The Mountain Goats – All Hail West Texas
Label: | Merge Records – MRG481 |
|---|---|
Format: | Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
Country: | US |
Released: | |
Genre: | Rock |
Style: | Folk Rock, Lo-Fi, Indie Rock |
Tracklist
| A1 | The Best Ever Death Metal Band In Denton | |
| A2 | Fall Of The Star High School Running Back | |
| A3 | Color In Your Cheeks | |
| A4 | Jenny | |
| A5 | Fault Lines | |
| A6 | Balance | |
| A7 | Pink And Blue | |
| A8 | Riches And Wonders | |
| B1 | The Mess Inside | |
| B2 | Jeff Davis County Blues | |
| B3 | Distant Stations | |
| B4 | Blues In Dallas | |
| B5 | Source Decay | |
| B6 | Absolute Lithops Effect |
Companies, etc.
- Copyright © – Merge Records
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Merge Records
Credits
- Liner Notes – John Darnielle
- Mixed By [Sequenced By] – John Darnielle
- Mixed By [Sequenced With] – Alex Newport, John Vanderslice
- Written-By – John Darnielle
Notes
Subtitle on front cover: fourteen songs about seven people, two houses, a motorcycle, and a locked treatment facility for adolescent boys.
Quote on back cover: It is clear that if one has a substantial collection of molecular groups, then it is quite a different matter for any other creature to pass through the groups, but a so-called "ghost" which has its molecules widely spaced can easily pass through a brick wall. - T. Lobsang Rampa, You Forever
The LP is packaged in a deluxe gatefold jacket, and features a newly-penned 1,800 word essay detailing the songwriting and recording process for the album. Also includes a digital download of the full record plus seven additional contemporaneous tracks.
© & ℗ 2013 Merge Records
Quote on back cover: It is clear that if one has a substantial collection of molecular groups, then it is quite a different matter for any other creature to pass through the groups, but a so-called "ghost" which has its molecules widely spaced can easily pass through a brick wall. - T. Lobsang Rampa, You Forever
The LP is packaged in a deluxe gatefold jacket, and features a newly-penned 1,800 word essay detailing the songwriting and recording process for the album. Also includes a digital download of the full record plus seven additional contemporaneous tracks.
© & ℗ 2013 Merge Records
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Text): 6 7385504811 6
- Barcode (Scanned): 673855048116
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, Stamped): 95 95 8 1A MRG 481
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, Stamped): 95 95 8 1B MRG 481
- Rights Society: ASCAP
Other Versions (5 of 8)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Recently Edited | All Hail West Texas (CD, Album) | Emperor Jones, Emperor Jones | EJ41, EJ41CD | US | 2002 | ||
Recently Edited | All Hail West Texas (CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered) | Merge Records | MRG481 | US | 2013 | ||
New Submission | All Hail West Texas (21×File, MP3, Album, Remastered, 320 kbps) | Merge Records | MRG481 | US | 2013 | ||
New Submission | All Hail West Texas (12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing) | Merge Records | MRG481 | US | 2013 | ||
| All Hail West Texas (Cassette, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Gold 'Metallic' Shell) | Merge Records | MRG481 | US | 2022 |
Recommendations
Reviews
Side A on my copy was great - nice quiet vinyl, sound quality as good as could possibly be expected given the source material. Unfortunately, side B was quite a bit off-center and sounded like a bowl of Rice Krispies in the background - snap, crackle, pop. Such a shame, because "The Mess Inside" is like my favorite Mountain Goats song. YMMV.
great pressing, amazing packaging, sounds awesome. only complaint which i won’t take stars away from for is the packaging made it seem like the bonus tracks appear on the record- they seem to be digital exclusives available w included download
Sounds utterly fantastic. Lo-fi albums on vinyl can sound great when given proper care and attention, and this is proof of that. Lots to read while you're listening as well, which is always a nice plus- I’ll say what everyone below has already said; only picked this up on the strength of the relative low price and 4 reviews below. Somehow they have made this release sound warmer and more punchy than a record recorded on a Panasonic boombox should ever possibly sound. If you are at all familiar with early Goats and it’s something that’s up your alley BUY ON SIGHT
Edited 3 years agoI agree with everything said before me about this record. It's lo-fi because it's recorded that way, but the "masters" were utilized beautifully. Really warm sounding. As an added bonus the hiss before and after each track sound especially good. The jacket with write up from John also really add to the experience of the album. The vinyl is nice and thick and stored in a nice poly lined inner sleeve.
Absolutely blown away with how good this sounds. Big thanks to naptime and ilovemyfender2
I would not have picked this up if no one reviewed it. If you know this album, pick this up, it’s well worth it.
It also has a gatefold full of liner notes by John Darnielle, and the inner sleeve is a poly lined paper inner, so you know care was really put into the release.
I was honestly kind of shocked at how good this sounded. Being a lo-fi production, I thought it would always sound a bit like ass, but when the needle dropped on this thing, it sounded like butter.- Edited 9 years agoabsurdly good pressing. the packaging is just incredible as well. the best way to own this album, bar none.
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