The Sound of Music by Pizzicato Five

The Sound of Music by Pizzicato Five
Compilation album by
Pizzicato Five
ReleasedOctober 31, 1995 (1995-10-31)
GenreShibuya-kei
Length
  • 65:38 (CD)
  • 71:04 (LP)
LabelMatador
ProducerPizzicato Five
Pizzicato Five US chronology
Made in USA
(1994) 		The Sound of Music by Pizzicato Five
(1995) 		Happy End of the World
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[2]
The Guardian[3]
The Philadelphia Inquirer[4]
Q[5]
Rolling Stone[6]
Spin8/10[7]

The Sound of Music by Pizzicato Five is a compilation album by Japanese pop band Pizzicato Five. The album was released in the United States on October 31, 1995 by Matador Records,[8] serving as the band's second full-length, and third overall, American release on the label. Following Made in USA, The Sound of Music by Pizzicato Five is Matador's second compilation of Pizzicato Five's previously released material.

The track selection emphasizes the band's albums Bossa Nova 2001 (1993) and Overdose (1994),[1] while Romantique 96 (1995), their most recent studio album at the time, is represented by one track, a cover of Plastics' "Good". The title The Sound of Music and the front cover slogan "music is organised by sound" are taken from the Romantique 96 song "The Sound of Music", though the track itself does not appear on the compilation.

The LP edition has a slightly rearranged track order and contains alternate versions of "Good", "Fortune Cookie" and "Rock n' Roll".

  1. ^ a b Mills, Ted. "The Sound of Music by Pizzicato Five – Pizzicato Five". AllMusic. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  2. ^ Flaherty, Mike (November 3, 1995). "The Sound of Music by Pizzicato Five". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
  3. ^ Sweeney, Kathy (June 28, 1996). "Pizzicato Five: The Sound of Music (Matador)". The Guardian.
  4. ^ Moon, Tom (December 3, 1995). "Pizzicato Five: The Sound of Music by Pizzicato Five (Matador/Ole)". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
  5. ^ "Pizzicato Five: The Sound of Music by Pizzicato Five". Q. No. 113. February 1996. p. 101.
  6. ^ Weisel, Al (November 30, 1995). "Pizzicato Five: The Sound Of Music". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 2, 2007. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  7. ^ Walters, Barry (December 1995). "Pizzicato Five: The Sound of Music by Pizzicato Five". Spin. Vol. 11, no. 9. p. 119. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  8. ^ "Pizzicato Five". Matador Records. Retrieved June 10, 2020.