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{{Infobox album<br />
| name = The Normal Years<br />
| type = compilation<br />
| artist = [[Built to Spill]]<br />
| cover = The Normal Years.jpg<br />
| released = April 30, 1996<br />
| recorded = 1994–1996<br />
| venue = <br />
| studio = <br />
| genre = [[Rock music|Rock]]<br />
| length = 39:06<br />
| label = [[K Records]]<br />
| producer = [[Calvin Johnson (musician)|Calvin Johnson]], [[Phil Ek]]<br />
| prev_title = [[There's Nothing Wrong with Love]]<br />
| prev_year = 1994<br />
| year = 1996<br />
| next_title = [[Perfect from Now On]]<br />
| next_year = 1997<br />
}}<br />
{{Music ratings<br />
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]<br />
| rev1Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r253835}}</ref><br />
| rev2 = ''[[MusicHound Rock]]''<br />
| rev2Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite book|editor1-last=Graff|editor1-first=Gary|editor2-last=Durchholz|editor2-first=Daniel|title=MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide|publisher=Visible Ink Press|location=Farmington Hills, MI|year=1999|section=Built to Spill|isbn=1-57859-061-2|pages=172–173}}</ref><br />
|rev3 = ''[[The New Rolling Stone Album Guide]]''<br />
|rev3score = {{rating|2.5|5}}<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=t9eocwUfoSoC&q=the+normal+years+built+to+spill+1996&pg=PA118|title=The New Rolling Stone Album Guide|first1=Nathan|last1=Brackett|first2=Christian David|last2=Hoard|date=January 6, 2004|publisher=Simon and Schuster|isbn=9780743201698|via=Google Books}}</ref><br />
}}<br />
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'''''The Normal Years''''' is a [[compilation album]] of singles, live songs, songs on other compilations, and previously unreleased recordings by [[indie rock]] band [[Built to Spill]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=built_to_spill|title=TrouserPress.com :: Built to Spill|website=www.trouserpress.com}}</ref><br />
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The album consists of songs that were recorded between 1993 and 1995 by various incarnations of the band, although most feature the ''[[There's Nothing Wrong with Love]]'' lineup. [[Doug Martsch]] is the only person present on all the recordings. ''The Normal Years'' was released in 1996 on [[K Records]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/the-built-to-spill-power-hour-1798279575|title=The Built To Spill Power Hour|website=Music|date=28 April 2015 }}</ref><br />
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==Track listing==<br />
:All songs by [[Doug Martsch]], except track 4 by [[Daniel Johnston]] and [[Jad Fair]], some lyrics on track 5 by James Christenson<br />
:Guitar and vocals by Doug Martsch on all tracks<br />
# "So & So So & So from Wherever Wherever"<br />
#*Originally appeared on a 1995 [[Saturnine Records|Saturnine]] [[Single (music)|single]], recorded by [[Calvin Johnson (musician)|Calvin Johnson]].<br />
#*Andy Capps – drums<br />
#*[[Brett Nelson (musician)|Brett Nelson]] – bass<br />
# "Shortcut"<br />
#*Originally appeared on ''Rotating Tongues'', recorded by Todd Dunnigan in late 1992 at Audio Lab in [[Boise, Idaho|Boise]], [[Idaho]].<br />
#*[[Ralph Youtz]] - drums<br />
# "Car"<br />
#*Originally appeared on ''Atlas/Face'' single, recorded by Calvin Johnson in late 1993<br />
#*Andy Capps – drums<br />
#*Brett Nelson – bass<br />
# "Some Things Last a Long Time"<br />
#* Cover of a [[Daniel Johnston]] song.<br />
#*Supposed to appear on an anti-homophobia compilation, recorded by [[Ned Evett]] in January 1994 at Audio Lab, Boise, Idaho<br />
#*Andy Capps – drums<br />
#*[[Brett Netson]] – bass<br />
#*[[Ned Evett]] – guitar<br />
# "Girl"<br />
#*Originally appeared on an ''Atlas/Face'' single, recorded by Calvin Johnson in late 1993<br />
#*Andy Capps – drums<br />
#*Brett Nelson – bass<br />
# "Joyride"<br />
#*Originally appeared on a [[K Records]] single, recorded by Calvin Johnson in late 1993<br />
# "Some"<br />
#*Recorded live at Chicago Filmmaker in mid-1995, recorded by Aadam Jacobs<br />
#*Andy Capps – drums<br />
#*[[James Bertram (musician)|James Bertram]] – bass<br />
#*[[David Schneider (musician)|David Schneider]] – drums<br />
# "Sick & Wrong"<br />
#*Originally appeared on a K Records single, recorded by Calvin Johnson in late 1993<br />
#*Andy Capps – drums<br />
#*Brett Nelson – bass<br />
# "Still Flat"<br />
#*Originally appeared on ''[[Red Hot + Bothered]]'' featuring [[Caustic Resin]], recorded by [[Phil Ek]] at Audio Lab, Boise, Idaho in January 1995<br />
#*Tom Romich – bass<br />
#*[[Brett Netson]] – guitar<br />
#*James Dillion – drums<br />
#*Todd Dunnigan – trombone<br />
# "Terrible/Perfect"<br />
#*Originally appeared on a 1995 Saturnine single, recorded by Calvin Johnson.<br />
#*Andy Capps – drums<br />
#*Brett Nelson – bass<br />
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==Additional personnel==<br />
*John McMahon III – "Unrepresented Built to Spill member"<br />
*Erik Payne – Album art<br />
*"the bear" – Inspiration<br />
*Tina Herschelman – Type & layout<br />
*Karena Youtz – Cover photo<br />
*Bart Kline – [[Road crew|Roadie]] #1<br />
*James Christenson – Roadie #2<br />
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== References ==<br />
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