Labradford (album)

{{Infobox album

| name = Labradford

| type = studio

| artist = Labradford

| cover = Labradford_ST.jpg

| border = yes

| alt =

| released = {{start date|1996|11|12}}

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio = Sound of Music Recording Studios (Richmond, Virginia)

| genre = {{hlist|Post-rock|ambient|drone}}

| length = 39:44

| label = {{hlist|Blast First|Kranky}}

| producer =

| prev_title = A Stable Reference

| prev_year = 1995

| next_title = Mi Media Naranja

| next_year = 1997

}}

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web |first=Sean |last=Cooper |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0000082146|pure_url=yes}} |title=Labradford – Labradford |website=AllMusic |accessdate=March 3, 2016}}

| rev2 = Alternative Press

| rev2score = 4/5{{cite magazine |title=Labradford: Labradford |magazine=Alternative Press |issue=102 |date=January 1997 |pages=73–74}}

| rev3 = Chicago Tribune

| rev3score = {{Rating|3.5|4}}{{cite news |first=Joshua |last=Klein |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1997-02-07-9702070027-story.html |title=Labradford: Labradford (Kranky) |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |date=February 7, 1997 |accessdate=April 7, 2020}}

| rev4 = Entertainment Weekly

| rev4score = B+{{cite magazine |first=Ethan |last=Smith |url=https://ew.com/article/1996/11/22/music-review-labradford/ |title=Labradford |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=November 22, 1996 |accessdate=April 7, 2020 |page=139}}

| rev5 = The Guardian

| rev5score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite news |first=Caroline |last=Sullivan |title=Labradford: Labradford (Blast First) |newspaper=The Guardian |date=December 6, 1996}}

| rev6 = Q

| rev6score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite magazine |title=Labradford: Labradford |magazine=Q |issue=125 |date=February 1997 |page=98}}

| rev7 = Select

| rev7score = 4/5{{cite magazine |first=Mike |last=Barnes |title=Labradford: Labradford |magazine=Select |issue=79 |date=January 1997}}

}}

Labradford is the third studio album by American post-rock band Labradford. It was released on November 12, 1996, by Blast First and Kranky.{{cite magazine |first=Deborah |last=Sprague |url=http://trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=labradford |title=Labradford |magazine=Trouser Press |accessdate=March 3, 2016}}

Track listing

{{Track listing

| all_writing = Carter Brown, Robert Donne and Mark Nelson

| title1 = Phantom Channel Crossing

| length1 = 4:43

| title2 = Mid-Range

| length2 = 6:29

| title3 = Pico

| length3 = 5:46

| title4 = The Cipher

| length4 = 3:11

| title5 = Lake Speed

| length5 = 6:46

| title6 = Scenic Recovery

| length6 = 4:51

| title7 = Battered

| length7 = 7:58

}}

Personnel

Adapted from the Labradford liner notes.{{cite AV media notes |title=Labradford |others=Labradford |year=1996 |type=booklet |publisher=Kranky |location=Chicago, Illinois}}

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Release history

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! Region

! Date

! Label

! Format

! Catalog

United States

| rowspan="2"| 1996

| Kranky

| rowspan="2"| CD, LP

| krank 013

United Kingdom

| Blast First

| BFFP 136

References

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