Björk – Medúlla
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One Little Indian – TPLP358 |
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UK |
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Genre: |
Pop |
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Avantgarde |
Tracklist
| A1 | Pleasure Is All Mine | 3:26 | |
| A2 | Show Me Forgiveness | 1:23 | |
| A3 | Where Is The Line | 4:41 | |
| A4 | Vökuró | 3:14 | |
| B1 | Öll Birtan | 1:52 | |
| B2 | Who Is It (Carry My Joy On The Left Carry My Pain On The Right) | 3:57 | |
| B3 | Submarine | 3:13 | |
| B4 | Desired Constellation | 4:55 | |
| C1 | Oceania | 3:24 | |
| C2 | Sonnets / Unrealities XI | 1:59 | |
| C3 | Ancestors | 4:08 | |
| D1 | Mouth's Cradle | 3:59 | |
| D2 | Miðvikudags | 1:24 | |
| D3 | Triumph Of A Heart | 4:04 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Wellhart Ltd
- Copyright © – Wellhart Ltd
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – One Little Indian Ltd.
- Copyright © – One Little Indian Ltd.
- Licensed To – Polydor Ltd. (UK)
- Copyright © – George James Firmage
- Published By – Universal Music
- Published By – Copyright Control
- Recorded At – Greenhouse Studios Iceland
- Recorded At – Lost Island Studios
- Recorded At – The Magic Shop
- Recorded At – The Looking Glass Studios
- Recorded At – Olympic Studios
- Recorded At – Ilha Dos Sapos Studios
- Recorded At – Real World Studios
Credits
- Alto Vocals [The Icelandic Choir] – Jónína Guðrún Kristinsdóttir
- Arranged By [Choir Arranged By] – Björk
- Art Direction, Design – M/M (Paris)
- Bass Vocals [The Icelandic Choir] – Þorvaldur Þorvaldsson
- Conductor [Olympic Studios Choir Session] – Nick Ingham*
- Contractor [Icelandic Choir Assembled By] – Magga Stína
- Contractor [Olympic Studios Choir Session Fixed By] – Jenny O'Grady
- Copyist [Iceland Sessions] – Karl Olgeirsson*
- Copyist [London Session, At Dakota Music] – Nick*
- Engineer [Assistant, Greenhouse Studios] – Sturla Thorisson*
- Engineer [Assistant, Looking Glass] – Christian Rutledge
- Engineer [Assistant, Olympic Studios] – Rob Haggett
- Engineer [Assistant, The Magic Shop] – Juan Garcia
- Engineer [Ilha Dos Sapos Studios] – Flavio de Souza
- Engineer [Looking Glass] – Ichiho Nishiki
- Engineer [Recording Engineer] – Valgeir Sigurdsson*
- Hair [Hair Sculpting Assistant] – Brent Borreson
- Hair [Hair Sculpture By] – Hrafnhildur Arnardóttir*
- Hair [Icelandic Hair Flowers By] – Ásta
- Lacquer Cut By – Stu.*
- Make-Up [Skin Colours By] – Andrea Helgadóttir
- Mixed By – Mark "Spike" Stent*
- Photography By – Inez van Lamsweerde & Vinoodh Matadin
- Producer, Arranged By – Björk
- Recorded By [Additional Recording] – Neil Dorfsman
- Soprano Vocals [The Icelandic Choir] – Kirstín Erna Blöndal
- Tenor Vocals [The Icelandic Choir] – Þorbjörn Sigurðsson
- Vocals [The London Choir] – Yona Dunsford
Notes
A separate 33rpm 2xLP version of this release exists, identifiable by the mastering credit to Graeme Durham (GRAZZ - THE EXCHANGE) in the run-out groove.
"Medulla Bjork TPLP358.
Double Album.
Limited Edition.
Heavy Vinyl." printed on a sticker on the front sleeve.
Gatefold sleeve with die-cut inner sleeves.
℗© 2004 Wellhart Ltd/One Little Indian Ltd
Licensed to Polydor Ltd (UK) for the world excluding the UK, North America and Iceland.
Made in the EU
Track C2: The lines from <It May Not Always Be So; And I Say> Copyright 1923, 1951, © 1991 by the Trustees for the E.E. Cummings Trust. Copyright © 1976 by George James Firmage, from <Complete Poems: 1904-1962> by E.E. Cummings, edited by George J. Firmage. Used by permission of Liveright Publishing Corporation.
All tracks published by Universal Music except [B4 to C3] published by Universal Music / copyright control; and [A4] under copyright control.
Studios: Greenhouse Studios, Reykjavik, Lost Island Studios, La Gomera, The Magic Shop, NYC, Looking Glass, NYC, Olympic Studios, London, Ilha Dos Sapos Studios, Salvador. Real World, Box.
Additional mobile recording at: Palisades, New York; The Loft on 22nd Street, NYC; Praya Dos Lagos, Bahia; Palazzo Contarini, Venice; Louth, Lincolnshire.
