Yo La Tengo / May I Sing With Me
Artist Yo La Tengo
Album Title: May I Sing With Me
Album Cover:
Primary Genre Alternative & Punk: Indie
Format CD
Released 02/28/1992
Label Alias Records
Catalog No A021-D
Bar Code No 0 93716 00212 3
Packaging Jewelcase
Tracks
1. Detouring America With Horns (3:56)
2. Upside - Down (2:31)
3. Mushroom Cloud Of Hiss (9:09)
4. Swing For Life (5:07)
5. Five-Cornered Drone (Crispy Duck) (6:26)
6. Some Kinda Fatigue (4:26)
7. Always Something (4:30)
8. 86-Second Blowout (1:26)
9. Out The Window (3:53)
10. Sleeping Pill (9:25)
11. Satellite (2:12)
Date Acquired 02/13/2013
Personal Rating
Acquired from Amazon
Purchase Price 11.61

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Notes

Recorded at Fort Apache in Cambridge, MA, except tracks 4 & 5 recorded at Water Music in Hoboken, NJ.
Mixed at Sound on Sound in NYC.
Mastered at Sterling Sound.
Reissue, with URL on rear cover.
All songs published by Roshashauna Music (BMI).
℗ & © 1992 Alias Records, Inc.
Made in USA.
Printed in Canada.
Artwork [Cover Art] – Georgia Hubley
Bass, Vocals [Some Singing], Performer [Some Strumming] – James McNew
Drums, Vocals, Performer [Some Feedback] – Georgia Hubley
Engineer [Mixing] – John Siket
Guitar, Vocals – Ira Kaplan
Mastered By – Greg Calbi
Photography By [Front And Back Cover] – John Halpern
Producer – Gene Holder
Recorded By – Lou Giordano (tracks: 1 to 3, 6 to 11)
Recorded By [Assistant] – Carl Plaster (tracks: 1 to 3, 6 to 11)
Written-By – Ira Kaplan (tracks: 2, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11)
Recorded At – Fort Apache
Recorded At – Water Music Recorders
Mixed At – Sound On Sound, New York
Mastered At – Sterling Sound
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Alias Records
Copyright (c) – Alias Records
Published By – Roshashauna Music
Pressed By – Disctronics USA – 128457
Barcode: 0 93716 00212 3
Matrix / Runout: **A021** 128457-2W1-5228-1 DISCTRONICS USA
Rights Society: BMI
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Analyzed: Yo La Tengo / May I Sing With Me
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DR          Peak        RMS     Duration          Track
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DR10      -0.00 dB   -13.85 dB      4:03 01/11 - Detouring America With Horns
DR11      -0.00 dB   -11.99 dB      2:38 02/11 - Upside-Down
DR10      -0.00 dB   -11.62 dB      9:25 03/11 - Mushroom Cloud of Hiss
DR12      -0.00 dB   -14.54 dB      5:06 04/11 - Swing for Life
DR12      -0.00 dB   -12.44 dB      6:20 05/11 - Five-Cornered Drone (Crispy Duck)
DR12      -0.00 dB   -12.91 dB      4:34 06/11 - Some Kinda Fatigue
DR13      -0.00 dB   -14.35 dB      4:38 07/11 - Always Something
DR10      -0.00 dB   -11.33 dB      1:32 08/11 - 86-second Blowout
DR10      -0.00 dB   -11.22 dB      4:00 09/11 - Out the Window
DR10      -0.00 dB   -11.14 dB      9:44 10/11 - Sleeping Pill
DR10      -1.42 dB   -14.49 dB      2:17 11/11 - Satellite
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Number of tracks:  11
Official DR value: DR11
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 785 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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Reviews
All Music Guide Review:

Review by John Dougan
With song titles like "Mushroom Cloud of Hiss" and "Five-Cornered Drone (Crispy Duck)," May I Sing with Me is classic Yo La Tengo, merging pop and noise in an awesome aural display. Songs start with Ira Kaplan's repetitive (and very simple) chord changes, as Georgia Hubley and (at this juncture) regular bassist James McNew add layer after layer of supportive sound. On a noisier track like the aforementioned "Mushroom Cloud of Hiss," the song explodes in paroxysms of feedback and drops the rhythmic pulse altogether, eventually returning the backbeat after a few minutes of white noise. That may not be everybody's cup of tea, but for those who like this type of adventurousness and recklessness, it's a lot of fun.
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