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==Track listing==
==Track listing==
'''Side A'''
#[[Lifetime Achievement Award]]
#[[Lifetime Achievement Award]]
#[[Touch-Tone Telephone]]
#[[Touch-Tone Telephone]]
#[[Cabinet Man]]
#[[Cabinet Man]]
#[[No Eyed Girl]]
#[[No Eyed Girl]]
#[[When He Died]]
'''Side B'''
#<li value="5">[[When He Died]]</li>
#[[Sweet Bod]]
#[[Sweet Bod]]
#[[Eighth Wonder]]
#[[Eighth Wonder]]
#[[Ancient Aliens]]
#[[Ancient Aliens]]
#[[Soft Fuzzy Man]]
#[[Soft Fuzzy Man]]
#[[As Your Father I Expressly Forbid It]]
'''Side C'''
#<li value="10">[[As Your Father I Expressly Forbid It]]
#[[I Earn My Life]]
#[[I Earn My Life]]
#[[Reaganomics]]
#[[Reaganomics]]
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[[File:Spirititeration3.jpeg|thumb|The third iteration of the cover, a redrawn version of the previous iteration]]
[[File:Spirititeration3.jpeg|thumb|The third iteration of the cover, a redrawn version of the previous iteration]]
[[File:Spirititeration5.jpeg|thumb|The fourth iteration of the cover, much closer to the final version with a different coloring]]
[[File:Spirititeration5.jpeg|thumb|The fourth iteration of the cover, much closer to the final version with a different coloring]]
[[File:Spiritreference.jpeg|thumb|The reference photo for the later iterations of the Spirit Phone cover]]


 
== Physical Releases ==
[[File:Spiritreference.jpeg|thumb|The reference photo for the later iterations of the Spirit Phone cover]]
<gallery>
File:SpiritPhone-WallsofArt-Vinyl.png|The "Walls Of Art" vinyl variant of Spirit Phone
File:SkullMansionSpiritPhoneVinyl.png|The "Skull Mansion" vinyl variant of Spirit Phone.
File:FuzzySpotsVinylSP.png|The "Fuzzy Spots" vinyl variant of Spirit Phone.
File:WhisperSmokeVinyl.png|The "Whisper Smoke" vinyl variant of Spirit Phone.
File:CadaverCandyvinyl.png|The "Cadaver Candy" vinyl variant of Spirit Phone.
File:NoMoonNoStarsvinyl.png|The all black "No Moon No Stars" vinyl variant of Spirit Phone.
File:SpiritPhone DoubleCD.png|The Needlejuice double CD mockup of Spirit Phone.
File:SP-RedbottomsCDtransparent (1).png|The red backs of the Spirit Phone CD.
File:SpiritPhone-Cassette.png|The Needlejuice cassette tape mockup of Spirit Phone.
File:MiniDiscSP.png|The Needlejuice Minidisc mockup of Spirit Phone.
File:TTTSPCylindermockup.png|The Needlejuice "Touch Tone Telephone" wax cylinder mockup.
</gallery>


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* As part of an April Fools joke, a limited edition 8-track tape was made available during the first week of April in 2019. Continuing the tradition, a limited edition "No Moon No Stars LP" was also released on April 1, 2021. It was all black, unlike [[Needlejuice]]'s typical colored vinyl, released in a limited run of 100.
* As part of an April Fools joke, a limited edition 8-track tape was made available during the first week of April in 2019. Continuing the tradition, a limited edition "No Moon No Stars LP" was also released on April 1, 2021. It was all black, unlike [[Needlejuice]]'s typical colored vinyl, released in a limited run of 100.
* The tracklist went though many iterations during development. Some tracks considered for Spirit Phone were later released as singles and eventually compiled into the [[Nature Tapes]] EP in 2014 (this includes [[Really Cool Wig]] and [[Everybody Loves Raymond]]).
* The tracklist went though many iterations during development. Some tracks considered for Spirit Phone were later released as singles and eventually compiled into the [[Nature Tapes]] EP in 2014 (namely [[Everybody Loves Raymond]]).

Latest revision as of 19:59, 6 February 2025

Spirit Phone
Spirit Phone.jpg
Album
Artist: Lemon Demon
Released February 29, 2016
Recorded 2009–2016
Length 59:17, 1:43:15 (with bonus tracks)
Label Self-released (2016), Needlejuice Records (2018)
Producer Neil Cicierega
Links: Purchase original version digitally
Purchase remastered version digitally and physically (Needlejuice Records Bandcamp)
Purchase remastered version physically (Needlejuice Records website)
Miscellaneous audio files
Lemon Demon chronology
Nature Tapes
(2014)
Spirit Phone
(2016)


Spirit Phone is Lemon Demon’s seventh album, first released in digital format on February 29th, 2016. It was the first full-length Lemon Demon LP to be released in nearly eight years. The artwork was created by Ming Doyle.

Track listing

Side A

  1. Lifetime Achievement Award
  2. Touch-Tone Telephone
  3. Cabinet Man
  4. No Eyed Girl

Side B

  1. When He Died
  2. Sweet Bod
  3. Eighth Wonder
  4. Ancient Aliens
  5. Soft Fuzzy Man

Side C

  1. As Your Father I Expressly Forbid It
  2. I Earn My Life
  3. Reaganomics
  4. Man-Made Object
  5. Spiral of Ants

Bonus tracks

  1. Crisis Actors
  2. Redesign Your Logo
  3. Pizza Heroes
  4. You're at the Party
  5. Angry People
  6. Geocities
  7. Angelfire
  8. Gravitron
  9. Moon's Request
  10. Sweet Bod (Demo)
  11. Cat Hacks
  12. Cabinet Man (Demo)
  13. Kubrick and the Beast

Cover Art Variations

During the production of Spirit Phone, the cover art went through many renditions until Neil and Ming finally settled on the final version. Seen below are 5 of the different iterations it went through.

The first iteration of the cover
The second iteration of the cover, much closer to the layout of the final version
The third iteration of the cover, a redrawn version of the previous iteration
The fourth iteration of the cover, much closer to the final version with a different coloring
The reference photo for the later iterations of the Spirit Phone cover

Physical Releases

Trivia

  • As part of an April Fools joke, a limited edition 8-track tape was made available during the first week of April in 2019. Continuing the tradition, a limited edition "No Moon No Stars LP" was also released on April 1, 2021. It was all black, unlike Needlejuice's typical colored vinyl, released in a limited run of 100.
  • The tracklist went though many iterations during development. Some tracks considered for Spirit Phone were later released as singles and eventually compiled into the Nature Tapes EP in 2014 (namely Everybody Loves Raymond).