| Artist |
The Mekons |
| Album Title: |
Retreat From Memphis |
| Album Cover: |
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| Primary Genre |
Alternative |
| Format |
CD |
| Released |
05/02/1994 |
| Label |
Quarterstick Records |
| Catalog No |
QS26CD |
| Bar Code No |
0 36172 00262 7 |
| Packaging |
Jewelcase |
| Tracks |
| 1.
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Eve Future (5:01)
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| 2.
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Lucky Devil (3:00)
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| 3.
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Do I Know You (3:13)
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| 4.
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Insignificance (3:47)
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| 5.
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His Bad Dream (3:01)
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| 6.
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Our Bad Dream (3:12)
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| 7.
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The Flame That Killed John Wayne (3:41)
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| 8.
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Ice Rink In Berlin (4:58)
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| 9.
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Spinning Round In Flames (4:42)
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| 10.
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Machine (3:58)
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| 11.
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Hostile Mascot (2:35)
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| 12.
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Chemical Wedding (3:58)
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| 13.
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Spirals Of Paranoia (5:16)
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| 14.
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Missing You All (1:00)
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| 15.
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Submerged (3:15)
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| 16.
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Soldier (3:38)
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| 17.
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Never Work (3:40)
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| Date Acquired |
07/07/1994 |
| Personal Rating |
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| Acquired from |
Roadrunner Records |
| Purchase Price |
14.00 |
Web Links |
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Notes |
Recorded At – Kingsize Soundlabs
Mastered At – Classic Digital, Evanston, IL
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Quarterstick Records
Copyright (c) – Quarterstick Records
Published By – Low Noise Music
Engineer – Mike Hagler
Recorded By, Engineer, Mixed By – Dave Trumfio
Recorded By, Mixed By – The Mekons
Written-By – Mekons
Made in Canada
foobar2000 1.3.9 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2016-09-05 20:38:56
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Analyzed: The Mekons / Retreat from Memphis
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR12 -1.36 dB -16.22 dB 5:02 01-Eve Future
DR12 -0.63 dB -14.43 dB 3:00 02-Lucky Devil
DR12 -1.63 dB -16.86 dB 3:13 03-Do I Know You
DR13 -1.15 dB -15.82 dB 3:48 04-Insignificance (Conversation with Boche)
DR12 -0.29 dB -16.14 dB 3:02 05-His Bad Dream
DR13 0.00 dB -15.33 dB 3:12 06-Our Bad Dream
DR12 -1.07 dB -15.06 dB 3:42 07-The Flame That Killed John Wayne
DR12 -1.13 dB -16.08 dB 4:58 08-Ice Rink in Berlin
DR12 -0.65 dB -14.63 dB 4:42 09-Spinning Round in Flames
DR14 -0.61 dB -16.55 dB 3:58 10-Machine
DR13 0.00 dB -14.22 dB 2:36 11-Hostile Mascot
DR14 -2.18 dB -18.16 dB 3:59 12-Chemical Wedding
DR13 -0.33 dB -14.86 dB 5:16 13-Spirals of Paranoia
DR13 -1.69 dB -19.29 dB 1:00 14-Missing You All
DR15 0.00 dB -16.01 dB 3:16 15-Submerged
DR12 0.00 dB -15.25 dB 3:38 16-Soldier
DR13 0.00 dB -15.77 dB 3:40 17-Never Work
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Number of tracks: 17
Official DR value: DR13
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 884 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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| Reviews |
AllMusic Review by Mark Deming:
The Mekons were still dealing with the legal battle to free themselves from their ill-advised deal with Loud Records (a short-lived, Warner-distributed "alternative" imprint, not to be confused with the hip-hop label that signed Wu-Tang Clan) and get I Love Mekons released when they wrote and recorded Retreat From Memphis, and the strain shows in the music. Retreat From Memphis is direct, straightforward, and angry in a way the Mekons had not been for quite a while; with Suzie Honeyman and her fiddle making only a few cameo appearances, the twangy undertow of Fear and Whiskey and Honky Tonkin' was gone, and the dub-wise studio experimentation of F.U.N. '90 and Curse of the Mekons was put on hold in favor of a more traditional guitars/bass/drums/ranting approach. And, being the punks at heart that they will always be, the Mekons make the most of their anger; if the band sounds a bit battle weary at times on Retreat From Memphis, they're also possessed of a righteous wrath, as if they were convinced this could be their last time around and they were determined to go down swinging. Retreat From Memphis was the most straightforward Mekons album since The Mekons Rock 'n' Roll, and anyone who loves that great album's blend of into-the-wind defiance and brave fatalism will find plenty to shout along with here.
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