Nine Inch Nails – The Fragile
Label: | Nothing Records – B0025682-01, Interscope Records – B0025682-01 |
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Series: | NIN – Halo Fourteen |
Format: | |
Country: | US |
Released: | |
Genre: | Electronic, Rock |
Style: | Industrial |
Tracklist
| A1 | Somewhat Damaged Written-By, Guitar [Additional Guitars] – Danny Lohner | 4:31 | |
| A2 | The Day The World Went Away Backing Vocals [Backing Chants - Credited To The Buddha Debutante Choir] – Christine Parrish, Fae Young, M. Gabriela Rivas*, Heather Bennett, Judy Miller, Martha Wood, Melissa Daigle Choir – The Buddha Debutante Choir | 5:04 | |
| A3 | The Frail | 1:54 | |
| A4 | The Wretched | 5:36 | |
| B1 | We're In This Together Drums [Chorus] – Jerome Dillon | 7:19 | |
| B2 | The Fragile | 4:32 | |
| B3 | Just Like You Imagined Guitar [Additional Guitars] – Adrian Belew, Danny Lohner Piano – Mike Garson | 3:52 | |
| B4 | Even Deeper Backing Vocals – Barbara Wilson, Di Coleman, Elquine L. Rice, Gary L. Neal, Leslie Wilson, Rodney Sulton, Stefani Taylor, Terry L. Rice, Traci Nelson, Tracy Hardin Mixed By [Mixing Assistance] – Dr. Dre Written-By, Drum Programming, Synthesizer [Additional Synthesizers] – Danny Lohner | 6:16 | |
| C1 | Pilgrimage Choir [Chanting] – The Buddha Boys Choir Percussion [Additional Marching] – Steve Duda Trumpet – Cherry Holly | 3:41 | |
| C2 | No, You Don't | 3:36 | |
| C3 | La Mer | 5:10 | |
| C4 | The Great Below Effects [Atmospheres] – Charlie Clouser Guitar [Ambiences] – Danny Lohner Guitar [End Melodic] – Adrian Belew | 5:17 | |
| D1 | The Way Out Is Through Piano – Mike Garson Written-By – Charlie Clouser, Keith Hillebrandt | 4:17 | |
| D2 | Into The Void Backing Vocals – Kim Prevost Drum Programming – Charlie Clouser | 4:49 | |
| D3 | Where Is Everybody? Guitar [End Melodic] – Adrian Belew | 5:40 | |
| D4 | The Mark Has Been Made | 4:46 | |
| E1 | 10 Miles High Mixed By [Reconstructed Mixed By] – Keith Hillebrandt | 5:09 | |
| E2 | Please | 3:31 | |
| E3 | Starfuckers, Inc. Choir – The Buddha Boys Choir Vocals [Chanting - Credited To The Buddha Boys Choir] – Adam Persaud, Clint Mansell, Doug Idleman, Eric Edmonson, Keith Hillebrandt, Marcus London, Nick Scott (3), Nigel Wiesehan, Steve Duda Written-By – Charlie Clouser | 5:00 | |
| E4 | Complication Guitar [Additional Guitars] – Danny Lohner | 2:27 | |
| E5 | The New Flesh | 3:42 | |
| F1 | I'm Looking Forward To Joining You, Finally | 4:20 | |
| F2 | The Big Come Down | 4:12 | |
| F3 | Underneath It All | 2:47 | |
| F4 | Ripe Piano – Mike Garson Violin – Steve Duda | 5:18 |
Companies, etc.
- Distributed By – Universal Music Distribution
- Manufactured By – Pallas USA
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Interscope Records
- Copyright © – Interscope Records
- Recorded At – Electrical Audio
- Recorded At – Nothing Studios
- Mixed At – Nothing Studios
- Remastered At – Baker Mastering
- Lacquer Cut At – Golden Mastering
- Pressed By – Schallplattenfabrik Pallas GmbH – 43731
- Pressed By – Schallplattenfabrik Pallas GmbH – 43733
- Pressed By – Schallplattenfabrik Pallas GmbH – 43734
- Published By – Hillebrandt
- Published By – Hypercube Music
- Published By – Leaving Hope Music
- Published By – Leaving Hope Music, Inc.
