Phantom Tollbooth - Beard Of Lightning

Tracklist Hide Credits

1	Mascara Snakes Piano, Organ – Chris Xefos	3:15
2	Atom Bomb Professor	6:01
3	Asleep Under Control	3:04
4	Iceland Continuations	3:41
5	A Good Looking Death	1:57
6	The Café Interior	3:42
7	Capricorn's Paycheck	3:06
8	Gratification To Concrete	3:38
9	Crocodile To The Crown	8:02
10	Janus Pan	3:50
11	Work Like Bullies	1:47

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Needmore Songs
• Copyright (c) – Needmore Songs
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Off Records
• Copyright (c) – Off Records
• Recorded At – Cedar Creek
• Recorded At – Avenue Studios
• Recorded At – Cro-Magnon Studios

Credits

• Art Direction – Ron Valdes
• Bass – Gerard Smith
• Drums – Jon Coats
• Guitar – Dave Rick
• Mastered By – Jeff Saltzman
• Mixed By – Daniel Rey
• Producer [Original Release] – Spot (tracks: 2 to 11)
• Recorded By [Vocals] – John Shough
• Technician [Tech Wizard] – Peter Walsh
• Vocals – Robert Pollard
• Written-By – Phantom Tollbooth

Notes

"Phantom Tollbooth" erase the vocals from their 1988 album Power Toy allowing mega-fan Robert Pollard (Guided By Voices) to create new lyrics, melodies and vocal tracks."

Instrumentation for track 1 recorded at Avenue NYC, November 1985. Originally released in 1986 as "Valley Of The Gwangi" by Homestead Records. Digital transfer at The Toy Specialists, NYC, December 2002.

Instrumentation for all other tracks recorded at Cedar Creek, Austin, Texas, November 1987. Originally released in 1988 as Power Toy by Homestead Records. Digital transfer at NYHed, NYC, December 2002.

Vocals for all tracks recorded at Cro Magnon, Dayton, Ohio, February 2003.

Mixed and mastered March 2003.

© ℗ 2003 Needmore Songs (BMI).
© ℗ Off Records.

Robert Pollard appears courtesy of Matador Records

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 7 51937 22662 8
• Matrix / Runout: 8423-OFF995 040703
• Mastering SID Code: IFPI LT05
• Mould SID Code: IFPI A602
• Rights Society: BMI

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
OFF 995	Phantom Tollbooth	Beard Of Lightning ‎(LP, Album)	Off Records	OFF 995	US	2003

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