Performer: The Magnetic Fields
Genre: Electronic / Rock
Album: 69 Love Songs
Released: 2015
Style: Synth-pop, Indie Rock
MP3 version ZIP size: 1940 mb
FLAC version RAR size: 1990 mb
WMA version ZIP size: 1588 mb
Rating: 4.7
Votes: 716
Other Formats: XM AC3 MPC AA MMF AU MOD

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69 Love Songs Vol. 1
A1	Absolutely Cuckoo	1:34
A2	I Don't Believe In The Sun	4:16
A3	All My Little Words	2:46
A4	A Chicken With Its Head Cut Off	2:41
A5	Reno Dakota	1:05
A6	I Don't Want To Get Over You	2:22
B1	Come Back From San Francisco	2:48
B2	The Luckiest Guy On The Lower East Side	3:43
B3	Let's Pretend We're Bunny Rabbits	2:25
B4	The Cactus Where Your Heart Should Be	1:11
B5	I Think I Need A New Heart	2:32
B6	The Book Of Love	2:42
C1	Fido, Your Leash Is Too Long	2:33
C2	How Fucking Romantic	0:58
C3	The One You Really Love	2:53
C4	Punk Love	0:58
C5	Parades Go By	2:56
C6	Boa Constrictor	0:58
D1	A Pretty Girl Is Like...	1:50
D2	My Sentimental Melody	3:07
D3	Nothing Matters When We're Dancing	2:27
D4	Sweet-Lovin' Man	4:59
D5	The Things We Did And Didn't Do	2:11
69 Love Songs Vol. 2
E1	Roses	0:27
E2	Love Is Like Jazz	2:56
E3	When My Boy Walks Down The Street	2:38
E4	Time Enough For Rocking When We're Old Bass – John Woo	2:03
E5	Very Funny Arranged By – Claudia Gonson	1:26
E6	Grand Canyon	2:28
E7	No One Will Ever Love You	3:14
F1	If You Don't Cry	3:07
F2	You're My Only Home	2:17
F3	(Crazy For You But) Not That Crazy	2:18
F4	My Only Friend	2:01
F5	Promises Of Eternity Arranged By – Chris Ewen*Instruments – Chris Ewen*	3:46
G1	World Love Arranged By – Claudia Gonson	3:07
G2	Washington, D.C.	1:53
G3	Long-Forgotten Fairytale	3:37
G4	Kiss Me Like You Mean It	2:01
G5	Papa Was A Rodeo	5:01
H1	Epitaph For My Heart	2:50
H2	Asleep And Dreaming Arranged By – Daniel Handler	1:53
H3	The Sun Goes Down And The World Goes Dancing	2:46
H4	The Way You Say Good-Night	2:44
H5	Abigail, Belle Of Kilronan	2:00
H6	I Shatter	3:09
69 Loves Songs Vol. 3
I1	Underwear	2:49
I2	It's A Crime Arranged By – Chris Ewen*Instruments – Chris Ewen*	3:54
I3	Busby Berkeley Dreams Arranged By – Claudia Gonson	3:36
I4	I'm Sorry I Love You	3:06
I5	Acoustic Guitar	2:37
J1	The Death Of Ferdinand De Saussure	3:11
J2	Love In The Shadows	2:54
J3	Bitter Tears	2:51
J4	Wi' Nae Wee Bairn Ye'll Me Beget	1:55
J5	Yeah! Oh, Yeah!	2:19
J6	Experimental Music Love	0:29
K1	Meaningless	2:08
K2	Love Is Like A Bottle Of Gin	1:46
K3	Queen Of The Savages	2:12
K4	Blue You Theremin – Chris Ewen*Whistling – Claudia Gonson	3:03
K5	I Can't Touch You Anymore	3:05
K6	Two Kinds Of People	1:10
L1	How To Say Goodbye	2:48
L2	The Night You Can't Remember	2:17
L3	For We Are The King Of The Boudoir	1:14
L4	Strange Eyes	2:01
L5	Xylophone Track	2:47
L6	Zebra	2:15

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Merge Records
• Copyright (c) – Merge Records
• Copyright (c) – Stephin Merritt
• Published By – Gay And Loud
• Recorded At – Polar West
• Recorded At – Mother West Studios
• Recorded At – Polar Mother
• Recorded At – Sonics
• Remastered At – Peerless Mastering

