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50 Song Memoir

The Magnetic Fields, Stephin Merritt (ukulele), Stephin Merritt (voice), Stephin Merritt (organ), Stephin Merritt (percussion), Stephin Merritt (harp), Stephin Merritt (glockenspiel), Brad Gordon (additional trumpet), Brad Gordon (trombone), Stephin Merritt (cavaquinho), Stephin Merritt (dulcimer),...

50 Song Memoir

50 Song Memoir

The Magnetic Fields, Stephin Merritt (ukulele), Stephin Merritt (voice), Stephin Merritt (organ), Stephin Merritt (percussion), Stephin Merritt (harp), Stephin Merritt (glockenspiel), Brad Gordon (additional trumpet), Brad Gordon (trombone), Stephin Merritt (cavaquinho), Stephin Merritt (dulcimer),...

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About

  • Release date: 10th Mar 2017
  • Label: Nonesuch
  • Catalogue number: 7559794090
  • Length: 2 hours 30 minutes

Contents and tracklist

'66: Wonder Where I'm From
Work length2:44
  • The Magnetic Fields, Stephin Merritt (ukulele), Stephin Merritt (voice)
'67: Come Back as a Cockroach
Work length2:34
  • The Magnetic Fields, Stephin Merritt (percussion), Stephin Merritt (voice), Stephin Merritt (dulcimer), Stephin Merritt (organ), Stephin Merritt (harp), Brad Gordon (trombone), Brad Gordon (additional trumpet), Stephin Merritt (cavaquinho), Stephin Merritt (glockenspiel)
'68: A Cat Called Dionysus
Work length2:46
  • The Magnetic Fields, Stephin Merritt (melodica), Stephin Merritt (organ), Stephin Merritt (voice), Stephin Merritt (synthesizer), Stephin Merritt (guitar), Stephin Merritt (drums), Claudia Gonson (voice), Johny Blood (flugelhorn), Johny Blood (tuba), Otto Handler (vocals), Randy Walker (voice)
'69: Judy Garland
Work length3:17
  • The Magnetic Fields, Stephin Merritt (mandola), Stephin Merritt (voice), Thomas Bartlett (keyboards), Stephin Merritt (ukulele), Stephin Merritt (bass), Shirley Simms (voice), Claudia Gonson (voice), Daniel Handler (accordion), Daniel Handler (voice), Johny Blood (flugelhorn), Randy Walker (voice)
'70: They're Killing Children Over There
Work length2:36
  • The Magnetic Fields, Stephin Merritt (voice), Stephin Merritt (drums), Stephin Merritt (electric piano), Stephin Merritt (percussion), Stephin Merritt (bass), Stephin Merritt (guitar), Stephin Merritt (mandola)
'71: I Think I'll Make Another World
Work length2:56
  • The Magnetic Fields, Stephin Merritt (organ), Stephin Merritt (voice), Stephin Merritt (piano), Stephin Merritt (ukulele), Stephin Merritt (keyboards), Sam Davol (cello), Claudia Gonson (piano), Chris Ewen (keyboards), Claudia Gonson (voice), Daniel Handler (vibraphone), Pinky Weitzman (viola), Shirley Simms (voice)
'72: Eye Contact
Work length2:55
  • The Magnetic Fields, Stephin Merritt (tape), Stephin Merritt (voice), Stephin Merritt (guitar), Stephin Merritt (synthesizer), Stephin Merritt (percussion), Claudia Gonson (voice), Stephin Merritt (bass), Stephin Merritt (melodica), Stephin Merritt (organ)
'73: It Could Have Been Paradise
Work length3:06
  • The Magnetic Fields, Stephin Merritt (voice), Stephin Merritt (drums), Stephin Merritt (recorder), Stephin Merritt (percussion), Stephin Merritt (bass), Stephin Merritt (mandola)
'74: No
Work length2:56
  • The Magnetic Fields, Stephin Merritt (organ), Stephin Merritt (drums), Stephin Merritt (synthesizer), Stephin Merritt (ukulele), Stephin Merritt (voice), Shirley Simms (voice), Johny Blood (tuba), Daniel Handler (organ), Daniel Handler (accordion), Daniel Handler (piano), Daniel Handler (vibraphone), Johny Blood (flugelhorn), Daniel Handler (voice), Randy Walker (voice)
'75: My Mama Ain't
