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A1	Everybody Thinks I'm A Raincloud (When I'm Not Looking)	3:20
A2	Sleep Over Jack	3:04
A3	Girls Of Wild Strawberries Guitar – Tobin Sprout	3:30
A4	Gonna Never Have To Die	2:17
A5	Window Of My World	2:58
A6	The Closets Of Henry	2:31
A7	Tour Guide At The Winston Churchill Memorial	3:02
A8	Asia Minor	2:23
B1	Sons Of Apollo Performer [Amp Drops] – Jim PollardPerformer [Outro] – The Ragged Enzymes*Performer [The Ragged Enzymes] – Rob Phillips , Robert Pollard, Tony Conley	4:04
B2	Sing For Your Meat	4:03
B3	Asphyxiated Circle	2:50
B4	A Second Spurt Of Growth	2:46
B5	(S)Mothering And Coaching	3:21
B6	Huffman Prairie Flying Field Guitar – Tobin Sprout	3:14

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – Waterloo Sound
• Mastered At – Sterling Sound

Credits

• Design, Layout – Bob Ohe, Mark Ohe
• Engineer [Assistant] – Scott Bennett
• Engineer, Mixed By, Noises, Effects [Atmospheres] – Todd Tobias
• Illustration [Collages] – Robert Pollard
• Mastered By – Greg Calbi
• Performer [Guided By Voices] – Chris Slusarenko, Doug Gillard, Kevin March, Nate Farley, Robert Pollard
• Photography By [Back Cover] – Sarah Zade*
• Producer – Guided By Voices, Todd Tobias

Notes

Recorded at Waterloo Sound, Kent, OH, December 2003.
Mastered at Sterling Sound, NY, NY.

Comes in a gatefold sleeve.
Front Cover Collage "Ashes to Ashes" from the book "EAT".
Sticker: Audiophile Quality 150 Gram Vinyl.
Sticker: The Final Album - The last chapter in the storied career of Robert Pollard's merry men is another idiosyncratic rock masterpiece.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 7 44861 06121 2
• Matrix / Runout (Side A): OLE-612-1-A
• Matrix / Runout (Side B): OLE-612-1-B

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
OLE 612-2	Guided By Voices	Half Smiles Of The Decomposed ‎(CD)	Matador	OLE 612-2	US	2004
none	Guided By Voices	Half Smiles Of The Decomposed ‎(CDr, Album, Promo)	Matador	none	France	2004
OLE-612-2V	Guided By Voices	Half Smiles Of The Decomposed ‎(CD, Album, Promo)	Matador	OLE-612-2V	US	2004
OLE 612-2	Guided By Voices	Half Smiles Of The Decomposed ‎(CD, Album)	Matador	OLE 612-2	Australia	2004
OLE-612 LP CD	Guided By Voices	Half Smiles Of The Decomposed ‎(CD, Album, Promo)	Matador	OLE-612 LP CD	UK	2004

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