- Published By – PolyGram International Music Publishing, Inc.
- Published By – Quackenbush Music Limited
- Published By – TVT Music, Inc.
- Published By – Warner-Tamerlane Music
- Published By – Wish It Away
Credits
- Art Direction, Design, Photography By – David Carson
- Art Direction, Supervised By [Reissue Art Supervision] – John Crawford (6)
- Booking – Marc Geiger
- Booking [Marc Geiger For] – WME
- Edited By [Provided Final Continuity And Flow] – Bob Ezrin
- Engineer [Additional] – Dave 'Rave' Ogilvie*, Leo Herrera
- Engineer [Second] – Brian Pollack
- Lacquer Cut By – JG*
- Legal [Legal Necessities, Ross Rosen For] – Ross B. Rosen & Associates, LLC
- Legal [Legal Necessities, Zia Modabber For] – Katten Munchin Rosenman LLP*
- Legal [Legal Necessities] – Ross Rosen, Zia Modabber
- Liner Notes – Bob Ezrin
- Management – Silva Artist Management
- Management [Business Management, William Harper And Michael Walsh For] – Gelfand, Rennet & Feldman*
- Management [Business Management] – Michael Walsh (6), William Harper (2)
- Mastered By – April Golden
- Photography By – Alexei Hay, Rob Sheridan (2), Robert Hale (3)
- Producer, Engineer, Mixed By – Alan Moulder
- Programmed By [With] – Clinton Bradley, Paul DeCarli
- Programmed By [With], Sound Designer [Additional Sound Design] – Steve Duda
- Programmed By, Sound Designer [Additional Sound Design] – Charlie Clouser, Keith Hillebrandt
- Recorded By [Supplemental Drum] – Steve Albini
- Remastered By – Tom Baker (3)
- Written-By, Performer, Producer, Programmed By – Trent Reznor
Notes
2017 Definitive Edition. Includes bundled download card.
From the NIN store description:
“High resolution download available immediately
The definitive version of the Fragile, meticulously prepared by Trent Reznor and NIN Art Director John Crawford.
Remastered from the original sources in 2016 on 180-gram Vinyl, with lots of details that you may never notice, but we care about.”
Recorded and mixed at Nothing Studios, New Orleans.
Supplemental drums recorded at Electrical Audio.
Remastered at Baker Mastering.
Vinyl mastering at Golden Mastering.
A spurious credit appears on the release for "additional vocals" on the Quiet version of 'The Day The World Went Away', a track found not on this release, but rather on The Day The World Went Away.
Some photographs in bundled essay credited to Nothing Studios.
℗©2017 Interscope Records.
Written by T Reznor ©1999 Leaving Hope/TVT Music Inc (ASCAP) administered by Leaving Hope Music Inc, except -
A1, B4: Written by T Reznor, D Lohner ©1999 Leaving Hope/TVT Music Inc (ASCAP) administered by Leaving Hope Music Inc/Wish It Away (ASCAP).
D1: Written by T Reznor, K Hillebrandt, C Clouser ©1999 Leaving Hope/TVT Music Inc (ASCAP) administered by Leaving Hope Music Inc/Hillebrandt/Hypercube Music/Warner Tamerlane Music (BMI).
E3: Written by T Reznor, C Clouser ©1999 Leaving Hope/TVT Music Inc (ASCAP) administered by Leaving Hope Music Inc/Hypercube Music/Warner Tamerlane Music (BMI)/Quackenbush Music Limited (ASCAP) administered by Polygram International Music Publishing Inc. Contains elements from 'Shout It Out Loud' performed by Kiss used courtesy of Mercury Records under license from Universal Music Special Markets Inc.
