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Title: The fake Matador catalogue in I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One
Post by: Paydirt! on July 09, 2011, 03:16:10 AM

I keep forgetting that it's in there. Then I open up the case to put the CD on every so often and I have to read the whole thing again. The Electric Tie Rack! The Shitheels! And the no-holds-barred comedy of Buddy Williams!

Does anybody know anything more about this? Is there anything to know? Did Yo La Tengo write it themselves or was it some alt-comedy superstar working incognito? Was there anything like it included with any other YLT releases? And just who are the Condo Fucks??

Title: Re: The fake Matador catalogue in I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One
Post by: eastgrandforks on July 09, 2011, 04:52:26 PM

Condo Fucks = YLT, pretending to be from Connecticut. They put out a covers album two years ago.

Title: Re: The fake Matador catalogue in I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One
Post by: Paydirt! on July 09, 2011, 08:58:00 PM

I was aware of that, yes. Although such was my expectation of further trickery that I initially thought that they were all original songs and the individual songwriting credits ("B.Wilson, R. Christian" etc.) were part of the joke.

(http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/Screen-shot-2010-04-20-at-3.33.27-PM.png)

Title: Re: The fake Matador catalogue in I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One
Post by: ~L on July 12, 2011, 01:32:21 PM

Ah, the ever talented and mysteriously clever Yo La's!  At one of their Q & A shows someone asked why all the songs on their then current album all ended so abruptly, was that a new style they were trying?  To which Ira replied something like, "If you want to hear the endings for the songs, you'll have to buy the whole album, instead of the illegally downloaded sample of the album."  Oops!!!

Title: Re: The fake Matador catalogue in I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One
Post by: Boogdish on August 16, 2011, 10:01:27 AM

I pulled this out yesterday when re-listening to the album.  I noticed that the photo used on "The Electric Tie Rack" album cover is the same photo on the cover of the "The Quadsmen" album.  I wonder if this photo has some other significance. 

Title: Re: The fake Matador catalogue in I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One
Post by: cream puff peace on August 16, 2011, 03:05:22 PM

check it out around the three minute mark:
http://www.amoeba.com/whats-in-my-bag/index.html#/detail/2010-11-09_yo-la-tengo (http://www.amoeba.com/whats-in-my-bag/index.html#/detail/2010-11-09_yo-la-tengo)

that rebels reissue is still in print & very good

Title: Re: The fake Matador catalogue in I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One
Post by: gravy boat on August 16, 2011, 04:22:47 PM

Quote from: cream puff peace on August 16, 2011, 03:05:22 PM

check it out around the three minute mark:
http://www.amoeba.com/whats-in-my-bag/index.html#/detail/2010-11-09_yo-la-tengo (http://www.amoeba.com/whats-in-my-bag/index.html#/detail/2010-11-09_yo-la-tengo)

that rebels reissue is still in print & very good

Hey thanks for posting that.

Title: Re: The fake Matador catalogue in I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One
Post by: Boogdish on August 16, 2011, 04:45:34 PM

Thanks!