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The Books (1999 - 2012)

Group - United States American duo, formed in New York City in 1999

Releases (12)

Official

Album

  1. Thought for Food 03 Jun 2002
  2. The Lemon of Pink 07 Oct 2003
  3. Lost and Safe 05 Apr 2005
  4. The Way Out 10 Jul 2010

Album - Compilation

  1. Playall 2007

Album - Compilation / DJ-mix

  1. FACT Mix 173: The Books 06 Aug 2010

Album - Live

  1. 2011-07-17: Daytrotter Studio, Rock Island, IL, USA 17 Jun 2011

Single

  1. All Bad Ends All 13 Oct 2003

EP

  1. Music for a French Elevator and Other Short Format Oddities by the Books 2006

Other - Compilation

  1. A Dot in Time 24 Jul 2012
  2. Music for a French Elevator and Other Oddities by The Books 15 Oct 2013

Bootleg

Album - Live

  1. 2005-10-03: The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA

Relationships (2)

Members

  1. Nick Willscher Zammuto
  2. Paul de Jong

Recordings by (119)

  1. Fucking Miss You ?:?? (1999)
  2. Her, Him, and You ?:?? (1999)
  3. Enjoy Your Worries, You May Never Have Them Again 4:05 (03 May 2002)
  4. Read, Eat, Sleep 3:46 (03 Jun 2002)
  5. All Bad Ends All 2:42 (03 Jun 2002)
  6. Contempt 3:20 (03 Jun 2002)
  7. All Our Base Are Belong to Them 4:18 (03 Jun 2002)
  8. Thankyoubranch 5:05 (03 Jun 2002)
  9. Motherless Bastard 4:11 (03 Jun 2002)
  10. Mikey Bass 2:52 (03 Jun 2002)
  11. Excess Straussess 2:06 (03 Jun 2002)
  12. Getting The Done Job 3:49 (03 Jun 2002)
  13. A Dead Fish Gains the Power of Observation 1:07 (03 Jun 2002)
  14. Deafkids 1:10 (03 Jun 2002)
  15. The Lemon of Pink 4:40 (07 Oct 2003)
  16. Tokyo 3:43 (07 Oct 2003)
  17. Bonanza 0:52 (07 Oct 2003)
  18. S Is for Evrysing 3:32 (07 Oct 2003)
  19. Explanation Mark 0:19 (07 Oct 2003)
  20. There Is No There 3:36 (07 Oct 2003)
  21. Take Time 3:36 (07 Oct 2003)
  22. Don't Even Sing About It 4:09 (07 Oct 2003)
  23. The Future, Wouldn't That Be Nice? 3:15 (07 Oct 2003)
  24. A True Story of a Story of True Love 4:25 (07 Oct 2003)
  25. That Right Ain't Shit 2:44 (07 Oct 2003)
  26. PS 0:55 (07 Oct 2003)
  27. A Little Longing Goes Away 3:30 (05 Apr 2005)
  28. Be Good to Them Always 4:51 (05 Apr 2005)
  29. Vogt Dig for Kloppervok 3:54 (05 Apr 2005)
  30. Smells Like Content 3:41 (05 Apr 2005)
  31. It Never Changes to Stop 4:01 (05 Apr 2005)
  32. An Animated Description of Mr. Maps. 4:38 (05 Apr 2005)
  33. Venice 1:42 (05 Apr 2005)
  34. None but Shining Hours 2:42 (05 Apr 2005)
  35. If Not Now, Whenever 3:35 (05 Apr 2005)
  36. An Owl With Knees 4:41 (05 Apr 2005)
  37. Twelve Fold Chain 4:44 (05 Apr 2005)
  38. Fralité 1:18 (2006)
  39. Egaberté 0:53 (2006)
  40. Liternité 1:21 (2006)
  41. It's Musiiiiic! 0:29 (2006)
  42. The Joy of Nature 0:47 (2006)
  43. Meditation Outtakes 1:03 (2006)
  44. A Long Villainous Sequence 0:35 (2006)
  45. Millions of Millions 2:05 (2006)
  46. Of the Word God 1:04 (2006)
  47. Ghost Train Digest 2:37 (2006)
  48. You’ll Never Be Alone 1:25 (2006)
  49. Three Day Night 1:02 (2006)
  50. Ah…, I See 0:21 (2006)
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On Recordings (36)

Performer

  1. Pagina dos 2:28 Prefuse 73 feat. The Books (02 Mar 2005) guest
  2. Venice 1:42 The Books (05 Apr 2005)
  3. A Little Longing Goes Away 3:30 The Books (05 Apr 2005)
  4. It Never Changes to Stop 4:01 The Books (05 Apr 2005)
  5. An Animated Description of Mr. Maps. 4:38 The Books (05 Apr 2005)
  6. Vogt Dig for Kloppervok 3:54 The Books (05 Apr 2005)
  7. Smells Like Content 3:41 The Books (05 Apr 2005)
  8. An Owl With Knees 4:41 The Books (05 Apr 2005)
  9. Be Good to Them Always 4:51 The Books (05 Apr 2005)
  10. If Not Now, Whenever 3:35 The Books (05 Apr 2005)
  11. None but Shining Hours 2:42 The Books (05 Apr 2005)
  12. Twelve Fold Chain 4:44 The Books (05 Apr 2005)

