Not for Threes

Not for Threes is the second studio album by English electronic music duo Plaid. It was released on 27 October 1997 by Warp.^[3] The album was released in the United States on 28 April 1998 by Nothing Records.^[4][5]

Not for Threes
Studio album by Plaid
Released	27 October 1997 (1997-10-27)
Genre	IDM[1] ambient[2] drum and bass[2] trip hop[2]
Length	68:48
Label	Warp
Producer	Plaid
Plaid chronology
Mbuki Mvuki (1991) Not for Threes (1997) Rest Proof Clockwork (1999)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[6]
Muzik	7/10[7]
NME	7/10[8]
Pitchfork	7.5/10[2]
Spin	8/10[9]

In 2017, Pitchfork ranked Not for Threes at number 36 on its list of the 50 best IDM albums of all time.^[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Abla Eedio"		7:56
2.	"Kortisin"		5:23
3.	"Headspin"		5:34
4.	"Myopia"		4:32
5.	"Lat"		0:46
6.	"Extork"	Plaid Nicolette	4:11
7.	"Prague Radio"		4:46
8.	"Fer"		4:35
9.	"Ladyburst"		4:19
10.	"Rakimou"	Plaid Mara Benet	6:02
11.	"Ol" (omitted from US edition)		4:55
12.	"Seph"		1:36
13.	"Lilith"	Plaid Björk	4:38
14.	"Forever"		1:16
15.	"Getting"	Plaid Leila Arab	2:55
16.	"Milh"		5:24
Total length:			68:48

All tracks are written by Plaid (Ed Handley and Andy Turner), except where noted.

US edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
16.	"Undoneson"	4:16
17.	"Spudink"	4:43
Total length:		72:52

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.^[10]

Plaid^[1]

• Ed Handley – production
• Andy Turner – production, vocals (on "Ladyburst")

Additional musicians

• Benet – guitar (on "Kortisin", "Rakimou" and "Lilith"), violin (on "Rakimou" and "Lilith")
• Björk – vocals^[1] (on "Lilith")
• Coba – accordion (on "Rakimou" and "Lilith")
• Mara – vocals (on "Myopia", "Ladyburst" and "Rakimou")
• Nicolette – vocals^[1] (on "Extork")

Design

• Robert Clifford – photography
• Think 1 – design

Charts

Chart (1997)	Peak position
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[11]	40