The Man, The King, The Girl

by Deerhoof

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Remastered and resequenced; first time on vinyl (2019).

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Get the original 1997 version of "The Man, The King, The Girl" in physical CD form... Includes the digital download of the newly remastered/resequenced version of the album.

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1.	Gore in Rut 02:21	buy track
2.	A-Town Test Site 02:08	buy track
3.	The Pickup Bear 01:11	buy track
4.	Tiger Chain 04:17	buy track
5.	Queen of the Mole People 02:35	buy track
6.	Sophie 01:41	buy track
7.	Polly Bee 02:17	buy track
8.	Itchy P-Pads 01:58	buy track
9.	Bendinin 01:19	buy track
10.	Gold On Black 01:33	buy track
11.	The Comedian Flavorists 01:16	buy track
12.	For Those Of Us On Foot 03:38	buy track
13.	Wheely Freed Speaks To The People 02:23	buy track

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THE MAN, THE KING, THE GIRL – 1997

Although Deerhoof had already released a handful of vinyl and cassette oddities, The Man, the King, the Girl is officially acknowledged as the group’s debut album. The recording features the early Deerhoof core unit of Rob Fisk on bass and guitar, Greg Saunier on drums, and Satomi Matsuzaki on vocals.

The opportunity to record The Man, the King, the Girl came about through the band’s relationship with Kill Rock Stars, Deerhoof had released a single with the label in 1995. “Our seven inch was anything but a smash hit,” Saunier observes. “If that was our trial period with Kill Rock Stars, I can't imagine what about the results of that single convinced them it was time to do a full length CD. But somehow within the logic of their decision making, for which I will forever be in their debt, they decided that Deerhoof should have an album.”

“We didn't really know what we were doing,” Saunier continues. “But once we realized we were gonna be making an album we would record all our practices and try to find magical moments. Funny things would happen by accident that would give something special to a particular song. Something that couldn't ever be repeated. We'd get home after recording, and try to find all the most magical moments from the stuff we'd recorded. Making that first album was probably two years of compiling zillions of those tapes.”

The Man, the King, the Girl saw Deerhoof consciously moving away from their improvisatory noise music roots. “So much of our music was in the moment,” Saunier shares. “But we had songs, and we thought of them as pop songs. We were trying to make things that were really catchy. We weren't trying to make it lo-fi. We were trying to make it hi-fi. We were trying to make it sound powerful. We'd listen through and try to pick the best moments, and what we thought were the catchiest moments, and the most hi-fi moments. That's how we put together the first CD.”

For Satomi Matsuzaki the album remains a highpoint in the band’s discography. “It's one of my favorite Deerhoof albums. It's chaotic, but it sounds so real, and our characters are so out there.”

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