Distant Plastic Trees
| Distant Plastic Trees | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by The Magnetic Fields | ||||
| Released | 1991 | |||
| Length | 36:18 | |||
| Label | PoPuP, Victor, Red Flame | |||
| Producer | Stephin Merritt | |||
| The Magnetic Fields chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Christgau's Consumer Guide |  [2] |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 7/10[3] |
Distant Plastic Trees is the debut studio album by American indie pop band The Magnetic Fields, released in 1991. Lead vocals on the album are performed by Susan Anway.
Content
The song "Babies Falling" is a cover of a song by The Wild Stares.
Release
Distant Plastic Trees was originally released in Japan and the United Kingdom on the RCA Victor and Red Flame labels, respectively. The album was released in the United States on the band's own imprint, PoPuP.
Merge Records reissued the album in 1994 as a double album compilation with the band's second album, The Wayward Bus. The song "Plant White Roses" was omitted from the Merge reissue.
Track listing
All tracks written by Stephin Merritt, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Railroad Boy" | 2:59 | |
| 2. | "Smoke Signals" | 3:28 | |
| 3. | "You Love to Fail" | 2:30 | |
| 4. | "Kings" | 2:15 | |
| 5. | "Babies Falling" |
| 3:18 |
| 6. | "Living in an Abandoned Firehouse with You" |
| 3:58 |
| 7. | "Tar-Heel Boy" | 2:26 | |
| 8. | "Falling in Love with the Wolfboy" | 4:05 | |
| 9. | "Josephine" | 3:08 | |
| 10. | "100,000 Fireflies" | 3:20 | |
| 11. | "Plant White Roses" | 4:52 |
Personnel
- Stephin Merritt – songwriting, instrumentation and production
- Additional personnel
- Susan Anway – lead vocals
- Ken Michaels – engineering
- Wendy Smith – album cover
- Art Daly – insert photo
References
- ↑ Orens, Geoff. "Distant Plastic Trees – Magnetic Fields". AllMusic. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert (2000). "Magnetic Fields: Distant Plastic Trees". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. Macmillan Publishers. ISBN 0-312-24560-2. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
- ↑ Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig, eds. (1995). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
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