Today (Galaxie 500 album)

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Today
Today (Galaxie 500) (Front Cover).png
Studio album by
Galaxie 500
ReleasedFebruary 14, 1988 (1988-02-14)
Recorded1988
StudioNoise New York
Genre
Length36:40
LabelAurora
ProducerMark Kramer
Galaxie 500 chronology
Today
(1988) 		On Fire
(1989)
Singles from Today
  1. "Tugboat" / "King of Spain"
    Released: May 1988
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[1]
Drowned in Sound8/10[2]
Mojo4/5 stars[3]
Pitchfork9.5/10[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide3/5 stars[5]
Spin Alternative Record Guide7/10[6]
The Village VoiceB+[7]

Today is the debut studio album by American indie rock band Galaxie 500, released in 1988 on Aurora Records.

In 2010, the album was re-issued and peaked at number 16 on the UK Independent Album Breakers Chart.[8] In 2018, Pitchfork ranked it at number 16 on its "The 30 Best Dream Pop Albums" list.[9]

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Galaxie 500, except where noted.

No.TitleLength
1."Flowers"4:26
2."Pictures"3:23
3."Parking Lot"2:52
4."Don't Let Our Youth Go to Waste" (Jonathan Richman)6:47
5."Temperature's Rising"5:05
6."Oblivious"3:18
7."It's Getting Late"3:29
8."Instrumental"3:01
9."Tugboat"3:53
Total length:36:40
1989 CD reissue German edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
10."King of Spain"4:33
11."Crazy"1:55
Total length:43:00
1991 / 1997 CD reissue US edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
10."King of Spain"4:33
Total length:41:16

Personnel[]

Credits adapted from liner notes.

Galaxie 500

Additional personnel

  • Mark Kramer – production, engineering
  • Marc Alghini – executive production

Cover photograph is by Eugene Atget.

Charts[]

Chart (2010) Peak
position
UK Independent Album Breakers (OCC)[8] 16

Release history[]

Year Label Format Catalog Region
1988 Aurora LP 002 US
1989 Schemer CD 8905 Germany
1991 Rough Trade US CD R266 US
1991 Rough Trade US LP R266 US
1994 cassette 6082 US
1997 Rykodisc enhanced CD 10356 US
2009 20/20/20 LP, CD 202020.07 US

References[]

  1. ^ Raggett, Ned. "Today – Galaxie 500". AllMusic. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  2. ^ alex_snax (March 26, 2010). "Album Review: Galaxie 500 – Today, On Fire, This is Our Music (reissued)". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on January 5, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  3. ^ "Galaxie 500: Today / On Fire / This Is Our Music". Mojo (197). April 2010.
  4. ^ Richardson, Mark (March 30, 2010). "Galaxie 500: Today / On Fire / This Is Our Music". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  5. ^ Sheffield, Rob (2004). "Galaxie 500". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 321. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  6. ^ Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig, eds. (1995). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
  7. ^ Christgau, Robert (March 28, 1989). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b "Official Independent Album Breakers Chart Top 20: 28 March 2010 - 03 April 2010". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  9. ^ "The 30 Best Dream Pop Albums". Pitchfork. April 16, 2018. p. 2. Retrieved April 24, 2018.

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