Stephin Merritt "Obscurities" LP (2011)

Details: Lovely condition previously-owned compilation album featuring Stephin Merritt and projects The Magnetic Fields, The 6ths, Buffalo Rome, and The Gothic Archies. Black vinyl, US pressing on Merge Records, released in 2011. "A career-spanning collection of B-sides, rarities, and unreleased material from 1989-2011."

Description: "Though it's a collection of odds, ends, side projects, and B-sides from the pre-69 Love Songs era, Obscurities is surprisingly coherent and also a good reminder of the strength of Stephin Merritt's early songwriting and his ability to get the most out of his rotating cast of vocalists."--Brandon Stosuy, Pitchfork

"While it is easy to see why some of the tracks here have remained in the sidelines until now, there is still plenty to appreciate on Obscurities, providing as it does an excellent way into the deeper cuts of a particular period of an undoubtedly prolific career."--Ro Cemm, The Line of Best Fit

Grade: NM (Cover/Record)

TRACK LISTING SIDE A:

A1. Stephen Merritt - Forever And A Day
A2. The Magnetic Fields - Rats In The Garbage Of The Western World
A3. The Magnetic Fields - I Don't Believe You
A4. Buffalo Rome - Plant White Roses
A5. The 6ths - Rot In The Sun
A6. The Magnetic Fields - The Sun And The Sea And The Sky
A7. The 6ths - Yet Another Girl

TRACK LISTING SIDE B:

B1. Stephen Merritt - Scream (Till You Make The Scene)
B2. Stephen Merritt - The Song From Venus
B3. The Magnetic Fields - Beach-A-Boop-Boop
B4. The Magnetic Fields - When I'm Not Looking, You're Not There
B5. The Magnetic Fields - Take Ecstasy With Me
B6. Stephen Merritt - When You're Young And In Love
B7. The Gothic Archies - You Are Not My Mother And I Want To Go Home