You Were the Last Dandy on Earth' or as mesmerizing as 'It Girl,' but it is just as essential and equally good." As the album was the first of three from the band in 1996, in 2014, Music Times included the band "7 Artists Who Released Multiple Classic Albums in One Year." "(David Bowie I Love You) Since I Was Six" was included on What Youth'''s" Stay Tuned playlist, praising the production and strained vocals. Several bands have cited the record as an influence; Leon James Kenny of Black Sonic Revolver cited the album as an influence, saying "we always listen to BJM before recording or demoing, their creativity inspires us. I remember the bench I was sat on when I first heard BJM album Take It From The Man! – I bought it in Piccadilly Records in Manchester, only because it had the most songs on it. A friend said I'd love them, so took a punt. I had a "discman" on me that day, so I sat on a bench in Castlefield on a lovely day and pressed play. I'll never forget that first encounter," while in 2011, Kristin Warnken of the Glossines included the album in a list of five albums "in her music player." Rishi Dhir of Canadian indie rock band Elephant Stone included "Who?" in his list of "The Best of the Brian Jonestown Massacre". In 2010, "Straight Up and Down" was used as the theme music for the popular television period drama series Boardwalk Empire'' starring Steve Buscemi on the American cable network HBO. Some fans were reported confused at the song's inclusion as the theme music over a piece of period-appropriate music; the series' creator Terence Winter explained "I wanted unexpected. I didn't want to do some Charleston, which didn't really kick in until 1924 anyway, and everything I heard from the period had people doing the Charleston." While experimenting with the opening, Winter says he paired the footage of one of its scenes with several different pieces of music before settling on "Straight Up and Down"; "I had been a fan of the Brian Jonestown Massacre, so we tried it, and I said to the editor, that really works for me." Track listing All songs written and composed by The Brian Jonestown Massacre, except "Straight Up and Down" and "Monster", written by Newcombe and Jeff Davies. Personnel Anton Newcombe – guitar, bass,