Wilco – A Ghost Is Born
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Nonesuch – 79809-2 |
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US |
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Genre: |
Rock |
Style: |
Country Rock |
Tracklist
| 1 | At Least That's What You Said | 5:36 | |
| 2 | Hell Is Chrome | 4:42 | |
| 3 | Spiders (Kidsmoke) | 10:50 | |
| 4 | Muzzle Of Bees | 5:00 | |
| 5 | Hummingbird | 3:15 | |
| 6 | Handshake Drugs | 6:11 | |
| 7 | Wishful Thinking | 4:45 | |
| 8 | Company In My Back | 3:50 | |
| 9 | I'm A Wheel | 2:41 | |
| 10 | Theologians | 3:40 | |
| 11 | Less Than You Think | 15:06 | |
| 12 | The Late Greats | 2:30 |
Companies, etc.
- Record Company – Warner Music Group
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Nonesuch Records Inc.
- Copyright © – Nonesuch Records Inc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – WEA International Inc.
- Copyright © – WEA International Inc.
- Made By – WEA Manufacturing Inc.
- Published By – Words Ampersand Music
- Published By – Poeyfarre Songs
- Published By – Pear Blossom Music
- Published By – Jorgenstormusic
- Published By – Field Code Music
- Published By – Chaoticgoodmusic
- Published By – Bug Music
- Published By – Come Here With That Music
- Designed At – PictureBox Inc.
- Recorded At – Sear Sound
- Mixed At – Sear Sound
- Recorded At – Soma Electronic Music Studios
- Mastered At – Abbey Road Studios
- Glass Mastered At – Cinram, Olyphant, PA – Z27000
- Pressed By – Cinram, Olyphant, PA
Credits
- Booking [Europe] – GAA, London*
- Booking [U.S. & Pacific] – High Road Touring, Sausalito*
- Design – Peter Buchanan-Smith*
- Drawing [Drawings] – Gladys Nilsson
- Engineer [Additional Engineering, Sear Sound] – O'Rourke*
- Engineer [Assistant Engineer, Sear Sound] – T.J. Doherty
- Engineer [Assistant, SOMA E.M.S.] – Tim Iseler (tracks: 8 to 11)
- Engineer [Engineered By, Sear Sound] – Chris Shaw
- Engineer [SOMA E.M.S.] – Mikael Jorgensen (tracks: 8 to 11)
- Legal – Pryor, Cashman, Et Al., NYC*
- Management – TMM, Chicago*
- Management [Digital Oversight] – Smartley-Dunn Solutions, Chicago*
- Mastered By – Steve Rooke
- Mixed By – Jim O'Rourke
- Photography By – Peter Buchanan-Smith*
- Producer [Produced By] – Wilco
- Public Relations [U.S. Press] – Sacks & Co., NYC*
- Technician [Technical/Production Assistance] – Stan Doty
Notes
Released in a clear jewel case with slip case card sleeve
Nearly identical to A Ghost Is Born but this one is pressed at Cinram, Olyphant, PA, not Cinram, Commerce, CA.
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Recorded at Sear Sound, NYC
Tracks 8, 9, 10, and 11 (non-drone section) recorded at SOMA E.M.S., Chicago, with additional recording at Sear Sound
Mastered at Abbey Road, London
Publishing:
Tweedy - Words Ampersand Music, BMI
Stirratt - Poeyfarre Songs, BMI
Kotche - Pear Blossom Music, BMI
Jorgensen - Jorgenstormusic, ASCAP
O'Rourke - field code music, BMI
Girard - chaoticgoodmusic, ASCAP
All istered by Bug Music.
Bach - Come Here With That Music, ASCAP.
Design for PictureBox, Inc.
All drawings courtesy of the artist and 'The Ganzfeld'. Opening and closing page drawings are details from an untitled drawing first published in 'Hairy Who (cat-a-log)',1969. The untitled centerfold drawing was first published in 'Hairy Who / Smoke Hairy Who', 1968.
℗ & © 2004 Nonesuch Records Inc. for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Nearly identical to A Ghost Is Born but this one is pressed at Cinram, Olyphant, PA, not Cinram, Commerce, CA.
.
