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| Studio album by Mansun | |||||
| Released | September 7, 1998 (UK) April 20, 1999 (US) | ||||
| Recorded | 1998 | ||||
| Genre | Neo-progressive, Rock | ||||
| Length | 70:37 | ||||
| Label | Parlophone | ||||
| Producer | Mark Stent, Michael Hunter, Paul Draper | ||||
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Six (released July 1998 - see 1998 in music) was the second album by English rock band Mansun.
Six was released in the US on April 20, 1999, but with an alternative running order, different artwork, and the re-recorded single version of the title track. In an interview prior to the release of 'Six', Paul Draper stated that the "interlude" 'Witness To A Murder (Part Two)' was included to separate the album into two parts as a tribute to old style vinyl albums.
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Track listing
UK release
Part One
| # | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Six" | 8:07 |
| 2. | "Negative" | 4:21 |
| 3. | "Shotgun" | 6:38 |
| 4. | "Inverse Midas" | 1:44 |
| 5. | "Anti-Everything" | 2:25 |
| 6. | "Fall Out" | 3:47 |
| 7. | "Serotonin" | 2:33 |
| 8. | "Cancer" | 9:31 |
Interlude
| # | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 9. | "Witness to a Murder (Part Two) (monologue performed by Tom Baker)" | 3:06 |
Part Two
| # | Title | Length |
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| 10. | "Television" | 8:21 |
| 11. | "Special / Blown It (Delete as Appropriate)" | 5:32 |
| 12. | "Legacy" | 6:33 |
| 13. | "Being a Girl" | 7:59 |
| 14. | "I Care (Japanese only bonus track)" | 3:42 |
- Track 2 written by Paul Draper, Dominic Chad, Stove King and Andie Rathbone.
- Tracks 3 and 10 written by Paul Draper and Dominic Chad.
- Track 9 written by Dominic Chad.
- All other tracks written by Paul Draper.
US release
| # | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Six (Baker Mix)" | 3:56 |
| 2. | "Negative" | 4:16 |
| 3. | "Legacy" | 6:19 |
| 4. | "Anti Everything" | 2:25 |
| 5. | "Fall Out" | 3:47 |
| 6. | "Serotonin" | 2:33 |
| 7. | "Cancer" | 9:16 |
| 8. | "Television" | 8:21 |
| 9. | "Special / Blown It (Delete as Appropriate)" | 5:18 |
| 10. | "Shotgun" | 6:27 |
| 11. | "Being a Girl" | 8:00 |
Personnel
- Paul Draper - Producer
- Mark 'Spike' Stent - Producer
- Mike Hunter - Engineer
- Paul Walton - Engineer
- Pennie Smith - Band Photography
Notes
Charted coincidentally at UK #6.
"Legacy", "Being A Girl (Part One)", "Negative" and "Six" were each released as singles.
"Being A Girl (Part One)" is literally the first two minutes of "Being A Girl" it was in this form that it was released as a single.
"Six" was re-recorded and produced by Arthur Baker for its single release.
Artwork
The album's sleeve art was a painting produced by Max Schindler, and commissioned especially for the album. It contains many references to personal interests and obsessions of the band, such as a TARDIS and an image of Tom Baker as Doctor Who, and Patrick McGoohan as Number 6, from The Prisoner. There is also a depiction of Winnie the Pooh standing close to a painting that may be a reproduction of Vinegar tasters, a Taoist allegorical painting. Guitarist Dominic Chad is known to be both a Taoist and a fan of A. A. Milne, and the album's name is in fact a reference to Milne's book Now We Are Six.
The cover also depicts a number of (perhaps non-existent) books, including:
- "Life As A Series of Compromises" by Graham Langdon
- "Who On Earth Is Tom Baker?" by Tom Baker (the actor's autobiography)
- "Nineteen Eighty Four" by George Orwell (1984 was one of the album's working titles)
- "120 Days of Sodom" by Marquis De Sade (referenced in the lyrics of "Legacy")
- The Book of Mormon (referenced in the lyrics of "Cancer")
- "The Bible Code" by Michael Drosnin
- "People Places" by Richard Rogers (referenced in the lyrics of "Anti-Everything")
- "The House on Pooh Corner" by A. A. Milne (referenced in the lyrics of "Shotgun")
- "Dianetics" by L. Ron Hubbard (referenced in the lyrics of "Negative")
- "The Schizoid Man", Refers to an episode title of "The Prisoner"
- "Paint It Black" by Geoffrey Giuliano (a book on the death of Rolling Stones guitarist Brian Jones, an important influence on Dominic Chad)
The inlay booklet includes enlarged images of the piles of books from the cover, making it easier to read the authors and titles.
One book perhaps notably absent is Benjamin Hoff's "The Tao of Pooh", given Chad's interest in both Taoism and A. A. Milne. The book is also arguably one of the major influences behind the lyrics to the song "Shotgun".
Singles
Legacy (Eight Ep)
- Released 29 June 1998.
- UK Singles Chart: #7
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CD1
CD2
Cassette
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Limited Edition 7"
Japan EP
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Being A Girl (Part One) (Nine Ep)
- Released 24 August 1998.
- UK Singles Chart: #13
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CD1 & Japan CD
CD2
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Cassette
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Negative (Ten Ep)
- Released 26 October 1998.
- UK Singles Chart: #27
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CD1
CD2
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Limited Edition 7"
Japan EP
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Six (Eleven Ep)
- Released 1 February 1999.
- UK Singles Chart: #16
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CD1
CD2
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Limited Edition 7"
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