"Cold Blooded Old Times" is the second single by Smog

Smog (band)

Bill Callahan , is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, who has also recorded and performed under the band name Smog. Callahan began working in the lo-fi genre of underground rock, with home-made tape-albums recorded on four track tape recorders...

 from his 1999-album Knock Knock

Knock Knock (album)

Knock Knock is Smog's seventh album, released in January 1999 on Drag City and by Domino in Europe. The album is the fourth and final collaboration with producer and musician Jim O'Rourke. Knock Knock elaborates Callahan's sound and provides twists and edges to the folky style of its predecessor...

. The B-sides "Chosen One

Chosen One (Smog song)

"Chosen One" is a song by Smog on his Julius Caesar-album. Since its release it has been covered several times, including a version by The Flaming Lips in a Minneapolis record store on December 12, 1993, a recording which later appeared on their EP Due to High Expectations... the Flaming Lips Are...

" and "I Break Horses" were recorded in a Peel Session and broadcast November 12, 1997. The Peel Session players were Bill Callahan

Smog (band)

Bill Callahan , is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, who has also recorded and performed under the band name Smog. Callahan began working in the lo-fi genre of underground rock, with home-made tape-albums recorded on four track tape recorders...

 (guitar, vocal), Jason Dezember (drums) and Colin Gagon (piano). The acoustic version of "Cold Blooded Old" Times was recorded by Phil Bonnet.

"Cold Blooded Old Times" appeared in High Fidelity

High Fidelity (film)

High Fidelity is a 2000 American comedy-drama film directed by Stephen Frears and starring John Cusack and the Danish actress Iben Hjejle. The film is based on the 1995 British novel of the same name by Nick Hornby, with the setting moved from London to Chicago and the name of the lead character...

, making it one of Smog's best known songs. "Chosen One (Peel Session)", "I Break Horses (Peel Session)" and "Cold Blooded Old Times (acoustic)" later appeared on Smog's rarities compilation Accumulation: None

Accumulation: None

Accumulation: None is a compilation of rarities by American singer-songwriter Smog, released on November 4, 2002 in Europe by Domino Records and a day later in North America on Drag City...

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The Peel Session of Chosen One is a remake of a previous version found on the 1993 album Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar (album)

Julius Caesar is Smog's third album, released in 1993 on Drag City. It was re-released in Europe in 2001 on Domino Records. After his two first LPs, which were recorded at home with an experimental lo-fi-approach, Callahan decided to record this album in a professional studio...

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7"-version

1. "Cold Blooded Old Times"
2. "Chosen One
   Chosen One (Smog song)
   "Chosen One" is a song by Smog on his Julius Caesar-album. Since its release it has been covered several times, including a version by The Flaming Lips in a Minneapolis record store on December 12, 1993, a recording which later appeared on their EP Due to High Expectations... the Flaming Lips Are...
   
   " (Peel Session)

7"-version / Domino Records (RUG98)

1. "Cold Blooded Old Times"
2. "Cold Blooded Old Times (acoustic)"

CD-version

1. "Cold Blooded Old Times"
2. "I Break Horses" (Peel Session)
3. "Chosen One" (Peel Session)
4. "Cold Blooded Old Times" (acoustic)