Hype sticker on front:
The definitive vinyl edition of the Fragile, meticulously prepared by Trent Reznor and NIN art director John Crawford. Remastered 2017 audio on 180-Gram Vinyl, remastered artwork and more.
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Original release date: September 21, 1999
From the NIN store description:
“High resolution download available immediately
The definitive version of the Fragile, meticulously prepared by Trent Reznor and NIN Art Director John Crawford.
Remastered from the original sources in 2016 on 180-gram Vinyl, with lots of details that you may never notice, but we care about.”
Recorded and mixed at Nothing Studios, New Orleans.
Supplemental drums recorded at Electrical Audio.
Remastered at Baker Mastering.
Vinyl mastering at Golden Mastering.
A spurious credit appears on the release for "additional vocals" on the Quiet version of 'The Day The World Went Away', a track found not on this release, but rather on The Day The World Went Away.
Some photographs in bundled essay credited to Nothing Studios.
℗©2017 Interscope Records.
Written by T Reznor ©1999 Leaving Hope/TVT Music Inc (ASCAP) administered by Leaving Hope Music Inc, except -
A1, B4: Written by T Reznor, D Lohner ©1999 Leaving Hope/TVT Music Inc (ASCAP) administered by Leaving Hope Music Inc/Wish It Away (ASCAP).
D1: Written by T Reznor, K Hillebrandt, C Clouser ©1999 Leaving Hope/TVT Music Inc (ASCAP) administered by Leaving Hope Music Inc/Hillebrandt/Hypercube Music/Warner Tamerlane Music (BMI).
E3: Written by T Reznor, C Clouser ©1999 Leaving Hope/TVT Music Inc (ASCAP) administered by Leaving Hope Music Inc/Hypercube Music/Warner Tamerlane Music (BMI)/Quackenbush Music Limited (ASCAP) administered by Polygram International Music Publishing Inc. Contains elements from 'Shout It Out Loud' performed by Kiss used courtesy of Mercury Records under license from Universal Music Special Markets Inc.
Hype sticker on front:
The definitive vinyl edition of the Fragile, meticulously prepared by Trent Reznor and NIN art director John Crawford. Remastered 2017 audio on 180-Gram Vinyl, remastered artwork and more.
halo fourteen
Original release date: September 21, 1999
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Text, sticker, back of shrink wrap): 6 02557 14277 8
- Barcode (String, sticker, back of shrink wrap): 602557142778
- Matrix / Runout (Side A Runout, etched, stamped): B0025682-01-A HALO 14-A GOLDEN JG P. USA -43731-
- Matrix / Runout (Side B Runout, etched, stamped): B0025682-01-B HALO 14-B GOLDEN JG P. USA -43731-
- Matrix / Runout (Side C Runout, etched, stamped): B0025682-01-C HALO 14-C GOLDEN JG P. USA -43733-
- Matrix / Runout (Side D Runout, etched, stamped): B0025682-01-D HALO 14-D GOLDEN JG P. USA -43733-
- Matrix / Runout (Side E Runout, etched, stamped): B0025682-01-E HALO 14-E GOLDEN JG P. USA -43734-
- Matrix / Runout (Side F Runout, etched, stamped): B0025682-01-F HALO 14-F GOLDEN JG P. USA -43734-
- Matrix / Runout (Side A label): B0025682-01-LP01-A
- Matrix / Runout (Side B label): B0025682-01-LP01-B
- Matrix / Runout (Side C label): B0025682-01-LP02-C
- Matrix / Runout (Side D label): B0025682-01-LP02-D
- Matrix / Runout (Side E label): B0025682-01-LP03-E
- Matrix / Runout (Side F label): B0025682-01-LP03-F
- Rights Society: ASCAP
- Rights Society: BMI
- Other (Number, sticker, back of shrink wrap): B0025682-01ST02
Other Versions (5 of 74)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Recently Edited | The Fragile (2×CD, Album, Tri-Fold Digipak) | Nothing Records, Interscope Records | 0694904732 | US | 1999 | ||
Recently Edited | The Fragile (3×LP, Album) | Nothing Records | 0694904731 | US | 1999 | ||
Recently Edited | The Fragile (2×Cassette, Album) | Nothing Records, Nothing Records | 490 474-4, 490 475-4 | Poland | 1999 | ||
Recently Edited | The Fragile (2×CD, Album, Repress, SMEA) | Nothing Records, Interscope Records | 490 473-2 | Australia | 1999 | ||
Recently Edited | The Fragile (2×CD, Album, Digipak) | Nothing Records | 490 473-2 | Europe | 1999 |
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Reviews
A stunning presentation of this all-time masterpiece on vinyl. However, the Japanese SHM-CD is still the best sounding version of this album in existence..- Close to zero noise. Mastering was a bit off though, the guitars and vocals clashed
Edited one year agoDoes anyone have a spare or get an extra lyric booklet they would be willing to send on or sell please? Didn’t get one with my copy.
