Boards Of Canada

BOARDS OF CANADA - Catalog 3



Catalog 3 is Boards of Canada's earliest known release. The use of the name Catalog 3 could imply the existence of two prior releases (which would be given catalog numbers 1 and 2) on the band's music70 label, although record labels do not always assign catalog numbers sequentially.
Catalog 3 has been described as having "three lengthy tracks of rather uneventful ambient electronica ("Line Two", "Breach Tones", "Visual Drone 12") and two shorter tracks." The same source felt that "their mellow, disjointed electronica was not particularly revolutionary."
The album has not been heard by those outside of the band's friends and family.

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Tracks:

1. "Line Two" – 10:42
2. "Drone 18" – 6:40
3. "Drone 2" – 5:55
4. "Breach Tones" – 8:13
5. "Visual Drone 12" – 13:21
6. "Stowed Under" – 4:15
7. "Powerline" – 2:22
8. "Press" – 5:08

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BOARDS OF CANADA - Acid Memories



Acid Memories is the name of Boards of Canada's second known release. The Jockey ~censored~ article by Richard Southern describes Acid Memories as:
"Absurdly rare, cassette-only release from the barely teen Boards, then six-strong. Guitars meet electronics in embryonic but recognisably Boards-ian melodicism."
It has been said that the album is "even less imposing" than its predecessor, Catalog 3.[1]
Of the album's six tracks, only a 24 second excerpt of "Duffy" (posted on the EHX website in the late 1990s) has been heard by those outside of the band's friends and family.

Tracks

1. "Duffy" – 2:18
2. "Growing Hand" – 4:55
3. "Petina" – 4:49
4. "Stry Craty Bya" – 8:03
5. "Helter Skelter" – 6:13
6. "Echo The Sun" – 6:26

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BOARDS OF CANADA - Closes Vol. 1



Closes Vol. 1 is Boards of Canada's third known release. It has been said that the album is "even less imposing" than the band's first known release, Catalog 3.[1]
The album has not been heard by those outside of the band's family and friends. MP3s labeled "Godever" (1:46), "Treeline" (1:12), and "Trillions" (3:31) are not the tracks from Closes Vol. 1; the latter two are definitely not by Boards of Canada.
4 tracks have the title Close1 through Close4. Some track titles have mathematical connotations: Tends Towards (from analysis, limits, etc.), Numerator (fractions), Trillions, 5d (5-dimensional).

Tracks

1. "Treeline" – 1:02
2. "Godever" – 1:51
3. "True Map" – 5:22
4. "Close1" – 0:50
5. "5d" – 5:21
6. "Focus On The Spiral" – 1:28
7. "Tends Towards" – 8:48
8. "Close2" – 1:04
9. "Eye / Ear" – 6:58
10. "Helios Sound" – 0:30
11. "Ithcus Sound" – 0:30
12. "Found The Way" – 6:06
13. "Close3" – 0:26
14. "Numerator (Original)" – 6:31
15. "Fonec" – 5:42
16. "Trillions" – 3:19
17. "Close4" – 0:34

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BOARDS OF CANADA - Play By Numbers



Play By Numbers is the name of Boards of Canada's fourth known release. The Jockey ~censored~ article by Richard Southern describes Play by Numbers as follows: "Five-track CD from what was now a trio, boasting a My Bloody Valentine influence in places, shifting further into electronics in others." It has also been said that the album, "with the 9-minute Infinite Lines of Colourful Sevens, showcased a more creative approach."[1]
Of the album's five tracks, only a 56-second excerpt of Wouldn't You Like To Be Free (posted on the EHX website in the late 1990s) has been heard by those outside of the band's friends and family.

