Elliott Smith (book)

Elliott Smith (book)

Infobox Book
name = Elliott Smith
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author = Autumn de Wilde
illustrator =
cover_artist = Autumn de Wilde
country = United States
language = English
series =
genre = Music
publisher = Chronicle
release_date = October 25, 2007
media_type = Print
pages = 224
isbn = ISBN 978-0811857994
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followed_by =

"Elliott Smith" is a book about the late musician Elliott Smith that was compiled by photographer Autumn de Wilde. According to Amazon, it features photographs she took of Smith as well as his own handwritten lyrics, and it includes "revealing talks with Smith's inner circle, many speaking here for the first time." [cite web | first=Charlie | last=Ramirez | title=Sweet Adeline News Archives for May 2007 | url=http://www.sweetadeline.net/may07.html | accessdate = 2007-07-20 ] [cite web | title=Amazon.com: Elliott Smith: Books | url=http://www.amazon.com/Elliott-Smith-Autumn-Wilde/dp/0811857999/ref=pd_bbs_1/002-9730510-7160857?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1184926505&sr=8-1 | accessdate = 2007-07-20 ] [cite web | title=SPIN.com: 'Elliott Smith' Compiles Photos, Unreleased Live Material | url=http://www.spin.com/features/news/2007/05/070515_elliottsmith/| accessdate = 2007-07-20 ] The foreword was written by Beck and Chris Walla. The book was released on October 25, 2007.

Those known to have been interviewed for the book include:

*Joanna Bolme Elliotts ex-girlfriend
*Neil Gust Smith's friend and former bandmate
* Ashley Welch, Smith's sister
* Beck, musician
* Ben Gibbard & Chris Walla of Death Cab for Cutie
* Matthew Caws of Nada Surf
* Mark Flanagan, owner of Club Largo
* Sam Coomes, Smith's Heatmiser-bandmate and bassist during the "XO" and "Figure 8" tours
* Rob Schnapf, co-producer on "XO" and "Figure 8
* Jon Brion, co-producer on "Figure 8"

Accompanying CD

A five-song CD featuring previously unreleased live recordings of Smith performing acoustically at Club Largo in Los Angeles is included with the book. The track listing is as follows:

# "Angeles" (2:59)
# "Between the Bars" (2:27)
# "Clementine" (2:40)
# "Clouds" (Quasi cover) (2:29)
# "All My Rowdy Friends (Have Settled Down)" (Hank Williams, Jr. cover) (3:39)

References

External links

* [http://www.amazon.com/dp/0811857999 Amazon page regarding book]
* [http://www.sweetadeline.net/may07.html SweetAdeline.net's article about "Elliott Smith"]
* [http://www.spin.com/features/news/2007/05/070515_elliottsmith/ SPIN.com talks with Autumn de Wilde about "Elliott Smith]
* [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/page/news/42913-elliott-smith-remembered-with-photo-book-live-cd Pitchfork: "Elliott Smith remembered with photo book, live CD"]


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