| Blow Your Headphones | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 11 March 1997 [1] | |||
| Studio | Train Trax Studios | |||
| Genre | Hip hop, trip hop [2] | |||
| Length | 71:52 | |||
| Label | Ninja Tune | |||
| Producer | Jake Wherry, Ollie Teeba, Jonny Cuba, Kaidi Tatham, Malachi | |||
| The Herbaliser chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Blow Your Headphones | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Christgau's Consumer Guide | |
| The Evening Post | |
| Muzik | 7/10 [5] |
| NME | 6/10 [6] |
| Spin | 8/10 [7] |
Blow Your Headphones is the second studio album by The Herbaliser. It was released on Ninja Tune in 1997. It peaked at number 24 on the UK R&B Albums Chart. [8]
In 1999, Ryan Schreiber, the founder and then-editor-in-chief of Pitchfork , wrote that "...Blow Your Headphones was pretty decent, but it was kinda crappy for a Ninja Tune record." [9] In 2015, Fact placed it at number 33 on the "50 Best Trip-Hop Albums of All Time" list. [2]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Opening Credits" | 1:29 |
| 2. | "The Blend" (featuring What What) | 4:46 |
| 3. | "Another Mother" | 6:47 |
| 4. | "Excuse Me" | 1:11 |
| 5. | "Ginger Jumps the Fence" | 5:01 |
| 6. | "Put It on Tape" | 3:42 |
| 7. | "New + Improved" (featuring What What) | 3:58 |
| 8. | "Mr. Chombee Has the Flaw" | 4:17 |
| 9. | "Intermission" | 1:01 |
| 10. | "Saturday Night" (featuring Fabian & Big Ted) | 5:06 |
| 11. | "Shocker Zulu" | 5:15 |
| 12. | "Hardcore" | 4:30 |
| 13. | "Shorty's Judgement" | 5:45 |
| 14. | "More Styles" | 1:40 |
| 15. | "A Mother (For Your Mind)" | [a] 6:37 |
| 16. | "Bring It" (featuring What What) | 3:59 |
| 17. | "Theme from Control Centre (Reprise)" | 4:40 |
| 18. | "End Credits" | [b] 2:15 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Mr. D.J. (Vocal Radio Edit)" | 5:54 |
| 2. | "40 Winks (No Sleep Vadim! Mix)" | 5:36 |
| 3. | "New + Improved (Wiseguys Remix)" | 4:05 |
Credits adapted from liner notes.
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK R&B Albums (OCC) [8] | 24 |
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