Tracks

1. "Remmy Kid" – 0:58
2. "Wouldn't You Like To Be Free" – 5:40
3. "Infinite Lines of Colourful Sevens" – 9:18
4. "Numerator" – 4:37
5. "Echelon" – 5:48

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BOARDS OF CANADA - Hoopers Bay EP



Hooper Bay is the name of Boards of Canada's fifth known release. Hooper Bay introduced the use of children's voices (see Jockey ~censored~ interview), a technique which would remain a staple of the band's style through the release of Geogaddi. It has been said that the three longest tracks on the EP mark the beginning of the band's "mature phase".[1]
Hooper Bay is also Alaskan village, a Cup'ik Eskimo settlement; the native name is Naparagamiut, but the name "hooper bay" came from a Post Office with that name established in the area.
Of the EP's five tracks, only a 35-second excerpt of Circle (posted on the EHX website in the late 1990s) has been heard by those outside of the band's friends and family. A set of MP3s labeled Hooper Bay but with significantly shorter track times than the actual EP can be found on P2P networks; however, this set is mis-labeled and is not music by Boards of Canada.

Tracks

1. "Seward Leaf" – 7:02
2. "Geiser" – 5:15
3. "Circle" – 2:38
4. "Noatak" – 8:41
5. "Point Hope" – 7:16

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BOARDS OF CANADA - Boc Maxima



Limited to fifty copies, pressed on both mc (?) and cd formats, the tracks on BoC Maxima range from previously released material to songs which to this day have yet to see wide re-release. Many of the tracks featured on this disc would later be chosen for the track listing of Music Has The Right To Children, though with some differences (notably on One Very Important Thought.)
This release was broadcasted in full on France's Helter Skelter's radio programme in 2002.
Wildlife Analysis, Boc Maxima, Roygbiv, Turquoise Hexagon Sun and One Very Important Thought later appeared on Music Has the Right to Children. Everything You Do Is a Balloon, June 9th, Nlogax and Turquoise Hexagon Sun also appear on Hi Scores'. Rodox Video, Nova Scotia Robots, Skimming Stones, Carcan, M9 and Original Nlogax appeared on A Few Old Tunes (albeit in slightly different forms). A longer version of Chinook appears on the Aquarius single.
At 5:17, the version of Sixtyniner that appears is shorter than the version on the original Twoism release. However, when Twoism was publicly released in 2002, this 5:17 version was used instead.
As of 2008, Niagara, Red Moss, Concourse and Whitewater are exclusive to this release.
Tracks

1. "Wildlife Analysis" – 1:37
2. "Chinook" – 4:39
3. "Rodox Video" – 0:33
4. "Everything You Do Is A Balloon" – 6:58
5. "Boc Maxima" – 1:36
6. "Roygbiv" – 2:23
7. "Nova Scotia Robots" – 1:21
8. "June 9th" – 5:15
9. "Niagara" – 0:51
10. "Skimming Stones" – 2:06
11. "Sixtyniner" – 5:07
12. "Red Moss" – 6:22
13. "Concourse" – 1:41
14. "Carcan" – 1:48
15. "Nlogax" – 5:12
16. "M9" – 3:40
17. "Original Nlogax" – 1:09
18. "Turquoise Hexagon Sun" – 5:06
19. "Whitewater" – 6:09
20. "One Very Important Thought" – 1:05

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BOARDS OF CANADA - A Few Old Tunes



A Few Old Tunes seems to be sourced from a cassette tape containing a (presumably) hand-selected set of pre-BoC Maxima tracks. The leaking of these tracks to p2p networks (Soulseek, originally) provided much drama on WATMM.

Samples/Lyrics

A sample from a porn movie in P:C:.
Large chunks of the Colonel Abrams song "Trapped" in "Trapped (version)".
A sample from an advertisement for a cleaning product in Devil.
A sample from the British game show Blockbusters in the song of the same name.
"The Way You Show" contains a loop sampled from "Celebration" by Kool & the Gang.

