| Artist |
Destroyer |
| Album Title: |
Thief |
| Album Cover: |
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| Primary Genre |
Alternative & Punk: Indie |
| Format |
Vinyl |
| Released |
09/00/2000 |
| Reissue Date |
05/25/2018 |
| Label |
Merge Records |
| Catalog No |
MRG372 |
| Bar Code No |
673855037219 |
| Packaging |
LP Sleeve |
| Tracks |
| A1.
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Destroyer's The Temple (4:48)
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| A2.
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To The Heart Of The Sun On The Back Of Vulture, I'll Go (3:52)
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| A3.
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Way Of Perpetual Roads (3:54)
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| A4.
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Canadian Lover / Falcon's Escape (3:21)
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| A5.
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City Of Daughters (2:35)
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| A6.
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Every Christmas (3:30)
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| B1.
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Mercy (We Had The Right) (5:28)
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| B2.
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Queen Of Language (3:31)
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| B3.
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I.H.O.J. (1:47)
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| B4.
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In Dreams (3:26)
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| B5.
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Death Of The Festival Circuit (3:15)
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| B6.
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M.E.R.C.I. (1:57)
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| B7.
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Thief (2:27)
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| Date Acquired |
08/01/2022 |
| Personal Rating |
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| Acquired from |
HHV |
| Purchase Price |
18.00 |
Web Links |
All Music Guide Entry:
Discogs Entry: |
Notes |
Notes:
Reissue of the rare and long-out-of-print
LP on orange creamsicle vinyl
Full Download Included
"one-time limited pressing"
Credits:
Bass Guitar – John Collins
Design – Lester Smolenski
Drums – Scott Morgan
Guitar [Epiphone], E-Bow, Effects [Delays And Phases] – Stephen Wood
Piano, Keyboards, Synthesizer [Proteus] – Jason Zumpano
Producer – John Collins
Remix – David Carswell, John Collins
Voice, Classical Guitar [Nylon], Electric Guitar [Telecaster], Effects [Some Fuzz] – Daniel Bejar
Companies etc.:
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Merge Records
Copyright © – Merge Records
Produced At – JC/DC Studios
Designed At – Users Group Design
Remixed At – JC/DC Studios
Barcode and Other Identifiers:
Barcode (Sticker): 673855037219
Label Code: 29279
Matrix / Runout (Side A): MRG372-A (>-)MB171031
Matrix / Runout (Side B): MRG372-B (>-)MB171031
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| Reviews |
All Music Guide Review by Jason Ankeny:
That a record with such a plug-ugly cover would house such beautifully melodic pop is just one of the many contradictions that propel Destroyer's Thief; anthemic yet understated, honeyed yet acerbic, it's first and foremost a collection of piano ballads that possesses absolutely none of the sentimentality and romanticism that the style almost uniformly engenders. Though Daniel Bejar's adenoidal vocals recall Robyn Hitchcock and his superbly arranged melodies evoke early Bowie, he's nevertheless a complete original: his arch lyrics -- equal parts social commentary and stand-up comedy -- are consistently superb, and his songs ebb and flow with cabaret-like flair. Reveling in a kind of corrupted gentility, Thief is by turns playful and malicious -- sophistication at its most scabrous.
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