Stephin Merritt Obscurities

Spin: "[A] well-curated compilation....[With] and unintentionally moving Patsy Cline parody, a Moog-warped 'I Don't Believe You,' and an alternate version of 'Take Ecstasy With Me'..."
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Format:  Vinyl LP
item number:  HSAF
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Vinyl LP Details

  • Released: August 25, 2011
  • Originally Released: 2011
  • Label: Merge Records

Description by OLDIES.com:

Rare & Unreleased tracks by The Magnetic Fields, The 6ths, and others.

Entertainment Reviews:

Spin - p.86
"[A] well-curated compilation....[With] and unintentionally moving Patsy Cline parody, a Moog-warped 'I Don't Believe You,' and an alternate version of 'Take Ecstasy With Me'..."
Uncut - p.91
3 stars out of 5 -- "[It] comes alive with an alternate version of 'Take Ecstasy With Me'..."
Record Collector (magazine) - p.98
4 stars out of 5 -- "[A]n unfiltered Merritt more than lives up to scrutiny....[His baritone] rings true throughout, the lyrics never less than priceless."

Tracks:

  • 1.Forever and a Day
  • 2.Rats In the Garbage of the Western World
  • 3.I Don't Believe You
  • 4.Plant White Roses
  • 5.Rot In the Sun
  • 6.The Sun and the Sea and the Sky
  • 7.Yet Another Girl
  • 8.Scream (Till You Make the Scene)
  • 9.The Song From Venus
  • 10.Beach - a - Boop - Boop
  • 11.When I'm Not Looking, You're Not There
  • 12.Take Ecstasy With Me
  • 13.When You're Young and In Love
  • 14.You Are Not My Mother and I Want To Go Home
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