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Not for Threes is the second studio album by English electronic music duo Plaid. It was released on 27 October 1997 by Warp.[3] The album was released in the United States on 28 April 1998 by Nothing Records.[4][5]

Not for Threes

Studio album by

Plaid

Released

27 October 1997

Genre

IDM[1]
ambient[2]
drum and bass[2]
trip hop[2]

Length

68:48

Label

Warp

Producer

Plaid

Plaid chronology

Mbuki Mvuki
(1991)

Not for Threes
(1997)

Rest Proof Clockwork
(1999)

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[6]
Muzik	7/10[7]
NME	7/10[8]
Pitchfork	7.5/10[2]
Spin	8/10[9]

In 2017, Pitchfork ranked Not for Threes at number 36 on its list of the 50 best IDM albums of all time.[1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Plaid (Ed Handley and Andy Turner), except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Abla Eedio"		7:56
2.	"Kortisin"		5:23
3.	"Headspin"		5:34
4.	"Myopia"		4:32
5.	"Lat"		0:46
6.	"Extork"	Plaid Nicolette	4:11
7.	"Prague Radio"		4:46
8.	"Fer"		4:35
9.	"Ladyburst"		4:19
10.	"Rakimou"	Plaid Mara Benet	6:02
11.	"Ol" (omitted from US edition)		4:55
12.	"Seph"		1:36
13.	"Lilith"	Plaid Björk	4:38
14.	"Forever"		1:16
15.	"Getting"	Plaid Leila Arab	2:55
16.	"Milh"		5:24
Total length:			68:48

US edition bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
16.	"Undoneson"	4:16
17.	"Spudink"	4:43
Total length:		72:52

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[10]

Plaid[1]

Ed Handley – production
Andy Turner – production, vocals (on "Ladyburst")

Additional musicians

Benet – guitar (on "Kortisin", "Rakimou" and "Lilith"), violin (on "Rakimou" and "Lilith")
Björk – vocals[1] (on "Lilith")
Coba – accordion (on "Rakimou" and "Lilith")
Mara – vocals (on "Myopia", "Ladyburst" and "Rakimou")
Nicolette – vocals[1] (on "Extork")

Design

Robert Clifford – photography
Think 1 – design

Charts

Chart (1997)	Peak position
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[11]	40

References

"The 50 Best IDM Albums of All Time". Pitchfork. 24 January 2017. p. 2. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
Schreiber, Ryan. "Plaid: Not For Threes". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 25 August 2001. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
"Not For Threes – Plaid". Warp. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
Werde, William (June 1998). "Plaid: Not for Threes". CMJ New Music Monthly. No. 58. p. 12. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
Werde, William (January 1999). "Technical Ecstasy". CMJ New Music Monthly. No. 65. p. 14. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
Cooper, Sean. "Not for Threes – Plaid". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
Peggs, Tobias (November 1997). "Plaid: Not for Threes". Muzik. No. 30. p. 99.
Willmott, Ben (22 November 1997). "Plaid – Not For Threes". NME. Archived from the original on 17 August 2000. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
Micallef, Ken (June 1998). "Plaid: Not for Threes". Spin. Vol. 14, no. 6. pp. 136, 138. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
Not for Threes (liner notes). Plaid. Warp. 1997. WARPCD54.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
"Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 August 2019.

External links

Not for Threes at Warp
Not for Threes at Discogs (list of releases)

v t e Plaid
Andrew Turner Ed Handley
Studio albums	Mbuki Mvuki Not for Threes Rest Proof Clockwork Double Figure Spokes Greedy Baby Tekkonkinkreet OST Heaven's Door OST Scintilli Reachy Prints The Digging Remedy Polymer
Compilation albums	Trainer
Collaborating artists	Mara Carlyle Björk Nicolette Leila Arab Alison Goldfrapp

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