How to Operate with a Blown Mind is the debut studio album by Lo Fidelity Allstars, originally released on Skint Records in 1998.
| How to Operate with a Blown Mind | ||||
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| Studio album by Lo Fidelity Allstars | ||||
| Released | 25 May 1998 (1998-05-25) | |||
| Studio | The Brain Farm; Chiswick Reach | |||
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| Length | 69:06 | |||
| Label | Skint Records | |||
| Producer | Lo Fidelity Allstars | |||
| Lo Fidelity Allstars chronology | ||||
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| Singles from How to Operate with a Blown Mind | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Entertainment Weekly | B[3] |
| Rolling Stone | |
In a rundown of "intelligent big beat", Simon Reynolds called the album an "oxymoronic masterpiece of 'darkside big beat'."[5] NME named it the 21st best album of 1998.[6]
All tracks are written by Lo Fidelity Allstars, except "Battle Flag" written by Pigeonhed.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Warming Up the Brain Farm" | 2:55 |
| 2. | "Kool Roc Bass" | 7:40 |
| 3. | "Kasparov's Revenge" | 6:00 |
| 4. | "Blisters on My Brain" | 6:46 |
| 5. | "How to Operate with a Blown Mind" | 7:24 |
| 6. | "I Used to Fall in Love" | 5:10 |
| 7. | "Battle Flag" (featuring Pigeonhed) | 5:39 |
| 8. | "Lazer Sheep Dip Funk" | 7:21 |
| 9. | "Will I Get Out of Jail" | 6:18 |
| 10. | "Vision Incision" | 9:37 |
| 11. | "Nightime Story" | 4:16 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 12. | "Taking Fear from Behind" | 6:18 |
Credits adapted from liner notes.
| Chart | Peak position |
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| UK Albums (OCC)[7] | 15 |
| US Billboard 200[8] | 115 |
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[9] | 1 |
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