Biggest Bluest Hi-Fi is the debut LP from the indie pop band Camera Obscura. It was released in 2001 by Andmoresound and in 2002 by Elefant, then re-released in 2004 by Merge.
Reception
Writing for AllMusic, critic Tim Sendra praised the album, writing that it "makes a strong case for Camera Obscura as one of the best indie pop bands to come down the pike since, well, Belle and Sebastian." Marc Hogan of Pitchfork called it "charmingly understated."
Track listing
2002 and 2004 re-releases "Happy New Year" "Eighties Fan" "Houseboat" "Shine Like a New Pin" "Pen and Notebook" "Swimming Pool" "Anti-Western" "Let's Go Bowling" "I Don't Do Crowds" "The Sun on His Back" "Double Feature" "Arrangements of Shapes and Space"
Personnel Band Tracyanne Campbell – vocals, guitar Gavin Dunbar – bass John Henderson – vocals, percussion Kenny Mckeeve – guitar, mandolin, vocals Lee Thomson – drums Lindsay Boyd – keyboards
Other Arranged By [Strings] – Camera Obscura, Stuart Murdoch Bells [Sleighbells] – Geoff Allan Design, Layout – Anne Maclean Engineer – Geoff Allan Mastered By – Frank Arkwright Other [The Cover Star] – Fiona Morrison Strings – Cheryll Crockett, Elin Edwards, Greg Lawson, Lisa Webb, Lorna Leitch, Murray Ferguson Trumpet – Nigel Baillie
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