Edited one year agoI personally love the sound, this is a much darker piece and thesound compliments it, as far as the pressing is concered, I picked up couple last year, one was for a friend, and to me it's a solid repress by Pallas.
I normally always deep clean all my purchases before spin. but this time I was feeling lazy and only swiped it with a damp cloth and it plays absolutely fine there's a pop on Disc 2 Side B, and little static in quiter parts, but nothing overpowering.
Also Ortofon 2m Blue being analytical brings out more compared to let's say Nagaoka or Sumiko, So with a more warm cart the noise will reduce, Cartridge on your turntable can play the spoilsport, a part which many ignores.
very sad that my copy of this has so much surface noise. it is most likely my fault, i've had it for about 5 years and i have not had very good cleaning habits at all until recently so i'm very sure it's just dust ingrained in the grooves because of that. live and you learn, i guess. i still spin this weekly regardless, can't hear the surface noise through speakers but through my headphones it's very irritating and takes away from the experience.- For all the comments about the mastering, that's just how this album sounds. I love this album but I have always felt that the mixing/mastering wasn't very expansive in a lot of parts. Yes, the vocals take up the same sonic space as the guitars a lot of the time. But that's not just because of the vinyl, imo. I have always felt that way after listening to the digital version. I haven't critically listened to the digital remastered files, so maybe those are better.
I will agree that this pressing doesn't have as much of an improvement over digital compared to the definitive With Teeth pressing, which sounds fucking amazing. Still, this is a fine sounding vinyl I think - Edited 2 years agoGreat record, and this is an excellent pressing of it... However, this album really isn't suited for vinyl. IMHO, spreading it across six sides *really* messes with the flow. These songs were written to be spread across two CDs. On that note, though, the digital version of this album is absolutely incredible. This is my favourite album in the entire world, and the remastered digital version takes it to a whole new level. I don't regret paying MSRP for this, but unless you really love this album like I do, you might consider just pirating it.
Listening to my copy last night revealed a sad reality. This isn't an album that's suited for vinyl at all. I'm no audio engineer but these mixes are just so massive and polished to an absolute digital sheen with no mind paid for vinyl that the effect is comparable to watching an old DVD on a giant 4K TV. It doesn't sound terrible or anything, but I personally don't believe there is any real fidelity to be gained from it. Songs like 'We're In This Together' sound super muddy when that behemoth of a chorus kicks it. Quieter parts with more space sound nice, but that's mostly just because the vinyl came super clean and quiet. The '99 CD sounds great and there are also super high res digital audio files of the vinyl version available with the extra songs (which btw seems like they were left off for good reason). That said, the packaging looks fucking awesome and the booklets included are great.- Can anyone tell me what outter sleeve to protect this with? The spine is very big. Thanks.
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