Work length3:01
  • The Magnetic Fields, Stephin Merritt (voice), Stephin Merritt (drums), Stephin Merritt (psaltery), Stephin Merritt (synthesizer), Stephin Merritt (bass), Stephin Merritt (glockenspiel), Stephin Merritt (guitar)
'76: Hustle 76
Work length3:16
  • The Magnetic Fields, Stephin Merritt (vocoder), Stephin Merritt (voice), Thomas Bartlett (keyboards), Thomas Bartlett (synthesizer), Shirley Simms (voice), Claudia Gonson (voice), Daniel Handler (voice), Randy Walker (voice), Sam Davol (cello)
'77: Life Ain't All Bad
Work length4:15
  • The Magnetic Fields, Stephin Merritt (organ), Stephin Merritt (drums), Stephin Merritt (piano), Stephin Merritt (xylophone), Stephin Merritt (voice), Stephin Merritt (synthesizer), Shirley Simms (voice), Johny Blood (tuba), Daniel Handler (organ), Daniel Handler (accordion), Anthony Kaczynski (voice), Daniel Handler (vibraphone), Daniel Handler (voice), Johny Blood (flugelhorn), Daniel Handler (keyboards), Randy Walker (voice)
'78: The Blizzard of '78
Work length3:15
  • The Magnetic Fields, Stephin Merritt (voice), Stephin Merritt (dulcimer), Stephin Merritt (drums)
'79: Rock'n'Roll Will Ruin Your Life
Work length2:58
  • The Magnetic Fields, Stephin Merritt (voice), Stephin Merritt (drums), Stephin Merritt (dulcimer), Stephin Merritt (piano), Stephin Merritt (percussion), Stephin Merritt (bass), Stephin Merritt (guitar), Stephin Merritt (keyboards), Stephin Merritt (organ)
'80: London by Jetpack
Work length2:58
  • The Magnetic Fields, Stephin Merritt (voice), Stephin Merritt (ukulele), Stephin Merritt (drums), Stephin Merritt (percussion), Stephin Merritt (banjo), Stephin Merritt (bass), Stephin Merritt (guitar)
'81: How to Play the Synthesizer
Work length3:06
  • The Magnetic Fields, Stephin Merritt (voice), Thomas Bartlett (keyboards), Stephin Merritt (synthesizer), Claudia Gonson (voice), Stephin Merritt (percussion)
'82: Happy Beeping
Work length3:10
  • The Magnetic Fields, Stephin Merritt (synthesizer), Stephin Merritt (voice), Stephin Merritt (dulcimer), Stephin Merritt (drums), Stephin Merritt (piano), Stephin Merritt (percussion), Pinky Weitzman (viola), Sam Davol (cello), Stephin Merritt (bass), Stephin Merritt (guitar), Stephin Merritt (organ)
'83: Foxx and I
Work length2:43
  • The Magnetic Fields, Stephin Merritt (drums), Stephin Merritt (piano), Stephin Merritt (voice), Stephin Merritt (banjo), Stephin Merritt (guitar), Stephin Merritt (synthesizer)
'84: Danceteria!
Work length3:09
  • The Magnetic Fields, Stephin Merritt (synthesizer), Stephin Merritt (voice), Stephin Merritt (xylophone), Stephin Merritt (organ), Sam Davol (cello), Chris Ewen (synthesizer), Johny Blood (flugelhorn), Pinky Weitzman (viola), Randy Walker (voice), Stephin Merritt (drums)
'85: Why I Am Not a Teenager
Work length3:07
  • The Magnetic Fields, Stephin Merritt (melodica), Stephin Merritt (joia tubes), Stephin Merritt (organ), Stephin Merritt (voice), Stephin Merritt (synthesizer), Stephin Merritt (drums), Shirley Simms (voice), Daniel Handler (accordion), Anthony Kaczynski (voice), Daniel Handler (voice), Pinky Weitzman (viola), Randy Walker (voice), Sam Davol (cello)
'86: How I Failed Ethics
Work length2:58
  • The Magnetic Fields, Thomas Bartlett (keyboards), Stephin Merritt (voice), Stephin Merritt (chimes), Stephin Merritt (vocoder)
'87: At the Pyramid
Work length3:09
  • The Magnetic Fields, Stephin Merritt (sitar), Stephin Merritt (synthesizer), Stephin Merritt (voice), Stephin Merritt (joia tubes), Stephin Merritt (guitar), Claudia Gonson (synthesizer), Claudia Gonson (voice), John Woo (guitar), Stephin Merritt (drums)
