re: Great Second Albums

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Spoon's relationship with Elektra was fraught from its beginnings. Though Elektra VP and A&R rep Ron Laffitte had pursued the band for over a year, they said he became less responsive even before they signed with the label in February 1998, a trend that continued through the release of the album. Britt Daniel described Laffitte as being like a different person before and after the band's signing. Laffitte was fired from Elektra not long after A Series of Sneaks came out, and Spoon was dropped from the label four months after its release.[9] Angry with Laffitte, who had promised to stick with the band, Spoon recorded a vindictive, yet humorously-titled, two-song concept single entitled "The Agony of Laffitte", which was released by Saddle Creek Records in 1999. They lamented their experience with the music business executive and questioned his motivations with the songs "The Agony of Laffitte" and "Laffitte Don't Fail Me Now".[10] When A Series of Sneaks was reissued by Merge Records in 2002, both songs from "The Agony of Laffitte" single were included as bonus tracks.

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I think Songs From the Big Chair was technically TFFs third album

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