Ágætis byrjun (20th anniversary deluxe edition)

~ Release by Sigur Rós (see all versions of this release, 28 available)

Tracklist

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▼ Digital Media 1: Ágætis byrjun
#	Title	Rating	Length
1	Intro		1:36
2	Svefn‐g‐englar		10:07
3	Starálfur		6:47
4	Flugufrelsarinn recording of: Flugufrelsarinn lyricist and composer: Ágúst Ævar Gunnarsson, Georg Hólm, Jón Þór Birgisson and Kjartan Sveinsson		7:48
5	Ný batterí		8:11
6	Hjartað hamast (bamm bamm bamm)		7:10
7	Viðrar vel til loftárása slide guitar [strauk stálið]: Pétur recording of: Viðrar vel til loftárása lyricist and composer: Ágúst Ævar Gunnarsson, Georg Hólm, Jón Þór Birgisson and Kjartan Sveinsson	4.1	10:18
8	Olsen olsen		8:03
9	Ágaetis byrjun recording of: Ágætis byrjun lyricist and composer: Ágúst Ævar Gunnarsson, Georg Hólm, Jón Þór Birgisson and Kjartan Sveinsson		7:56
10	Avalon		4:02

▼ Digital Media 2: Live at íslenska óperan 1999
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Intro (live at Íslenska Óperan, 1999)	amiina		5:05
2	Von (live at Íslenska Óperan, 1999) live recording of: Von (on 1999-06-12) writer: Sigur Rós (Icelandic post-rock band)	Sigur Rós		7:45
3	Syndir guðs (live at Íslenska Óperan, 1999) live recording of: Syndir Guðs (opinberun frelsarans) (on 1999-06-12) writer: Sigur Rós (Icelandic post-rock band)	Sigur Rós		5:29
4	Flugufrelsarinn (live at Íslenska Óperan, 1999) live recording of: Flugufrelsarinn (on 1999-06-12) lyricist and composer: Ágúst Ævar Gunnarsson, Georg Hólm, Jón Þór Birgisson and Kjartan Sveinsson	Sigur Rós		9:07
5	Olsen olsen (live at Íslenska Óperan, 1999) live recording of: Olsen Olsen (on 1999-06-12) lyricist and composer: Ágúst Ævar Gunnarsson, Georg Hólm, Jón Þór Birgisson and Kjartan Sveinsson	Sigur Rós		6:07
6	Ágaetis byrjun (live at Íslenska Óperan, 1999) live recording of: Ágætis byrjun (on 1999-06-12) lyricist and composer: Ágúst Ævar Gunnarsson, Georg Hólm, Jón Þór Birgisson and Kjartan Sveinsson	Sigur Rós		7:34
7	Viðrar vel til loftárása (live at Íslenska Óperan, 1999) live recording of: Viðrar vel til loftárása (on 1999-06-12) lyricist and composer: Ágúst Ævar Gunnarsson, Georg Hólm, Jón Þór Birgisson and Kjartan Sveinsson	Sigur Rós		8:33
8	Svefn‐g‐englar (live at Íslenska Óperan, 1999) live recording of: Svefn-g-englar (on 1999-06-12) lyricist and composer: Ágúst Ævar Gunnarsson, Georg Hólm, Jón Þór Birgisson and Kjartan Sveinsson writer: Orri P. Dyrason	Sigur Rós		9:26
9	Ný batterí (live at Íslenska Óperan, 1999) live recording of: Ný Batterí (on 1999-06-12) lyricist and composer: Ágúst Ævar Gunnarsson, Georg Hólm, Jón Þór Birgisson and Kjartan Sveinsson	Sigur Rós		5:58
10	Nýja lagið (live at Íslenska Óperan, 1999) live recording of: Nýja lagið (on 1999-06-12)	Sigur Rós		9:48
11	Hafsól (live at Íslenska Óperan, 1999) live recording of: Hafssól (on 1999-06-12) composer: Ágúst Ævar Gunnarsson, Georg Hólm, Jón Þór Birgisson, Kjartan Sveinsson and Orri Páll Dýrason	Sigur Rós		15:21

