Backing Vocals – Claudia GonsonEngineer – Charles Newman
9
–The Magnetic Fields
I Don't Believe You
10
–Stephin Merritt
Scream (Till You Make The Scene)
11
–The Magnetic Fields
The Sun And The Sea And The Sky
12
–Stephin Merritt
The Song From Venus
Engineer – Charles Newman
13
–The Magnetic Fields
Rats In The Garbage Of The Western World
14
–The Gothic Archies
You Are Not My Mother And I Want To Go Home
Versions
Category
Artist
Title (Format)
Label
Category
Country
Year
MRG430
Stephin Merritt
Obscurities (LP, Comp)
Merge Records
MRG430
US
2011
WIGLP282
Stephin Merritt
Obscurities (LP, Comp)
Domino
WIGLP282
Europe
2011
MRG430
Stephin Merritt
Obscurities (CD, Comp)
Merge Records
MRG430
US
2011
WIGCD282P
Stephin Merritt
Obscurities (CD, Comp, Promo)
Domino
WIGCD282P
UK
2011
MRG430 ADVANCE
Stephin Merritt
Obscurities (CD, Comp, Promo)
Merge Records
MRG430 ADVANCE
US
2011
Credits
Design – Michael Fusco
Engineer [Archival Engineering] – Tom Rogers
Mastered By – Jeff Lipton
Photography [Portrait] – Gail O'hara
Written-By – Stephin Merritt
Notes
A career-spanning collection of B-sides, rarities and unreleased material from 1989-2011.
Track A1: From "The Song From Venus," an unfinished musical by Stephin Merritt and Daniel Handler. Track A2: B-side of the "All The Umbrellas In London" 7-inch single. Track A3: 7-inch single (version). Track A4: From the "Cooking With The Priests," K Records cassette. Track A5: B-side of the "Heaven In A Black Leather Jacket" 7-inch single. Track A6: Previously unreleased. Track A7: From the limited edition "Wasps' Nests" vinyl box set. Track B1: Previously unreleased. Track B2: From "The Song From Venus," an unfinished musical by Stephin Merritt and Daniel Handler. Track B3: B-side of the "Long Vermont Roads" 7-inch single. Track B4: B-side of the "I Don't Believe You" 7-inch single. Track B5: From the "Oh, Merge" compilation. Track B6: From "The Song From Venus," an unfinished musical by Stephin Merritt and Daniel Handler. Track B7: From the Neil Gaiman audiobook "Coraline" HarperCollins Publishers.