Rings Around the World

by Super Furry Animals

Rings Around the World cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 23 July 2001
  • Label: Epic
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 3:40:28
  • Community rating: 3.54/5 from 7 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'Rings Around the World' is a wildly ambitious, technicolor marvel of progressive pop and neo-psychedelia. The Welsh group seamlessly weaves lush melodies, electronic glitches, and guest appearances by Paul McCartney into a highly eclectic, surreal musical journey.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, progressive, experimental, genre-blending, ambitious

Tracklist

  1. Alternate Route to Vulcan Street (04:30)
  2. Sidewalk Serfer Girl (04:00)
  3. (Drawing) Rings Around the World (03:29)
  4. It's Not the End of the World? (03:25)
  5. Receptacle for the Respectable (04:32)
  6. [A] Touch Sensitive (03:07)
  7. Shoot Doris Day (03:37)
  8. Miniature (00:40)
  9. No Sympathy (06:57)
  10. Juxtapozed with U (03:09)
  11. Presidential Suite (05:23)
  12. Run! Christian, Run! (07:20)
  13. Fragile Happiness (02:34)
  14. Tradewinds (05:34)
  15. The Roman Road (06:01)
  16. Patience (04:04)
  17. Edam Anchorman (03:22)
  18. All the Shit U Do (02:29)
  19. Gypsy Space Muffin (03:39)
  20. Happiness Is a Worn Pun (03:21)
  21. John Spex (Outtake) (05:13)
  22. Miami Vice (Outtake) (10:00)
  23. Sanitised (Rough Mix) (02:57)
  24. Chihuahua (Unfinished) (Rough Mix) (04:51)
  25. Alternate Route to Vulcan Street (Bench Remix) (07:04)
  26. Alternate Route to Vulcan Street (Atmos Remix) (04:43)
  27. Alternate Route to Vulcan Street (Will Wells Remix) (04:23)
  28. Sidewalk Serfer Girl (Catatonia Remix) (04:01)
  29. Sidewalk Serfer Girl (Catatonia Remix 2) (06:33)
  30. (Drawing) Rings Around the World (Happy Chapel Remix) (03:35)
  31. (Drawing) Rings Around the World (Hunan Laddiad Remix) (03:41)
  32. (Drawing) Rings Around the World (Llwybr Llaethog Remix) (03:32)
  33. It's Not the End of the World? (Force Unknown Remix) (03:55)
  34. It's Not the End of the World? (Force Unknown D&B Remix) (04:46)
  35. Receptacle for the Respectable (Llwybr Llaethog Remix) (03:02)
  36. Receptacle for the Respectable (Destructable Mix) (03:27)
  37. [A] Touch Sensitive (Force Unknown Remix) (07:53)
  38. [A] Touch Sensitive (Force Unknown Remake) (06:23)
  39. Shoot Doris Day (Wauvenfold Remix) (04:08)
  40. Miniature (Goem Remix) (00:46)
  41. No Sympathy (Kid 606 Remix) (04:48)
  42. Juxtapozed with U (SFA Remix) (03:25)
  43. Juxtapozed with U (LSR Remix) (03:23)
  44. Juxtapozed with U (Walt Liquor Mystic Remix) (04:10)
  45. Presidential Suite (High Llamas Remix) (04:16)
  46. Presidential Suite (Phat Eric Remix) (05:17)
  47. Run! Christian, Run! (Massimo Remix) (07:20)
  48. Fragile Happiness (Pieweigher Remix) (04:07)
  49. Fragile Happiness (Brave Captain Remix) (04:05)
  50. Tradewinds (Bench Remix) (03:31)

Credits

  • Super Furry Animals - arranged by, producer, written-by
  • John Mark James - artwork [logo's], typography [fonts]
  • Chris Shaw - engineer, producer
  • Eric Tew - engineer
  • Damien Shannon - engineer [assistant - bearsville]
  • Richard Wilkinson - engineer [assistant - metropolis]
  • Pete Fowler - illustration
  • Simon Pike - illustration
  • Stuart Hawkes - mastered by
  • Julian Lowe - mastered by [compiled]
  • Cian Ciaran - performer
  • Dafydd Ieuan - performer
  • Gruff Rhys - performer
  • Guto Pryce - performer
  • Huw Bunford - performer

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