The Magnetic Fields – 69 Love Songs (6xLP)
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This three-volume masterpiece by The Magnetic Fields, led by Stephin Merritt, is one of the most ambitious indie pop albums ever released. As the title suggests, it features 69 tracks, each offering a different take on love—whether romantic, cynical, absurd, or heartbreaking.
in 1999, Stephin Merritt had his breakthrough with this album: the songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer behind the band project The Magnetic Fields created one of the "most impressive albums ever made" (Sunday Times) with "69 Love Songs".
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AllMusic rating:AllMusic users:Artist: The Magnetic FieldsLabel: Merge RecordsFormat: 10"Units: 4Country: USGenre: ElectronicStyle: Indie Rock, Synth-Pop69 Love Songs Vol. 1
A1 Absolutely Cuckoo
A2 I Don'T Believe In The Sun
A3 All My Little Words
A4 A Chicken With Its Head Cut Off
A5 Reno Dakota
A6 I Don'T Want To Get Over You
B1 Come Back From San Francisco
B2 The Luckiest Guy On The Lower East Side
B3 Let'S Pretend We'Re Bunny Rabbits
B4 The Cactus Where Your Heart Should Be
B5 I Think I Need A New Heart
B6 The Book Of Love
C1 Fido, Your Leash Is Too Long
C2 How Fucking Romantic
C3 The One You Really Love
C4 Punk Love
C5 Parades Go By
C6 Boa Constrictor
D1 A Pretty Girl Is Like...
D2 My Sentimental Melody
D3 Nothing Matters When We'Re Dancing
D4 Sweet-Lovin' Man
D5 The Things We Did And Didn'T Do
69 Love Songs Vol. 2
E1 Roses
E2 Love Is Like Jazz
E3 When My Boy Walks Down The Street
E4 Time Enough For Rocking When We'Re Old
E5 Very Funny
E6 Grand Canyon
E7 No One Will Ever Love You
F1 If You Don'T Cry
F2 You'Re My Only Home
F3 (Crazy For You But) Not That Crazy
F4 My Only Friend
F5 Promises Of Eternity
G1 World Love
G2 Washington, D.C.
G3 Long-Forgotten Fairytale
G4 Kiss Me Like You Mean It
G5 Papa Was A Rodeo
H1 Epitaph For My Heart
H2 Asleep And Dreaming
H3 The Sun Goes Down And The World Goes Dancing
H4 The Way You Say Good-Night
H5 Abigail, Belle Of Kilronan
H6 I Shatter
69 Loves Songs Vol. 3
I1 Underwear
I2 It'S A Crime
I3 Busby Berkeley Dreams
I4 I'M Sorry I Love You
I5 Acoustic Guitar
J1 The Death Of Ferdinand De Saussure
J2 Love In The Shadows
J3 Bitter Tears
J4 Wi' Nae Wee Bairn Ye'Ll Me Beget
J5 Yeah! Oh, Yeah!
J6 Experimental Music Love
K1 Meaningless
K2 Love Is Like A Bottle Of Gin
K3 Queen Of The Savages
K4 Blue You
K5 I Can'T Touch You Anymore
K6 Two Kinds Of People
L1 How To Say Goodbye
L2 The Night You Can'T Remember
L3 For We Are The King Of The Boudoir
L4 Strange Eyes
L5 Xylophone Track
L6 Zebra