****FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE****

Ben Folds Five "Naked Baby Photos"
(Caroline 7554 - CD)
Street Date: January 13, 1998

"It's weird to look through all the scrapbooks and see all these naive
looking, sometimes tired pictures of shit you barely remember. We kinda got
emotional about it, I guess. Well, maybe we just hadn't had enough sleep
that day, but anyway...here they are, made public for the first time, our
Naked Baby Photos"  - Ben Folds

This is the album that Ben Folds Five fans have heard the band was
preparing - capturing both the studio side of the band as well as their
live performances upon which they have deservedly built a massive
reputation.

Naked Baby Photos' 16 tracks include 8 soon-to-be favorite studio songs -
featuring "Emaline," "Eddie Walker," "Tom and Mary," "Bad Idea," and "For
Those Of Ya'll Who Wear Fannie Packs."  Five of these studio tracks have
never been available before - despite their frequent inclusion in the
band's current live sets. The remaining three studio tracks include: the
ultra-rare, out-of-print debut 7" of "Jackson Cannery," the original
version of "Bad Idea" (which the band consider superior to the released
version), and a live in-studio KCRW performance of "Alice Childress."

The 8 live tracks (recorded in Chapel Hill, Tokyo, and London) capture the
band's in-concert intensity which has made them one of the hottest live
acts around. Here are standout live versions of crowd-pleasers from both
their studio albums including "Underground." "Philosophy," and "Song For
The Dumped."  Three of these live tracks are new, not even available as
studio versions, including a cover version of Built To Spill's "Twin Falls."

The band chose all of the songs on "Naked Baby Photos". Ben produced the
collection and wrote all of the liner notes. Robert Sledge co-desiged the
artwork for the package.


Side One (the studio tracks)

Eddie Walker
unreleased from first album sessions

Jackson Cannery
(original 7" version from a limited run of 500 sold by the band at their
first shows)

Emaline
unreleased from first album sessions

Alice Childress
(live at KCRW)

Dick Holster
unreleased from the Stiff Johnson sessions

Tom And Mary
unreleased from first album sessions

For Those Of Ya'll Who Wear Fanny Packs
(recorded at a soundcheck. Rare UK b-side)

Bad Idea
(original demo version with different lyrics)



Side Two (live)

Underground
(live at Ziggy's: Winston Salem, NC 8/12/95)

The Ultimate Sacrifice
(live at Lupo's: Providence, RI 5/28/97)
This has only been performed live.

Satan Is My Master
(live at Ziggy's: Winston Salem, NC 8/12/95)
This has only been performed live

Julianne
(live at LA2: London, England 11/26/96)

Song For The Dumped
(live at LA2: London, England 11/26/96)

Philosophy
(live at De Meikweg: Amsterdam, Holland 3/18/97)

Twin Falls
(live at Club Quatro: Tokyo, Japan 2/26/96)
This is a cover of a Built To Spill song which has only been performed live.

Boxing (live at Club Quatro: Tokyo, Japan 2/26/96)




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