Spirit They're Gone, Spirit They've Vanished

Spirit They're Gone, Spirit They've Vanished
Studio album by
Avey Tare and Panda Bear (Animal Collective)
ReleasedAugust 2000
RecordedMay – September 1999
StudioPistol Ring
Genre
Length60:38
LabelAnimal
Avey Tare chronology
Spirit They're Gone, Spirit They've Vanished
(2000) 		Danse Manatee
(2001)
Panda Bear chronology
Panda Bear
(1999) 		Spirit They're Gone, Spirit They've Vanished
(2000) 		Danse Manatee
(2001)
Animal Collective chronology
Spirit They're Gone, Spirit They've Vanished
(2000) 		Danse Manatee
(2001)
Alternative cover
2003 reissue cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Mojo[5]
Pitchfork8.9/10[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[6]
Tiny Mix Tapes5/5[3]

Spirit They're Gone, Spirit They've Vanished is the first collaborative studio album by Avey Tare (David Portner) and Panda Bear (Noah Lennox), released in August 2000. It was later retroactively classified as the debut album by Portner and Lennox's group Animal Collective. The album was first released as a CD on the band's own Animal label (now known as Paw Tracks) with only 2000 copies produced.

It was reissued as a double CD along with Danse Manatee in 2003 on FatCat Records, and later on limited edition vinyl through FatCat. Both UK and US pressings used direct metal mastering.

The album was remastered and reissued again through Domino Recording Company in 2023, containing a new cover art, and a new EP of unreleased material from the era.[7]

  1. ^ "Animal Collective: Spirit They're Gone, Spirit They've Vanished / Danse Manatee, PopMatters". November 12, 2003.
  2. ^ a b c Sirota, Brent S. (August 1, 2000). "Animal Collective: Spirit They're Gone, Spirit They've Vanished". Pitchfork. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  3. ^ a b Leveer. "Animal Collective – Spirit They've Gone, Spirit They've Vanished". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
  4. ^ Couture, François. "Spirit They're Gone, Spirit They've Vanished – Avey Tare / Panda Bear / Animal Collective". AllMusic. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
  5. ^ "Animal Collective: Spirit They're Gone, Spirit They've Vanished / Danse Manatee". Mojo (119): 111. October 2003.
  6. ^ "Animal Collective: Album Guide". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on June 5, 2013. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
  7. ^ "Animal Collective – Spirit They're Gone Spirit They've Vanished (2023, CD)". Discogs. Retrieved June 18, 2023.