'88: Ethan Frome
Work length2:23
  • The Magnetic Fields, Stephin Merritt (voice), Stephin Merritt (electric piano), Thomas Bartlett (keyboards), Stephin Merritt (percussion), Claudia Gonson (voice), John Woo (guitar), Stephin Merritt (guitar)
'89: The 1989 Musical Marching Zoo
Work length3:06
  • The Magnetic Fields, Stephin Merritt (sitar), Stephin Merritt (synthesizer), Stephin Merritt (voice), Stephin Merritt (keyboards), Stephin Merritt (dulcimer), Stephin Merritt (xylophone), Stephin Merritt (percussion), Stephin Merritt (organ), Chris Ewen (synthesizer), Chris Ewen (kazoo), Johny Blood (flugelhorn), Johny Blood (tuba), Stephin Merritt (joia tubes), Stephin Merritt (charango), Stephin Merritt (melodica)
'90: Dreaming in Tetris
Work length3:21
  • The Magnetic Fields, Stephin Merritt (voice), Thomas Bartlett (keyboards), Stephin Merritt (vocoder), Stephin Merritt (synthesizer), Stephin Merritt (organ)
'91: The Day I Finally...
Work length2:19
  • The Magnetic Fields, Stephin Merritt (voice), Stephin Merritt (organ)
'92: Weird Diseases
Work length3:10
  • The Magnetic Fields, Stephin Merritt (synthesizer), Stephin Merritt (voice), Stephin Merritt (xylophone), Stephin Merritt (sitar), Stephin Merritt (drums), Stephin Merritt (organ), Stephin Merritt (percussion)
'93: Me and Fred and Dave and Ted
Work length3:08
  • The Magnetic Fields, Stephin Merritt (voice), Stephin Merritt (ukulele), Stephin Merritt (piano), Stephin Merritt (bass), Stephin Merritt (drums)
'94: Haven't Got a Penny
Work length2:53
  • The Magnetic Fields, Stephin Merritt (piano), Stephin Merritt (synthesizer), Stephin Merritt (drums), Stephin Merritt (voice), Stephin Merritt (percussion), Stephin Merritt (bass), Daniel Handler (accordion), Anthony Kaczynski (voice), Daniel Handler (piano), John Woo (guitar), Shirley Simms (voice), Stephin Merritt (chimes)
'95: A Serious Mistake
Work length3:13
  • The Magnetic Fields, Stephin Merritt (organ), Stephin Merritt (sitar), Stephin Merritt (synthesizer), Stephin Merritt (xylophone), Stephin Merritt (voice), Stephin Merritt (dulcimer), Stephin Merritt (drums), Daniel Handler (piano), Daniel Handler (accordion), John Woo (guitar), Johny Blood (flugelhorn), Johny Blood (tuba), Randy Walker (voice)
'96: I'm Sad!
Work length2:12
  • The Magnetic Fields, Stephin Merritt (voice), Stephin Merritt (piano), Stephin Merritt (keyboards)
'97: Eurodisco Trio
Work length3:15
  • The Magnetic Fields, Stephin Merritt (synthesizer), Stephin Merritt (voice), Stephin Merritt (organ), Claudia Gonson (voice), Stephin Merritt (drums), Stephin Merritt (percussion)
'98: Lovers' Lies
Work length3:06
  • The Magnetic Fields, Stephin Merritt (voice), Thomas Bartlett (keyboards), Stephin Merritt (harp), Claudia Gonson (voice), Stephin Merritt (guitar)
'99: Fathers in the Clouds
Work length2:51
  • The Magnetic Fields, Stephin Merritt (voice), Stephin Merritt (drums), Stephin Merritt (piano), Stephin Merritt (guitar), John Woo (guitar), Stephin Merritt (bass), Stephin Merritt (glockenspiel)
'00: Ghosts of the Marathon Dancers
Work length3:05
  • The Magnetic Fields, Thomas Bartlett (keyboards), Stephin Merritt (voice), Claudia Gonson (voice)
'01: Have You Seen It in the Snow?
Work length2:51
  • The Magnetic Fields, Sam Davol (cello), Shirley Simms (voice), Thomas Bartlett (keyboards), Stephin Merritt (vocals), Randy Walker (voice), Johny Blood (tuba), Daniel Handler (accordion), Anthony Kaczynski (voice), Daniel Handler (organ), Daniel Handler (voice), Daniel Handler (keyboards), Pinky Weitzman (viola)
'02: Be True to Your Bar
Work length3:34
