Album

Obscurities

Stephin Merritt

2011 · Electronic, Rock

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Obscurities by Stephin Merritt

Obscurities is an Electronic album by Stephin Merritt, originally released in 2011. On Gatefold: 7 pressings tracked.

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Tracklist

Side A

  1. A1Forever And A Day
  2. A2Rats In The Garbage Of The Western World
  3. A3I Don't Believe You
  4. A4Plant White Roses
  5. A5Rot In The Sun
  6. A6The Sun And The Sea And The Sky
  7. A7Yet Another Girl

Side B

  1. B1Scream (Till You Make The Scene)
  2. B2The Song From Venus
  3. B3Beach-A-Boop-Boop
  4. B4When I'm Not Looking, You're Not There
  5. B5Take Ecstasy With Me
  6. B6When You're Young And In Love
  7. B7You Are Not My Mother And I Want To Go Home

Sound DNA

  • Electronic
  • Synth-Pop / New Wave
  • synthetic
  • bittersweet
  • theatrical

Album notes

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Track 1: From "The Song From Venus," an unfinished musical by Stephin Merritt and Daniel Handler.
Track 2: B-side of the "All The Umbrellas In London" 7-inch single.
Track 3: 7-inch single (version).
Track 4: From the "Cooking With The Priests," K Records cassette.
Track 5: B-side of the "Heaven In A Black Leather Jacket" 7-inch single.
Track 6: Previously unreleased.
Track 7: From the limited edition "Wasps' Nests" vinyl box set.
Track 8: Previously unreleased.
Track 9: From "The Song From Venus," an unfinished musical by Stephin Merritt and Daniel Handler.
Track 10: B-side of the "Long Vermont Roads" 7-inch single.
Track 11: B-side of the "I Don't Believe You" 7-inch single.
Track 12: From the "Oh, Merge" compilation.
Track 13: From "The Song From Venus," an unfinished musical by Stephin Merritt and Daniel Handler.
Track 14: From the Neil Gaiman audiobook "Coraline" HarperCollins Publishers.

Credits

The people behind it.

Performers

  • Claudia GonsonBACKING VOCALS DRUMS
  • Shirley SimmsGUITAR
  • Susan AnwayVOCALS

Rare pressing on Gatefold · 7 pressings tracked on Gatefold

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