The Original Lo-Fi is a CD box set compiling five albums of home-made recordings released by Stephen Jones under the name Baby Bird between 1995 and 1997, plus a sixth CD (entitled The Black Album), consisting of additional material recorded during the 1990s.

Critical reception

"The five albums in question form a song-cycle tracking the life-cycle from birth to death. The sheer wealth and diversity of music crammed into this tiny box makes it an absolute bargain." – The Independent "The Original Lo-Fi should cement Baby Bird's reputation as one of the finest experimental pop artists of his time...Written, performed, and produced as only Stephen Jones is capable of, the songs compiled on The Original Lo-Fi are easily among the finest musical confections of a generation." – Allmusic

Track listing

All tracks written and composed by Stephen Jones.

Disc one (I Was Born a Man)

Disc two (Bad Shave)

Disc three (Fatherhood)

Disc four (The Happiest Man Alive)

Disc five (Dying Happy)

Disc six (The Black Album)