Telephono

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Telephono
Studio album by Spoon
Released	April 23, 1996
Recorded	Spring 1995
Genre	Indie rock alternative rock
Length	35:07
Label	Matador
Producer	John Croslin
Spoon chronology
Nefarious (1994) Telephono (1996) Soft Effects (1997)

Telephono is the debut studio album by the indie rock band Spoon. It was released on April 23, 1996, by Matador, then re-released in a two-disc package with the Soft Effects EP in 2006 by Merge Records. The album was produced by John Croslin, who had been one of the leaders of Austin's the Reivers, recording in Croslin's garage studio on a budget of $3,000.^[1]

"Idiot Driver" had previously appeared in an "alternate mix" form on the Peek-A-Boo Records November 1995 compilation album Bicycle Rodeo.