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〕 (US edition) | rev2 = AllMusic | rev2Score = (Japanese edition) | rev3 = Pitchfork Media | rev3Score = (7.8/10) | rev4 = PopMatters | rev4Score = (Positive) | rev5 = ''The Guardian'' | rev5Score = }} ''Six'' is the second album by English alternative rock band Mansun, released in September 1998 via Parlophone. It was released in the US on 20 April 1999 with an alternative running order, different artwork, and the re-recorded single version of the title track. In an interview prior to the release of ''Six'', Paul Draper stated that the "interlude" "Witness to a Murder (Part Two)" was included to separate the album into two parts as a tribute to old-style vinyl albums. ==Packaging== The album's sleeve art was a painting produced by Max Schindler, and commissioned especially for the album. It contains many references to personal interests and obsessions of the band, such as a TARDIS and an image of Tom Baker as Doctor Who, and Patrick McGoohan as Number 6 (sitting in the ball chair commonly occupied by the different Number 2's), from ''The Prisoner''. There is also a depiction of Winnie the Pooh standing close to a painting that may be a reproduction of Vinegar tasters, a Taoist allegorical painting. Guitarist Dominic Chad is known to be both a Taoist and a fan of A. A. Milne, and the album's name is in fact a reference to Milne's book ''Now We Are Six''. The cover art also depicts a number of (perhaps non-existent) books, including: * ''Life as a Series of Compromises'' by Graham Langdon * ''Who On Earth is Tom Baker?'' by Tom Baker (the actor's autobiography) * ''Nineteen Eighty Four'' by George Orwell (1984 was one of the album's working titles) * ''The 120 Days of Sodom'' by Marquis de Sade (referenced in the lyrics of "Legacy") * ''The Book of Mormon'' (referenced in the lyrics of "Cancer") * ''The Bible Code'' by Michael Drosnin (referenced in the lyrics of " * ''People Places'' by Richard Rogers (referenced in the lyrics of "Anti-Everything") * ''The House at Pooh Corner'' by A. A. Milne (referenced in the lyrics of "Shotgun") * ''Dianetics'' by L. Ron Hubbard (referenced in the lyrics of "Negative") * ''The Schizoid Man'' refers to an episode title of ''The Prisoner'' * ''Paint It Black'' by Geoffrey Giuliano (a book on the death of Rolling Stones guitarist Brian Jones, an important influence on Dominic Chad) The inlay booklet includes enlarged images of the piles of books from the cover, making it easier to read the authors and titles. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Six (Mansun album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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