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Rilo Kiley releases

 

Rilo Kiley (self-titled) 1st pressing
CD released by Rilo Records, 1999
1. Frug
2. 85
3. Glendora
4. Papillon
5. Teenage Love Song
6. Asshole
7. Sword
8. Steve
9. [hidden track: ???]
There are 3 versions of this release, with this 1st pressing being the rarest. It includes a track called "Steve" that's not available anywhere else. Likewise, an unknown hidden track ("they say it rained the day your mother gave you away") can only be found here. The CD cover looks exactly the same as the second pressing, the only difference is the tracks on the back are different (obviously) and there is no "RR" on the spine.
more pictures: bigger pic of the cover
Availability: out of print. This CD is very hard to find. You might try keeping an eye on used CD stores. Your best bet would be to check eBay regularly. Probably expect it to go in the $175 range. Luckily, you can find MP3s of both exclusive tracks without too much trouble.

 

 

Rilo Kiley (self-titled) 2nd pressing
CD released by Rilo Records, 2000
1. Frug
2. Papillon
3. Always
4. 85
5. Glendora
6. Teenage Love Song
7. Sword
8. Asshole
9. Gravity
10. [hidden track: Troubadours + The Annoying Noise of Death]

A reissue of the self-titled CD, with a few changes to the tracklist. "Teenage Love Song" is slightly diffrent (a keyboard solo added). The last track clocks in at 22 minutes. At about 3:12, the song "Troubadours" starts, and then when it's done there's a slow beeping (sounds like someone hitting a high note on a keyboard over and over) until 19:34 when there's an answering machine message/phone call for about a minute and a half. This is a strange conversation with Jenny asking someone named Deborah to pick her up from her house to go to some event that she doesn't really want to go to. Apparently, this is an actual message that was on Jenny's machine for a long time, probably because they thought it was pretty funny, so I guess they decided to just put it on their CD. Then it beeps for another minute at which point Blake says thank you for making it through the "annoying noise of death" and that someone named Daniel is going to give us a special treat. Daniel (I think it's Daniel Brummel from Ozma?) proceeds to strum a tune on acoustic guitar with the only lyric being "Ginger" repeated a few times. He soon stops to ask if the shirt he's wearing makes him look gay, at which point there's giggles and it ends.

There's a different version of this CD that used to be sold on mp3.com around the year 2000. "Rilo Kiley" and "mp3.com" is imprinted on the front of the cd by the manufacturer. Tracklist seems to be identical, however the songs are in both standard cd music format as well as MP3 format, so it can be played in a cd player or with a mp3 player. A multimedia interface appears when you play it on your computer.
Availability: out of print. Your best bet is eBay. Probably expect it to go in the $175 range. You could possibly get lucky and find it cheap at a used CD store.

 

 

The Initial Friend EP
CD released by Rilo Records, 2001
1. Frug
2. Papillon
3. Always
4. 85
5. Sword
6. Asshole
7. Gravity
8. Troubadours
Another reissue of the self-titled EP, omitting "Glendora" and "Teenage Love Song." Apparently the band "just wasn't feeling those songs anymore." "The Annoying Noise of Death" stuff has been left off as well.
more pictures: big shot of front and back
Availability: out of print. Used to be for sale at RK's official site for $10 back in '01 and '02. Your best bet these days is eBay, where it now has been known to sell for over $150. You could possibly get lucky and find it cheap at a used CD store.

 

 

Take Offs And Landings
CD released by Barsuk Records, 2001 (bark19)
1. Go Ahead
2. Science vs. Romance
3. Wires and Waves
4. Pictures of Success
5. August
6. Bulletproof
7. Plane Crash in C
8. Variations on a Theme (Science vs. Romance)
9. Small Figures in a Vast Expanse
10. Don't Deconstruct
11. Always
12. We'll Never Sleep (God Knows We'll Try)
13. Rest of my Life
14. Variations on a Theme (Plane Crash in C)
15. [hidden track: Salute MY Shorts! / Spectacular Views]
If you count the first "Rilo Kiley" CD as an EP, then that makes this their first full-length. The band produced and recorded the album themselves. It was originally self-released on Rilo Records on January 31, 2001, then re-released on July 31, 2001 by Barsuk records of Seattle. The two versions have some slight differences: the track "Variations on a Theme (Science vs. Romance)" does not appear on the original release. The Barsuk CD has the hidden track as it's own track following a minute of silence, whereas on the early release, it's tacked onto the end of track 14 after about 10 minutes of silence. Also the cover and disc is different: no 'airplane seats' picture in the first pressing. This version is quite rare and recently sold for over $100 on eBay (November 03).
The title of the hidden track has been a big source of confusion for fans. Long story short, it used to be known as "Spectacular Views" but was later changed to "Salute MY Shorts!" after the band released another song by the title of "Spectacular Views".. The track on Execution of All Things is a totally different song.
more info: reviews
more pictures: big shot of 1st pressing front/back, 1st pressing disc
Availability: in print (Barsuk Records, Saddle Creek, Amazon)
(The original "Rilo Records" version is out of print. Has been known to sell for over $100 on eBay.)

