The Magnetic Fields – The Wayward Bus / Distant Plastic Trees

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Label:	Merge Records – MRG075CD
Format:	CD, Compilation
Country:	US
Released:	Jan 23, 1995
Genre:	Electronic, Rock, Pop
Style:	Alternative Rock, Lo-Fi, Synth-pop, Indie Rock

Tracklist

	The Wayward Bus
1	When You Were My Baby	2:43
2	The Saddest Story Ever Told	2:12
3	Lovers From The Moon	2:52
4	Candy	2:32
5	Tokyo Á Go-Go	3:12
6	Summer Lies	2:59
7	Old Orchard Beach	2:54
8	Jeremy	3:01
9	Dancing In Your Eyes	2:56
10	Suddenly There Is A Tidal Wave	3:18
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11	(no audio) Concept By [Uncredited] – John Cage	4:33
	Distant Plastic Trees
12	Railroad Boy	2:59
13	Smoke Signals	3:28
14	You Love To Fail	2:30
15	Kings	2:15
16	Babies Falling Songwriter [Songs By] – Miller, Burrill, Gregoropoulos*	3:18
17	Living In An Abandoned Firehouse With You Songwriter [Songs By] – Gil, Gage, Merritt*	3:58
18	Tar-Heel Boy	2:26
19	Falling In Love With The Wolfboy	4:05
20	Josephine	3:08
21	100,000 Fireflies	3:20

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Gay And Loud
Copyright © – Gay And Loud
Mixed At – Number Nine (3)
Pressed By – Disque Americ

Credits

Cello – Sam Davol (tracks: 1 to 10)
Cover [Distant Plastic Trees Album Cover By] – Wendy Smith (3)
Cover [The Wayward Bus Album Cover By] – Wendy Smith (3)
Drums [Cocktail Drums] – Claudia Gonson (tracks: 1 to 10)
Engineer – Ken Michaels (tracks: 12 to 21)
Management – Claudia Gonson
Mixed By – James Bryan (2) (tracks: 12 to 21)
Performer [Made By] – Stephin Merritt (tracks: 1 to 10)
Photography By [Insert Photo By] – Art Daly
Songwriter [Songs By] – Stephin Merritt (tracks: 1 to 10, 12 to 15, 18 to 21)
Tuba, Horns – Johny Blood (tracks: 1 to 10)
Vocals [Singing] – Susan Anway (tracks: 1 to 10)
Vocals [Sings Stephin Merritt Songs] – Susan Anway (tracks: 12 to 21)

Notes

Inner Panels:
Thank you Tim Alborn; Linda Ann; Sol-Donald and Dorothy Mae; Chris Ewen; Steve Gregoropoulos and The Wild Stares; Linsey Herman; Diana Kelley; Laura-Spott MacJohn.
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The Wayward Bus
© and ℗ 1989 Gay and Loud (ASCAP)
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Distant Plastic Trees
Mixed at Number Nine
#17 © and ℗ 1989 Gay and Loud (ASCAP)
#16 © 1986 (BMI)

Front Cover / Left Spine:
The Wayward Bus

Back Cover / Right Spine:
Distant Plastic Trees

CD:
Made in the People's Republic of Canada
Made in Canada

Sticker:
Made in Canada

Other Notes:
Tracks 1 to 10 originally released as The Wayward Bus.
Tracks 12 to 21 originally released as Distant Plastic Trees.
Track 11 is silent, dividing the two albums. It is a reference to John Cage's silent "4'33" composition.