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The Magnetic Fields – 69 Love Songs

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Label:Merge Records – MRG 169
Format:
6 x Vinyl, 10", Album, Limited Edition, Remastered
Country:US
Released:
Genre:Electronic, Rock
Style:Synth-pop, Indie Rock

Tracklist

69 Love Songs Vol. 1
A1Absolutely Cuckoo
A2I Don't Believe In The Sun
A3All My Little Words
A4A Chicken With Its Head Cut Off
A5Reno Dakota
A6I Don't Want To Get Over You
B1Come Back From San Francisco
B2The Luckiest Guy On The Lower East Side
B3Let's Pretend We're Bunny Rabbits
B4The Cactus Where Your Heart Should Be
B5I Think I Need A New Heart
B6The Book Of Love
C1Fido, Your Leash Is Too Long
C2How Fucking Romantic
C3The One You Really Love
C4Punk Love
C5Parades Go By
C6Boa Constrictor
D1A Pretty Girl Is Like...
D2My Sentimental Melody
D3Nothing Matters When We're Dancing
D4Sweet-Lovin' Man
D5The Things We Did And Didn't Do
69 Love Songs Vol. 2
E1Roses
E2Love Is Like Jazz
E3When My Boy Walks Down The Street
E4Time Enough For Rocking When We're Old
Bass – John Woo
E5Very Funny
Arranged By – Claudia Gonson
E6Grand Canyon
E7No One Will Ever Love You
F1If You Don't Cry
F2You're My Only Home
F3(Crazy For You But) Not That Crazy
F4My Only Friend
F5Promises Of Eternity
Arranged By – Chris Ewen*
Instruments – Chris Ewen*
G1World Love
Arranged By – Claudia Gonson
G2Washington, D.C.
G3Long-Forgotten Fairytale
G4Kiss Me Like You Mean It
G5Papa Was A Rodeo
H1Epitaph For My Heart
H2Asleep And Dreaming
Arranged By – Daniel Handler
H3The Sun Goes Down And The World Goes Dancing
H4The Way You Say Good-Night
H5Abigail, Belle Of Kilronan
H6I Shatter
69 Loves Songs Vol. 3
I1Underwear
I2It's A Crime
Arranged By – Chris Ewen*
Instruments – Chris Ewen*
I3Busby Berkeley Dreams
Arranged By – Claudia Gonson
I4I'm Sorry I Love You
I5Acoustic Guitar
J1The Death Of Ferdinand De Saussure
J2Love In The Shadows
J3Bitter Tears
J4Wi' Nae Wee Bairn Ye'll Me Beget
J5Yeah! Oh, Yeah!
J6Experimental Music Love
K1Meaningless
K2Love Is Like A Bottle Of Gin
K3Queen Of The Savages
K4Blue You
Theremin – Chris Ewen*
Whistling – Claudia Gonson
K5I Can't Touch You Anymore
K6Two Kinds Of People
L1How To Say Goodbye
L2The Night You Can't Remember
L3For We Are The King Of The Boudoir
L4Strange Eyes
L5Xylophone Track
L6Zebra
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Credits

