PortisheadThird

Label:

Island Records – 1766095

Format:

Box Set , Limited Edition, Numbered
2 x Vinyl , LP, Album
Vinyl , 12", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Etched
Memory Stick , MP3, Album, Enhanced , 320 kbps

Country:

Europe

Released:

Genre:

Electronic

Style:

Trip Hop

Tracklist

Third
A1 Silence
CelloCharlotte Nicholls
Voice [Spoken Intro]Claudio Campos
Written ByBarrow/Gibbons/Utley
5:00
A2 Hunter
Written ByBarrow/Gibbons/Utley
3:58
A3 Nylon Smile
Written ByBarrow/Gibbons/Utley
3:19
B1 The Rip
BassoonWendy Bertram
Written ByBarrow/Gibbons/Utley
4:30
B2 Plastic
ClarinetTeam Brick
Written ByBarrow/Gibbons/Utley
3:30
B3 We Carry On
Written ByBarrow/Gibbons/Utley
6:27
C1 Deep Water
Vocals [Additional]The Somerfield Workers Choir
Written ByBarrow/Gibbons/Utley
1:33
C2 Machine Gun
Written ByBarrow/Gibbons
4:46
C3 Small
Written ByBarrow/Gibbons/Utley
6:47
D1 Magic Doors
Electric Piano [Rhodes Piano]John Baggott
Hurdy GurdyStu Barker
SaxophoneWill Gregory
Written ByBarrow/Gibbons/Baggott
Written-ByBaggott*
3:31
D2 Threads
BassJim Barr
CelloCharlotte Nicholls
DrumsClive Deamer
GuitarBeth Gibbons
SaxophoneWill Gregory
Written ByBarrow/Gibbons/Utley
5:47
Machine Gun
E Machine Gun
Written ByBarrow/Gibbons
4:46
Third
USB-MP3-1 Silence
CelloCharlotte Nicholls
Voice [Spoken Intro]Claudio Campos
Written ByBarrow/Gibbons/Utley
5:00
USB-MP3-2 Hunter
Written ByBarrow/Gibbons/Utley
3:58
USB-MP3-3 Nylon Smile
Written ByBarrow/Gibbons/Utley
3:19
USB-MP3-4 The Rip
BassoonWendy Bertram
Written ByBarrow/Gibbons/Utley
4:31
USB-MP3-5 Plastic
ClarinetTeam Brick
Written ByBarrow/Gibbons/Utley
3:30
USB-MP3-6 We Carry On
Written ByBarrow/Gibbons/Utley
6:27
USB-MP3-7 Deep Water
Vocals [Additional]The Somerfield Workers Choir
Written ByBarrow/Gibbons/Utley
1:33
USB-MP3-8 Machine Gun
Written ByBarrow/Gibbons
4:46
USB-MP3-9 Small
Written ByBarrow/Gibbons/Utley
6:47
USB-MP3-10 Magic Doors
Electric Piano [Rhodes Piano]John Baggott
Hurdy GurdyStu Barker
SaxophoneWill Gregory
Written ByBaggott/Barrow/Gibbons
Written-ByBaggott*
3:32
USB-MP3-11 Threads
BassJim Barr
CelloCharlotte Nicholls
DrumsClive Deamer
GuitarBeth Gibbons
SaxophoneWill Gregory
Written ByBarrow/Gibbons/Utley
5:47
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USB-Video1 The Truly Spectacular Universal Conference Film
Film Director [Film By]John Minton
1:38
USB-Video2 The Rip (@ Mr. Wolfs, Bristol)
Film Director [Shot By]John Minton
4:02
USB-Video3 Ades House | Machine Gun
CameramanRoss James
EngineerStuart Matthews
Engineer [Assisted By]Mike Crawford (2)
Film Director [Video Directed By]John Minton
Mastered ByRik Dowding
Other [Assisted By]Adam Seaman
10:36
USB-Video4 Machine Gun
CameramanRoss James
EngineerStuart Matthews
Engineer [Assisted By]Mike Crawford (2)
Film Director [Video Directed By]John Minton
Mastered ByRik Dowding
Other [Assisted By]Adam Seaman
4:45
USB-Video5 We Carry On
Film Director [Film By]Nick Uff
6:35

Companies, etc.

  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Go! Discs Ltd.
  • Copyright ©Go! Discs Ltd.
  • Licensed ToUniversal Island Records Ltd.
  • Published ByChrysalis Music Ltd.
  • Manufactured Bywww.gzvinyl.com
  • Pressed ByGZ Digital Media – 75737E
  • Pressed ByRecord Industry – 81113

Credits

  • Artwork [Print]Nick Uff
  • Artwork [Video Grab]John Minton
  • DesignMarc Bessant
  • EngineerStuart Matthews (tracks: A1 to E)
  • Lacquer Cut ByTim D.* (tracks: A1 to D2)
  • Mixed ByGeoff Barrow (tracks: A1 to E)
  • Photography By [Portishead Radio Station Photo C/o]Larry Bennett (2)
  • Producer, Performer [Played By]Portishead (tracks: A1 to E)
  • Written-ByBarrow* (tracks: A1 to E, USB-MP3-1 to USB-MP3-11)

Notes

Heavyweight 180g vinyl pressings.
This version has a number printed on the back of the box.
A similar unnumbered version can be found here.

Included in the box set:
- USB memory stick in white rubber, shaped like the Portishead 'P', containing the album "Third".
- 2 x vinyl LP's containing the album "Third".
- 12" etched vinyl with the single Machine Gun (also released separately).
- Limited edition print from Nick Uff.