Tracks

Side A:

1. "Spectrum" – 2:19
2. "Light, Clear Hair" – 0:41
3. "P:C:" – 0:48
4. "Trapped" – 3:52
5. "Rodox Video" – 1:19
6. "Happy Cycling" – 1:49
7. "House Of Abin'adab" – 1:55
8. "Finity" – 5:00
9. "Forest Moon" – 6:35
10. "Skimming Stones" – 2:12
11. "Carcan" – 1:50
12. "Devil" – 0:14
13. "Mansel" – 5:36
14. "She Is P" – 1:42
15. "Davie Addison" – 1:15

Side B:

1. "Sac" – 1:23
2. "Blockbusters" – 0:40
3. "I Will Get It Tattooed" – 1:37
4. "The Way You Show" – 2:56
5. "I Love U" – 1:41
6. "King Of Carnival" – 4:18
7. "M9" – 3:32
8. "Original Nlogax" – 1:11
9. "Sequoia" – 4:49
10. "Boqurant" – 1:43
11. "5:9:78" – 4:14
12. "Wendy Miller" – 0:32
13. "Paul Russell's Piece" – 0:53
14. "Up The March Bank" – 3:24
15. "Nova Scotia Robots" – 1:47

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BOARDS OF CANADA - Old Tunes Vol. 2




Side A:

1. "We've Started Up" – 5:39
2. "Jimbo Rehearsing" – 0:35
3. "Staircase Whip" – 2:14
4. "Statue Of Liberty" – 1:52
5. "Dave (I'm A Real Traditionalist)" – 1:50
6. "Peace-Tony-Devil" – 0:18

7. "To The Wind" – 2:30
8. "Iraq Says" – 0:38
9. "Nine-Rubber Wisdom" – 1:20
10. "On A Rolling Sea" – 1:34
11. "Iced Cooly Beatnik" – 0:36
12. "David Came To Mahana'im" – 4:39
13. "Sir Prancelot Brainfire" – 2:51
14. "North Sea Arbeit" – 1:12
15. "Mushyz" – 0:35
16. "Heysanna Hosanna" – 0:59
17. "Fly In The Pool" – 0:51
18. "Mukhinabaht" – 5:05
19. "It's A Whole 'Nother Year" – 2:00

Side B:

1. "Kiteracer 2" – 2:29
2. "Bmx Track" – 5:05
3. "Hiscores" – 3:38
4. "Geometric Piss" – 0:51
5. "Zander Two" – 3:59
6. "Magic Teens" – 3:00
7. "Apparatus" – 0:33
8. "Music For Pylons" – 1:12
9. "Alpha Rainbow" – 1:12
10. "Northern Plastics" – 1:55
11. "Buckie High" – 5:16
12. "I Love My New Shears" – 3:11
13. "Solarium" – 0:22
14. "Breaking Nehushtan" – 2:41
15. "Orange Hexagon Sun" – 2:22
16. "Lick" – 2:39
17. "Powerline Misfortune" – 1:15

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BOARDS OF CANADA - Old Tunes vol. 1



Side A:

1. "Audiotrack 01" – 1:22
2. "She is P" – 2:12
3. "Audiotrack 03" – 3:45
4. "Audiotrack 04" – 0:50
5. "Finity" – 5:04
6. "Audiotrack 06" – 4:57
7. "Audiotrack 07" – 3:58
8. "Audiotrack 08" – 6:34
9. "Audiotrack 09" – 1:50
10. "Audiotrack 10" – 2:59
11. "Sixtyten/Twoism Outro" – 0:26
12. "Audiotrack 12" – 2:59
13. "Audiotrack 13" – 2:12
14. "Audiotrack 14" – 1:46
15. "I Will Get It Tattooed" – 1:05

Side B:

