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Today (Galaxie 500 album)

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Today
Studio album by
Galaxie 500
ReleasedOctober 21, 1988 (1988-10-21)
RecordedJuly 1988
StudioNoise New York
Genre
Length36:40
LabelAurora
ProducerMark Kramer
Galaxie 500 chronology
Today
(1988) 		On Fire
(1989)
Singles from Today
  1. "Tugboat" / "King of Spain"
    Released: May 1988

Today is the debut studio album by American indie rock band Galaxie 500, released in 1988 on Aurora Records.

In 2010, the album was re-issued and peaked at number 16 on the UK Independent Album Breakers Chart.[4]

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Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Drowned in Sound8/10[6]
Mojo[7]
NME8/10[8]
Pitchfork9.5/10[9]
Record Collector[10]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[11]
Spin Alternative Record Guide7/10[12]
The Village VoiceB+[13]

In 2018, Pitchfork ranked it at number 16 on its "The 30 Best Dream Pop Albums" list.[1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Galaxie 500, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Flowers" 4:26
2."Pictures" 3:23
3."Parking Lot" 2:52
4."Don't Let Our Youth Go to Waste"Jonathan Richman6:47
5."Temperature's Rising" 5:05
6."Oblivious" 3:18
7."It's Getting Late" 3:29
8."Instrumental" 3:01
9."Tugboat" 3:53
Total length:36:40
1989 CD reissue German edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
10."King of Spain"4:33
11."Crazy"1:55
Total length:43:00
1991 / 1997 CD reissue US edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
10."King of Spain"4:33
Total length:41:16

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

Galaxie 500

Additional personnel

  • Mark Kramer – production, engineering
  • Marc Alghini – executive production

Cover photograph is by Eugene Atget.

Charts

Chart (2010) Peak
position
UK Independent Album Breakers (OCC)[4] 16

Release history

Year Label Format Catalog Region
1988 Aurora LP 002 US
1989 Schemer CD 8905 Germany
1991 Rough Trade US CD R266 US
1991 Rough Trade US LP R266 US
1994 Rockville cassette 6082 US
1997 Rykodisc enhanced CD 10356 US
2009 20/20/20 LP, CD 202020.07 US

References

  1. ^ a b "The 30 Best Dream Pop Albums". Pitchfork. April 16, 2018. p. 2. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
  2. ^ Potter, Jordan (April 11, 2022). "The most underrated albums of the 1980s year by year". Far Out Magazine. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
  3. ^ Sodomsky, Sam (January 24, 2018). "6 Great Albums Named After Other Great Albums". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Official Independent Album Breakers Chart Top 20". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  5. ^ Raggett, Ned. "Today – Galaxie 500". AllMusic. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  6. ^ alex_snax (March 26, 2010). "Album Review: Galaxie 500 – Today, On Fire, This is Our Music (reissued)". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on January 5, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  7. ^ Segal, Victoria (April 2010). "Galaxie 500: Today / On Fire / This Is Our Music". Mojo. No. 197.
  8. ^ Williams, Simon (August 26, 1989). "Galaxie 500: Today". NME. p. 41.
  9. ^ Richardson, Mark (March 30, 2010). "Galaxie 500: Today / On Fire / This Is Our Music". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  10. ^ "Galaxie 500: Today / On Fire / This Is Our Music". Record Collector. No. 373. March 2010. p. 87.
  11. ^ Sheffield, Rob (2004). "Galaxie 500". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 321. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  12. ^ Sheffield, Rob (1995). "Galaxie 500". In Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (eds.). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. p. 162. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
  13. ^ Christgau, Robert (March 28, 1989). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved February 20, 2018.

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