Recorded at Sear Sound, NYC
Tracks 8, 9, 10, and 11 (non-drone section) recorded at SOMA E.M.S., Chicago, with additional recording at Sear Sound
Mastered at Abbey Road, London
Publishing:
Tweedy - Words Ampersand Music, BMI
Stirratt - Poeyfarre Songs, BMI
Kotche - Pear Blossom Music, BMI
Jorgensen - Jorgenstormusic, ASCAP
O'Rourke - field code music, BMI
Girard - chaoticgoodmusic, ASCAP
All istered by Bug Music.
Bach - Come Here With That Music, ASCAP.
Design for PictureBox, Inc.
All drawings courtesy of the artist and 'The Ganzfeld'. Opening and closing page drawings are details from an untitled drawing first published in 'Hairy Who (cat-a-log)',1969. The untitled centerfold drawing was first published in 'Hairy Who / Smoke Hairy Who', 1968.
℗ & © 2004 Nonesuch Records Inc. for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Text): 0-7559-79809-2 9
- Barcode (Scanned): 075597980929
- Rights Society: BMI
- Rights Society: ASCAP
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 1): Z27000 2 79809 ECD01
- Mastering SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI L909
- Mould SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI 2U2O
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 2): Z27000 2 79809 ECD01
- Mastering SID Code (Variant 2): IFPI L909
- Mould SID Code (Variant 2): IFPI 2UA2
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 3): Z27000 2 79809 ECD01 M1S11
- Mastering SID Code (Variant 3): IFPI L909
- Mould SID Code (Variant 3): IFPI 2U3S
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 4 [M1S8 engraved]): Z27000 2 79809 ECD01 M1S8
- Mastering SID Code (Variant 4): IFPI L909
- Mould SID Code (Variant 4): IFPI 2U8K
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 5): Z27000 2 79809 ECD01
- Mastering SID Code (Variant 5): IFPI L909
- Mould SID Code (Variant 5): IFPI 2U6B
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 6): M1S2 Z27000 2 79809 ECD01
- Mastering SID Code (Variant 6): ifpi L909
- Mould SID Code (Variant 6): IFPI 2U4H
Other Versions (5 of 34)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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| A Ghost Is Born (CD, Album, Enhanced) | Nonesuch | 7559-79809-2 | Europe | 2004 | |||
| A Ghost Is Born (CD, Album, Digipak) | Nonesuch | 7559-79809-2, BR0166 | US | 2004 | |||
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New Submission
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A Ghost Is Born (CD, Album, Promo) | Nonesuch | PRCD-301452 | US | 2004 | ||
| A Ghost Is Born (CD, Album, Enhanced, Slipcase) | Nonesuch | 2 79809 | Canada | 2004 | |||
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New Submission
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A Ghost Is Born (CDr, Album, Promo) | Nonesuch | none | Europe | 2004 |
Recommendations
Reviews
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Edited 2 months agoPeople, on the "cranking the volume" issue: A Ghost Is Born was always a "quiet" album. The CD from 2004 had to be cranked as well. What the reason is, I don't know, but probably has something to do with the mixing as well as the mastering? There are some quiet/loud dynamics that become very pronounced the way it is produced. -
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A Ghost Is Born has to be one of my all time favorite album titles, and it only gets better, graced with a beautiful cover that speaks volumes in a simplistic way and in an emotional manner.
"Spiders (Kidsmoke)" is an adventure into the past, riding on the heals of the Velvet Underground, with a nice steady beat, lonely stirring guitar solos moving in and out of the song, gathering your attention, letting things trail off again, then bringing you right back up to the surface, before they dive you back into the deep end of the pool again. It’s simply ten minutes and fifty seconds of pure magical splendor.
"Handshake Drugs" is in a class all its own, fusing musical and visual wonderings of some lost kid in the city, distracted and attracted to everyone and everything. The world feels so disconnected to the singer, but at the end of the day, looking back on the adventure, it all makes perfect sense. Who couldn’t understand this simple head bobbing number and all of the pleasures it encapsulates.
"Theologians" is drawn deeply from Wilco's past, riding on the flowing updated beat of "Blue Eyed Soul", a number that will truly satisfy you on every level. This one is so relentless that it nearly requires you put on your darkest shades, feel the notion of emotion ... though don’t let go.
Review by Jenell Kesler
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