1. "Audiotrack 01" – 1:29
2. "Audiotrack 02" – 3:51
3. "House of Abin'adab" – 1:04
4. "Audiotrack 04" – 4:26
5. "Audiotrack 05" – 1:52
6. "Basefree Intro?" – 0:23
7. "Audiotrack 07" – 3:42
8. "Audiotrack 08" – 0:57
9. "Audiotrack 09" – 3:12
10. "Smallest Weird Number (Reversed)" – 0:59
11. "Audiotrack 11" – 3:31
12. "Hi Scores?" – 3:33
13. "Davie Addison" – 1:11
14. "Audiotrack 14" – 3:15
15. "Audiotrack 15" – 2:04
16. "Audiotrack 16" – 2:21
17. "Triangles and Rhombuses/Basefree Outro" – 0:19
18. "Audiotrack 18" – 2:02
19. "Audiotrack 19" – 1:23
20. "Audiotrack 20" – 0:27

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BOARDS OF CANADA - Music Has The Right To Children



Music Has the Right to Children was the first commercially released album by Boards of Canada and probably their most well-known one. It has been called one of the greatest pieces of electronic music of its age and has introduced many to Boards of Canada. It was released 20 April 1998 in the United Kingdom and 20 August 1998 in the United States. It was later re-pressed in 2004.

Tracks

1. "Wildlife Analysis" – 1:17
2. "An Eagle in Your Mind" – 6:23
3. "The Color of the Fire" – 1:45
4. "Telephasic Workshop" – 6:35
5. "Triangles and Rhombuses" – 1:50
6. "Sixtyten" – 5:48
7. "Turquoise Hexagon Sun" – 5:07
8. "Kaini Industries" – 0:59
9. "Bocuma" – 1:35
10. "Roygbiv" – 2:31
11. "Rue the Whirl" – 6:39
12. "Aquarius" – 5:58
13. "Olson" – 1:31
14. "Pete Standing Alone" – 6:07
15. "Smokes Quantity" – 3:07
16. "Open the Light" – 4:25
17. "One Very Important Thought" – 1:14
18. "Happy Cycling" – 7:51 (included only on 1998 US Matador release and 2004 Warp re-release)

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BOARDS OF CANADA - The Campfire Headphase



Tracks

1. "Into the Rainbow Vein" – 0:44 (Bleep preview)
2. "Chromakey Dreamcoat" – 5:47
3. "Satellite Anthem Icarus" – 6:04
4. "Peacock Tail" – 5:24
5. "Dayvan Cowboy" – 5:00
6. "A Moment of Clarity" – 0:51
7. "'84 Pontiac Dream" – 3:49
8. "Sherbet Head" – 2:41
9. "Oscar See through Red Eye" – 5:08
10. "Ataronchronon" – 1:14
11. "Hey Saturday Sun" – 4:56
12. "Constants Are Changing" – 1:42
13. "Slow This Bird Down" – 6:09
14. "Tears from the Compound Eye" – 4:03
15. "Farewell Fire" – 8:26
16. "Macquarie Ridge" – 4:57 (Japanese release only)

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BOARDS OF CANADA - Twoism EP



Limited to roughly 100 copies and distributed privately by Boards of Canada themselves via their Music70 label, 1995's Twoism successfully landed the brothers a recording contract with the highly respected indie-electronica label SKAM Records. Public availability of original copies of this work were largely thanks to the efforts of early BoC webmaster The Cosmic Crofter, who received permission to distribute back copies to interested fans through the EHX website and the IDM mailing list. [1]
Effectively representing the earliest known official output from the duo (and almost totally unavailable until its repressing in 2002), the original Twoism release has been highly sought after and has been known to sell for over $1,000 in online auctions. When asked by HMV about the obscenely high prices the record was going for, Marcus Sandison replied wryly that "[s]ome people have clearly got too much money on their hands" (HMV Interview, 2002).
Some of the allure surrounding the release (and perhaps contributing to its high selling price) stems from the inclusion of a credit to an early third member of Boards of Canada, Christopher Horne (credited as Chris H.) on the original release. This credit was removed from the artwork of the subsequent 2002 reissue on Warp Records.
Stylistically, the album foreshadows what was to come on subsequent Boards of Canada releases, with two of the tracks (Seeya Later and Smokes Quantity) being re-released on later records. One artistic deviation of note, however, is found in the track "Basefree," representing one of Boards of Canada's few forays into industrial territory.

