Cut in Half and Also Double

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{{Infobox album

| name = Cut in Half and Also Double

| type = Album

| artist = Emily Haines

| cover = Emily+haines_Cut+in+half+and+also+double.jpg

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| released = 1 January 1996

| recorded = 1992–1996

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| studio =

| genre = Indie rock

| length = 29:58

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| next_title = Knives Don't Have Your Back

| next_year = 2006

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Cut in Half and Also Double is the debut{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=7102871|title=Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton: Soft and Warm|author=David Dye|date=31 January 2007|accessdate=15 May 2012|publisher=NPR, WXPN radio|work=npr.org}} album by Canadian artist Emily Haines that she self-released in about 2,000 copies in 1996 in Toronto.{{cite web|url=http://www.venuszine.com/articles/music/6369/Amy_Millan_uses_Masters_Of_the_Burial_to_dig_up_cherished_memories|title=Amy Millan uses Masters of the Burial to dig up cherished memories|work=VenuZine.com|author=Jonathan Shipley|date=8 September 2009|accessdate=15 May 2012|publisher=Venus Zine|location=Chicago}} {{dead link|date=May 2013}} The song "Carpet" contains similar lyrics and vocal melodies to those in "Too Little Too Late," which she recorded a decade later with her band Metric. "Pink" finishes with a recording of a homeless woman rambling.{{cite web|url=http://zacattacks.com/2011/05/08/emily-haines-cut-in-half-and-also-double-review/|author=Zac McGee|title=EMILY HAINES – CUT IN HALF AND ALSO DOUBLE (REVIEW)|date=8 May 2011|accessdate=15 May 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140101230819/http://zacattacks.com/2011/05/08/emily-haines-cut-in-half-and-also-double-review/|archivedate=1 January 2014}}

Copies of the album are extremely rare and often sell in excess of $100 online.

Though the musicians originally asked fans that had gained access to this album to avoid distributing copies via the internet, songs from this solo disc can be found online.

Track listing

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  1. "Dog" – 2:26
  2. "Bore" – 2:29
  3. "Eden" – 3:32
  4. "Pretty Head" – 2:52
  5. "Freak" – 4:44
  6. "The View" – 2:48
  7. "Eau de Toilette" – 3:19
  8. "Carpet" – 2:48
  9. "Pink" – 5:00
  • Recording dates and locations for songs:
  1. Dog – Montreal, 1996
  2. Bore – Montreal, 1995
  3. Eden – Vancouver, 1992
  4. Pretty Head – Toronto, 1995
  5. Freak – Toronto, 1996
  6. The View – Vancouver, 1992
  7. Eau de Toilette – Vancouver, 1993
  8. Carpet – Toronto, 1995
  9. Pink – Toronto, 1995

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Category:1996 debut albums

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