STEPHIN MERRITT – OBSCURITIES LP – Nr MINT A1/B1 THE MAGNETIC FIELDS

Stephin Merritt – Obscurities
(Domino Records  2011  WIGLP282)
Matrix No’s: A1/B1

Sleeve, Inner Sleeve & Vinyl in Nr MINT condition

Stephen Raymond Merritt (born February 9, 1965), better known as Stephin Merritt, is an American singer-songwriter, best known as the principal singer and songwriter of the band The Magnetic Fields. He is known for his distinctive and untrained bass voice.

Obscurities is a compilation album by Stephin Merritt released in 2011 on Merge Records, consisting of B-sides, compilations cuts, and various other previously unreleased material. According to Metacritic, it received generally positive reviews, with a weighted average of 74 out of 100. The most positive review came from Robert Christgau, who wrote that he was “swept off [his] feet by Merritt thoughtfully intoning some little green men’s “Song From Venus.””

Track listing

1. Forever and a Day
2. Rats in the Garbage of the Western World
3. I Don’t Believe You
4. Plant White Roses
5. Rot in the Sun
6. The Sun and the Sea and the Sky
7. Yet Another Girl
8. Scream (‘Till You Make the Scene)
9. The Song From Venus
10. Beach-a-Boop-Boop
11. When I’m Not Looking, You’re Not There
12. Take Ecstasy With Me
13. When You’re Young and in Love
14. You Are Not My Mother and I Want to Go Home