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'''''Radiator''''' is the second studio album by Welsh rock band [[Super Furry Animals]]. It was released in August 1997 by [[Creation Records]], and later the same year in the United States under Flydaddy Records. It peaked at number eight on the [[UK Albums Chart]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Super Furry Animals|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|url=http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/super%20furry%20animals/|accessdate=3 September 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110217184104/http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/super%20furry%20animals/|archivedate=17 February 2011}}</ref> In 2005, it was reissued with a bonus disc of other tracks from the time.
'''''Radiator''''' is the second studio album by Welsh [[alternative rock]] band [[Super Furry Animals]]. It was released in August 1997 by [[Creation Records]], and later the same year in the United States under Flydaddy Records. It peaked at number eight on the [[UK Albums Chart]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Super Furry Animals|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|url=http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/super%20furry%20animals/|accessdate=3 September 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110217184104/http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/super%20furry%20animals/|archivedate=17 February 2011}}</ref> In 2005, it was reissued with a bonus disc of other tracks from the time.


Singer [[Gruff Rhys]] has described ''Radiator'' as "more interesting" than the band's debut ''[[Fuzzy Logic (Super Furry Animals album)|Fuzzy Logic]]'' with the group taking advantage of producer [[Gorwel Owen|Gorwel Owen's]] "[[Atari]] computers, and banks of old vintage [[synthesizer|synths]]" to create an album which was "musically&nbsp;... much more adventurous".<ref name=Uncut>{{cite journal|last=Martin|first=Piers|title=Album by album: Super Furry Animals|journal=[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]]|issue=131|pages=70–72|date=April 2008}}</ref>
Singer [[Gruff Rhys]] has described ''Radiator'' as "more interesting" than the band's debut ''[[Fuzzy Logic (Super Furry Animals album)|Fuzzy Logic]]'' with the group taking advantage of producer [[Gorwel Owen|Gorwel Owen's]] "[[Atari]] computers, and banks of old vintage [[synthesizer|synths]]" to create an album which was "musically&nbsp;... much more adventurous".<ref name=Uncut>{{cite journal|last=Martin|first=Piers|title=Album by album: Super Furry Animals|journal=[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]]|issue=131|pages=70–72|date=April 2008}}</ref>

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For other uses, see Radiator (disambiguation).
Radiator
Studio album by
Super Furry Animals
Released25 August 1997
Recorded1997
Genre
Length46:54
LabelCreation
ProducerGorwel Owen, Super Furry Animals
Super Furry Animals chronology
Fuzzy Logic
(1996) 		Radiator
(1997) 		Ice Hockey Hair
(1998)
Singles from Radiator
  1. "Hermann ♥'s Pauline"
    Released: 12 May 1997
  2. "The International Language of Screaming"
    Released: 14 July 1997
  3. "Play It Cool"
    Released: 22 September 1997
  4. "Demons"
    Released: 24 November 1997

Radiator is the second studio album by Welsh alternative rock band Super Furry Animals. It was released in August 1997 by Creation Records, and later the same year in the United States under Flydaddy Records. It peaked at number eight on the UK Albums Chart.[1] In 2005, it was reissued with a bonus disc of other tracks from the time.

Singer Gruff Rhys has described Radiator as "more interesting" than the band's debut Fuzzy Logic with the group taking advantage of producer Gorwel Owen's "Atari computers, and banks of old vintage synths" to create an album which was "musically ... much more adventurous".[2]

Release and reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]
The Guardian[5]
Mojo[6]
NME9/10[7]
Pitchfork8.6/10[8]
Q[9]
Record Collector[10]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[11]
Uncut9/10[12]

In 2000 Q magazine placed Radiator at number 73 in its list of the 100 Greatest British Albums Ever. Stylus Magazine named Radiator in a list of ten essential albums released by Creation Records in a 2003 article about the label.[13]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Super Furry Animals

