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[[Jonathan Coulton]]'s (first) greatest-hits collection.
 
 
 
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'''''JoCo Looks Back''''' is the first compilation album by [[Jonathan Coulton]]. The album contains previously released studio recordings from Coulton's first seven studio releases.
  
 
=== Track Listing ===
 
=== Track Listing ===
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# [[Baby Got Back]]
 
# [[Baby Got Back]]
 
# [[First of May]]
 
# [[First of May]]
# [[Re Your Brains|Re: Your Brains]]
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# [[Re: Your Brains]]
 
# [[The Future Soon]]
 
# [[The Future Soon]]
  
 
=== Background ===
 
=== Background ===
 
* While preparing this CD for release, Jonathan [http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2008/10/10/funny-story/ discovered] that all previous releases of [[Code Monkey]] had been accidentally exported in mono. This album features the first stereo mix of the song.
 
* While preparing this CD for release, Jonathan [http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2008/10/10/funny-story/ discovered] that all previous releases of [[Code Monkey]] had been accidentally exported in mono. This album features the first stereo mix of the song.
* Although track 19 is spelled as [[Re Your Brains|Re: Your Brains]] on the back cover of this album, the title lacks the colon in the original [[Thing a Week Two]] release.
 
 
* All other songs on the CD are the same as on previous releases.
 
* All other songs on the CD are the same as on previous releases.
  
 
=== Availability ===
 
=== Availability ===
"JoCo Looks Back" is not yet available for purchase through the website, but physical copies of the CD have been available at live appearances, including the [[Brookline, MA: 2008-10-22|Brookline show]] as part of [[John Hodgman]]'s book tour for "More Information Than You Require."
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Though not yet linked from JonathanCoulton.com, the "JoCo Looks Back" CD is available from [http://cdbaby.com/cd/coulton8 CD Baby] and [http://www.amazon.com/JoCo-Looks-Back-Jonathan-Coulton/dp/B001N3HJRU/ Amazon.com] as well as at live appearances.
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On November 17, 2008 [[Creative Commons]] [http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/10668 announced] that a special edition of ''JoCo Looks Back'' on a 1GB USB drive was available as a premium gift for those who donated $50 or more to their annual fundraising campaign before December 31, 2008. The USB drive contained the original source tracks to all of the included songs, in addition to the song files themselves and the album artwork. The CD was not sold through other outlets for the duration of this promotion.
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In 2009 [http://www.clearbits.net  Clearbits] put online the [http://www.clearbits.net/torrents/383-joco-looks-back---album-and-source-audio contents] of the Creative Commons flash drive. It is a legal download that includes the JoCo Looks Back album art, all of the final song files and the original source tracks.
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In 2014 His Henchman uploaded the original source files to the [https://archive.org/details/JonathanCoultonJoCoLooksBackSourceTracks Internet Archive]. This is also a legal download.
  
 
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Revision as of 11:50, 7 August 2014

JoCo Looks Back
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Artist: Jonathan Coulton
Tracks: 20
Release date: October 22, 2008
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JoCo Looks Back is the first compilation album by Jonathan Coulton. The album contains previously released studio recordings from Coulton's first seven studio releases.

Track Listing

  1. Code Monkey
  2. Ikea
  3. I Feel Fantastic
  4. Mandelbrot Set
  5. Tom Cruise Crazy
  6. Shop Vac
  7. Chiron Beta Prime
  8. I'm Your Moon
  9. My Monkey
  10. Skullcrusher Mountain
  11. I Crush Everything
  12. When You Go
  13. A Talk With George
  14. You Ruined Everything
  15. Creepy Doll
  16. Mr. Fancy Pants
  17. Baby Got Back
  18. First of May
  19. Re: Your Brains
  20. The Future Soon

Background

  • While preparing this CD for release, Jonathan discovered that all previous releases of Code Monkey had been accidentally exported in mono. This album features the first stereo mix of the song.
  • All other songs on the CD are the same as on previous releases.

Availability

Though not yet linked from JonathanCoulton.com, the "JoCo Looks Back" CD is available from CD Baby and Amazon.com as well as at live appearances.

On November 17, 2008 Creative Commons announced that a special edition of JoCo Looks Back on a 1GB USB drive was available as a premium gift for those who donated $50 or more to their annual fundraising campaign before December 31, 2008. The USB drive contained the original source tracks to all of the included songs, in addition to the song files themselves and the album artwork. The CD was not sold through other outlets for the duration of this promotion.

In 2009 Clearbits put online the contents of the Creative Commons flash drive. It is a legal download that includes the JoCo Looks Back album art, all of the final song files and the original source tracks.

In 2014 His Henchman uploaded the original source files to the Internet Archive. This is also a legal download.