Andrew Bird - Mysterious Production Of Eggs

Andrew Bird — The Mysterious Production Of Eggs

20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition 3LP + Book Box Set

In 2003 Andrew Bird removed himself from the noise of city life in Chicago to work on his music in a barn in rural Illinois. The result was a powerhouse of a record exploring childhood, creativity, and science with wit, precision, and ambition. The Mysterious Production of Eggs crystallized Bird's signature style and introduced the live-looping ingenuity that would define his performances for decades. Two decades later, its influence still resonates throughout the indie world, inspiring artists and audiences alike.

Now, celebrating the 20th anniversary of the album's release, Andrew Bird is releasing an extra special 3LP boxset + 54 page book including unseen photographs, expanded artwork, essays, examining the circuitous and fascinating process Andrew and collaborators took to record the album.

The boxset includes the original album, alongside two LPs of never-before-released material, on black vinyl. On one LP is a one-to-one playthrough of the album, accompanied by a disc of demos, rare alternate versions and favorite live performances. The third LP includes never released rarities on Side A, and a selection of songs from the original album performed by Andrew with the Nu Deco Ensemble. Housed in a custom made box, the boxset features re-imagined and brand new artwork from longtime collaborator, Jay Ryan.

LP 1 Side A

1. /=/

2. Sovay

3. A Nervous Tic Motion of the Head to the Left

4. Fake Palindromes

5. Measuring Cups

6. Banking on a Myth

7. Masterfade

LP 1 Side B

1. Opposite Day

2. Skin Is, My

3. The Naming of Things

4. MX Missiles

5. /=/=/

6. Tables and Chairs

7. The Happy Birthday Song

LP 2 Side A

1. Sovay (Live in Berlin)

2. A Nervous Tic Motion of the Head to the Left (Mayfair Studio)

3. Blood (Wall to Wall, Beech House)

4. Measuring Cups (The Barn)

5. Banking on a Myth (Beech House)

6. Zeros and Ones (The Barn)

LP 2 Side B

1. Opposite Day (Beech House)

2. Skin Is, My (The Barn)

3. Naming of Things (Mayfair Studio)

4. MX Missiles (Beech House)

5. Tables and Chairs (Demo)

6. The Happy Birthday Song (Beech House)

LP 3 Side A

1. Capital I (The Barn)

2. Right on Time (The Barn)

3. The Happy Birthday Song (The Barn)

4. Measuring Cups Demo (The Barn)

5. Knapsack (The Barn)

LP 3 Side B

1. Fake Palindromes (with Nu Deco Ensemble)

2. A Nervous Tic Motion of the Head to the Left (with Nu Deco Ensemble)

3. Happy Birthday (with Nu Deco Ensemble)

4. Tables and Chairs (with Nu Deco Ensemble)

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