▼ Digital Media 3: Demos, rarities and early live recordings
#	Title	Rating	Length
1	Svefn‐g‐englar (live at Popp í Reykjavík, 1998) live recording of: Svefn-g-englar (in 1998) lyricist and composer: Ágúst Ævar Gunnarsson, Georg Hólm, Jón Þór Birgisson and Kjartan Sveinsson writer: Orri P. Dyrason		11:50
2	Starálfur (original speed version) recording of: Starálfur lyricist: Ágúst Ævar Gunnarsson, Georg Hólm, Jón Þór Birgisson and Orri Páll Dýrason composer: Ágúst Ævar Gunnarsson, Georg Hólm, Jón Þór Birgisson and Kjartan Sveinsson		6:27
3	Flugufrelsarinn (1998 demo) recording of: Flugufrelsarinn (in 1998) lyricist and composer: Ágúst Ævar Gunnarsson, Georg Hólm, Jón Þór Birgisson and Kjartan Sveinsson		8:47
4	Ný Batteri (first mix) instrumental recording of: Ný Batterí lyricist and composer: Ágúst Ævar Gunnarsson, Georg Hólm, Jón Þór Birgisson and Kjartan Sveinsson		7:07
5	Hjartað hamast (bamm bamm bamm) (1995 demo) recording of: Hjartað hamast (bamm bamm bamm) (in 1995) lyricist and composer: Ágúst Ævar Gunnarsson, Georg Hólm, Jón Þór Birgisson and Kjartan Sveinsson		9:16
6	Viðrar vel til loftárása (alternative ending) instrumental recording of: Viðrar vel til loftárása lyricist and composer: Ágúst Ævar Gunnarsson, Georg Hólm, Jón Þór Birgisson and Kjartan Sveinsson		11:05
7	Olsen olsen (1998 demo) recording of: Olsen Olsen (in 1998) lyricist and composer: Ágúst Ævar Gunnarsson, Georg Hólm, Jón Þór Birgisson and Kjartan Sveinsson		7:26
8	Ágætis byrjun (1998 demo) recording of: Ágætis byrjun (in 1998) lyricist and composer: Ágúst Ævar Gunnarsson, Georg Hólm, Jón Þór Birgisson and Kjartan Sveinsson		8:02
9	Hugmynd 1 (1998 demo) recording of: Hugmynd 1 (in 1998)		6:58
10	Hugmynd 2 (1998 demo) recording of: Hugmynd 2 (in 1998)		4:02
11	Hugmynd 3 (1998 demo) recording of: Hugmynd 3 (in 1998)		9:51
12	Debata mandire (live at Laugardashöll, 1999)		3:49
13	Rafmagnið búið (from Ný batterí EP, 2000)		6:01

Credits

Release

purchase for download and stream for free:	https://sigurros.bandcamp.com/album/g-tis-byrjun-a-good-beginning-20th-anniversary-deluxe-edition [info]

Release group

associated singles/EPs:	Ný batterí Svefn-g-englar

part of:	Pitchfork: Top 20 Albums of 2000 (number: 2) (order: 2) Shortlist Music Prize Nominees (number: 2001 winner) (order: 9) The Top 20 Albums of the Year (SPIN magazine, 2001-01) (number: 13) (order: 12) Rolling Stone: 100 Best Albums of the 2000s: pub_2011-07-18 (number: 29) (order: 29)

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/9621 [info]
reviews:	http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/7151-agaetis-byrjun/ [info] https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/sigur-ros-agaetis-byrjun/ [info] https://web.archive.org/web/20000901073958/http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/s/sigurros-agaetis.html [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/sigur_ros/agaetis_byrjun/ [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000623855 [info]
Wikidata:	Q249952 [info]

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Release information

Barcode:: 190296906602
Format:: 3×Digital Media
Length:: 4:22:51

Additional details

Type:: Album
Packaging:: None
Status:: Official
Language:: Icelandic
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

Labels

Krúnk

Release events

[Worldwide]
2019-07-05

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