Collecting the Kid

Collecting the Kid is a compilation album by El-P. It was released through Definitive Jux on October 19, 2004.^[5]

Collecting the Kid
Compilation album by El-P
Released	October 19, 2004 (2004-10-19)
Genre	Hip hop
Length	49:20
Label	Definitive Jux
Producer	El-P
El-P chronology
High Water (2004) Collecting the Kid (2004) I'll Sleep When You're Dead (2007)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
CMJ New Music Monthly	favorable[2]
Exclaim!	favorable[3]
Pitchfork	5.9/10[4]
PopMatters	[5]
XLR8R	mixed[6]

The album is not intended as a direct follow-up to Fantastic Damage, but instead collects together various B-sides, instrumentals, film soundtracking work, and beats El-P has previously produced for other artists.

Critical reception

David Moore of Pitchfork gave the album a 5.9 out of 10, saying, "most of Collecting the Kid shows one of underground hip-hop's most consistently rewarding producers in a frustrating holding pattern."^[4] Justin Cober-Lake of PopMatters gave the album 5 stars out of 10, saying: "It largely sounds like the studio tomfoolery that much of it is, but there's enough spark in even that to keep anticipation up for El-P's next real work."^[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Dream Theme"	2:13
2.	"Jukie Skate Rock" (featuring Central Services)	4:30
3.	"Leaving This Place"	3:48
4.	"Feel Like a Ghost"	4:08
5.	"Intrigue in the House of India"	6:27
6.	"Telemundo (Bombing Theme)"	5:32
7.	"Slow Sex"	3:52
8.	"Constellation" (featuring Stephanie Vezina)	4:49
9.	"The Dance"	4:27
10.	"The Day After Yesterday"	3:53
11.	"Oxycontin" (featuring Central Services)	5:36