 

 

Science vs. Romance
vinyl 7" released by Falsetto Records, 2002 (FR002)
A. Science vs. Romance
B. About The Moon
Single released by a small UK label, consisting of "Science vs. Romance" from Take Offs And Landings, plus "About The Moon," a b-side that's unavailable elsewhere. This 7" was available from Barsuk's website for a short time, but they quickly sold out of their stock, leaving Falsetto Records as the only official source to buy it. Falsetto, too, finally sold out of their stock in January 2004.
Links: review at adequacy.net
more pictures: front bigger, back
Availability: out of print. Check eBay. Has been known to fetch anywhere from $25 to $75.

 

 

The Execution of All Things
CD/LP released by Saddle Creek, 2002 (LBJ-47)
1. The Good That Won't Come Out
2. Paint's Peeling
3. The Execution of All Things
4. So Long
-. [Part 1 of And That's How I Choose to Remember It]
5. Capturing Moods
6. A Better Son/Daughter
7. Hail to Whatever You Found in the Sunlight
8. My Slumbering Heart
-. [Part 2 of And That's How I Choose to Remember It]
9. Three Hopeful Thoughts
10. With Arms Outstretched
11. Spectacular Views
-. [Part 3 of And That's How I Choose to Remember It]
Follow-up to Take Offs released October 2002. Recorded by mainstay Saddle Creek producer Mike Mogis at Presto! Recording Studio, The Execution of All Things features many of Rilo Kiley’s labelmates on the album.
more info: reviews.. lots and lots of reviews.
Availability: in print. (Saddle Creek, Amazon)

 

 

The Execution of All Things (UK single)
CD single and 7". Saddle Creek (SCE-56)
1. The Execution of All Things
2. Emotional (Until Crickets Guide You Back)
3. After Hours (The Velvet Underground)
Released in the UK on 22 September, 2003 to coincide with Rilo Kiley's first European tour. B-sides include "Emotional" (an outtake from EOAT), and "After Hours" (a track previously only available on a rare Devil In The Woods 7".) The vinyl release has a slightly different cover, with the picture being in a power blue frame.
more pictures: front bigger
Availability: I think the CD version is out of print. But might be ordered from Amazon or Amazon.co.uk.
The 7" vinyl also seems to be out of print, but might be ordered from Amazon.co.uk.

 

 

More Adventurous
CD on Brute/Beaute Records, 2004
1. It's a Hit
2. Does He Love You
3. Portions for Foxes
4. Ripchord
5. I Never
6. The Absence of God
7. Accidntel Deth
8. More Adventurous
9. Love and War (11/11/46)
10. A Man/Me/Then Jim
11. It Just Is
The third full-length from Rilo Kiley, recorded mostly in Omaha in late 2003 and released August 17th, 2004 on their own label, Brute/Beaute, distributed by Warner Brothers.
Vinyl release (with an alternate version of "A Man/Me/Then Jim") out on Barsuk records November 23, 2004.
Japanese CD release (with bonus track.. unknown at time of writing) out on April 13, 2005.
Links: brutebeaute.com, rilokiley.com
Availability: in print (band's official store, Amazon)
Vinyl: (Barsuk)
mp3s available to purchase at iTunes, Napster, Rhapsody, Musicmatch, Liquid.com, Buymusic.com, and Sony Connect
There's also a 4 track promo for the album. The CD is in a slim jewel case, and the cover picture is exactly the same as on the album except with the words "album sampler" below the title. The four tracks are "Portions For Foxes", "It's A Hit", "I Never" and "More Adventurous".

 

 

Live At Fingerprints EP
CD on Brute/Beaute Records, 2004
1. More Adventurous
2. A Man/Me/Then Jim
3. Somebody Else's Clothes
4. Ripchord
5. The Good That Won't Come Out
6. Does He Love You
Live recording of an intimate, semi-acoustic Jenny/Blake in-store performance at Fingerprints Records in Long Beach, CA. The back CD states it was recorded on 8/19/04, but it was actually a day earlier. Also, more songs were played at the show that are on the CD. Released in November '04, the CD had a limited pressing.. not sure how many, but at least 1000. Perhaps twice that. "Somebody Else's Clothes" had not been previously released.
Availability: in print (Fingerprints' official store, Amazon)

 

 

Portions For Foxes (CD1)
CD on Brute/Beaute Records, 2004
1. Portions For Foxes
2. A Town Called Luckey
CD single (1 of 2), released in the UK on March 14, 2005.
Availability: in print (Amazon.co.uk)

 

 

Portions For Foxes (CD2)
CD on Brute/Beaute Records, 2004
1. Portions For Foxes
2. American Wife
3. Portions For Foxes (video)
CD single (2 of 2), released in the UK on March 14, 2005. "American Wife" was almost included on More Adventerous, but was cut from the tracklist just before the album was released.
Availability: in print (Amazon.co.uk)

 

 

 

     RILO KILEY DISCO GRAPHY
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 -¤- COMPILATIONS AND STUFF
 -¤- NON-RILO, BUT RELATED
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