Tape One / Tape Two
by Young Fathers

— Released 16th June 2017 on Big Dada

Music fans often imagine that, if they had been around at the time, they would have been one of the very few thousands of people who bought The Velvet Underground’s ‘banana’ debut album, or Love’s Forever Changes. Hindsight casts such albums as ‘classics’ but, at the time of their respective releases they were hardly noticed.
The re-release of Young Father’s debut ‘mixtape’ TAPE ONE and it’s follow up TAPE TWO gives us a chance to reappraise two albums that sat firmly ou...

Music fans often imagine that, if they had been around at the time, they would have been one of the very few thousands of people who bought The Velvet Underground’s ‘banana’ debut album, or Love’s Forever Changes. Hindsight casts such albums as ‘classics’ but, at the time of their respective releases they were hardly noticed.

The re-release of Young Father’s debut ‘mixtape’ TAPE ONE and it’s follow up TAPE TWO gives us a chance to reappraise two albums that sat firmly outside the mainstream in 2011/12 and still seem prescient today.

Re-mastered by renowned engineer Mandy Parnell and available as a double record on vinyl, CD and cassette they retain the ability to create the feeling that they have been viciously ripped from the basement studio in Leith where they were recorded.

TAPE ONE was recorded within a week. It was first released in November 2011 as a free download and limited edition cassette with individually spray-painted sleeves. TAPE TWO was recorded almost immediately afterwards, in January 2012. Eventually LA based label Anticon picked up both albums and gave them a limited release in the USA.

In 2014, TAPE TWO won the prestigious SAY Award (Scottish Album of the Year) which brought a cash prize of £20,000, worth a similar amount to the $10,000 awarded to Sly and the Family Stone at the Ohio State fair for ‘Most Outstanding New Talent of 1968. What does this mean? Who knows? Who cares? Who gives a fuck?

Tape One / Tape Two
by Young Fathers

— Released 16th June 2017 on Big Dada

Physical
2xCD (BDCD277-78)

CD’s version combines Tape One and Tape Two into one digipack package.

SALE! £6.40 £8.00
 

Physical
2xCD (BDCD277-78)

CD’s version combines Tape One and Tape Two into one digipack package.

SALE! £6.40 £8.00

Tracklist

  • 2xCD
  • Cassette
  • 2xLP
  1. 1
    Deadline
    MP3 — 70p
    16-Bit WAV — £1.10
  2. 2
    Sister
    MP3 — 70p
    16-Bit WAV — £1.10
  3. 3
    Rumbling
    MP3 — 70p
    16-Bit WAV — £1.10
  4. 4
    Romance
    MP3 — 70p
    16-Bit WAV — £1.10
  5. 5
    Fortunes
    MP3 — 70p
    16-Bit WAV — £1.10
  6. 6
    Remains
    MP3 — 70p
    16-Bit WAV — £1.10
  7. 7
    Rrramada
    MP3 — 70p
    16-Bit WAV — £1.10
  8. 8
    Dar-Eh Da Da Du
    MP3 — 70p
    16-Bit WAV — £1.10
  9. 9
    I Heard
    MP3 — 70p
    16-Bit WAV — £1.10
  10. 10
    Come To Life
    MP3 — 70p
    16-Bit WAV — £1.10
  11. 11
    Only Child
    MP3 — 70p
    16-Bit WAV — £1.10
  12. 12
    Queen Is Dead
    MP3 — 70p
    16-Bit WAV — £1.10
  13. 13
    Bones
    MP3 — 70p
    16-Bit WAV — £1.10
  14. 14
    Freefalling
    MP3 — 70p
    16-Bit WAV — £1.10
  15. 15
    Mr. Martyr
    MP3 — 70p
    16-Bit WAV — £1.10
  16. 16
    Way Down In The Hole
    MP3 — 70p
    16-Bit WAV — £1.10
  17. 17
    Ebony Sky
    MP3 — 70p
    16-Bit WAV — £1.10
  18.  
    Play All (17)
  1. 1
    Deadline
    MP3 — 70p
    16-Bit WAV — £1.10
  2. 2
    Sister
    MP3 — 70p
    16-Bit WAV — £1.10
  3. 3
    Rumbling
    MP3 — 70p
    16-Bit WAV — £1.10
  4. 4
    Romance
    MP3 — 70p
    16-Bit WAV — £1.10
  5. 5
    Fortunes
    MP3 — 70p
    16-Bit WAV — £1.10
  6. 6
    Remains
    MP3 — 70p
    16-Bit WAV — £1.10
  7. 7
    Rrramada
    MP3 — 70p
    16-Bit WAV — £1.10
  8. 8
    Dar-Eh Da Da Du
    MP3 — 70p
    16-Bit WAV — £1.10
  9. 9
    I Heard
    MP3 — 70p
    16-Bit WAV — £1.10
  10. 10
    Come To Life
    MP3 — 70p
    16-Bit WAV — £1.10
  11. 11
    Only Child
    MP3 — 70p
    16-Bit WAV — £1.10
  12. 12
    Queen Is Dead
    MP3 — 70p
    16-Bit WAV — £1.10
  13. 13
    Bones
    MP3 — 70p
    16-Bit WAV — £1.10
  14. 14
    Freefalling
    MP3 — 70p
    16-Bit WAV — £1.10
  15. 15
    Mr. Martyr
    MP3 — 70p
    16-Bit WAV — £1.10
  16. 16
    Way Down In The Hole
    MP3 — 70p
    16-Bit WAV — £1.10
  17. 17
    Ebony Sky
    MP3 — 70p
    16-Bit WAV — £1.10
  18.  
    Play All (17)
  1. 1
    Deadline
    MP3 — 70p
    16-Bit WAV — £1.10
  2. 2
    Sister
    MP3 — 70p
    16-Bit WAV — £1.10
  3. 3
    Rumbling
    MP3 — 70p
    16-Bit WAV — £1.10
  4. 4
    Romance
    MP3 — 70p
    16-Bit WAV — £1.10
  5. 5
    Fortunes
    MP3 — 70p
    16-Bit WAV — £1.10
  6. 6
    Remains
    MP3 — 70p
    16-Bit WAV — £1.10
  7. 7
    Rrramada
    MP3 — 70p
    16-Bit WAV — £1.10
  8. 8
    Dar-Eh Da Da Du
    MP3 — 70p
    16-Bit WAV — £1.10
  9. 9
    I Heard
    MP3 — 70p
    16-Bit WAV — £1.10
  10. 10
    Come To Life
    MP3 — 70p
    16-Bit WAV — £1.10
  11. 11
    Only Child
    MP3 — 70p
    16-Bit WAV — £1.10
  12. 12
    Queen Is Dead
    MP3 — 70p
    16-Bit WAV — £1.10
  13. 13
    Bones
    MP3 — 70p
    16-Bit WAV — £1.10
  14. 14
    Freefalling
    MP3 — 70p
    16-Bit WAV — £1.10
  15. 15
    Mr. Martyr
    MP3 — 70p
    16-Bit WAV — £1.10
  16. 16
    Way Down In The Hole
    MP3 — 70p
    16-Bit WAV — £1.10
  17. 17
    Ebony Sky
    MP3 — 70p
    16-Bit WAV — £1.10
  18.  
    Play All (17)

