Monday, January 15, 2024

Fiona Apple - Extraordinary Machine - The Jon Brion Version (2005) (A MIKE SOLOF GUEST POST)

Mike Solof is back with another guest post. This time, it's an alternate version of Fiona Apple's 2005 album "Extraordinary Machine." The released version is excellent. However, there was a different, still entirely unreleased version all ready to go earlier in the year that was never released. Produced by Jon Brion, it was basically the same bunch of songs, but drastically different takes of nearly all the songs.

Wikipedia has a very good explanation:

Extraordinary Machine - Wikipedia

Furthermore, Mike has written up the whole story in his PDF notes, which I recommend you read. Everything else you need to know should be in those notes. 

Oh, one last thing I should mention: although this is a bootleg, the sound quality is just as good as an official album.

This album is 49 minutes long.

01 Not About Love (Fiona Apple)
02 Red Red Red (Fiona Apple)
03 Get Him Back (Fiona Apple)
04 Better Version of Me (Fiona Apple)
05 Oh Well (Fiona Apple)
06 O' Sailor (Fiona Apple)
07 Used to Love Him (Fiona Apple)
08 Window (Fiona Apple)
09 Waltz [Better than Fine] (Fiona Apple)
10 Extraordinary Machine (Fiona Apple)
11 Please Please Please (Fiona Apple)
12 Better Version of Me [Alternate Version] (Fiona Apple)

https://www.upload.ee/files/16163219/FIONAPL2005_ExtrrdinryMchnealt_atse.zip.html

The cover uses the same text and font as the original version, but the image is different. The official cover has some plant life on it, and there's a picture on the back of more plant life. This is just that back image moved to the cover.

4 comments:

  1. Thanks, I personally always much preferred the Jon Brion version of the album

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  2. I hate to rain on Mike's parade, but I did this a couple of years ago, even down to the alternate cover. https://albumsiwishexisted2.blogspot.com/search/label/Fiona%20Apple

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    1. DOH! I would never knowingly step on you giant hobbit like feet... sorry... want me to take it down?

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    2. Of course not. It's just another case of great minds thinking alike.

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