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The Magnetic Fields: Get Lost

On October 24, 1995, “Merge” label released “Get Lost”, the fifth Magnetic Fields (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1995, and was produced by Stephin Merritt.

Personnel:

  • Stephin Merritt – vocals, instrumentation
  • John Woo – guitar, banjo
  • Sam Davol – cello, flute
  • Claudia Gonson – vocals, drums, ukulele
  • Julie Cooper – bass guitar
  • Natalie Lithwick – French vocals
  • Kelly McKaig – recording assistant
  • Eric Masunaga – mixing assistant, technical advisor
  • Andrew Beaujon – French translation
  • Eve Prime – cover photography
  • John Woo – tray card photography

Track listing:

All by Stephin Merritt, except where noted.

  1. With Whom to Dance
  2. Smoke and Mirrors
  3. All the Umbrellas in London
  4. Why I Cry
  5. Save a Secret for the Moon
  6. Don’t Look Away
  7. Love Is Lighter Than Air
  8. Famous
  9. The Desperate Things You Made Me Do
  10. You and Me and the Moon
  11. When You are Old and Lonely
  12. The Village in the Morning – Stephin Merritt, Robert Scott
  13. The Dreaming Moon

Best Coast: The Only Place

On May 15, 2012, “Mexican Summer” label released “The Only Place”, the second Best Coast studio album. It was recorded in 2012, at “Capitol Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Jon Brion.

Personnel:

  • Bethany Cosentino – vocals, guitar
  • Bobb Bruno – drums, guitar, bass guitar
  • Jon Brion– percussion, keyboards, 12-string guitar, lap steel, six-string bass
  • Greg Koller – engineer, mixing
  • Eric Caudieux – editor
  • Jake Gorski – assistant engineer
  • Chandler Harrod – assistant engineer
  • Patricia Sullivan – mastering
  • Dan Schechter – art direction, design
  • David Black – in-studio photography
  • Jess Rotter – landscape illustration

Track listing:

All tracks by Bethany Cosentino.

  1. The Only Place
  2. Why I Cry
  3. Last Year
  4. My Lifes
  5. No One Like You
  6. How They Want Me to Be
  7. Better Girl
  8. Do You Love Me Like You Used To
  9. Dreaming My Life Away
  10. Let’s Go Home
  11. Up All Night