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On Fire (Galaxie 500 album)

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Released
  
September 1, 1989

Artist
  
Galaxie 500

Producer
  
Kramer

Recorded
  
1989

Release date
  
1 September 1989

Label
  
Rough Trade America

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Length
  
40:13 51:32 (with bonus tracks)

On Fire (1989)
  
This Is Our Music (1990)

Genres
  
Dream pop, Shoegazing, Slowcore

Similar
  
Galaxie 500 albums, Slowcore albums, Other albums

Galaxie 500 on fire full album 1989


On Fire is the second studio album by American alternative rock band Galaxie 500, released in 1989 on Rough Trade Records. It was recorded at Noise NY in New York City with Mark Kramer handling production duties. The Rolling Stone Album Guide called it Galaxie 500's "best album by far".

Contents

In 1997, Rykodisc re-released the album with three bonus tracks. The CD version of the re-issue also included the music video for the song "When Will You Come Home".

Galaxie 500 tell me


Track listing

All tracks written by Galaxie 500, except where noted.

Personnel

  • Damon Krukowski – drums
  • Dean Wareham – guitar, vocals
  • Naomi Yang – bass, vocals on "Another Day"
  • Mark Kramer – producer, engineer, "cheap organ" on "Isn't it a Pity"
  • Ralph Carney – Tenor sax on "Decomposing Trees"

    • Re-releases

  • Rykodisc
  • 1997
  • Remastered by Mark Kramer and Alan Douches in 1996.
  • Includes "Victory Garden" by Red Crayola, "Ceremony" by New Order and "Cold Night", an original, as bonus tracks.
  • Includes the music video for "When Will You Come Home", directed by Sergio Huidor in 1988.
  • 20/20/20
  • 2010
  • Released on vinyl LP and CD. Vinyl version contains no bonus tracks.
  • CD version contains "Victory Garden," "Ceremony" and "Cold Night," and also contains Peel Sessions as a bonus disc.

    • Songs

    1Blue Thunder3:48
    2Tell Me3:52
    3Snowstorm5:13

    References

    On Fire (Galaxie 500 album) Wikipedia
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