From box:
℗ 2008 Go! Discs Ltd. Under exclusive license to Universal Island Records Ltd. © 2008 Go! Discs Ltd. Under exclusive license to Universal Island Records Ltd.
Made in the EU.

Info regarding "Third/P3" memory stick:
(Comes sitting in a cut-out hole in a card tray about a centimetre thick.)
The Sky USB Drive is labelled "P3" when viewed on a computer. It has 1GB capacity, though the included content only fills 681MB. It contains five 4:3 aspect films in two formats, MPEG (.mpg) at 320×240 resolution, and Flash Video (.flv) at 720×576 resolution (Standard Definition in PAL broadcasting). There are two additional Flash Videos: "P3Logo" (P3 logo) and "P3USBBack" (P3 USB background).
The drive also contains the full "Third" album as 320kbps FhG (Fraunhofer Society) encoded MP3's, and an Adobe Flash Player 9.0 r115 (ver. 9,0,115,0) stand-alone program which allows you to play the 320kbps MP3's and the Flash Videos. There are also further resource files to aid the video title screen to work on both PC's and Apple Macs, and verification files for many Portishead country websites (see reason below).
In addition, when the "P3" Flash Player is played, as well as the 11 audio MP3 tracks and the 5 Flash Videos, the title screen includes a link to a website, this asks for an email address, uses files on the USB drive to ownership of a valid product, and then allows you to access additional online content (initially this was going to be from 1 July 2008, then delayed to start from 1 August 2008).

From "Third" 2 x LP's (vinyl & sleeves):
Records come in plain black inner sleeves.

All tracks published by Chrysalis Music Ltd. ℗ 2008 Go! Discs Ltd. Under exclusive license to Universal Island Records Ltd. © 2008 Go! Discs Ltd. Under exclusive license to Universal Island Records Ltd. Made in the EU.

From print:
(While each box set gets a single print of the same 12" size, there are many different prints across box sets.)
© Nick Uff 'We Carry On'.

From Machine Gun 12" (vinyl & sleeve):
Vinyl is etched on the blank side, and comes in a plain black inner sleeve.

Vinyl grab from "Machine Gun" promo by John Minton.

All tracks published by Chrysalis Music Ltd. ℗ 2008 Go! Discs Ltd. Under exclusive license to Universal Island Records Ltd. © 2008 Go! Discs Ltd. Under exclusive license to Universal Island Records Ltd. Made in the EU.

(Further info: Track A1, "Silence", was originally titled "Wicca". Its opening is a sample of Claudio Campos, a Capoeira master, speaking in Portuguese. He recites an adaptation of the Wiccan precept of the "Threefold Law" which translates back to English as:
"Be aware to the rule of thirds. What you give will return to you. You have to learn this lesson. You only receive what you deserve".)

Memory stick was manufactured by www.recordmemory.com

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode (Box: text): 6 02517 66390 9
  • Barcode (Box: string): 602517663909
  • Barcode (12": text): 6 02517 66095 3
  • Barcode (12": string): 602517660953
  • Label Code: LC00407
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A): www.gzvinyl.com 1764104 - A 75737E1/A Tim D.
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B): 1764104 - B 75737E2/A Tim D.
  • Matrix / Runout (Side C): www.gzvinyl.com 1764104 - C 75737E3/A Tim D.
  • Matrix / Runout (Side D): 1764104 - D 75737E4/A Tim D.
  • Matrix / Runout (Side E): 81113 1A 1766095

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
Third (CD, Album, Super Jewel Box) Island Records 1766401 Europe 2008
Third (CD, Album) Mercury B0011141-02 US 2008
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Third (CD, Album, Super Jewel Box) Island Records 1764013 Europe 2008
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Third (2×LP, Album) Island Records 1764104 Europe 2008
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Third (2×LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo) Mercury B0011141-01 JK02 US 2008

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Reviews

  • Jorge_mpbn's avatar
    Jorge_mpbn
    Edited one year ago
    I’m disappointed with this Vinyl pressing because, to my ears, the Memory Stick sounds better and it shouldn’t. I use a Michell Orbe SE turntable with SME V arm and Dynavector XX2 MKII cartridge vs Marantz SA-8003 player… I was expecting a clear win from the Vinyl and it’s the other way around. We can see a lot of marks on the Vinyl surface and we ear some small distortion that I think is due to the low quality of the pressing. I also noticed much better separation of the voice and other instruments using the Memory Stick with the Marantz. So, 5 stars ⭐️ to the MP3 files and 4 stars to the Vinyl.
    • porkmoss's avatar
      porkmoss
      #6332 checking in, found in Seattle at Royal Records for an easy $40.
      • Charlie.White's avatar
        Charlie.White
        The track 'Deep Water' would've been a perfect fit for the 'Juno' Soundtrack
        • SpoiltVC's avatar
          SpoiltVC
          Just a heads up, the online content via the USB drive is no longer available.
          • bighairycellar's avatar
            bighairycellar
            So far, there is only one bit of additional content that has been made available for owners of the limited-edition box set — "Portishead at the Mayan". It is a 15-minute FLV file containing terrific live performances of "Wandering Star" and "Threads". I've talked to a couple of other people who have the USB stick, and they weren't even aware that there was any bonus content. They thought the P3 application on the USB stick was a regular Flash Player app and didn't even try to run it.

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