Remixed

  1. Fit Song (The Books remix "Eat White Paint") 4:06 Cornelius (27 Sep 2006)
  2. Fit Song (Eat White Paint) 4:07 Cornelius (2007)

Recording Engineer For

  1. An Owl With Knees 4:41 The Books (05 Apr 2005)
  2. Be Good to Them Always 4:51 The Books (05 Apr 2005)
  3. It Never Changes to Stop 4:01 The Books (05 Apr 2005)
  4. An Animated Description of Mr. Maps. 4:38 The Books (05 Apr 2005)
  5. Vogt Dig for Kloppervok 3:54 The Books (05 Apr 2005)
  6. Venice 1:42 The Books (05 Apr 2005)
  7. If Not Now, Whenever 3:35 The Books (05 Apr 2005)
  8. Smells Like Content 3:41 The Books (05 Apr 2005)
  9. None but Shining Hours 2:42 The Books (05 Apr 2005)
  10. Twelve Fold Chain 4:44 The Books (05 Apr 2005)
  11. A Little Longing Goes Away 3:30 The Books (05 Apr 2005)

Mixed

  1. Smells Like Content 3:41 The Books (05 Apr 2005)
  2. Venice 1:42 The Books (05 Apr 2005)
  3. If Not Now, Whenever 3:35 The Books (05 Apr 2005)
  4. Twelve Fold Chain 4:44 The Books (05 Apr 2005)
  5. Be Good to Them Always 4:51 The Books (05 Apr 2005)
  6. A Little Longing Goes Away 3:30 The Books (05 Apr 2005)
  7. Vogt Dig for Kloppervok 3:54 The Books (05 Apr 2005)
  8. An Animated Description of Mr. Maps. 4:38 The Books (05 Apr 2005)
  9. None but Shining Hours 2:42 The Books (05 Apr 2005)
  10. An Owl With Knees 4:41 The Books (05 Apr 2005)
  11. It Never Changes to Stop 4:01 The Books (05 Apr 2005)

Credited as (10)

  1. The Books
  2. Prefuse 73 feat. The Books
  3. The Books feat. José González
  4. Bright Eyes / The Books
  5. Prefuse 73 & The Books
  6. Prefuse 73 & The Books feat. Claudia Maria Deheza
  7. The Books with Clogs
  8. Prefuse 73 featuring The Books
  9. Clogs feat. The Books
  10. The Books Featuring José González

Works (35)

Composed

  1. The Lemon of Pink
  2. The Lemon of Pink
  3. Tokyo
  4. Bonanza
  5. S Is for Evrysing
  6. Explanation Mark
  7. There Is No There
  8. Take Time
  9. Don't Even Sing About It
  10. The Future, Wouldn't That Be Nice?
  11. A True Story of a Story of True Love
  12. That Right Ain't Shit
  13. PS
  14. A Little Longing Goes Away
  15. Be Good to Them Always
  16. Vogt Dig for Kloppervok
  17. Smells Like Content
  18. It Never Changes to Stop
  19. An Animated Description of Mr. Maps.
  20. Venice
  21. None but Shining Hours
  22. If Not Now, Whenever
  23. An Owl With Knees
  24. Twelve Fold Chain
  25. Enjoy Your Worries, You May Never Have Them Again
  26. Read, Eat, Sleep
  27. All Bad Ends All
  28. Contempt
  29. All Our Base Are Belong to Them
  30. Thankyoubranch
  31. Mikey Bass
  32. Excess Straussess
  33. Getting the Done Job
  34. A Dead Fish Gains the Power of Observation
  35. Deafkids

Events (1)

Main Performer At

  1. L’inauguration du Centre Pompidou-Metz: Les concerts

Links (13)

Official Homepages

  1. http://www.thebooksmusic.com/

Other Databases

  1. https://www.musik-sammler.de/artist/the-books/
  2. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/the_books

Last.Fm

  1. https://www.last.fm/music/The%20Books

Setlist.Fm

  1. https://www.setlist.fm/setlists/the-books-23d688fb.html

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/92547

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000623696

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2409957

Stream For Free

  1. https://www.deezer.com/artist/9058
  2. https://open.spotify.com/artist/4UvhuGdFf75Cfan7lEU1J1

Bandcamp

  1. https://books.bandcamp.com/

Streaming Page

  1. https://tidal.com/artist/3533919

Myspace

  1. https://myspace.com/thebooksmusicpage