Music fans often imagine that, if they had been around at the time, they would have been one of the very few thousands of people who bought The Velvet Underground’s ‘banana’ debut album, or Love’s Forever Changes. Hindsight casts such albums as ‘classics’ but, at the time of their respective releases they were hardly noticed.
The re-release of Young Father’s debut ‘mixtape’ TAPE ONE and it’s follow up TAPE TWO gives us a chance to reappraise two albums that sat firmly ou...

Music fans often imagine that, if they had been around at the time, they would have been one of the very few thousands of people who bought The Velvet Underground’s ‘banana’ debut album, or Love’s Forever Changes. Hindsight casts such albums as ‘classics’ but, at the time of their respective releases they were hardly noticed.

The re-release of Young Father’s debut ‘mixtape’ TAPE ONE and it’s follow up TAPE TWO gives us a chance to reappraise two albums that sat firmly outside the mainstream in 2011/12 and still seem prescient today.

Re-mastered by renowned engineer Mandy Parnell and available as a double record on vinyl, CD and cassette they retain the ability to create the feeling that they have been viciously ripped from the basement studio in Leith where they were recorded.

TAPE ONE was recorded within a week. It was first released in November 2011 as a free download and limited edition cassette with individually spray-painted sleeves. TAPE TWO was recorded almost immediately afterwards, in January 2012. Eventually LA based label Anticon picked up both albums and gave them a limited release in the USA.

In 2014, TAPE TWO won the prestigious SAY Award (Scottish Album of the Year) which brought a cash prize of £20,000, worth a similar amount to the $10,000 awarded to Sly and the Family Stone at the Ohio State fair for ‘Most Outstanding New Talent of 1968. What does this mean? Who knows? Who cares? Who gives a fuck?

More by Young Fathers

Heavy Heavy - Young Fathers
Heavy Heavy
Young Fathers
White Men Are Black Men Too - YOUNG FATHERS
White Men Are Black Men Too
YOUNG FATHERS
Cocoa Sugar - Young Fathers
Cocoa Sugar
Young Fathers
Soon Come Soon - YOUNG FATHERS
Soon Come Soon
YOUNG FATHERS
TAPE ONE - Young Fathers
TAPE ONE
Young Fathers
TAPE TWO - Young Fathers
TAPE TWO
Young Fathers
Only God Knows - Young Fathers featuring Leith Congregational Choir
Only God Knows
Young Fathers featuring Leith Congregational Choir
Border Girl / Cocoa Sugar - Young Fathers
Border Girl / Cocoa Sugar
Young Fathers
Geronimo - Young Fathers
Geronimo
Young Fathers

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