To Be Kind (Vinyl, LP, Album) album cover

Swans ‎– To Be Kind

Label:

Young God Records ‎– YG46

Format:

3 × Vinyl, LP, Album

Country:

Released:

13 May 2014

Genre:

Rock

Style:

Noise, Post Rock, Experimental

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1	Screen Shot Backing Vocals – St. VincentWords By, Music By – Michael Gira	8:07
A2	Just A Little Boy (For Chester Burnett) Music By – Pravdica, Hahn, Gira, Westberg, Puleo, HarrisWords By – Michael Gira	12:20
B1	A Little God In My Hands Backing Vocals – Jennifer ChurchWords By, Music By – Michael Gira	6:35
B2	Bring The Sun / Toussaint L'Ouverture Part One Backing Vocals – Cold Specks, St. VincentMusic By – Pravdica, Hahn, Gira, Westberg, Puleo, HarrisWords By – Michael Gira	14:41
C	Bring The Sun / Toussaint L'Ouverture Part Two Backing Vocals – Cold Specks, St. VincentMusic By – Pravdica, Hahn, Gira, Westberg, Puleo, HarrisWords By – Michael Gira	19:32
D1	Some Things We Do Strings, Arranged By [Strings] – Julia KentVocals [Duet With Michael Gira] – Little AnnieWords By, Music By – Michael Gira	5:09
D2	She Loves Us Backing Vocals – Jennifer ChurchMusic By – Pravdica, Hahn, Gira, Westberg, Puleo, HarrisWords By – Michael Gira	15:04
E1	Oxygen Words By, Music By – Michael Gira	7:59
E2	Kirsten Supine Backing Vocals – St. VincentWords By, Music By – Michael Gira	10:33
F1	Nathalie Neal Backing Vocals – St. VincentWords By, Music By – Michael Gira	10:15
F2	To Be Kind Music By – Pravdica, Hahn, Gira, Westberg, Puleo, HarrisWords By – Michael Gira	8:23

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright (p) – Young God Records
Copyright (c) – Young God Records
Recorded At – Sonic Ranch Studios
Overdubbed At – Elmwood Recording
Mastered At – micro-moose-berlin
Lacquer Cut At – Salt Mastering
Pressed By – Record Technology Incorporated

Credits

Artwork [Baby Images] – Bob Biggs
Bass Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals – Christopher Pravdica*
Drums, Percussion, Dulcimer, Piano, Keyboards, Vocals, Layout – Phil Puleo
Drums, Percussion, Piano, Bass, Guitar, Synth, Keyboards – Bill Rieflin*
Drums, Percussion, Vibraphone [Vibes], Bells, Wind [Wind Instruments], Viola [Handmade], Vocals – Thor Harris
Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals – Norman Westberg
Engineer – Charles Godfrey
Engineer, Other [All-Around Upstanding Guy And Master Of Logistics At Sonic Ranch], Other [Horse Recording] – Charles Godfrey
Lap Steel Guitar, Electric Guitar, Vocals – Christoph Hahn*
Mandolin – Rex Emerson
Other [Beneficient Overlord At Sonic Ranch] – Tony Rancich
Other [Horse Wrangler] – Guillermo Tellez Gonzales "Charo"
Other [Supreme Intern At Sonic Ranch] – Libni E. Garcia
Other [The Horses] – Venino, Seqario, Indio
Other [Travel Logistics And Sanity] – Brandon Eggleston
Piano, Harpsichord, Synth – Sean Kirkpatrick
Producer, Vocals, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Art Direction, Design – Michael Gira
Recorded By [Little Annie] – Paul Wallfisch
Recorded By, Mixed By, Piano – John Congleton
Trombone – David Pierce
Trumpet – Evan Weiss
Violin – Daniel Hart

Notes

Housed in a tri-fold jacket. Includes download code (160kbps mp3) and poster. Copies ordered from the Young God Records website come signed by M. Gira.

US version has Track E1 is 'Oxygen' and track E2 is 'Kirsten Supine'. European pressing track list has E1 'Kirsten Supine' and E2 'Oxygen'.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode: 658457004616
Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A): YG 46 A 22903.1
Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A (Variant)): YG-46 A re 25720.1(2)
Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B): YG 46 B salt 22903.2
Matrix / Runout (Runout Side C): YG 46 C 22903.3
Matrix / Runout (Runout Side D): YG 46 D salt 22903.4
Matrix / Runout (Runout Side E): YG 46 E 22903.5
Matrix / Runout (Runout Side F): YG 46 F salt 22903.6

Other Versions (5 of 13) View All

Cat#	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
YG46	Swans	To Be Kind ‎(2xCD, Album)	Young God Records	YG46	US	2014	Sell This Version
CDSTUMM364, YG46	Swans	To Be Kind ‎(2xCD, Album)	Mute, Young God Records	CDSTUMM364, YG46	Europe	2014	Sell This Version
YG46, TRCP-158~160	Swans	To Be Kind ‎(2xCD, Album + DVD + Dlx)	Young God Records, Traffic Inc.	YG46, TRCP-158~160	Japan	2014	Sell This Version
STUMM364, YG46	Swans	To Be Kind ‎(3xLP, Album, TP, W/Lbl)	Mute Artists Ltd., Young God Records	STUMM364, YG46	Europe	2014	Sell This Version
YG46	Swans	To Be Kind ‎(2xCD, Album + DVD + Dlx)	Young God Records	YG46	US	2014	Sell This Version

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Maybelly

April 20, 2016

edited over 2 years ago

This is one of the best albums ever made.
It both tests and rewards your patience...and when the currents configuration disbands, it will be a sad day.

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BoneyKing

January 5, 2016

My copy of this is mislabeled on the second LP; the labels on both sides read "Side Three"

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cristianHa

December 5, 2014

edited over 3 years ago

my copy has a poster but not the dvd. The vinyl came with some white marks that seemed like fingerprints ... I was hoping this to be a pure analog recording, but at first listen it didn't sound like one to me. I wrote to the Youndgod website and the answer was: "I believe they were recorded digitally. Brandon".

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gugusse

August 27, 2014

On my side b, it's written "side two yg45" instead of yg46

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tamkit

July 28, 2014

Wouldn't it make more sense for B2 to be labeled as "Bring the Sun" and C as "Toussaint L'Ouverture" as I'm fairly certain that's their crossover point? The way they're split up on the album.

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