Bright Eyes – Letting Off The Happiness

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Label:	Dead Oceans – DOC282
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue
Country:	USA & Europe
Released:	May 27, 2022
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Indie Rock

Tracklist

A1		If Winter Ends Vocals, Guitar – Conor Oberst
A2		Padraic My Prince Bass – Matt Maginn Drums – Matt Fotch Noises [Atmospheric Noises] – Mike Mogis Recorded By – Mike Mogis Vocals, Guitar – Conor Oberst
A3		Contrast And Compare Acoustic Guitar, Electronic Drums – Conor Oberst Guitar – Conor Oberst, Matt Oberst, Mike Mogis Pedal Steel Guitar, Melodica, Organ [Air Organ] – Mike Mogis Recorded By – Mike Mogis Vocals – Conor Oberst, Neely Jenkins
A4		The City Has Sex Drums, Percussion – Jeremy Barnes Guitar [Country Guitar], Keyboards – Mike Mogis Vocals, Guitar – Conor Oberst Vocals, Percussion – Andy LeMaster
A5		The Difference In The Shades Bass – Andy LeMaster Drums – Jeremy Barnes Keyboards [Rhodes Keyboard] – Kevin Barnes Pedal Steel Guitar – Mike Mogis Vocals, Guitar – Conor Oberst
A6		Touch Drums, Keyboards [Electronic Noises With Broken Keyboards] – Jeremy Barnes Keyboards – Conor Oberst, Mike Mogis Other [Made Everything Just Right] – Andy LeMaster
B7		June On The West Coast
B8		Pull My Hair Drums – Ted Stevens Electronic Drums, Pedal Steel Guitar – Mike Mogis Vocals – Neely Jenkins Vocals, Guitar – Andy LeMaster, Conor Oberst
B9		A Poetic Retelling Of An Unfortunate Seduction Backing Vocals – Kevin Barnes Drums, Accordion – Jeremy Barnes Pedal Steel Guitar, Keyboards, Organ – Mike Mogis Performer [Did What Was Expected] – Conor Oberst Recorded By – Andy LeMaster
B10		Tereza And Tomas Bass [Ebow Bass] – Aaron Druery Chimes – Mike Mogis Finger Cymbals – Robb Nansel Percussion – Matt Fotch Piano – Conor Oberst, Mike Mogis Recorded By – Mike Mogis Vocals, Guitar – Conor Oberst
B11		Contrast And Compare (Version)

Companies, etc.

Recorded At – Chase Park Transduction
Mixed At – Whoopass Recording Studio
Mastered At – Whoopass Recording Studio
Published By – Sony/ATV Sounds LLC
Published By – Bedrooms; Bedrooms And Spiders
Mastered At – Record Technology Incorporated – 20187
Mastered At – Record Technology Incorporated – 20267

Credits

Engineer [Engineering For The Athens Session] – Andy Lemaster
Lacquer Cut By – CM*
Mixed By, Mastered By – Mike Mogis

Notes

“Contrast and Compare (Version)” is a hidden track.
Tracklisting is numbered sequentially across sides.

Early copies included the wrong hype sticker applied to front shrinkwrap.
This incorrect hype sticker reads "Bright Eyes | A Collection Of Songs Written And Recorded 1995-1997 | Includes digital download".

A1: Recorded at home on four-track March 1997. The keyboards and sampler were added later at Mike Mogis' house.
A2: Recorded by Mike Mogis on his eight-track in my basement during several days surrounding New Years 1998.
A3: Recorded by Mike on that same New Years break.
A4: Recorded in Athens, Georgia at my friend Andy LeMaster's Amazing hi-fi studio (Chase Park transduction) [...]
A5. Also recorded in Athens in March of '98.
A6: Recorded in Athens.
B7. Recorded in my basement on Mike's eight track.
B8: Originally recorded on four track in my basement [...] Mike added the electric drums later at his house [...] I added some additional guitars and vocals at Mike's house.
B9: Recorded in Athens by Andy. [...] When Mike and I got back to Nebraska, he felt it necessary to add another six or so pedal steel tracks.
B10: Recorded on eight track in my basement by Mike.

All of these songs were eventually mixed and mastered dozens of times by Mike at his house (the Whoopass).
All songs: Sony/ATV Sounds LLC/Bedrooms; Bedrooms and Spiders (BMI). (C)&(P) 1998 Saddle Creek

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Printed): 6 56605 15821 1
Barcode (Scanned): 656605158211
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout): DOC282LP A CM
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout): DOC282LP-B CM

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Letting Off The Happiness (LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered)	Saddle Creek	LBJ-23	US	1998
New Submission	Letting Off The Happiness (CD, Album)	Saddle Creek Records	LBJ-23	US	1998
	Letting Off The Happiness (CD, Album)	Bad News Records	BN-117	Japan	1999
	Letting Off The Happiness (CD, Album, Reissue)	Bad News Records	BNCP-20	Japan	2000
Recently Edited	Letting Off The Happiness (CD, Album)	Wichita, Clearspot	WEBB 011, EFA CD 21966	Europe	2001