Animal Crack Box

Animal Crack Box is a live box set by American experimental music act Animal Collective. It was released in limited quantities on May 11, 2009 by Catsup Plate Records.

Animal Crack Box
Live album by Animal Collective
Released	May 11, 2009
Recorded	2000–2003
Length	95:24
Label	Catsup Plate
Animal Collective chronology
Merriweather Post Pavilion (2009) Animal Crack Box (2009) Fall Be Kind (2009)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Pitchfork	7.5/10[1]

Background

After being discussed for years before its actual production, this vinyl-only box set finally received its promised treatment. On 18 March 2009 Catsup released the track listing and cover art.^[2] A test pressing was offered on eBay to benefit Doctors Without Borders.^[3] The commercial version, a single vinyl-only edition of 1000 copies, was made available for purchase on May 11, 2009 via Fusetron.

Printed by VGKids in Ypsilanti, MI during the early months of 2009.

Track listing

Side A

No.	Title	Also on	Length
1.	"Jimmy Raven"	Danse Manatee (as "The Living Toys")	7:22
2.	"Ahhh Good Country"	Danse Manatee	5:09
3.	"Iko Ovo"		5:26

Notes

A1 and A2 recorded live to MiniDisc 18 September 2000 at the Cooler, NYC by Avey/Panda.
A3 recorded live to MiniDisc fall 2000 at N. 4th Practice Space, Brooklyn by Avey/Panda.

Side B

No.	Title	Also on	Length
1.	"Pumpkin Gets a Snakebite"	Hollinndagain	4:11
2.	"Pumpkin's Hallucination"		3:50
3.	"Pumpkin's Funeral"		4:19

Notes

B1 and B3 recorded live to MiniDisc February 2001 at N. 4th Practice Space, Brooklyn by Avey/Panda/Geologist.
B2 recorded live to MiniDisc 25 February 2001 at Mercury Lounge, NYC by Avey/Panda/Geologist.

Side C

No.	Title	Also on	Length
1.	"Jungle Heat"		3:28
2.	"Hey Friend"		3:31
3.	"De Soto De Son"	Campfire Songs	8:42

Notes

C1 and C2 recorded live to MiniDisc winter early 2001 at 67 Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn by Avey/Panda.

C3 recorded live to MiniDisc 13 August 2000 at Mercury Lounge, NYC by Avey/Panda.

Side D

No.	Title	Also on	Length
1.	"Oh Sweet"		7:25
2.	"Young Prayer #2"	Young Prayer	2:59
3.	"Do the Nurse"		5:38

Notes

D1 partly recorded live to MiniDisc summer 2002 at N. 4th Practice Space, Brooklyn by Avey/Deakin and partly recorded live to MiniDisc 18 October 2002 at Warsaw, Brooklyn by Avey.
D2 recorded live to MiniDisc fall 2002 at Bard College, NYC by Avey/Panda.

D3 recorded live to MiniDisc 18 October 2002 at Warsaw, Brooklyn by Avey.

Side E

No.	Title	Also on	Length
1.	"Ice Cream Factory"		6:23
2.	"Hey Light"	Here Comes the Indian	2:35
3.	"Two Sails"	Here Comes the Indian	6:37

Notes

E1 and E3 recorded live to MiniDisc March 2002 at Tonic, NYC by Avey/Panda/Geologist/Deakin.
E2 recorded live to MiniDisc winter early 2002 at N. 4th Practice Space, Brooklyn by Avey/Panda/Geologist/Deakin.

Side F

No.	Title	Also on	Length
1.	"Don't Believe the Pilot"		3:43
2.	"Who Could Win a Rabbit"	Sung Tongs	3:07
3.	"Mouth Wooed Her"	Sung Tongs	4:23
4.	"Covered in Frogs"		3:28
5.	"We Tigers"	Sung Tongs	3:08

Notes

F1 and F2 recorded live to MiniDisc July 2003 at New World Brewery, Tampa, Florida by Avey/Panda.
F3 recorded live to MiniDisc June 2003 at a house party in Brooklyn by Avey/Panda.
F4 recorded live to MiniDisc sometime and somewhere in 2003 (recording details are lost) by Avey/Panda.
F5 recorded live to MiniDisc October 2003 at Concorde 2, Brighton, UK by Avey/Panda.

Personnel

• Avey Tare
• Panda Bear
• Geologist
• Deakin