Credits

• Accordion – Daniel Handler
• Art Direction – Stephin Merritt
• Artwork [Back Booklet Cover] – Brenden Hussey
• Artwork [Box Back Cover Artwork] – LD Beghtol
• Artwork [Endpapers: TMF At WFMU] – Leslie Davol
• Artwork [Front Cover: John] – Brenden Hussey
• Artwork [TMF Logo] – Michael English
• Banjo, Lead Guitar, Mandolin – John Woo
• Cello, Flute – Sam Davol
• Design – LD Beghtol
• Engineer [Additional Engineering] – Charles Newman, Chris Ewen*, Claudia Gonson, Eric Masunaga, Jon Berman
• Engineer [Assistant Engineer] – Maria Rice
• Guitar – Claudia Gonson (tracks: J5)
• Keyboards – Daniel Handler (tracks: H2)
• Layout [Layout For LP] – Katy Clove
• Liner Notes [Text] – Daniel Handler
• Management – Claudia Gonson
• Performer [Made By] – Stephin Merritt
• Photography By [Box Back Cover Photo] – Holly McDade
• Photography By [Vol. 1] – Claudia Gonson
• Photography By [Vol. 2] – Gail O'Hara
• Photography By [Vol. 3] – Don Gonson
• Piano, Drums, Percussion – Claudia Gonson
• Remastered By [For Vinyl] – Jeff Lipton
• Songwriter – Stephin Merritt
• Violin – Ida Pearle (tracks: B2)
• Vocals – Claudia Gonson (tracks: A5, D4, F1, I5, J5, L5), Dudley Klute* (tracks: B2, C2, E5, G3, I2, K4), LD Beghtol (tracks: A3, D2, E1, H4, J3, L3), Shirley Simms (tracks: B1, C6, E7, G4, G5, I4, L4)
• Vocals [Digitech Vocalist, Roland Harmonizer], Vocoder, Guitar [Admira Classical], Twelve-String Guitar [Yamaha Acoustic-Electric 12-string], Lap Steel Guitar [National Lap Steel], Guitar [Fado Guitar], Electric Guitar [Gibson, Silvertone, Fender, (12-string) Rickenbacker & Unmarked Electrics], Electric Bass [Gibson Electric Bass], Mandolin [Harmony Mandolin], Autoharp, Zither [Marx Instruments Marxophone], Ukulele [Ukelin], Zither [Tremeloa], Ukulele [Violin-Uke], Sitar, Zither, Violin, Saw [Musical Saw], Keyboards [Kurzweil K2000 VX; Prophet 5; EML 101; Roland TB303, Super Jupiter, Juno & Vocoder Plus; Synclavier; Korg MS-10 & Poly-800; ARP Odyssey; Kawai K-1m; Yamaha CS-60 & TG1000; Moog Satellite, Ensoniq EPSm, Roland S-50 & S-550], Piano [Young Chang & Yamaha Pianos], Harmonium, Electric Piano [Wurlitzer Electric Piano], Organ [Audion Chord Organ], Drum Machine [Rhythm Units: Univox; Yamaha RX& & RX 21; Roland DR660, TR505, TR707, TR727; Select-a-Rhythm; Omnichord; Hand-drawn Waveforms In Audiomedia], Recorder [Yamaha & Unmarked Recorders], Ocarina, Whistle [Pennywhistle], Synthesizer [Maestro Wind Synthesizer], Melodica [Hohner Melodica], Jug [Paul Revere Jug], Drums [Gato Rumba Box], Xylophone [Cosmic Percussion Xylophone], Kalimba [Don Diego & Unmarked Kalimbas], Drums [Radio Shack 75-in-One Project Kit, Gretsch Drum Kit], Cymbal [Zildjian Cymbals], Rainstick, Chimes, Maracas, Congas, Bongos, Triangle, Bells, Tambourine, Washboard [MorValu Washboard], Steel Drums, Shaker [Chicken Shakers], Finger Cymbals, Percussion [Springs & Slinky Guitar, Pipes, Bamboo Harp, Spirit Chaser], Bells [Sleighbell], Finger Snaps, Percussion [thunder Sheet], Cabasa, Cowbell, Gong – Stephin Merritt
• Vocals [Sung By] – Stephin Merritt

Notes

℗ & © 1999 Merge Records
All songs © 1999 Stephin Merritt

Recorded at Polar West, Mother West, Polar Mother and Sonics.
Re-Mastered for vinyl at Peerless Mastering, Boston, MA.

The limited-edition 10-inch box set includes six records housed in a sturdy slipcase along with a full-size, 24-page color booklet featuring liner notes written by author Daniel Handler, a.k.a. Lemony Snicket. Includes a download code.

This is the regular retail version.
Track durations not listed on release.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 6 73855 01691 7
• Matrix / Runout (Disk 1: Side A): MRG169-1 A RE3
• Matrix / Runout (Disk 1: Side B): MRG169-1-B re2
• Matrix / Runout (Disk 2: Side A): MRG169-2-A RE1
• Matrix / Runout (Disk 2: Side B): MRG169-2 B RE1
• Matrix / Runout (Disk 3: Side A): MRG169-3-A RE1
• Matrix / Runout (Disk 3: Side B): MRG169-3-B RE1
• Matrix / Runout (Disk 4: Side A): MRG169-4-A RE1
• Matrix / Runout (Disk 4: Side B): MRG169-4-B RE1
• Matrix / Runout (Disk 5: Side A): MRG169-5-A RE1
• Matrix / Runout (Disk 5: Side B): MRG169-5-B RE1
• Matrix / Runout (Disk 6: Side A): MRG169-6-A RE-1
• Matrix / Runout (Disk 6: Side B): MRG169-6-B RE1
• Rights Society: ASCAP

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
MRG 169	The Magnetic Fields	69 Love Songs ‎(3xCD + Box, Album)	Merge Records	MRG 169	US	1999
MRG169LP	The Magnetic Fields	69 Love Songs ‎(6x10", Album, Ltd, RM)	Merge Records	MRG169LP	US	2010
MRG169R	The Magnetic Fields	69 Love Songs ‎(2x10", Red + 2x10", Bla + 2x10", Cle + Album, Ltd,)	Merge Records	MRG169R	US	2015
WMINCD019, 7243 5 30835 2 6	The Magnetic Fields	69 Love Songs ‎(3xCD, Album)	W. Minc, Virgin	WMINCD019, 7243 5 30835 2 6	Australia	2000
REWIGCD 18	The Magnetic Fields	69 Love Songs ‎(3xCD, Album, RE)	Domino	REWIGCD 18	Europe	2004