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  |recorded = 2003-2004
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  |length = 57:39, 1:19:42 (with bonus tracks)
  |length = 57:39, 1:19:42 (with bonus tracks)
  |label = Self-released
  |label = Self-released (2004), [[Needlejuice Records]] (2023)
  |producers = [[Neil Cicierega]]
  |producers = [[Neil Cicierega]]
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[[File:HTTJNJR.jpg|thumb|2023 [[Needlejuice Records]] reissue cover art.]]
'''Hip to the Javabean''' is the third [[Lemon Demon]] album. It was originally released on March 23rd, 2004, as homemade, burned-on-demand CD-Rs sold through the old Lemon Demon website<ref>https://trapezzoid.livejournal.com/18552.html</ref>. Included on the disc as bonuses were a ReadMe file, 8 bonus tracks (a first for a [[Lemon Demon]] album), and the entirety of [[Clown Circus]] and [[Live from the Haunted Candle Shop]].<ref>https://mumbergo.net/files/Audio/CD%20Rips/CD%20Bonus%20Content/%5b2004%5d%20Hip%20To%20The%20Javabean/</ref> Earlier copies of this homemade run feature a different disc label design than later copies.<ref name=":0">https://www.discogs.com/master/1455120-Lemon-Demon-Hip-To-The-Javabean</ref>


'''Hip to the Javabean''' is [[Lemon Demon]]’s third album, and the first not to be released on MP3.com. Lemon Demon’s first two albums, out of print by the time of Javabean’s release, are included as MP3s on the data track. [[Emmy Cicierega]] drew the cover art.
In 2006, the album received a CD repress with replicated discs manufactured by now-defunct company Americ Disc Inc. This version maintains the same bonus content as the original run.<ref name=":0" />


This is the only Lemon Demon album with a ReadMe file, and the only album to have typographical errors in its bonus content (Switzerland and Roman Robot Statues). With bonus music included, Hip to the Javabean has almost three hours of music, making it the longest Lemon Demon album in that respect.
In April 2009, [[Neil]] offered the album for free download on Lemondemon.com, alongside [[Clown Circus]], [[Live from the Haunted Candle Shop]], and [[Damn Skippy]].<ref>http://www.lemondemon.com/Lemon%20Demon%20-%20First%20four%20albums/</ref>


In April 2009, [[Neil]] offered this album for download.
On January 21st, 2023, [[Needlejuice Records]] reissued the album (not including any bonus tracks) on Bandcamp to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Lemon Demon. This version of the album was remastered by Angel Marcloid.<ref>https://twitter.com/needlejuicerec/status/1616893029909921793?lang=en</ref><ref>https://needlejuice.bandcamp.com/album/hip-to-the-javabean</ref> Physical reissues of the album are planned.<ref>https://needlejuicerecords.com/pages/faq</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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#[[Telekinesis]]
#[[Telekinesis]]
#[[Matches and Nails]]
#[[Matches and Nails]]
#[[Relativity]]
# [[Relativity]]
#[[Fancy Pants Manifesto]]
# [[Fancy Pants Manifesto]]
#[[Go to Hollywood]]
#[[Go to Hollywood]]
#[[I Know Your Name]]
# [[I Know Your Name (Lemon Demon)|I Know Your Name]]
#[[Consumer Whore]]
#[[Consumer Whore]]
#[[Between You and Me]]
#[[Between You and Me]]
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#[[Sick Puppy]]
#[[Sick Puppy]]


===Bonus Tracks===
===Bonus Tracks ===
#[[Almond]]
# [[Almond]]
#[[Bad Idea]]
#[[Bad Idea]]
#[[Behold the FUTURE]]
#[[Behold the FUTURE]]
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#[[Roman Robot Statues]]
#[[Roman Robot Statues]]
#[[Run, Harry, Run!]]
#[[Run, Harry, Run!]]
#[[Take a Picture]]
# [[Take a Picture]]  
#[[There’s a Robot in My Head]]
#[[There’s a Robot in My Head]]


