1 (Fischerspooner album)
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{{Infobox album
| name =
| type = studio
| artist = Fischerspooner
| cover = Fischerspooner-1.jpg
| alt = A side angle photo of a person's open mouth with their tongue sticking out and a bit of their white hair visible behind it.
| released = November 26, 2001
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Electroclash
| length = 65:54
| label = Capitol, International DeeJay Gigolo, Ministry of Sound
| producer = Fischerspooner, Nicolas Vernhes
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Odyssey
| next_year = 2005
| misc = {{Singles
| name =
| type = studio
| single1 = Emerge
| single1date =
| single2 = The 15th
| single2date =
| single3 = L.A. Song
| single3date =
}}
}}
#1 is the first full-length album by electroclash duo Fischerspooner released in 2001. It originally received a limited run on International DeeJay Gigolo Records, and contained "The 15th", a cover of a Wire song from their album 154. #1 has been re-pressed several times with a different track listing. The title "Fucker" was also censored on subsequent releases, either as "!@*$%#", "*#!@¥¿", or "*#!@Y?".{{cite web|title=Fischerspooner #1 (Explicit Version)|url=http://www.newburycomics.com/rel/v2_viewupc.php?storenr=103&upc=72435428380|work=newburycomics.com|publisher=www.newburycomics.com|accessdate=12 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517132516/http://www.newburycomics.com/rel/v2_viewupc.php?storenr=103&upc=72435428380|archive-date=2014-05-17|url-status=dead}}
"Sweetness", "L.A. Song" and "Megacolon", all from the re-issue were originally released together on an EP titled #1 Supplement that was discontinued in time for the first re-issue. A limited edition pressing from 2003 also included a DVD with several remixes, a documentary, as well as four videos—"Sweetness", "The 15th" and two versions of "Emerge".{{cite web|title=Fischerspooner - Ersatz|url=http://www.lookfordiagnosis.com/~lookfordiagnosis/videos.php?title=Fischerspooner+-+Megacolon&content=&lang=2|work=lookfordiagnosis.com|publisher=www.lookfordiagnosis.com|accessdate=12 February 2013|archive-date=8 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150508185753/http://www.lookfordiagnosis.com/~lookfordiagnosis/videos.php?title=Fischerspooner+-+Megacolon&content=&lang=2|url-status=dead}}
"Emerge" was listed at #243 on Pitchfork Media's Best songs of the 2000s.
Test Marketed DualDisc version of the album
#1 was included among a group of 15 DualDisc releases that were test marketed in just two cities: Boston and Seattle. The DualDisc version of the album is rare. It has the standard album on one side, and bonus material on the second side. The DualDisc release was never reissued after the very limited test market run.
Reception
#1 received mostly favorable reviews from critics. The album holds a score of 70 out of 100 on the review aggregator website Metacritic.{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/fischerspooner/1|access-date=2016-04-25|title=Reviews for #1 by Fischerspooner|website=Metacritic}}
The record was placed at number 34 in Q magazine's 2006 list, "The 50 Worst Albums Ever!"{{cite journal|date=May 2006|title=The 50 Worst Albums Ever!|journal=Q|publisher=Bauer Media Group|issue=238}}
{{Album ratings
| MC = 70/100{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/1/fischerspooner|title=#1 by Fischerspooner|website=Metacritic |publisher=|accessdate=3 October 2016}}
| rev1 = Allmusic
| rev1Score = {{rating|3.5|5}} {{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/1-mw0000019652|title=#1 - Fischerspooner | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic|via=www.allmusic.com}}
| rev2 = Pitchfork Media
| rev2Score = 3.1/10 {{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/3073-1/|title=Fischerspooner: #1 | Album Reviews | Pitchfork |website=Pitchfork |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150909173054/http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/3073-1/|archive-date=September 9, 2015}}
| rev3 = PopMatters
| rev3Score = positive{{cite web|last=Begrand |first=Adrien |url=http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/f/fischerspooner-1.shtml |title=Fischerspooner: #1 |publisher=PopMatters |date= |accessdate=2013-02-12}}
| rev4 = Rolling Stone
| rev5 = Drowned in Sound
| noprose = yes
}}
Track listing
All tracks by Fischerspooner except where noted.
{{Tracklist
| headline = Original Release
| title1 = Invisible
| length1 = 5:13
| title2 = The 15th
| note2 = Colin Newman
| length2 = 3:58
| title3 = Emerge
| length3 = 4:48
| title4 = Fucker
| length4 = 4:54
| title5 = Turn On
| length5 = 4:24
| title6 = Tone Poem
| length6 = 4:14
| title7 = Ersatz
| length7 = 3:56
| title8 = Horizon
| length8 = 5:33
| title9 = Natural Disaster
| length9 = 4:46
}}
{{Tracklist
| headline = Re-issue
| title1 = Sweetness
| length1 = 5:22
| title2 = The 15th
| length2 = 3:58
| title3 = Emerge
| length3 = 4:48
| title4 = L.A. Song
| length4 = 4:10
| title5 = Tone Poem
| length5 = 4:14
| title6 = Horizon
| length6 = 5:33
| title7 = Invisible
| length7 = 5:13
| title8 = Turn On
| length8 = 4:24
| title9 = !@*$%#
| length9 = 4:54
| title10 = Natural Disaster
| length10 = 4:46
| title11 = Ersatz
| length11 = 3:56
| title12 = Megacolon
| note12 = Bonus track
| length12 = 5:40
| title13 = Emerge
| note13 = Junkie XL remix, bonus track
| length13 = 8:51
}}
Personnel
- Bruce – Wardrobe
- Jeffrey Deitch – Design
- Angela DiCarlo – Make-Up
- Brett Douglas – Photography
- Adam Dugas – Vocals, Photography, Dramaturgist
- Roe Ethridge – Photography
- Warren Fischer – Composer
- Fischerspooner – Producer
- Jeff Francis – Hair Stylist
- Agnieszka Gasparska – Photography, Web Design
- Chris Gehringer – Mastering
- Suzanne Geiss – Project Manager
- Gary Graham – Wardrobe
- Cindy Greene – Vocals, Singer
- Lady Y Von La Force – Vocals
- Mike Schmelling – Photography
- Jeremy Scott – Wardrobe
- Casey Spooner – Vocals, Lyricist
- Nicolas Vernhes – Producer
- Lizzy Yoder – Vocals, Singer
- Zaldy – Wardrobe
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