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Weird Tales (album)

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Released
  
October 13, 1998

Artist
  
Golden Smog

Producer
  
Brian Paulson

Length
  
55:48

Release date
  
13 October 1998

Label
  
Rykodisc

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Recorded
  
Ardent Studios, Memphis, The Terrarium, Minneapolis

Weird Tales (1998)
  
Another Fine Day (2006)

Genres
  
Rock music, Alternative country

Similar
  
Down by the Old Mainstream, Another Fine Day, Blood on the Slacks, Sound of Lies, Blue Earth

Weird Tales is American band Golden Smog's second album, released in 1998. The title comes from the pulp magazine Weird Tales, the cover art being from the October 1933 issue, by Margaret Brundage.

Contents

Reception

Writing for Allmusic, music critic Michael Gallucci wrote of the album "...as expected, the best songwriters here (Gary Louris of the Jayhawks and Wilco's Jeff Tweedy) contribute Weird Tales' most solid tracks. A pet project aimed more toward fans of the genre than the casual listener, Golden Smog nonetheless deliver the goods with a good deal of twangy heart and soul." Joshua Klein of The A.V. Club wrote the album "reveals that even a musical goof-off can develop into a potent band in its own right." and called it "a first-rate collaboration that's unified in both vision and spirit."

Track listing

  1. "To Call My Own" (Dan Murphy) – 3:31
  2. "Looking Forward to Seeing You" (Kraig Johnson) – 2:47
  3. "Until You Came Along" (Gary Louris) – 4:59
  4. "Lost Love" (Jeff Tweedy) – 3:00
  5. "If I Only Had a Car" (Johnson, Louris) – 4:03
  6. "Jane" (Louris, Marc Perlman) – 4:29
  7. "Keys" (Johnson, Louris) – 3:28
  8. "I Can't Keep From Talking" (Tweedy) – 3:50
  9. "Reflections on Me" (Murphy) – 2:53
  10. "Making Waves" (Johnson) – 4:01
  11. "White Shell Road" (Louris) – 4:14
  12. "Please Tell My Brother" (Tweedy) – 2:10
  13. "Fear of Falling" (Jody Stephens, Louris, Tweedy) – 3:31
  14. "All the Same to Me" (Sparks, Tweedy) – 3:05
  15. "Jennifer Save Me" (Louris, Johnson) – 5:47

Personnel

  • Jeff Tweedy – vocals, guitar, bass guitar, harmonica, percussion
  • Gary Louris – vocals, guitar, organ, Mellotron, background vocals
  • Dan Murphy – vocals, guitar, piano, drums, background vocals, Mellotron, Wurlitzer
  • Kraig Johnson – vocals, guitar, bass guitar, piano, background vocals
  • Marc Perlman – guitar, bass guitar, background vocals
  • Jody Stephens – drums, percussion, bells
  • Jim Dickinson – Wurlitzer
  • Jessy Greene – violin, background vocals
  • Jim Boquist – background vocals
  • Jason Orris – background vocals
  • Bryan Hanna – tambourine, background vocals
  • Brian Paulson – Minimoog

    • Production notes

  • Brian Paulson – producer
  • Jason Orris – engineer
  • Bryan Hanna – engineer
  • Pete Matthews – engineer, assistant engineer
  • Jim Scott – mixing
  • Mike Scotella – mixing assistant
  • Steve Marcusson – mastering

    • Songs

    1To Call My Own3:30
    2Looking Forward To Seeing You2:46
    3Until You Came Along4:59

    References

    Weird Tales (album) Wikipedia
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