tracks

Absolutely Cuckoo
I Don't Believe In The Sun
All My Little Words
A Chicken With Its Head Cut Off
Reno Dakota
I Don't Want To Get Over You
Come Back From San Francisco
The Luckiest Guy On The Lower East Side
Let's Pretend We're Bunny Rabbits
The Cactus Where Your Heart Should Be
I Think I Need A New Heart
The Book Of Love
Fido, Your Leash Is Too Long
How Fucking Romantic
The One You Really Love
Punk Love
Parades Go By
Boa Constrictor
A Pretty Girl Is Like...
My Sentimental Melody
Nothing Matters When We're Dancing
Sweet-Lovin' Man
The Things We Did And Didn't Do
Roses
Love Is Like Jazz
When My Boy Walks Down The Street
Time Enough For Rocking When We're Old
Very Funny
Grand Canyon
No One Will Ever Love You
If You Don't Cry
You're My Only Home
(Crazy For You But) Not That Crazy
My Only Friend
Promises Of Eternity
World Love
Washington, D.C.
Long-Forgotten Fairytale
Kiss Me Like You Mean It
Papa Was A Rodeo
Epitaph For My Heart
Asleep And Dreaming
The Sun Goes Down And The World Goes Dancing
The Way You Say Good-Night
Abigail, Belle Of Kilronan
I Shatter
Underwear
It's A Crime
Busby Berkeley Dreams
I'm Sorry I Love You
Acoustic Guitar
The Death Of Ferdinand De Saussure
Love In The Shadows
Bitter Tears
Wi' Nae Wee Bairn Ye'll Me Beget
Yeah! Oh, Yeah!
Experimental Music Love
Meaningless
Love Is Like A Bottle Of Gin
Queen Of The Savages
Blue You
I Can't Touch You Anymore
Two Kinds Of People
How To Say Goodbye
The Night You Can't Remember
For We Are The King Of The Boudoir
Strange Eyes
Xylophone Track
Zebra

notes

Recorded at Polar West, Mother West, Polar Mother and Sonics.
Re-Mastered for vinyl at Peerless Mastering, Boston, MA.

The limited-edition 10-inch box set includes six records—2 black, 2 red, and 2 clear—housed in a sturdy slipcase along with a full-size, 24-page color booklet featuring liner notes written by author Daniel Handler, a.k.a. Lemony Snicket. The first 1,000 copies pre-ordered from Merge were the colored vinyl edition. ℗ & © 1999 Merge Records
All songs © 1999 Stephin Merritt

Recorded at Polar West, Mother West, Polar Mother and Sonics.
Re-Mastered for vinyl at Peerless Mastering, Boston, MA.

The limited-edition 10-inch box set includes six records housed in a sturdy slipcase along with a full-size, 24-page color booklet featuring liner notes written by author Daniel Handler, a.k.a. Lemony Snicket. Includes a download code.

This is the regular retail version.
Track durations not listed on release.