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*[[Clown Circus]]
*[[Clown Circus]]
*[[Live from the Haunted Candle Shop]]
*[[Live from the Haunted Candle Shop]]
==Trivia==
*While this is the first [[Lemon Demon]] album to not be released on Mp3.com, two songs from the album ([[Relativity]] and [[I’ve Got Some Falling to Do]]) were originally released prior as singles on Mp3.com.
*This was the first Lemon Demon album to include bonus tracks, which would become a staple to future Lemon Demon albums.
*This was also the first Lemon Demon album to include track transitions, which would also become a staple to future Lemon Demon albums.
<references />

Latest revision as of 06:56, 24 March 2025

Hip to the Javabean
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Album
Artist: Lemon Demon
Released March 23, 2004
Recorded 2003-2004
Length 57:39, 1:19:42 (with bonus tracks)
Label Self-released (2004), Needlejuice Records (2023)
Producer Neil Cicierega
Links: Needlejuice Remaster
MP3
Lossless rip of original CD
Bonus content from original CD
Lemon Demon chronology
Live from the Haunted Candle Shop
(2003)		 Hip to the Javabean
(2004)		 Damn Skippy
(2005)
2023 Needlejuice Records reissue cover art.

Hip to the Javabean is the third Lemon Demon album. It was originally released on March 23rd, 2004, as homemade, burned-on-demand CD-Rs sold through the old Lemon Demon website[1]. Included on the disc as bonuses were a ReadMe file, 8 bonus tracks (a first for a Lemon Demon album), and the entirety of Clown Circus and Live from the Haunted Candle Shop.[2] Earlier copies of this homemade run feature a different disc label design than later copies.[3]

In 2006, the album received a CD repress with replicated discs manufactured by now-defunct company Americ Disc Inc. This version maintains the same bonus content as the original run.[3]

In April 2009, Neil offered the album for free download on Lemondemon.com, alongside Clown Circus, Live from the Haunted Candle Shop, and Damn Skippy.[4]

On January 21st, 2023, Needlejuice Records reissued the album (not including any bonus tracks) on Bandcamp to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Lemon Demon. This version of the album was remastered by Angel Marcloid.[5][6] Physical reissues of the album are planned.[7]

Track listing

  1. What’s in the Toaster?
  2. Sunbeam Light Show Flower Seed
  3. Musical Chairs
  4. Atomic Copper Claw
  5. Your Evil Shadow Has a Cup of Tea
  6. Telekinesis
  7. Matches and Nails
  8. Relativity
  9. Fancy Pants Manifesto
  10. Go to Hollywood
  11. I Know Your Name
  12. Consumer Whore
  13. Between You and Me
  14. I’ve Got Some Falling to Do
  15. Sick Puppy

Bonus Tracks

  1. Almond
  2. Bad Idea
  3. Behold the FUTURE
  4. Not Applicable
  5. Roman Robot Statues
  6. Run, Harry, Run!
  7. Take a Picture
  8. There’s a Robot in My Head

Also contains

Trivia

  • While this is the first Lemon Demon album to not be released on Mp3.com, two songs from the album (Relativity and I’ve Got Some Falling to Do) were originally released prior as singles on Mp3.com.
  • This was the first Lemon Demon album to include bonus tracks, which would become a staple to future Lemon Demon albums.
  • This was also the first Lemon Demon album to include track transitions, which would also become a staple to future Lemon Demon albums.
  1. ↑ https://trapezzoid.livejournal.com/18552.html
  2. ↑ https://mumbergo.net/files/Audio/CD%20Rips/CD%20Bonus%20Content/%5b2004%5d%20Hip%20To%20The%20Javabean/
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://www.discogs.com/master/1455120-Lemon-Demon-Hip-To-The-Javabean
  4. ↑ http://www.lemondemon.com/Lemon%20Demon%20-%20First%20four%20albums/
  5. ↑ https://twitter.com/needlejuicerec/status/1616893029909921793?lang=en
  6. ↑ https://needlejuice.bandcamp.com/album/hip-to-the-javabean
  7. ↑ https://needlejuicerecords.com/pages/faq
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