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Not for Threes

1997 studio album by Plaid

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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. The album was released in the United States on 28 April 1998 by Nothing Records.

01Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Muzik	7/10
NME	7/10
Pitchfork	7.5/10
Spin	8/10

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

02Track 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

03Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.

Plaid

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 (on "Lilith")
Coba, accordion (on "Rakimou" and "Lilith")
Mara, vocals (on "Myopia", "Ladyburst" and "Rakimou")
Nicolette, vocals (on "Extork")

Design

Robert Clifford, photography
Think 1, design

04Charts

Chart (1997)	Peak position
UK Independent Albums (Official Charts)	40

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