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Modes of Transportation Vol. 1
Modes of Transportation Vol. 1
Studio album by Spookey Ruben
Released	August 25, 1995
Recorded	March 9–15, 1995
Length	40:43
Label	TVT Records
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Modes of Transportation Vol. 1 is the debut album by Spookey Ruben, released in 1995.

Track listing

"Terra Magnifica" – 1:04
"These Days Are Old" – 3:44
"Crystal Cradle" – 3:51
"Running Away" – 3:19
"Welcome to the House of Food" – 4:59
"Wendy Mcdonald" – 4:03
"The Size of You" – 2:36
"It's Not What You Do It's You" – 4:46
"Mars" – 0:34
"Leave the City" – 4:37
"Growing Up is Over?" - 2:39
"Donate your Heart to a Stranger" - 6:30
"Life Insurance" - 5:01
- I)snowman
- II)deepsea-diver
- III)stolen car

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

In music site Allmusic, reviewer Stanton Swihart states, "As inventive as it is, the album perhaps draws a bit too freely from the XTC melodic bag of tricks, and occasionally Ruben's most experimental quirks sabotage his songs. But on the whole, Modes of Transportation, Vol. 1 is a confectionary treat."

Popular cultural impact

The song These Days Are Old is used as theme song of German TV talk show Zimmer frei! (roughly: "room to let").

Production

Art director: Spookey Ruben
All songs written, arranged and produced by: Spookey Ruben
Engineers: Spookey Ruben, Gadi Foltys, Mark Plati, Brad 'Merlin' Nelson
Mastering: Howie Weinberg
Design: Helios
Photography: Taralea Cutler, Michael Benabib Musician Photography , Luciana Haill, Felix Wittholtz, Spookey Ruben

References

^ Stanton Swihart. "Review of Modes of Transportation Vol. 1". Allmusic.

[allmusic-1] Stanton Swihart. "Review of Modes of Transportation Vol. 1". Allmusic.

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+'''''Modes of Transportation Vol. 1''''' is the debut album by [[Spookey Ruben]], released in 1995.
-==Track listing==
+== Track listing ==
+# "Terra Magnifica" – 1:04
-all songs by Spookey Ruben
+# "These Days Are Old" – 3:44
+# "Crystal Cradle" – 3:51
+# "Running Away" – 3:19
+# "Welcome to the House of Food" – 4:59
+# "Wendy Mcdonald" – 4:03
+# "The Size of You" – 2:36
+# "It's Not What You Do It's You" – 4:46
+# "Mars" – 0:34
+# "Leave the City" – 4:37
+# "Growing Up is Over?" - 2:39
+# "Donate your Heart to a Stranger" - 6:30
+# "Life Insurance" - 5:01
+#* I)snowman
+#* II)deepsea-diver
+#* III)stolen car
+== Critical reception==
-#"Terra Magnifica" – 2:56
+{{Album reviews
-#"These Days Are Old" – 4:08
+|rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
-#"Crystal Cradle" – 3:32
+|rev1score = {{Rating|4 |5}}<ref name=allmusic>{{cite web | url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r219198|pure_url=yes}} | title= Review of Modes of Transportation Vol. 1|author=Stanton Swihart| publisher=Allmusic}}</ref>
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-#"Welcome to the House of Food" – 6:05
-#"Wendy Mcdonald" – 3:37
-#"The Size of You" – 4:02
-#"It's Not What you do it's you" – 3:08
-#"Mars" – 5:02
-#"Leave the City" – 3:58
-#"Growing Up is Over?"
-#"Donate your Heart to a Stranger"
-#"Life Insurance"
-#*I)snowman
-#*II)deepsea-diver
-#*III)stolen car
+In music site [[Allmusic]], reviewer Stanton Swihart states, "As inventive as it is, the album perhaps draws a bit too freely from the XTC melodic bag of tricks, and occasionally Ruben's most experimental quirks sabotage his songs. But on the whole, Modes of Transportation, Vol. 1 is a confectionary treat."
-== Credits ==
-*Spookey Ruben – [[vocals]], various instruments
+== Popular cultural impact ==
-Guest musicians:
+The song ''These Days Are Old'' is used as [[theme song]] of German TV talk show ''Zimmer frei!'' (roughly: "room to let").
-*Amanda Riesman – [[cello]]
-*Chris – [[trumpet]]
-*Herb – [[trombone]]
-*Mark Plati – [[piano]]
-*Eric Chenaux – [[bass guitar|bass]]
-*Gavin Brown – [[drums]]
-*Jason Mcleod, Jenn Moore, Rachel James, Jackie Deil, Virginia Deil, Michelle Ianeu, Daniel Edelstein, Rebecca King – [[background vocals]]
-==Production==
+== Production ==
+* Art director: Spookey Ruben
-*Producer: n/a
+* All songs written, arranged and produced by: Spookey Ruben
-*Engineers: Spookey Ruben, Gadi Foltys, Mark Plati, Brad 'Merlin' Nelson
-*Art director: Spookey Ruben
+* Engineers: Spookey Ruben, Gadi Foltys, [[Mark Plati]], Brad 'Merlin' Nelson
+* Mastering: [[Howie Weinberg]]
-*Design: Helios
+* Design: Helios
-*Photography: Taralea Cutler, Micheal Benabib, Luciana Haill, Felix Wittholtz, Spookey Ruben
+* Photography: Taralea Cutler, [[Michael Benabib]] [http://www.michaelbenabib.com Musician Photography ], Luciana Haill, Felix Wittholtz, Spookey Ruben
+== References ==
+{{reflist|colwidth=30em}}
+{{Authority control}}
 [[Category:Spookey Ruben albums]]
-[[Category:1995 albums]]
+[[Category:1995 debut albums]]
+[[Category:TVT Records albums]]