69 Love Songs

Magnetic Fields, The

SKU: REWIGLP18

Barcode: 0887830001854

68.00 £68.00
  • Genre: Rock And Pop
  • Label: Domino
  • Released Date: 21st October 2016
  • Buying Format:
    6LP 10" Box Set

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The Magnetic Fields is songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist Stephin Merritt. His three hour magnum opus ‘69 Love Songs’ is reissued on vinyl through Domino Records. Comprised of six 10” discs, the box set also includes a 24 page colour booklet with liner notes by Daniel Handler (aka Lemony Snicket) featuring rare photos and an in-depth interview and track-bytrack feature with Merritt.

‘69 Love Songs’ was released in 1999 and, 17 years later, is still a singular achievement – a bold undertaking by one of pop music’s most innovative and acclaimed songwriters. Originally conceived by Merritt to be a live musical revue of 100 songs, Merritt realised that 100 songs, even at 2 minutes each, would be far too long a show and decided upon the next meaningful number, 69. 69 songs about life, loss, hope and beauty. 69 songs about the pursuit of that ever elusive and patently undefinable holy grail, love.

Stephin Merritt wrote all 69 songs but enlisted the help of numerous friends to record the album including long-time collaborator Claudia Gonson, guitarist John Woo, cellist Sam Davol and Daniel Handler. 24 of the songs feature guest vocals from LD Beghtol, Dudley Klute, Shirley Simms and Gonson.

A career-defining work (as Merritt intended it to be), ‘69 Love Song’s routinely ranks in Best Albums Of All Time lists and has earned cult status. It is a celebration to the beauty, magic, humour, frustration, longing and tenderness of the human condition.

Beautifully presented as a 6 x 10” set with rigid outer box, gatefold sleeves, full size 24 page booklet and digital download code, this exclusive edition is offered to independent retailers only.

Praise for ‘69 Love Songs’:

“One of the most remarkable records ever made” – The Sunday Times

“A major achievement” – The Guardian

“The greatest songwriter of his generation” – Time Out

“An undoubted genius” – NME

“A masterwork. You’ll probably think these songs are about you” – Spin

‘‘Ludicrously talented and unfeasibly prolific” – The Independent

“5/5 – An imposing landmark” – Uncut

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Track Listings

LP 1
1. Absolutely Cuckoo
2. I Don't Believe in the Sun
3. All My Little Words
4. Chicken with It's Head Cut Off
5. Reno Dakota
6. I Don't Want to Get Over You
7. Come Back from San Francisco
8. Luckiest Guy on the Lower East Side
9. Let's Pretend We're Bunny Rabbits
10. Cactus Where Your Heart Should Be
11. I Think I Need a New Heart
12. The Book of Love

LP 2
1. Fido, Your Leash Is Too Long
2. How Fucking Romantic
3. The Only One You Really Love
4. Punk Love
5. Parades Go By
6. Boa Constrictor
7. Pretty Girl Is Like…
8. My Sentimental Melody
9. Nothing Matters When We're Dancing
10. Sweet-Lovin' Man
11. Things We Did and Didn't Do

LP 3
1. Roses
2. Love Is Like Jazz
3. When My Boy Walks Down the Street
4. Time Enough for Rocking When We're Old
5. Very Funny
6. Grand Canyon
7. No One Will Ever Love You
8. If You Don't Cry
9. You're My Only Home
10. (Crazy for You But) Not That Crazy
11. My Only Friend
12. Promises of Eternity

LP 4
1. World Love
2. Washington, D.C.
3. Long-Forgotten Fairytale
4. Kiss Me Like You Mean It
5. Papa Was a Rodeo
6. Epitaph for My Heart
7. Asleep and Dreaming
8. Sun Goes Down and the World Goes Dancing
9. Way You Say Good-Night
10. Abigail, Belle of Kilronan
11. I Shatter

LP 5
1. Underwear
2. It's a Crime
3. Busby Berkeley Dreams
4. I'm Sorry I Love You
5. Acoustic Guitar
6. The Death of Ferdinand de Saussure
7. Love in the Shadows
8. Bitter Tears
9. Wi' Nae Wee Bairn Ye'll Me Beget
10. Yeah! Oh, Yeah!
11. Experimental Music Love

LP 6
1. Meaningless
2. Love Is Like a Bottle of Gin
3. Queen of the Savages
4. Blue You
5. I Can't Touch You Anymore
6. Two Kinds of People
7. How to Say Goodbye
8. The Night You Can't Remember
9. For We Are the King of the Boudoir
10. Strange Eyes
11. Xylophone Track
12. Zebra

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