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Arcade Fire – Funeral

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Label:Merge Records – MRG255
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, 180 Gram
Country:US
Released:
Genre:Rock
Style:Alternative Rock, Indie Rock

Tracklist

A1Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)
Songwriter [Songs Written With Help Of] – Josh Deu
4:48
A2Neighborhood #2 (Laïka)3:32
A3Une Année Sans Lumiere5:12
A4Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)
Songwriter [Songs Written With Help Of] – Josh Deu
3:41
A5Neighborhood #4 (7 Kettles)4:49
B6Crown Of Love4:42
B7Wake Up
Drums – Arlen Thompson
Viola – Gen Heistek*
5:35
B8Haiti4:07
B9Rebellion (Lies)5:10
B10In The Backseat6:20
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Companies, etc.

  • Copyright © – Merge Records
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Merge Records
  • Recorded At – Hotel2Tango
  • Mixed At – Hotel2Tango
  • Copyright © – Arcade Fire Music LLC
  • Lacquer Cut At – Golden Mastering
  • Mastered At – Disques SNB Ltée.
  • Mastered At – Record Technology Incorporated – 12458

Credits

  • Arranged By [String Arrangements By] – The Arcade Fire*, Owen Pallett, Sarah Neufeld
  • Artwork [Cover Art] – Tracy Maurice
  • Bass, Electric Guitar [Telecaster], Acoustic Guitar – Timothy Kingsbury
  • Bass, Xylophone, Synthesizer [Synth], Percussion [Percussions] – William Butler
  • Cello – Michael Olsen*
  • Drums, Guitar – Howard Bilerman
  • Electric Guitar [Rickenbacker], Synthesizer [Synth], Organ, Piano, Accordion, Xylophone, Percussion [Percussions], Double Bass [Upright Bass] – Richard Reed Parry
  • Engineer – The Arcade Fire*, Howard Bilerman, Mark Lawson (2), Richard Reed Parry
  • Harp – Anita Fust
  • Horn – Pietro Amato
  • Lacquer Cut By – Golden*
  • Mastered By – Ryan Morey
  • Photography By, Artwork [Insert] – Hilary Treadwell
  • Recorded By – The Arcade Fire*, Howard Bilerman, Richard Reed Parry
  • Recorded By [With Loving Help From] – Mark Lawson (2), Thierry Amar
  • Songwriter [All Songs Written By], Producer – The Arcade Fire*
  • Violin – Owen Pallett, Sarah Neufeld
  • Vocals, Drums, Synthesizer [Synth], Piano, Accordion, Xylophone, Recorder, Percussion [Percussions] – Régine Chassagne
  • Vocals, Electric Guitar [Jaguar], Twelve-String Guitar [Electric], Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Synthesizer [Synth], Bass – Win Butler

Notes

Reissued on 180-gram vinyl, includes a digital download coupon and a little 4-pages leaflet with liner notes, lyrics and credits.

Housed in an embossed gatefold sleeve.

The Arcade Fire
Funeral
September 14, 2004

Recorded and mixed at Hotel 2 Tango and Win & Régine's apartment in Montréal in a week of August 2003 and the winter of 2004
Mastered at Disques SNB, Montréal

©The Arcade Fire 2004

℗ & © merge records 2005

Variations on the titles of some tracks:
•Track A2: "Neighborhood #2 (Laïka)" is listed on back cover tracklist and insert liner notes, but listed as "Neighborhood #2 (Laika)" on record label tracklist.
•Track A3: "Une année sans lumiere" is listed on back cover and label, but listed as "Une année sans lumière" on insert.
•Track B8: "Haiti" is listed on back cover and label, but listed as "Haïti" on insert.

Tracklisting ascends numerically regardless of disc side.

Runouts are etched, except for 'GOLDEN', which is stamped. Lacquer cutting and a mastering credit are identified in runouts.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode (scanned): 673855025513
  • Barcode (text): 6 73855 02551 3
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout): MRG-255-A 12458.1(3)... GOLDEN
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout): MRG-255-B 12458.2(3)... GOLDEN

Other Versions (5 of 35)

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Title (Format)LabelCat#CountryYear
Funeral (CD, Album)Merge RecordsMRG 255USA & Canada2004
New Submission
Funeral (CDr, Album, Promo)Rough TradeRTRADCDP219UK2004
New Submission
Funeral (10×File, MP3, Album, 320kbps)Merge RecordsMRG2552004
New Submission
Funeral (CD, Album)Noiselab RecordsMRG 255Mexico2004
New Submission
Funeral (CDr, Album, Promo)Merge RecordsMRG255US2004

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Reviews

  • Rim2112's avatar
    Rim2112
    Edited 2 years ago
    Well, i can agree with most of the reviews here, i cant compare with other pressings but this one sounds fairly ok, still isn't better than my Neon Bible and The Suburbs 2017 press in terms of quality...
    • Chowny's avatar
      Chowny
      Great pressing of what is rightly regarded as a modern classic.
      • staypuffmarsh's avatar
        staypuffmarsh
        If any album deserves a remaster it’s this. The music is amazing but the mastering on every version is subpar. With its 20th anniversary coming in a few years hopefully this will receive the treatment it deserves with an in-depth remixing and mastering job and the double-LP 45 RPM treatment (it’s already pushing it at 48 minutes on 1 LP). If you can find it for cheap on vinyl I wouldn’t tell anyone not to buy it but with the way it sounds right now it isn’t worth $20. I found it used for $12 and felt like that was a fair price.
        • Ardroth's avatar
          Ardroth
          Does anyone happen to have an extra copy of the booklet, or hi-res scans? I bought a copy of this exact pressing from a record shop, but it didn't come with the 4-page leaflet as described here. If someone is willing to send me hi-res scans I would settle for that (and just print out and make my own booklet). Please DM me, thanks!
          • Curricanero_Discogs's avatar
            Curricanero_Discogs
            I haven't checked the other versions, but this is a beautiful packaging and fantastic sounding pressing
            • Stevenizzydan's avatar
              Stevenizzydan
              Love Wake Up, and the youtube of them in a band with David Bowie always makes me cry (with a smile)
              • JohnLongo12's avatar
                JohnLongo12
                Sound is dead queit would recommend to anyone that loves this album!
                • antizign's avatar
                  antizign
                  side B is much quieter than A. do me a favour
                  • Krisperrr's avatar
                    Krisperrr
                    Wow. Just.. wow... Probably the best vinyl in my entire collection. Absolutely amazing; dead silent all throughout. Hearing it on vinyl is an absolute experience.
                    • green_wizard's avatar
                      green_wizard
                      Might have a newer reissue, or alternate version? My copy has brown labels rather than blue. Runouts and hype sticker are as pictured.

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