Thought for Food explained

Thought for Food
Type:	studio
Artist:	the Books
Cover:	The Books - Thought for Food.jpg
Border:	yes
Label:	Tomlab
Next Title:	The Lemon of Pink
Next Year:	2003

Thought for Food is the debut studio album by American musical duo the Books. It was released on June 3, 2002 by Tomlab.^[1] The album exhibits the duo's characteristic sampling from a variety of mundane and instrumental sources.

Critical reception

Pitchfork ranked Thought for Food as the fourth best album of 2002,^[2] and as the 125th best album of the 2000s.^[3] In 2015, Spin ranked Thought for Food at number 285 on its list of "The 300 Best Albums of the Past 30 Years".^[4]

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the liner notes of the 2002 and 2011 issues of the album.^{[5] [6]}

The Books

• Paul de Jong – music, mastering, mixing
• Nick Zammuto – music, mastering, mixing

Additional personnel

• Anne Doerner – fiddle and harmony vocals on "Getting the Done Job"
• Frieda Luczak – cover design
• Mikey Zammuto – bass on "Mikey Bass"

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Books: Thought For Food . Tomlab . February 2, 2021.
2. Web site: Top 50 Albums of 2002 . . January 1, 2003 . February 2, 2021 . 5.
3. Web site: The 200 Best Albums of the 2000s . . October 2, 2009 . February 2, 2021 . 4.
4. Web site: The 300 Best Albums of the Past 30 Years (1985–2014) . . May 11, 2015 . February 2, 2021 . 1.
5. Thought for Food . The Books . The Books . Tomlab . 2002 . tom20 . liner notes.
6. Thought for Food . The Books . The Books . . 2011 . TRR180 CD . liner notes.