Blissard is the fifth full-length studio album by the Norwegian band Motorpsycho. It was the first where the band tried to bring some more focused and pre-written songs to tape, as opposed to their earlier working technique of doing lot of experimentation and brainstorming in the studio. It is often ranked among their best works by fans and critics.
Track listing
LP track listing Blissard was also released on heavy-weight double vinyl to be played at 45 rpm. The track listing was as follows.
Track listing 2012 4-CD reissue A 4-disc deluxe edition was released 23. November 2012 by Rune Grammofon, and includes the original album, the KiT-sessions, an additional mix of the original album with different track listing, as well as a fourth disc with B-sides and rarities.
Disc 1: The Original Album Sinful, Wind-borne "Drug Thing" Greener 's Numbness The Nerve Tattoo True Middle S.T.G. Manmower Fool's Gold Nathan Daniel's Tune From Hawaii
Disc 2: When the World Sleeps (The KiT-sessions, 1994) Stalemate Flick of the Wrist When the World Sleeps Black W'abbit The Ballad of Patrick & Putrick 7th Dream Mad Sun
Disc 3: The Pidah Mixes Sinful, Wind-borne "Drug Thing" Greener The Matter With Her 's Numbness The Nerve Tattoo Manmower Like Always True Middle S.T.G. Stalemate
Disc 4: The Ones That Got Away B-sides, rehearsal tapes, the Atlantis psychosis files... The Nerve Tattoo Of Beacons & Beams The Wheel Pale Day Mad Sun (short version) A Saw Sage Full of Secretion Heaven and Hell Sterling Says Never Judge Baby Scooter In the Midst of All That Silver Tongue Dave Gave Up That Dying Breed "Drug Thing" A Shortcut to the Stars La Luna Atlantis Swing Familjen tar plats i studion/Fyra kvällar session Jazz på trøndska
Personnel Bent Sæther: vocals, bass, guitars, taurus, Hans Magnus Ryan: lead and rhythm guitars, vocals, taurus, banjo Håkon Gebhardt: drums Morten Fagervik: rhythm guitars, mellotron, clavinette, viscount organ, piano, vibraphone, vocals
with: Helge Sten (Deathprod): samples, echoplex, oscillator, theremin Ole Henrik Moe (Ohm): saw, violins Bitten Forsudd: backing vocals Rolf Yngve Uggen: backing vocals Matt Burt: voice M. Banto: pandeiro
Book The deluxe edition released in 2012 was accompanied by a 330-page book about the album, written by Norwegian author Johan Harstad. The book was released in both hardback (limited to 980 copies) and pocket editions. The book was published by Falck forlag, as a part of an ongoing series of books related to Morgenbladets list of the hundred best Norwegian albums.
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