credits

Accordion – Daniel Handler
Art Direction – Stephin Merritt
Artwork [Back Booklet Cover] – Brenden Hussey
Artwork [Box Back Cover Artwork] – LD Beghtol
Artwork [Endpapers: Tmf At Wmfu] – Leslie Davol
Artwork [Layout For Lp] – Katy Clove
Artwork [T M F Logo] – Michael English (2)
Banjo, Lead Guitar, Mandolin – John Woo
Cello, Flute – Sam Davol
Design – LD Beghtol
Engineer [Additional Engineering] – Charles Newman, Chris Ewen, Claudia Gonson, Eric Masunaga, Jon Berman
Engineer [Assistant Engineer] – Maria Rice
Liner Notes [Text] – Daniel Handler
Photography By – Claudia Gonson, Don Gonson, Gail O'Hara
Photography By [Box Back Cover Photo] – Holly McDade
Piano, Drums, Percussion – Claudia Gonson
Remastered By – Jeff Lipton
Vocals – Claudia Gonson (tracks: A5, D4, F1, I5, J5, L5), Dudley Klute, (tracks: B2, C2, E5, G3, I2, K4), LD Beghtol (tracks: A3, D2, E1, H4, J3, L3), Shirley Simms (tracks: B1, C6, E7, G4, G5, I4, L4)
Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Mandolin, Violin, Saw, Sitar, Autoharp, Harmonium, Electric Piano, Zither, Percussion, Congas, Bongos, Tambourine, Washboard, Songwriter – Stephin Merritt
Accordion – Daniel Handler
Art Direction – Stephin Merritt
Artwork [Back Booklet Cover] – Brenden Hussey
Artwork [Box Back Cover Artwork] – LD Beghtol
Artwork [Endpapers: TMF At WFMU] – Leslie Davol
Artwork [Front Cover: John] – Brenden Hussey
Artwork [TMF Logo] – Michael English (2)
Banjo, Lead Guitar, Mandolin – John Woo
Cello, Flute – Sam Davol
Design – LD Beghtol
Engineer [Additional Engineering] – Charles Newman, Chris Ewen, Claudia Gonson, Eric Masunaga, Jon Berman
Engineer [Assistant Engineer] – Maria Rice
Guitar – Claudia Gonson (tracks: J5)
Keyboards – Daniel Handler (tracks: H2)
Layout [Layout For LP] – Katy Clove
Liner Notes [Text] – Daniel Handler
Management – Claudia Gonson
Performer [Made By] – Stephin Merritt
Photography By [Box Back Cover Photo] – Holly McDade
Photography By [Vol. 1] – Claudia Gonson
Photography By [Vol. 2] – Gail O'Hara
Photography By [Vol. 3] – Don Gonson
Piano, Drums, Percussion – Claudia Gonson
Remastered By [For Vinyl] – Jeff Lipton
Songwriter – Stephin Merritt
Violin – Ida Pearle (tracks: B2)
Vocals – Claudia Gonson (tracks: A5, D4, F1, I5, J5, L5), Dudley Klute, (tracks: B2, C2, E5, G3, I2, K4), LD Beghtol (tracks: A3, D2, E1, H4, J3, L3), Shirley Simms (tracks: B1, C6, E7, G4, G5, I4, L4)
Vocals [Digitech Vocalist, Roland Harmonizer], Vocoder, Classical Guitar [Admira Classical], Twelve-String Guitar [Yamaha Acoustic-Electric 12-string], Lap Steel Guitar [National Lap Steel], Guitar [Fado Guitar], Electric Guitar [Gibson, Silvertone, Fender, (12-string) Rickenbacker & Unmarked Electrics], Electric Bass [Gibson Electric Bass], Mandolin [Harmony Mandolin], Autoharp, Marxophone [Marx Instruments Marxophone], Ukulele [Ukelin], Guitar [Tremeloa], Ukulele [Violin-Uke], Sitar, Zither, Violin, Saw [Musical Saw], Keyboards [Kurzweil K2000 VX; Prophet 5; EML 101; Roland TB303, Super Jupiter, Juno & Vocoder Plus; Synclavier; Korg MS-10 & Poly-800; ARP Odyssey; Kawai K-1m; Yamaha CS-60 & TG1000; Moog Satellite, Ensoniq EPSm, Roland S-50 & S-550], Piano [Young Chang & Yamaha Pianos], Harmonium, Electric Piano [Wurlitzer Electric Piano], Organ [Audion Chord Organ], Drum Machine [Rhythm Units: Univox; Yamaha RX& & RX 21; Roland DR660, TR505, TR707, TR727; Select-a-Rhythm; Omnichord; Hand-drawn Waveforms In Audiomedia], Recorder [Yamaha & Unmarked Recorders], Ocarina, Whistle [Pennywhistle], Synthesizer [Maestro Wind Synthesizer], Melodica [Hohner Melodica], Jug [Paul Revere Jug], Drums [Gato Rumba Box], Xylophone [Cosmic Percussion Xylophone], Kalimba [Don Diego & Unmarked Kalimbas], Drums [Radio Shack 75-in-One Project Kit, Gretsch Drum Kit], Cymbal [Zildjian Cymbals], Rainstick, Chimes, Maracas, Congas, Bongos, Triangle, Bells, Tambourine, Washboard [MorValu Washboard], Steel Drums, Shaker [Chicken Shakers], Finger Cymbals, Percussion [Springs & Slinky Guitar, Pipes, Bamboo Harp, Spirit Chaser], Bells [Sleighbell], Finger Snaps, Percussion [Thunder Sheet], Cabasa, Cowbell, Gong – Stephin Merritt
Vocals [Sung By] – Stephin Merritt

companies

Recorded At – Polar West
Recorded At – Mother West Studios
Recorded At – Polar Mother
Recorded At – Sonics
Remastered At – Peerless Mastering
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Merge Records
Copyright (c) – Merge Records
Copyright (c) – Stephin Merritt
Published By – Gay And Loud
Recorded At – Polar West
Recorded At – Mother West Studios
Recorded At – Polar Mother
Recorded At – Sonics
Remastered At – Peerless Mastering

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