No.TitleLength
1."Furryvision™" (Instrumental)1:25
2."The Placid Casual"2:49
3."The International Language of Screaming"2:14
4."Demons"5:12
5."Short Painkiller" (Instrumental)0:38
6."She's Got Spies"4:43
7."Play It Cool"3:16
8."Hermann ♥'s Pauline"4:43
9."Chupacabras"1:26
10."Torra Fy Ngwallt Yn Hir"1:54
11."Bass Tuned to D.E.A.D"3:20
12."Down a Different River"5:37
13."Download"3:19
14."Mountain People"6:14
2005 reissue bonus CD
No.TitleLength
1."Mu-Tron"3:15
2."nO.K"2:12
3."Foxy Music"3:49
4."Hit & Run"3:29
5."Wrap It Up"3:25
2017 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition - CD1/Vinyl: Radiator + Bonus Tracks [Ice Hockey Hair E.P. (15-18) / Etc. (19-21)]
No.TitleLength
15."Smokin’ (2017 Remastered Version)"05:08
16."Ice Hockey Hair (2017 Remastered Version)"07:03
17."Mu-Tron (2017 Remastered Version)"03:17
18."Let’s Quit Smoking (2017 Remastered Version)"01:55
19."Smoke"03:59
20."Dim Ysmygu (Alternate Mix of 'Smoke')"03:00
21."The Boy With The Thorn In His Side"08:01
2017 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition - CD2: Clarity Just Confuses Me (Bonus Tracks) [B Sides & Such (1-11) / Demo Session, Big Noise Studios, Cardiff, December 1996 (12-23)]
No.TitleLength
1."Cryndod Yn Dy Lais (2017 Remastered Version)"03:14
2."Hit and Run (2017 Remastered Version)"03:30
3."Foxy Music (2017 Remastered Version)"03:50
4."Pass the Time (2017 Remastered Version)"03:50
5."Calimero (2017 Remastered Version)"02:23
6."B Side"03:48
7."Carry the Can (2017 Remastered Version)"04:46
8."Wrap It Up (2017 - Remaster)"03:29
9."Trons Mr. Urdd (2017 Remastered Version)"04:39
10."nO.K. / Frosty Night in Gothenberg (2017 Remastered Version)"04:58
11."Play It Cool (Original U.K. LP Mix; 2017 Remastered Version)"03:17
12."SFA Theme (Demo, Big Noise Studios, Cardiff, 16.12.96 - 19.12.96)"00:26
13."The International Language of Screaming (Demo, Big Noise Studios, Cardiff, 16.12.96 - 19.12.96)"01:12
14."Torra Fy Ngwallt Yn Hir (Demo, Big Noise Studios, Cardiff, 16.12.96 - 19.12.96)"02:08
15."Down a Different River (Demo, Big Noise Studios, Cardiff, 16.12.96 - 19.12.96)"04:28
16."She's Got Spies (Demo, Big Noise Studios, Cardiff, 16.12.96 - 19.12.96)"04:33
17."Hit and Run (Demo, Big Noise Studios, Cardiff, 16.12.96 - 19.12.96)"03:37
18."Mountain People (Demo, Big Noise Studios, Cardiff, 16.12.96 - 19.12.96)"04:02
19."Play It Cool (Demo, Big Noise Studios, Cardiff, 16.12.96 - 19.12.96)"03:49
20."Bass Tuned to D.E.A.D. (Demo, Big Noise Studios, Cardiff, 16.12.96 - 19.12.96)"03:17
21."Naff Gan (Demo, Big Noise Studios, Cardiff, 16.12.96 - 19.12.96)"03:48
22."The Placid Casual (Demo, Big Noise Studios, Cardiff, 16.12.96 - 19.12.96)"03:29
23."Music Box (Demo, Big Noise Studios, Cardiff, 16.12.96 - 19.12.96)"03:12
  • Some American releases were packaged with Out Spaced, the band's 1998 B-sides collection.

Personnel

  • Gruff Rhys – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, Moog, claps
  • Huw Bunford – electric guitar, backing vocals
  • Cian Ciaran – electronics, Rhodes piano, piano, backing vocals, claps
  • Guto Pryce – bass, sub-bass, claps
  • Dafydd Ieuan – drums, percussion, backing vocals, piano
  • Les Morrison – banjo (on "Demons")
  • Gorwel Owen – E-Bow, samples, electric harpsichord, backwards Rhodes
  • Martin Smith – trumpet
  • Simon James – tenor sax and flute
  • Andrew Frizzell – trombone and alto sax
  • The Electra Strings:
  • Sonia Slany – violin
  • Jules Singleton – violin
  • Clair Arster – viola
  • Dinah Beamish – cello

References

  1. ^ "Super Furry Animals". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 17 February 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2010.
  2. ^ Martin, Piers (April 2008). "Album by album: Super Furry Animals". Uncut (131): 70–72.
  3. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Radiator – Super Furry Animals". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  4. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-85712-595-8.
  5. ^ Bennun, David (22 August 1997). "Furry box of delights". The Guardian.
  6. ^ Prior, Clive (September 2017). "Super Furry Animals: Radiator". Mojo (286): 107.
  7. ^ Cameron, Keith (23 August 1997). "Super Furry Animals – Radiator". NME. Archived from the original on 17 August 2000. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  8. ^ Hogan, Marc (6 June 2005). "Super Furry Animals: Fuzzy Logic / Radiator / Out Spaced / Guerilla / Mwng". Pitchfork. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  9. ^ Catchpole, Chris (September 2017). "Super Furry Animals: Radiator". Q (376): 119.
  10. ^ Rathbone, Oregano (September 2017). "Super Furry Animals – Radiator". Record Collector (470). Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  11. ^ McLeod, Kembrew (2004). "Super Furry Animals". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). London: Fireside Books. p. 796. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  12. ^ Pinnock, Tom (September 2017). "Super Furry Animals: Radiator". Uncut (244): 53.
  13. ^ Plagenhoef, Scott (1 September 2003). "Creation Records – Label Profile". Stylus Magazine. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
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