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For her third album, Extraordinary Machine 2005 , Apple again collaborated with Brion, and began recording the album in 2002.
In 2012, she released her fourth studio album, The Idler Wheel.
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She followed with When the Pawn.
The album was eventually re-produced without Brion and released in October 2005 to critical acclaim.
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However, Apple was reportedly unhappy with the production and opted not to release the record, leading fans to erroneously protest Epic Records, believing that the label was withholding its release.