The Mekons / The Edge Of The World
Artist The Mekons
Album Title: The Edge Of The World
Album Cover:
Primary Genre Alternative
Format CD
Released 00/00/1986
Reissue Date 08/20/1996
Label Quarterstick Records
Catalog No QS42CD
Bar Code No 0 36172 00422 5
Reissue Yes
Packaging Jewelcase
Tracks
1. Hello Cruel World (3:15)
2. Bastard (2:59)
3. Oblivion (3:11)
4. King Arthur (4:44)
5. Ugly Band (2:55)
6. Shanty (3:29)
7. Garage D'or (1:49)
8. Big Zombie (3:22)
9. Sweet Dreams (2:31)
10. Dream Dream Dream (2:35)
11. Slightly South Of The Border (3:48)
12. Alone & Forsaken (1:49)
13. The Letter (3:48)
Date Acquired 08/19/2016
Personal Rating
Acquired from Amazon
Purchase Price 16.53

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Notes

Recorded at OffBeat Studios in Leeds, UK. Mixed at Southern Sound London in March/April 1986.

Originally released (by Sin Records on vinyl LP) in 1986.

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Analyzed: The Mekons / The Edge of the World
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DR         Peak         RMS     Duration Track
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DR9       -0.10 dB   -10.72 dB      3:15 01-Hello Cruel World
DR10      -0.10 dB   -10.74 dB      3:00 02-Bastard
DR8       -0.10 dB   -11.61 dB      3:11 03-Oblivion
DR10      -0.10 dB   -11.93 dB      4:44 04-King Arthur
DR9       -0.10 dB   -10.41 dB      2:55 05-Ugly Band
DR10      -0.10 dB   -11.95 dB      3:29 06-Shanty
DR12      -1.35 dB   -15.31 dB      1:50 07-Garage d'Or
DR9       -0.10 dB   -10.26 dB      3:22 08-Big Zombie
DR10      -0.10 dB   -10.84 dB      2:31 09-Sweet Dreams
DR10      -0.10 dB   -11.39 dB      2:35 10-Dream Dream Dream
DR10      -0.10 dB   -11.63 dB      3:49 11-Slightly South of the Border
DR10      -0.10 dB   -11.09 dB      1:49 12-Alone & Forsaken
DR10      -0.10 dB   -11.92 dB      3:48 13-The Letter
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Number of tracks:  13
Official DR value: DR10

Samplerate:        44100 Hz
Channels:          2
Bits per sample:   16
Bitrate:           899 kbps
Codec:             FLAC
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Reviews
AllMusic Review by Stewart Mason:

The Edge of the World is a pivotal album in the Mekons' enormous oeuvre, for it's the record that introduces Sally Timms' remarkable voice into the group's mix of country, folk, punk, and noise textures. Either on its own or in tandem with longtime singers Jon Langford and Tom Greenhalgh, Timms' voice adds an attractive new texture to The Edge of the World. However, in retrospect, this is not the countrified album its initial reviews claimed, or at least not entirely. The opening "Hello Cruel World" is a grinding post-punk downer that slowly accelerates into a desperate, hoarse cry with no noticeable country or folk elements. "Bastard" ups the anger and desperation considerably, this time adding a stomping fiddle tune and one of Langford's most spiteful, spittle-flecked vocals. Timms makes her lead vocal debut on the majestically dismissive "Oblivion," which has the most striking chorus on the album. After that strong trio of tunes, the rest of the album refines those musical styles and lyrical themes to varying degrees, with the rollicking "Slightly South of the Border" and the remarkable "Alone and Forsaken" the highlights. The Edge of the World is one of the Mekons' finest efforts.

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