Shlomo appears courtesy of Dented Records
Hrafnhildur "Shoplifter" Arnardóttir appears credited as "Hrafnhildur Arnardóttir aka Shoplifter".
Icelandic hair flowers by Ásta at Hárverk.
No track durations are given on this release.
"Medulla Bjork TPLP358.
Double Album.
Limited Edition.
Heavy Vinyl." printed on a sticker on the front sleeve.
Gatefold sleeve with die-cut inner sleeves.
℗© 2004 Wellhart Ltd/One Little Indian Ltd
Licensed to Polydor Ltd (UK) for the world excluding the UK, North America and Iceland.
Made in the EU
Track C2: The lines from <It May Not Always Be So; And I Say> Copyright 1923, 1951, © 1991 by the Trustees for the E.E. Cummings Trust. Copyright © 1976 by George James Firmage, from <Complete Poems: 1904-1962> by E.E. Cummings, edited by George J. Firmage. Used by permission of Liveright Publishing Corporation.
All tracks published by Universal Music except [B4 to C3] published by Universal Music / copyright control; and [A4] under copyright control.
Studios: Greenhouse Studios, Reykjavik, Lost Island Studios, La Gomera, The Magic Shop, NYC, Looking Glass, NYC, Olympic Studios, London, Ilha Dos Sapos Studios, Salvador. Real World, Box.
Additional mobile recording at: Palisades, New York; The Loft on 22nd Street, NYC; Praya Dos Lagos, Bahia; Palazzo Contarini, Venice; Louth, Lincolnshire.
Shlomo appears courtesy of Dented Records
Hrafnhildur "Shoplifter" Arnardóttir appears credited as "Hrafnhildur Arnardóttir aka Shoplifter".
Icelandic hair flowers by Ásta at Hárverk.
No track durations are given on this release.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Text): 5 016958 060916
- Barcode (Scanned - EAN): 5016958060916
- Matrix / Runout (Run-out etchings Side A): TPLP 358A1 Stu.
- Matrix / Runout (Run-out etchings Side B): TPLP 358B1
- Matrix / Runout (Run-out etchings Side C): TPLP 358C1
- Matrix / Runout (Run-out etchings Side D): TPLP 358D
Other Versions (5 of 117)
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Medúlla = メダラ (CD, Album) | Polydor | UI-1056 | Japan | 2004 | ||
| Medúlla (SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Stereo, Album, Limited Edition) | Polydor | 9867591 | Europe | 2004 | |||
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Medúlla (CD, Album, Universal M & L) | Polydor | 9867589 | Europe | 2004 | ||
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Medúlla (CD, Album, Stereo) | Elektra | 62984-2 | US | 2004 | ||
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Medúlla (CD, Album, Limited Edition, Gatefold Sleeve) | Elektra | 62985-2 | US | 2004 |
Recommendations
Reviews
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Edited one year agoOn my copy it says that “desired constellation” is the last track on side B (as it stated here, too) but it isn’t, it’s the first on side C. Is it just mine? Misprint? -
Hi!
I have a strange copy where you can read this on the back sleeve:
℗© 2001 Wellhart Ltd/One Little Indian Ltd
Licensed to Polydor Ltd (UK) for the world excluding the UK, North America and Iceland.
Made in the EU
Why 2001? Is is a misprint or a fake ora repress? It seems like a first press with the same shaped sticker. Same catalogue number, same barcode : 5016958060916
This is actually sealed.
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Hello everyone! I have this copy, but Numbered! 0521. And inners are without holes! Does anyone knows anynhing about this?
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Could be her best album. At other albums, you (me)can allways hear plain electronicA arrangements in background, even if they're actually real instruments. That coloured feel... Here, there is no such distraction. Basically Bjork, and less invasive collaborators. And Bjork is all you want! -
A lovely album.
A KEY track for me is Triumph of a Heart. Some sections of the song have weird noises, all jiving and grooving (and all still created by human voice, collected from voice specialists all over the world); these sections make you laugh with pure joy because of their deliberate alieneity (!).
Humour is a key element to Bjork's expression and Triumph of a Heart is a good example of it. This is very unusual in music - to make you gut-laugh so spontaneously: not because of the lyrics, but the very SOUND (Ligeti is another example of this). Yet humour is a fundamental aspect of being human, so full credit to Bjork for presenting an abundance of humour through her sound-art. -
This isn't an in depth review, but I've read that some are reporting that there is an EQ issue (at least with the 33rpm version), but I'd like to confirm that the sound on this 45 rpm version is quite fantastic and a joy to listen to.
I've not heard the 33rpm versions but would assume that the sound would be eq'd lower due to the format limitation and should therefore be quieter than this so I'm surprised that there are reports of a distorted sound. I'd like to give that edition a spin to rule out the possibility of the aforementioned review being affected by poor equipment.
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