  • Accordion – Daniel Handler
  • Art Direction – Stephin Merritt
  • Artwork [Back Booklet Cover] – Brenden Hussey
  • Artwork [Box Back Cover Artwork] – LD Beghtol
  • Artwork [Endpapers: TMF At WFMU] – Leslie Davol
  • Artwork [Front Cover: John] – Brenden Hussey
  • Artwork [TMF Logo] – Michael English (5)
  • Banjo, Lead Guitar, Mandolin – John Woo
  • Cello, Flute – Sam Davol
  • Design – LD Beghtol
  • Engineer [Additional Engineering] – Charles Newman, Chris Ewen*, Claudia Gonson, Eric Masunaga, Jon Berman
  • Engineer [Assistant Engineer] – Maria Rice
  • Guitar – Claudia Gonson (tracks: J5)
  • Keyboards – Daniel Handler (tracks: H2)
  • Layout [Layout For LP] – Katy Clove
  • Liner Notes [Text] – Daniel Handler
  • Management – Claudia Gonson
  • Performer [Made By] – Stephin Merritt
  • Photography By [Box Back Cover Photo] – Holly McDade
  • Photography By [Vol. 1] – Claudia Gonson
  • Photography By [Vol. 2] – Gail O'Hara
  • Photography By [Vol. 3] – Don Gonson
  • Piano, Drums, Percussion – Claudia Gonson
  • Remastered By [For Vinyl] – Jeff Lipton
  • Songwriter – Stephin Merritt
  • Violin – Ida Pearle (tracks: B2)
  • Vocals – Claudia Gonson (tracks: A5, D4, F1, G2, I5, J5, L5), Dudley Klute* (tracks: B2, C2, E5, G3, I2, K4), LD Beghtol (tracks: A3, D2, E1, H4, J3, L3), Shirley Simms (tracks: B1, C6, E7, G4, G5, I4, L4)
  • Vocals [Digitech Vocalist, Roland Harmonizer], Vocoder, Classical Guitar [Admira Classical], Twelve-String Guitar [Yamaha Acoustic-Electric 12-string], Lap Steel Guitar [National Lap Steel], Guitar [Fado Guitar], Electric Guitar [Gibson, Silvertone, Fender, (12-string) Rickenbacker & Unmarked Electrics], Electric Bass [Gibson Electric Bass], Mandolin [Harmony Mandolin], Autoharp, Marxophone [Marx Instruments Marxophone], Ukulele [Ukelin], Guitar [Tremeloa], Ukulele [Violin-Uke], Sitar, Zither, Violin, Saw [Musical Saw], Keyboards [Kurzweil K2000 VX; Prophet 5; EML 101; Roland TB303, Super Jupiter, Juno & Vocoder Plus; Synclavier; Korg MS-10 & Poly-800; ARP Odyssey; Kawai K-1m; Yamaha CS-60 & TG1000; Moog Satellite, Ensoniq EPSm, Roland S-50 & S-550], Piano [Young Chang & Yamaha Pianos], Harmonium, Electric Piano [Wurlitzer Electric Piano], Organ [Audion Chord Organ], Drum Machine [Rhythm Units: Univox; Yamaha RX& & RX 21; Roland DR660, TR505, TR707, TR727; Select-a-Rhythm; Omnichord; Hand-drawn Waveforms In Audiomedia], Recorder [Yamaha & Unmarked Recorders], Ocarina, Whistle [Pennywhistle], Synthesizer [Maestro Wind Synthesizer], Melodica [Hohner Melodica], Jug [Paul Revere Jug], Drums [Gato Rumba Box], Xylophone [Cosmic Percussion Xylophone], Kalimba [Don Diego & Unmarked Kalimbas], Drums [Radio Shack 75-in-One Project Kit, Gretsch Drum Kit], Cymbal [Zildjian Cymbals], Rainstick, Chimes, Maracas, Congas, Bongos, Triangle, Bells, Tambourine, Washboard [MorValu Washboard], Steel Drums, Shaker [Chicken Shakers], Finger Cymbals, Percussion [Springs & Slinky Guitar, Pipes, Bamboo Harp, Spirit Chaser], Bells [Sleighbell], Finger Snaps, Percussion [Thunder Sheet], Cabasa, Cowbell, Gong – Stephin Merritt
  • Vocals [Sung By] – Stephin Merritt

Notes

℗ & © 1999 Merge Records
All songs © 1999 Stephin Merritt

Recorded at Polar West, Mother West, Polar Mother and Sonics.
Re-Mastered for vinyl at Peerless Mastering, Boston, MA.

The limited-edition 10-inch box set includes six records housed in a sturdy slipcase along with a full-size, 24-page color booklet featuring liner notes written by author Daniel Handler, a.k.a. Lemony Snicket. Includes a download code.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode (Text): 6 73855 01691 7
  • Barcode (Scanned): 673855016917
  • Rights Society: ASCAP
  • Matrix / Runout (Disk 1: Side A, Etched): 22252 1A MRG 169
  • Matrix / Runout (Disk 1: Side B, Etched): 22252 1B MRG 169
  • Matrix / Runout (Disk 2: Side A, Etched): 22252 1C MRG 169
  • Matrix / Runout (Disk 2: Side B, Etched): 22252 1D MRG 169
  • Matrix / Runout (Disk 3: Side A, Etched): 22252 1E MRG 169
  • Matrix / Runout (Disk 3: Side B, Etched): 22252 1F MRG 169
  • Matrix / Runout (Disk 4: Side A, Etched): 22252 1G MRG 169
  • Matrix / Runout (Disk 4: Side B, Etched): 22252 1H MRG 169
  • Matrix / Runout (Disk 5: Side A, Etched): 22252 1I MRG 169
  • Matrix / Runout (Disk 5: Side B, Etched): 22252 1J MRG 169
  • Matrix / Runout (Disk 6: Side A, Etched): 22252 1K MRG 169
  • Matrix / Runout (Disk 6: Side B, Etched): 22252 1L MRG 169

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69 Love Songs (3×CD, , Box Set, Album)Merge RecordsMRG 169US1999
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69 Love Songs (3×CD, , Box Set, Album)Merge RecordsMRG 169Canada1999
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69 Love Songs (3×CD, Album)[PIAS] Recordings, [PIAS] Recordings, Circus RecordsPIASB 069 CD, PIAS 069 CD, 941.0069.25Europe2000
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69 Love Songs (3×CD, Album)Circus Records, Circus RecordsCIRCUS CD003, CIRCD 003UK2000
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  • cablehogue79's avatar
    cablehogue79
    This is the first edition on vinyl, it came out in 2010. The other versions are later represses.
    • markgriffey's avatar
      markgriffey
      Pre-order at FatBeats for $10 less than Elusive.
      • intrinsically's avatar
        intrinsically
        Repress out November 6, 2015! Preorder up at Elusive Disc. Don't pay over $100!

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