The Flaming Lips – The Soft Bulletin
Label: | Warner Bros. Records – 518653-1, Warner Bros. Records – PRO-CD-518619 |
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Format: | CD, Promo |
Country: | USA & Europe |
Released: | |
Genre: | Electronic, Rock |
Style: | Indie Rock, Experimental, Psychedelic Rock |
Tracklist
| The Soft Bulletin | |||
| A1 | Race For The Prize (Sacrifice Of The New Scientists) | 4:09 | |
| A2 | A Spoonful Weighs A Ton | 3:32 | |
| A3 | The Spark That Bled (The Softest Bullet Ever Shot) | 5:55 | |
| A4 | The Spiderbite Song | 4:02 | |
| B1 | Buggin' (The Buzz Of Love Is Busy Buggin' You) | 3:16 | |
| B2 | What Is The Light? (An Untested Hypothesis Suggesting That The Chemical (In Our Brains) By Which We Are Able To Experience The Sensation Of Being In Love Is The Same Chemical That Caused The "Big Bang" That Was The Birth Of The Accelerating Universe) | 4:05 | |
| B3 | The Observer | 4:11 | |
| C1 | Waitin' For A Superman (Is It Getting Heavy?) | 4:17 | |
| C2 | Suddenly Everything Has Changed (Death Anxiety Caused By Moments Of Boredom) | 3:54 | |
| C3 | The Gash (Battle Hymn For The Wounded Mathematician) | 4:02 | |
| D1 | Slow Motion | 3:53 | |
| D2 | Feeling Yourself Disintegrate | 5:17 | |
| D3 | Sleeping On The Roof (Excerpt From "Should We Keep The Severed Head Awake??") | 3:09 | |
| The Soft Bulletin Outtakes | |||
| CD 1 | 1000 Ft. Hands | ||
| CD 2 | The Captain | ||
| CD 3 | Satellite Of You |
Companies, etc.
- Record Company – Warner Music Group
- Copyright © – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
- Copyright © – WEA International Inc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – WEA International Inc.
- Copyright © – Lovely Sorts of Death
- Copyright © – EMI Blackwood Music Inc.
- Recorded At – Tarbox Road Studios
- Lacquer Cut At – Masterdisk
- Pressed By – Pallas – 18730
- Pressed By – Pallas – 18731
Credits
- A&R – David Katznelson
- Design, Layout – George Salisbury
- Lacquer Cut By – DONGROSSINGER.COM*
- Performer – Michael Ivins, Steven Drozd, Wayne Coyne
- Photography By [Band Photo] – J. Michelle Martin
- Photography By [Cover Photo] – Lawrence Schiller
- Producer – Dave Fridmann, Scott Booker, The Flaming Lips
- Recorded By, Mixed By – Dave Fridmann, The Flaming Lips
Notes
Some copies have a hype sticker on the outer front shrink (see pics), it reads:
180 Gram Two-Disc Set
Pressed At Pallas, Germany
Bonus CD Includes Three Previously-Unreleased Tracks
Because Sound Matters
Bonus CD issued in a cardboard sleeve with photo of a live performance and labeled "The Soft Bulletin Outtakes Music And Songs By The Flaming Lips",
180 Gram Two-Disc Set
Pressed At Pallas, Germany
Bonus CD Includes Three Previously-Unreleased Tracks
Because Sound Matters
Bonus CD issued in a cardboard sleeve with photo of a live performance and labeled "The Soft Bulletin Outtakes Music And Songs By The Flaming Lips",
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode: 0 9362-49779-2 6
- Rights Society: BMI
- Other (Cat # on sticker): 1-518653 (#1)
- Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A etched; -18730- MASTERDISK stamped): 1-518653-RE A. -18730- DONGROSSINGER.COM MASTERDISK
- Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B etched; -18730- MASTERDISK stamped): 1-518653-RE B -18730- DONGROSSINGER.COM MASTERDISK
- Matrix / Runout (Runout Side C etched; -18731- MASTERDISK stamped): 1-518653-RE C -18731- DONGROSSINGER.COM MASTERDISK
- Matrix / Runout (Runout Side D etched; -18731- MASTERDISK stamped): 1-518653-RE D -18731- DONGROSSINGER.COM MASTERDISK
- Matrix / Runout (Bonus CD, Variant 1): X31649 1 PRO CD 518619-2 01 M1S1
- Mould SID Code (Bonus CD, Variant 1): IFPI 2U3W
- Matrix / Runout (Bonus CD, Variant 2): X31649 M0S1 1 PRO CD 518619-2 01
- Mould SID Code (Bonus CD, Variant 2): IFPI 2U2P
- Mastering SID Code (Bonus CD, Printed 2x, Variants 1 & 2): ifpi L902
Other Versions (5 of 36)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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| The Soft Bulletin (CD, HDCD, Album) | Warner Bros. Records | 9362-47393-2 | Europe | 1999 | |||
Recently Edited | The Soft Bulletin (CD, HDCD, Album) | Warner Bros. Records | CDW 46876 | Canada | 1999 | ||
| The Soft Bulletin (CD, HDCD, Album) | Warner Bros. Records | 9 46876-2 | US | 1999 | |||
Recently Edited | The Soft Bulletin (CD, Advance, Album, Promo) | Warner Bros. Records | 2-46876-AB | US | 1999 | ||
Recently Edited | The Soft Bulletin (CD, Album) | Warner Bros. Records | 9362473932 | Australia | 1999 |
Recommendations
Reviews
I always come back to this version. I love the gatefold, and I honestly prefer this older mix to the newly available ones. It’s more of a relaxed mix and gives a dreamier vibe. Plus it’s pressed at Pallas.
I’ve owned several copies throughout my life. This one I’m keeping.
This is definitely the pressing you want. I've tried several and this is the only vinyl one that sounds anywhere as good as the original CD issue.
Better than the original pressing if only because it's quieter. Both the OG press of Yoshimi and The Soft Bulletin on PIAS have a lot of surface noise. The only other difference is that the sleeve is slightly different from the original.
This is an outstanding vinyl pressing from Pallas in Germany; my copy is flat and dead quiet. I only wish the gatefold sleeve were even half as good. Mine came out of the shrink wrap with major corner bends, and the whole thing just feels too flimsy for such an otherwise premium release. Ah well, the recording is what matters, and to my ears it is presented flawlessly here.
It's worth noting that "Race For The Prize" and "Buggin'" are included in their original mixes, rather than the remixes that appeared on the CD. If, like me, you played your 1999 CD to death, you may experience a moment of shock when the drums don't quite kick in on "Buggin'". (I find myself siding with the corporate goons over at Warner Bros. on that one, but only because I love the sound of Steven's drums so much.)- This really is a fantastic version of this LP. It's one of my favorite records, and I've owned several versions over the years. This is, in my opinion, the one to have. It's a quiet and flat pressing that sounds great. Also, the version of Buggin' on this pressing sounds to be a different mix to me.
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