![]() ![]() ![]() Phair was heavily involved in conceptualizing the cover and album packaging of Exile in Guyville. Later pressings would replace this image with a white and blue version of the flamenco dancers. Label: Matador (OLE 051-1, OLE 051-2, OLE 051-4)Īll songs written and arranged by Liz PhairĮarlier pressings of the album depicted a Barbie and Ken doll in a compromising position on the CD face. Together, Phair and Wood began formulating each track and determining the right sound. Liz PhairĮxile in Guyville was largely recorded over the summer of 1992 in Chicago at Wood’s Idful Studios. I took the same situation, placed myself in the question, and answered the question. Later, many critics would question how the songs actually correlated with one another-often taking things far too literal, and Phair would find herself explaining the parallels. ![]() Phair decided to make the album mirror the 18 tracks of the Rolling Stones’ Exile on Main Street-making each of her songs representing a response to the setting or situation that the Stones’ songs elicited. With that, Phair and producer Brad Wood began to work on recording the songs that would ultimately become one of the strongest debut records ever released. Having freshly signed to Matador Records upon the strength of the Girly-Sound cassette tapes, Gerard Cosloy, then-president of Matador, offered Phair a $3,000 advance to begin working on her debut album. ![]()
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