| Artist |
Luna |
| Album Title: |
Romantica |
| Album Cover: |
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| Primary Genre |
Alternative |
| Format |
CD |
| Released |
06/10/2002 |
| Label |
Beggars Banquet Records |
| Catalog No |
BBQCD228 |
| Bar Code No |
6 07618 02282 2 |
| Packaging |
Jewelcase |
| Tracks |
| 1.
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Lovedust (4:01)
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| 2.
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Weird And Woozy (3:12)
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| 3.
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Black Postcards (5:12)
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| 4.
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Black Champagne (3:34)
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| 5.
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Swedish Fish (2:54)
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| 6.
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Renee Is Crying (3:13)
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| 7.
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Mermaid Eyes (3:31)
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| 8.
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1995 (2:17)
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| 9.
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Rememories (4:26)
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| 10.
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Dizzy (3:37)
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| 11.
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Orange Peel (3:12)
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| 12.
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Romantica (5:12)
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| Date Acquired |
11/05/2012 |
| Personal Rating |
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| Acquired from |
Import_CDs (Amazon) |
| Purchase Price |
14.97 |
Web Links |
All Music Guide Entry:
Discogs Entry: |
Notes |
Recorded At – Jolly Roger Recordings
Mixed At – Tarbox Road Studios
Mastered At – Classic Sound, New York
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Beggars Banquet Records Ltd.
Copyright © – Beggars Banquet Records Ltd.
Licensed From – Jetset Records
Made By – Technicolor – M0331
Arranged By [Strings] – Dave Fridmann (tracks: 4)
Bass, Vocals, Keyboards – Britta Phillips
Drums, Percussion, Keyboards [Mellotron] – Lee Wall
Engineer – Gene Holder
Engineer [Assistant] – Michael Ivins
Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals – Sean Eden
Keyboards – Vivian Trimble (tracks: 6, 10, 12)
Mastered By – Scott Hull
Mixed By – Dave Fridmann (tracks: 2 to 7, 9 to 12), Gene Holder (tracks: 1, 8)
Producer – Gene Holder, Luna
Producer [Additional] – Dave Fridmann
Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica – Dean Wareham
Barcode (String): 607618022822
Label Code: LC 05485
Matrix / Runout: M0331 BBQCD 228 02 1:0 Technicolor
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L122
Mould SID Code: IFPI 2336
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foobar2000 1.3.9 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2016-03-31 03:49:47
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Analyzed: Luna / Romantica
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR8 0.00 dB -9.28 dB 4:02 01/12-Lovedust
DR8 0.00 dB -9.39 dB 3:13 02/12-Weird and Woozy
DR8 0.00 dB -9.33 dB 5:12 03/12-Black Postcards
DR8 0.00 dB -9.66 dB 3:35 04/12-Black Champagne
DR7 0.00 dB -8.98 dB 2:54 05/12-Swedish Fish
DR9 0.00 dB -11.29 dB 3:14 06/12-Renée Is Crying
DR9 0.00 dB -11.94 dB 3:31 07/12-Mermaid Eyes
DR7 0.00 dB -7.97 dB 2:18 08/12-1995
DR9 0.00 dB -10.46 dB 4:26 09/12-Rememories
DR9 0.00 dB -10.79 dB 3:38 10/12-Dizzy
DR9 0.00 dB -10.79 dB 3:13 11/12-Orange Peel
DR8 0.00 dB -10.25 dB 5:13 12/12-Romantica
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Number of tracks: 12
Official DR value: DR8
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 846 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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| Reviews |
All Music Guide Review:
Review by Sam Samuelson
Rarely does a band put forth their best work on their seventh release, but it seems that Luna has accomplished that with a slight tweak of the knobs and a brand new pen. Romantica charges out of the gate with a new vigor, brightness, and sensitivity that, in retrospect, hasn't really come together within one package for them since maybe Bewitched. Now they've brought in a production team (namely Dave Fridmann of the Flaming Lips and Mercury Rev fame and Gene Holder of The DB's) that put to task recording and mixing Luna songs with a dimension outside of flat guitar layering. The result is a warm, vibrating record that at times can turn anthemic and rollicking. It would be easy to expound on the merits of just the production, but the key to even that success lies in great songwriting. Dean Wareham is relaxed and rolls out some of his best imagery and sentiment. The songs are pointed and bitter ("I'm tired of having no future/And I'm tired of pushing my luck/I'm tired of waiting for the end game/Waiting for the stars to turn black"), but they're witty, imaginative, and sarcastic ("I'm loaded up/And weighed down/And I'm surrounded by demons/Its fantastic"). Another key to Romantica's success lies in these variances of style that propel the record into successive blocks. There's the coyingly up-tempo pop of "Lovedust," the swirling anthem of "Black Postcards," and the straight-up rock of "1995." Meanwhile, "Mermaid Eyes" could have been played at the Enchantment Under the Sea dance in Back to the Future with its blushingly sappy demeanor delicately prodded by a Britta Phillips and Wareham duet. Each listen (this record can be very habit-forming) builds apon Romantica's initial immediacy: each spin revelatory and emotional -- playing out like the confession of a man possessed with the boredom of empty promise.
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