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2002 studio album by DJ Shadow
The Private Press is the second studio album by American hip hop producer DJ Shadow , released by MCA Records on June 4, 2002. It peaked at number 44 on the Billboard 200 chart.[ 2]
At Metacritic , which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 81, based on 24 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[ 3]
David Browne of Entertainment Weekly wrote, "When Shadow incorporates a bit of '80s synth-pop here or industrial grind there, he's like a conductor waving in new instrumentalists with the flick of his wrist."[ 5] Pascal Wyse of The Guardian commented that "It is strange for someone who 'creates' so few of his own sounds to have such a distinctive voice, but Shadow finds little ghosts in other people's music and sets them free."[ 6] Rob Sheffield of Rolling Stone called it "an album full of playful experiments."[ 11]
Spin included the album on the "40 Best Albums of 2002" list.[ 14]
Title Writer(s) 1. "(Letter from Home)" 1:09 2. "Fixed Income" 4:49 3. "Un Autre Introduction" Davis François Bernard Michaël Larcanche 0:44 4. "Walkie Talkie" 2:27 5. "Giving Up the Ghost" 6:30 6. "Six Days " Davis Brian Farrell Dennis Oliveri 5:02 7. "Mongrel..." 2:20 8. "...Meets His Maker" 3:02 9. "Right Thing/GDMFSOB" 4:20 10. "Monosylabik" 6:46 11. "Mashin' on the Motorway" 2:58 12. "Blood on the Motorway" 9:12 13. "You Can't Go Home Again" 7:03 14. "(Letter from Home)" 0:57
Japanese edition CD bonus tracks Title 15. "Flashback" 3:51 16. "Dark Days (Main Theme)" 4:30
Limited edition CD bonus track Title 15. "Giving Up the Ghost" (original version) 6:14
Tour edition CD bonus disc Title 1. "Right Thing" (Z-Trip 'get the party off mix' in three parts) 6:18 2. "Six Days" (Soulwax mix) 5:18 3. "GDMFSOB" (Unkle uncensored) 6:26 4. "Six Days" (remix) 3:52 5. "Walkie Talkie" (radio edit) 3:16 6. "Mashin' on the Motorway" (radio edit) 2:39
Credits adapted from liner notes.
DJ Shadow – production, arrangement, art direction
Tim Young – mastering
Keith Tamashiro – art direction
B+ – photography
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^ a b "DJ Shadow Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard . Retrieved September 15, 2019.
^ a b "Reviews for The Private Press by DJ Shadow" . Metacritic . Retrieved October 13, 2007 .
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^ a b Browne, David (June 14, 2002). "The Private Press" . Entertainment Weekly . No. 658. ISSN 1049-0434 . Archived from the original on June 20, 2017. Retrieved December 27, 2015 .
^ a b Wyse, Pascal (May 31, 2002). "Spin doctor" . The Guardian . Retrieved December 27, 2015 .
^ Hochman, Steve (June 9, 2002). "Caught on Tape: Echoes of Lives and Dreams" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved December 27, 2015 .
^ Segal, Victoria (May 18, 2002). "DJ Shadow : The Private Press" . NME . Archived from the original on February 29, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2015 .
^ Pecoraro, David M. (June 5, 2002). "DJ Shadow: The Private Press" . Pitchfork . Retrieved December 27, 2015 .
^ "DJ Shadow: The Private Press". Q (190): 107. May 2002.
^ a b Sheffield, Rob (May 22, 2002). "DJ Shadow : The Private Press" . Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on February 24, 2009. Retrieved December 27, 2015 .
^ "DJ Shadow: The Private Press". Uncut (61): 127. June 2002.
^ Christgau, Robert (July 16, 2002). "Consumer Guide: Spreading the Net" . The Village Voice . Retrieved December 27, 2015 .
^ "The 40 Best Albums of 2002: DJ Shadow, The Private Press (MCA)" . Spin . December 31, 2002. Retrieved September 15, 2019 .
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^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved September 15, 2019.
^ "DJ Shadow Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved September 15, 2019.
^ "Canada's Top 200 Alternative albums of 2002" . Jam! . Archived from the original on September 2, 2004. Retrieved March 28, 2022 .
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