Elliott Smith is a book about the musician Elliott Smith that was compiled by photographer Autumn de Wilde. The foreword was written by Beck and Chris Walla. The book was released in November 2007.
Contents
Interviewees
Those interviewed for the book include:
Joanna Bolme, Elliott's ex-girlfriend
Neil Gust, Smith's friend and former bandmate
Ashley Welch, Smith's sister
Beck, musician
Ben Gibbard and Chris Walla of Death Cab for Cutie
Matthew Caws of Nada Surf
Mark Flanagan, owner of Club Largo
Sam Coomes, Smith's Heatmiser bandmate and bassist during the XO and Figure 8 tours
Rob Schnapf, co-producer of XO and Figure 8
Jon Brion, co-producer of Figure 8
Accompanying CD
Included with the book is a five-song CD featuring previously unreleased live recordings of Smith performing acoustically at Club Largo in Los Angeles, CA on April 11, 1998. The track listing is as follows:
"Angeles" (2:59)
"Between the Bars" (2:27)
"Clementine" (2:40)
"Clouds" (Quasi cover) (2:29)
"All My Rowdy Friends (Have Settled Down)" (Hank Williams Jr. cover) (3:39)