Tracks

1. "Sixtyniner" – 5:40
2. "Oirectine" – 5:11
3. "Iced Cooly" – 2:22
4. "Basefree" – 6:35
5. "Twoism" – 6:06
6. "Seeya Later" – 4:33
7. "Melissa Juice" – 1:32
8. "Smokes Quantity" – 3:07
9. "1986 Summer Fire" – 1:36

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BOARDS OF CANADA - Hi Scores



Hi Scores is an EP by Boards of Canada. Released on CD and vinyl in 1996, it was subsequently re-released in 1998, 2002, and 2005. It constitutes Boards of Canada's second official release since 1995's Twoism. The track "Turquoise Hexagon Sun" would later find its way on to Boards of Canada's seminal Music Has the Right to Children.
Contents

Tracks

1. "Hi Scores" – 4:57
2. "Turquoise Hexagon Sun" – 5:09
3. "Nlogax" – 6:54
4. "June 9th" – 5:18
5. "Seeya Later" – 4:12
6. "Everything You Do Is a Balloon" – 7:04

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BOARDS OF CANADA - Aquarius



Aquarius was created and produced by Boards of Canada. It was released as a 7" EP on January 5, 1998. Aquarius is among one of the shortest releases by Boards of Canada. Its two songs in total barely break the 13 minute mark.
Tracks

1. "Aquarius" – 5:58
2. "Chinook" – 7:16

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BOARDS OF CANADA - In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country



The EP was released by Warp Records in both CD (WAP144CD) and 12” (WAP144) formats on November 17, 2000. The latter was pressed on sky-blue vinyl.

In 2002, the song Kid For Today was featured in a BMW 7 Series commercial for British television.
Tracks

1. "Kid For Today" – 6:23
2. "Amo Bishop Roden" – 6:16
3. "In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country" – 6:07
4. "Zoetrope" – 5:18

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BOARDS OF CANADA - Trans Canada Highway EP



Trans Canada Highway is an EP by Boards of Canada. As described by Boards of Canada and Warp Records, the EP "visits a darker place, a glacial place, away from the warmth and light of The Campfire Headphase." Those who ordered the EP directly from Warp also received a sticker and a free copy of the Dayvan Cowboy music video.
Originally scheduled for release on 06/06/06 (perhaps to further their occult mythos), the release date was bumped up to 29 May 2006 (a day later in the US), due to what was described on the Warp website as "unanticipated satanic activity." The nature of this activity, whether it was directly related to Boards of Canada or not, has never been explained.
The EP garnered relatively lukewarm reception by critics and by many in the idm community, the latter of whom were suspicious about the commercial ambitions suggested by the re-release of "Dayvan Cowboy" as a single. Nevertheless, tracks such as "Left Side Drive" remain classics with the general Boards of Canada fanbase.
The ep was released on both CD and 12" formats. The latter was pressed on white vinyl.
In addition to the standard release, there is also a white label promo/test pressing on black vinyl which is identical in content to the official Trans Canada release. The CD version of the promo/test, however, is limited exclusively to the tracks "Dayvan Cowboy" and "Skyliner". The Japanese version of the ep (in cd format) on Beat Records additionally includes a 'Bonus Video' called "Invocation". This short .mpg file was also available in Flash fomat on the Trans Canada Highway microsite.

