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Stephin Merritt
Obscurities
Compil. US 2011 on Merge Records label
Electronic, Rock and Soundtrack (Soundtrack, Acoustic, Synth-pop)
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.
Musicians
 | Stephin Merritt , *1965 US album by, written by |
 | Gail O'hara photography, portrait |
 | The Magnetic Fields , *1989 US performer on track |
 | Buffalo Rome , performer on track |
 | Shirley Simms voc, bvoc, guitar, voice, written by |
 | The 6ths , US performer on track |
 | Claudia Gonson p, voc, dr, *1968 US drums |
 | Stuart Moxham g, org, GB voice |
 | Susan Anway voc, vocals |
 | The Gothic Archies , *1996 performer on track |
Producers
| Michael Fusco design |
| Tom Rogers engineer, archival engineering |
| Jeff Lipton mastered by |
| Charles Newman engineer |
| Claudia Gonson backing vocals |
Composers
| Stephin Merritt |
| Shirley Simms |
Album Tracks 
| No | |
Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Forever And A Day | Stephin Merritt | ||
| 2 | | Rats In The Garbage Of The Western World | The Magnetic Fields | ||
| 3 | | I Don't Believe You | The Magnetic Fields | ||
| 4 | | Plant White Roses | Buffalo Rome | ||
| 5 | | Rot In The Sun | The 6ths | ||
| 6 | | The Sun And The Sea And The Sky | The Magnetic Fields | ||
| 7 | | Yet Another Girl | The 6ths | ||
| 8 | | Scream (Till You Make The Scene) | Stephin Merritt | ||
| 9 | | The Song From Venus | Stephin Merritt | ||
| 10 | | Beach-A-Boop-Boop | The Magnetic Fields | Shirley Simms, Stephin Merritt | |
| 11 | | When I'm Not Looking, You're Not There | The Magnetic Fields | ||
| 12 | | Take Ecstasy With Me | The Magnetic Fields | ||
| 13 | | When You're Young And In Love | Stephin Merritt | ||
| 14 | You Are Not My Mother And I Want To Go Home | The Gothic Archies |
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