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Album Info
Release Date: 2008-10-31Label: 4AD
Limited edition of 100 copies. This version has a pink cassette shell. Another version of 100 copies with an orange cassette exists.Copies were given out at the band's Halloween concert at the Variety Playhouse in Atlanta, GA (USA) on Oct. 31, 2008 and directly by 4AD.
Recorded by 15 Sep 08 at Studio Plateaux, Platts Eyott Island on the Thames.
Dedicated to John Peel R.I.P.
Errors and conflicting information:
- The title is credited as "On Platts Eyott Island" on insert and spine and as "Platts Eyott Session" on the cassette.
- The name of the island is actually spelled "Platt's Eyot".
Additional info from the 4AD website:
"The session was recorded during the evening of the 15th of September at Studio Plateaux, a DIY studio nestled on the Platts Eyott island - a nature reserve with the western end designated as Greed Belt - on the Thames, London.
Bradford Cox recorded the songs like a continuous stream of consciousness; the session is intended to be listened in order and uninterrupted. Kristian Craig Robinson (Capitol K) produced and engineered the session, while Bradford reworked several songs from Microcastle, a new version of 'Spring Hall Convert' from Cryptograms and a couple of unreleased songs.
The idea behind the session was in memory of John Peel and his famous Radio 1 sessions. The studio equipment is a rare collection of vintage Ribbon microphones, pre amps, tape machines and effects, all researched over many years and sourced from around the world."