Tracks

1. "Dayvan Cowboy" – 5:01
2. "Left Side Drive" – 5:20
3. "Heard From Telegraph Lines" – 1:09
4. "Skyliner" – 5:40
5. "Under The Coke Sign" – 1:31
6. "Dayvan Cowboy (Odd Nosdam Remix)" – 9:01

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BOARDS OF CANADA - Unreleased Tracks (2007)



The origin of this record is unknown. Despite the title, three of the four tracks have received a proper release.
Tracks

1. "Trapped (Hell Interface Remix)" from MASK200 – 6:21
2. "Trapped (Short Slow Version)" from A Few Old Tunes – 3:52
3. "Midas Touch" from MASK500 – 4:43
4. "Korona" from MASK100 – 5:39

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BOARDS OF CANADA - Live @ Warp 10th Anniversary Party (05.11.1999)



Live @ Warp10 is a collection of songs recorded during the performance of Boards of Canada at Warp Records' 10th anniversary party on November 5, 1999. As with most of their live performances, unreleased material is played. This collection has not been formally released by Boards of Canada.

Tracks

1. "Zoetrope"1 – (5:11)
2. "Happy Cycling" – (7:27)
3. "The Color of the Fire" – (1:14)
4. "Telephasic Workshop" + "The Smallest Weird Number" – (8:10)
5. "Aquarius" – (7:43)
6. Unknown2 – (2:55)
7. Unknown2 – (11:27)

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BOARDS OF CANADA - Live @ Warp Lighthouse Party



Live @ Lighthouse is a collection of songs recorded during the performance of Boards of Canada at The Incredible Warp Lighthouse Party. These recordings were not formally released by Boards of Canada.

Location
The event took place at Trinity Buoy Wharf in the Chainstore building.
Tracks

1. "Sixtyten (Incomplete)" – 2:17
2. "1969"1 – 5:48
3. "Unknown"2 – 7:07
4. "In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country" – 4:43
5. "Amo Bishop Roden"1 – 5:57
6. "Everything You Do Is a Balloon" – 5:30
7. "Julie and Candy"1 – 5:57

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BOARDS OF CANADA - Live All Tomorrows Parties (07.04.2001)

Live @ ATP was a collection of the songs played during the perfomance of Boards of Canada at the 2001 All Tomorrow's Parties. Although unofficial and never released by Boards of Canada, they can be found widely on file-sharing networks in the complete form. As with all of their current live work, the collection includes songs that had never before been released and were unnamed.

All Tomorrow's Parties is an annual music festival. The 2001 edition, curated by Tortoise, took place at Camber Sands Holiday Centre, New Lydd Road, Camber Rye, East Sussex from April 6 through April 8. Boards of Canada performed on April 7th.

Tracks

1. Unknown2 – (6:23)
2. Unknown2 – (7:32)
3. "A is to B as B is to C"1 – (1:26)
4. "Sunshine Recorder"1 – (6:29)
5. "Sixtyten" – (5:51)
6. Unknown2 – (1:44)
7. Unknown2 – (8:26)
8. "Julie and Candy"1 – (6:14)
9. Unknown2 – (1:30)
10. "Happy Cycling" – (7:55)
11. "A is to B as B is to C"1 – (0:46)
12. "In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country" – (5:46)

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BOARDS OF CANADA - Disengage Radio Show

Disengage was a radio show hosted by Autechre on Kiss 102 radio in the UK. The Boards of Canada "Disengage" recording was a show broadcast on December 6, 1996. The recording is essentially of Boc Maxima, which was played in full on the air.

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BOARDS OF CANADA - Helter Skelter Radio Show
A French radio programme, broadcast Fri 22 Feb 2002, on Aligre FM 93.1 to Paris and its suburbs [1].
A 90-minute show (7:30-9:00 PM). The show in question was a Boards of Canada special, and a streaming RealAudio version may be found at the above site: go to the "Live" section, and you will see a "special broadcasts" dropdown list. Select "boards of canada (february 2002)" from this list.
This is good listening, especially for those who are only familiar with the "Music" and "Geogaddi" albums, since it contains several tracks from elsewhere, making it a good "sampler" for BoC's less familiar work (including some of their remixes).

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BOARDS OF CANADA - Various and almost all remixes

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