The Hum Is Coming From Her
Released: Apr 13, 1993
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Released: Apr 13, 1993
Label: N\A
A very, very strange recording. "The Hum Is Coming From Her" is better known as "Girlfren," the ultimate track on Mercury Rev's sophomore effort, Boces. Featuring a simple, repeating piano figure...
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Goddess on a Hiway
Released: 1998
Label: N\A
Released: 1998
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A promo-only release celebrating the first single from Deserter's Songs, Goddess on a Hiway + 5 is a mishmash of assorted B-sides available across the many singles and EPs launched by the LP in...
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Something for Joey - PROMO
Released: 1993
Label: N\A
Released: 1993
Label: N\A
Not to be confused with the retail "Something for Joey" single issued on Beggars Banquet in the U.K., this American promo sports the same cover but a significantly different track listing, and is...
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Opus 40
Released: 1999
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Released: 1999
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The third single from Mercury Rev's breakthrough Deserter's Songs LP, "Opus 40" (based loosely on Pachelbel's "Canon") is presented here in needlessly edited form, but it's the B-sides that matter...
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Delta Sun Bottleneck Stomp - #1
Released: 1998
Label: N\A
Released: 1998
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The second single from Deserter's Songs is a disappointment; "Delta Sun Bottleneck Stomp" remains perhaps the weakest song on an otherwise sterling album and the Chemical Brothers' negligible,...
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Something for Joey
Released: 1993
Label: N\A
Released: 1993
Label: N\A
The commercial "Something for Joey" single isn't as compelling or essential as its promo-only counterpart on Columbia, but it's still well worth tracking down. In addition to the title cut, there...
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Everlasting Arm
Released: 1994
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Released: 1994
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As David Fricke's over-baked liner notes indicate, "Everlasting Arm" documents Mercury Rev in the year one AD (i.e., after David Baker). The void of his absence is filled by a warmth and light...
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