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

Length 40:1351:32 (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".

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".

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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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