multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter)
publisher:
Wegawam Music Co.
recording of:
Orpheo Looks Back
lyricist and composer:
Andrew Bird (US indie rock multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter)
publisher:
Wegawam Music Co.
4:55
11Sifters
recording engineer:
Neal Jensen
assistant engineer:
Pete Mignola and Teruhisa Uchiyama
co-producer:
David Boucher and Neal Jensen
producer:
Andrew Bird (US indie rock multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter)
mixer:
David Boucher and Neal Jensen
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Wegawam Music Co.
recording of:
Sifters
composer:
Andrew Bird (US indie rock multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter) and Sharon Lanza
publisher:
Projectionists and Detectives and Wegawam Music Co.
4:13
12Fatal Shore
recording engineer:
Neal Jensen
assistant engineer:
Pete Mignola and Teruhisa Uchiyama
co-producer:
David Boucher and Neal Jensen
producer:
Andrew Bird (US indie rock multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter)
mixer:
David Boucher and Neal Jensen
background vocals:
Nora O’Connor
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Wegawam Music Co.
recording of:
Fatal Shore
lyricist and composer:
Andrew Bird (US indie rock multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter)
5:06
13Hole in the Ocean Floor
recording engineer:
Neal Jensen
assistant engineer:
Pete Mignola and Teruhisa Uchiyama
co-producer:
David Boucher and Neal Jensen
producer:
Andrew Bird (US indie rock multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter)
mixer:
David Boucher and Neal Jensen
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Wegawam Music Co.
recording of:
Hole in the Ocean Floor
lyricist and composer:
Andrew Bird (US indie rock multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter)
8:18
14Belles
recording engineer:
Neal Jensen
assistant engineer:
Pete Mignola and Teruhisa Uchiyama
co-producer:
David Boucher and Neal Jensen
producer:
Andrew Bird (US indie rock multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter)
mixer:
David Boucher and Neal Jensen
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Wegawam Music Co.
recording of:
Belles
lyricist and composer:
Andrew Bird (US indie rock multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter)
3:00