CursiveThe Ugly Organ

Label:

Saddle Creek – LBJ-185

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Album
Vinyl , LP, Compilation
All Media , Compilation, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Remastered , 180g

Country:

US

Released:

Genre:

Rock

Style:

Indie Rock

Tracklist

A1 The Ugly Organist
A2 Some Red Handed Sleight Of Hand
A3 Art Is Hard
TromboneChris Acker
A4 The Recluse
VibraphoneMike Mogis
Vocals [Additional Vocals]Jenny Lewis
A5 Herald! Frankenstein
A6 Butcher The Song
Keyboards [Keyboard]Mike Mogis
A7 Driftwood: A Fairy Tale
B8 A Gentleman Caller
TromboneChris Acker
B9 Harold Weathervein
B10 Bloody Murder
BellsMike Mogis
Vocals [Additional Vocals]Jenny Lewis
B11 Sierra
Vocals [Additional Vocals]Jenny Lewis
B12 Staying Alive
Choir [The Staying Alive Choir]Todd Baechle
Guitar [Ambient Guitar]Mike Mogis
C1 Excerpts From Various Notes Strewn Around The Bedroom Of April Connolly Feb 24, 1997
C2 Am I Not Yours?
C3 Escape Artist
C4 May Flowers
D5 Sinner's Serenade
HornsThad Aerts
D6 Nonsense
D7 Once
D8 Adapt

Companies, etc.

  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Saddle Creek
  • Copyright ©Saddle Creek
  • Recorded AtPresto! Recording Studios
  • Recorded AtArtery Recording
  • Mixed AtPresto! Recording Studios
  • Mastered AtStudio B, Omaha, NE
  • Remastered AtRFI Mastering
  • Pressed ByRainbo Records – S-89334
  • Pressed ByRainbo Records – S-89335
  • Pressed ByRainbo Records – S-89336
  • Pressed ByRainbo Records – S-89337
  • Lacquer Cut AtChicago Mastering Service – 131219

Credits

  • Artwork ["Eight Teeth To Eat You" Artwork]Humanfive
  • Artwork [Poster, Blue Bench]Heather Yiirs
  • Artwork [Poster, Blue Pinochio]Rolo Castillo
  • Artwork [Poster, Boy]Aesthetic Apparatus
  • Artwork [Poster, Crying Baby]Thomas Scott (3)
  • Artwork [Poster, Cursive Logo]Jadon Ulrich
  • Artwork [Poster, E.Y./Cursive X2]Yuriko Yoshino
  • Artwork [Poster, Girl & Cat]Brian Ewing (2)
  • Artwork [Poster, Scissors]Print Mafia
  • Artwork [Poster, Spoon Guy]Josh Staples
  • Artwork [Poster, Tape On Cardboard]Print Mafia
  • BassMatt Maginn (tracks: C1 to D8)
  • CelloGretta Cohn (tracks: C1 to D8)
  • Drums, PercussionClint Schnase (tracks: C1 to D8)
  • Engineer [Engineered By]Mike Mogis (tracks: A1 to B12, D5)
  • Guitar [Guitars], VocalsTed Stevens (tracks: C1 to D8)
  • Lacquer Cut ByJW*
  • Mastered By [Originally Mastered By]Doug Van Sloun
  • Performer [Cursive], BassMatt Maginn (tracks: A1 to B12)
  • Performer [Cursive], CelloGretta Cohn (tracks: A1 to B12)
  • Performer [Cursive], Drums, PercussionClint Schnase (tracks: A1 to B12)
  • Performer [Cursive], Guitar, VocalsTed Stevens (tracks: A1 to B12)
  • Performer [Cursive], Vocals, Guitar, OrganTim Kasher (tracks: A1 to B12)
  • Photography By [Photo]William Powell (5)
  • Presenter [Presents]Cursive
  • Producer [Produced By]Tim Kasher (tracks: A1 to B12, D5, D6)
  • Recorded ByMike Mogis (tracks: D6)
  • Recorded By, Mixed ByMike Mogis (tracks: C1 to C4)
  • Remastered ByEd Brooks
  • Vocals, Guitar [Guitars], OrganTim Kasher (tracks: C1 to D8)

Notes

2x180g black vinyl in gatefold package with full-color printed booklet containing extensive liner notes comprised of rare photos, original artwork drafts, handwritten lyrics, a list of all tour dates from the era, and an introduction written by Kyle Ryan of The AV Club. Includes card.
Limited to 3000 copies

Disc 1 is the album as originally released, with a new remastering.

Disc 2 is a compilation disc of tracks written during the same sessions as and originally intended for The Ugly Organ. They were previously found across the band's 2002 split with Eastern Youth, '8 Teeth To Eat You', their 'Art Is Hard' and 'The Recluse' singles, and the 'Saddle Creek 50' compilation.

Pre-orders shipped from Saddle Creek on November 10th 2014. Official release is November 24th 2014. If purchased from the Saddle Creek web store, includes automatic digital of full album with digital booklet containing lyrics, photos of original composition notebook pages, gig flyers, a retrospective review from The Onion A.V. Club, and band pictures.

[booklet:]
[Disc 1:]
Recorded at Presto! in Lincoln, NE
Originally mastered […] at Studio B
Remastered […] at RFI Mastering

[Disc 2:]
Tracks 1-4:
Recorded and mixed […] at Presto!

Track 5:
Recorded at Presto!

Track 6:
Recorded at Presto!

Track 7:
Recorded at Artery Recording

Track 8:
Recorded at Artery Recording

Originally mastered […] at Studio B
Remastered […] at RFI Mastering

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode (Text (sticker on shrinkwrap)): 6 48401 01851 6
  • Barcode (Scanned (sticker on shrinkwrap)): 648401018516
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A (etched)): LBJ185-A [CMS Logo]JW131219 S-89334
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B (etched)): LBJ185-B [CMS Logo]JW131219 S-89335
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout Side C (etched)): LBJ185-C [CMS Logo]JW131219 S-89336
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout Side D (etched)): LBJ185-D [CMS Logo]JW131219 S-89337

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The Ugly Organ (CD, Album, Enhanced) Saddle Creek LBJ-51, LBJ-51 CD US 2003
The Ugly Organ (LP, Album, Repress, Green Translucent) Saddle Creek LBJ-51 US 2003
The Ugly Organ (LP, Album) Saddle Creek Europe SCE-51 Europe 2003
The Ugly Organ (LP, Album) Saddle Creek LBJ-51 US 2003
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The Ugly Organ (CD, Album, Enhanced) Saddle Creek Europe SCE-51 Europe 2003

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Reviews

  • Record-Rarities's avatar
    Record-Rarities
    Anyone able to compare this to the first pressing Kevin Gray cut?
    • quixotic120's avatar
      quixotic120
      Great album and great remaster. Probably my first listen in 10+ years and it was very nice to revisit. No surface noise or pops. Mastering is great and album sounds better than I
      • bdaiker's avatar
        bdaiker
        Fantastic release/reissue with all the care put into it that you'd hope. Booklet is bound to the inside gatefold, lots of neat pictures and photos, two heavy 180g discs, great packaging, and a useful second disc that puts a few tracks out on vinyl for the first time and provides a good companion to the original album. Great treatment for a great album.

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