This report analyzes the release with catalog number , attributed to the band MGMT for the track Time To Pretend . The analysis confirms that this is a highly significant and extremely rare artifact representing the band’s independent, pre-major-label era. It is not the commercially successful 2008 single on Columbia Records. Instead, it is the original, self-released 2005 CD single that preceded their debut album, Oracular Spectacular .
1. Executive Summary
If you have access to a verified FLAC rip of CANRCD 01, preserve it carefully. If you have an opportunity to purchase an original disc, authenticate the matrix code (inner ring of the CD) and provenance, as counterfeits exist. MGMT - 2005 - Time To Pretend -CDS CANRCD 01- -flac-