  • The Magnetic Fields, Sam Davol (cello), Shirley Simms (voice), Thomas Bartlett (keyboards), Stephin Merritt (voice), Randy Walker (voice), Johny Blood (tuba), Daniel Handler (accordion), Anthony Kaczynski (voice), Daniel Handler (organ), Daniel Handler (voice), Daniel Handler (keyboards), Pinky Weitzman (viola)
'03: The Ex and I
Work length2:59
  • The Magnetic Fields, Stephin Merritt (voice), Stephin Merritt (piano), Stephin Merritt (synthesizer), Stephin Merritt (percussion), Stephin Merritt (guitar), Stephin Merritt (joia tubes)
'04: Cold-Blooded Man
Work length3:05
  • The Magnetic Fields, Stephin Merritt (percussion), Stephin Merritt (voice), Thomas Bartlett (keyboards), Stephin Merritt (guitar), Sam Davol (cello), Claudia Gonson (voice), Daniel Handler (piano), John Woo (guitar), Randy Walker (voice)
'05: Never Again
Work length3:19
  • The Magnetic Fields, Thomas Bartlett (keyboards), Stephin Merritt (voice)
'06: "Quotes"
Work length2:17
  • The Magnetic Fields, Stephin Merritt (synthesizer), Stephin Merritt (voice), Stephin Merritt (electric piano), Stephin Merritt (sitar), Stephin Merritt (organ), Johny Blood (flugelhorn), Johny Blood (tuba), Stephin Merritt (bass)
'07: In the Snow White Cottages
Work length2:51
  • The Magnetic Fields, Stephin Merritt (voice), Stephin Merritt (guitar), Chris Ewen (synthesizer), Stephin Merritt (percussion)
'08: Surfin'
Work length2:47
  • The Magnetic Fields, Stephin Merritt (synthesizer), Stephin Merritt (vibraphone), Stephin Merritt (voice), Stephin Merritt (keyboards), Stephin Merritt (drums), Stephin Merritt (guitar), Daniel Handler (voice), Chris Ewen (synthesizer), Johny Blood (tuba), Randy Walker (voice), Stephin Merritt (bass), Stephin Merritt (percussion)
'09: Till You Come Back to Me
Work length2:29
  • The Magnetic Fields, Thomas Bartlett (piano), Thomas Bartlett (keyboards), Stephin Merritt (voice)
'10: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Work length3:03
  • The Magnetic Fields, Stephin Merritt (synthesizer), Stephin Merritt (voice), Stephin Merritt (percussion), Stephin Merritt (organ), Stephin Merritt (drums), Stephin Merritt (guitar), Stephin Merritt (mandola)
'11: Stupid Tears
Work length2:45
  • The Magnetic Fields, Thomas Bartlett (keyboards), Stephin Merritt (voice), Stephin Merritt (percussion)
'12: You Can Never Go Back to New York
Work length3:12
  • The Magnetic Fields, Stephin Merritt (synthesizer), Stephin Merritt (voice), Stephin Merritt (xylophone), Thomas Bartlett (keyboards), Stephin Merritt (dulcimer), Stephin Merritt (sitar), Stephin Merritt (melodica), Daniel Handler (accordion), Claudia Gonson (voice), Randy Walker (voice), Stephin Merritt (charango), Stephin Merritt (joia tubes)
'13: Big Enough for Both of Us
Work length3:03
  • The Magnetic Fields, Stephin Merritt (synthesizer), Stephin Merritt (voice), Stephin Merritt (drums), Stephin Merritt (dulcimer), Stephin Merritt (sitar), Stephin Merritt (percussion), John Woo (guitar), Shirley Simms (voice), Stephin Merritt (bass), Stephin Merritt (organ)
'14: I Wish I Had Pictures
Work length3:07
  • The Magnetic Fields, Thomas Bartlett (keyboards), Stephin Merritt (voice), John Woo (guitar)
'15: Somebody's Fetish
Work length3:45
  • The Magnetic Fields, Stephin Merritt (organ), Stephin Merritt (percussion), Stephin Merritt (voice), Stephin Merritt (synthesizer), Stephin Merritt (melodica), Shirley Simms (voice), Chris Ewen (synthesizer), Anthony Kaczynski (voice), Daniel Handler (organ), Randy Walker (voice), Sam Davol (cello), Stephin Merritt (drums)
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