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'66 Wonder Where I'm From
'67 Come Back As A Cockroach
'68 A Cat Called Dionysus
'69 Judy Garland
'70 They're Killing Children Over There
'71 I Think I'll Make Another World
'72 Eye Contact
'73 It Could Have Been Paradise
'74 No
'75 My Mama Ain't
'76 Hustle 76
'77 Life Ain't All Bad
'78 The Blizzard Of '78
'79 Rock'n'Roll Will Ruin Your Life
'80 London By Jetpack
'81 How To Play The Synthesizer
'82 Happy Beeping
'83 Foxx And I
'84 Danceteria!
'85 Why I Am Not A Teenager
'86 How I Failed Ethics
'87 At The Pyramid
'88 Ethan Frome
'89 The 1989 Musical Marching Zoo
'90 Dreaming In Tetris
'91 The Day I Finally...
'92 Weird Diseases
'93 Me And Fred And Dave And Ted
'94 Haven't Got A Penny
'95 A Serious Mistake
'96 I'm Sad!
'97 Eurodisco Trio
'98 Lovers' Lies
'99 Fathers In The Clouds
'00 Ghosts Of The Marathon Dancers
'01 Have You Seen It In The Snow?
'02 Be True To Your Bar
'03 The Ex And I
'04 Cold-Blooded Man
'05 Never Again
'06 "Quotes"
'07 In The Snow White Cottages
'08 Surfin'
'09 Till You Come Back To Me
'10 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea
'11 Stupid Tears
'12 You Can Never Go Back To New York
'13 Big Enough For Both Of Us
'14 I Wish I Had Pictures
'15 Somebody's Fetish

notes

Back Cover:
I'm Stephin Merritt and this is my autobiography in 50 songs, one for each year of my life. It's mostly love and music, so don't dig for much of a storyline. And if things get mellower as 50 looms, that's life.
Nonesuch Records Inc., a Warner Music Group company
℗ & © 2017 Nonesuch Records Inc. for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Manufactured in the E.U.

Booklet:
New Wave Life (Hudson)
The Dwelling (Manhattan)
Mother West (Brooklyn)
Decibelle (San Francisco)
Mad Oak (Allston)
Peerless Mastering (Boston)
All songs ©2017 Stephin Merritt
Published by Gay and Loud (ASCAP)
Thanks to: Robert Hurwitz and all at Nonesuch, José Zayas, David Farré, David Andersen, John Yuelkenbeck, Ken Anderson, and Nick Schwartz-Hall.

Disc Sleeves:
℗ & © 2017 Nonesuch Records Inc., a Warner Music Group company

CDs:
℗ Nonesuch Records Inc., a Warner Music Group company
Manufactured in the E.U.
GEMA/BIEM

Sticker:
One song for each year of Stephin Merritt's life
Includes interview with Lemony Snicket author Daniel Handler

Other Notes:
Clamshell box set containing five discs in card sleeves and a 4" x 5" 100-page booklet.

credits

Acoustic Guitar [Martin HD-28], Electric Guitar [Truetone Speed Demon, Fender Telecaster] – John Woo
Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – Anthony Kaczynski, Randy Walker (4), Shirley Simms
Backing Vocals [Background Vocals], Accordion, Vibraphone, Piano [Yamaha And Acrosonic Pianos] – Daniel Handler
Backing Vocals [Background Vocals], Piano – Claudia Gonson
Cover [Cover Art], Artwork [Cover Art] – Alix Merritt
Design – Evan Gaffney
Engineer [Assistant Mastering Engineer] – Maria Rice
Executive-Producer – Robert Hurwitz
Flugelhorn, Tuba, Vocals [Mouthpiece] – Johny Blood
Interviewee – Stephin Merritt
Interviewer – Daniel Handler
Liner Notes – Daniel Handler
Management – Claudia Gonson
Mastered By – Jeff Lipton
Mellotron, Clavinet, Electronics [Suzuki Omnichord], Keyboards [Rhodes Bass], Piano, Synthesizer [Moog], Computer [iPad], Keyboards [Optigan], Synthesizer [Teenage Engineering OP-1], Electronics [Akai Music Production Controller] – Thomas Bartlett
Photography By [Photography] – Arnulfo Maldonado, Catalina Kulczar, Stephin Merritt
Producer – Stephin Merritt
Producer [Additional Production] – Charles Newman, Thomas Bartlett
Recorded By [At Decibelle] – Charles Newman, Gabriel Sheppard, JJ Weisler, Jay Pellicci
Recorded By [At Mad Oak] – Benny Grotto, Steph Durwin
Recorded By [At Mother West] – Charles Newman
Recorded By [At New Wave Life] – Gabrielle Valenti, Stephin Merritt
Recorded By [At The Dwelling] – Thomas Bartlett
Synthesizer [Altair 231, Andromeda A6], Drum Machine [Syndrum], Synth [Heterodyne Synth], Kazoo [Electric Kazoo], Pipe [Anklung], Synthesizer [Roland SH-101], Stylophone, Synth [BugBrand Synth], Synthesizer [K-Station], Electronics [Suzuki Omnichord], Synth [Polysix] – Christopher Ewen
Trombone, Trumpet [Pocket Trumpet] – Brad Gordon (2)
Ukulele [National Resonator Ukulele, Bass Ukulele], Lead Vocals [All Lead Vocals], Bass Drum, Drum [Log Drum, Slit Drum], Cymbal, Wood Block [Woodblock], Tambourine, Bells [Bells, Sleigh Bells], Cabasa, Other [Bottle], Glockenspiel, Cavaquinho, Pipe [Joia Tubes], Harp [Dusty Strings Harp], Organ [Farfisa Organ], Dulcimer [Dusty Strings Hammer Dulcimer], Kazoo [Kazoobie Kazoo], Guitar [Veillette Avante Gryphon Guitar], Drum Machine [AdreanaLinn Drum Machine, Tempest Drum Machine], Organ [Realistic Organ], Synthesizer [Sequential Circuits Pro One Synthesizer], Baritone Guitar [Danelectro Baritone Guitar], Mandola, Drum Machine [Rhythm Ace Drum Machine], Bass [Harmony Bass], Guitar [Almeira Classical Guitar], Electric Piano [Wurlitzer Electric Piano], Percussion [Thunder Sheet], Keyboards [Rhodes Piano Bass], Autoharp [Oscar Schmidt Autoharp], Synthesizer [Oberheim OB-12 Synthesizer], Ukulele [Kamaka 8-String Ukulele], Effects [Feedback], Xylophone [Congost Xylomatic], Other [Simcha Tongs], Synthesizer [Roland JP-8000 Synthesizer], Tape [Tapes], Drum Machine [TomCat Drum Machine], Shaker [Shakers], Acoustic Bass [Fender Acoustic Bass], Drum Programming [Vermona DRM-1], Synthesizer [Sequential Circuits Prophet-5 Synthesizer], Bells [Adam Bell Set], Dulcimer [Bowed Psaltery], Vocoder [Roland Vocoder], Xylophone, Synthesizer [EML 101 Synthesizer], Drum Machine [Roland TR-707 Drum Machine, Oberheim Drum Machine], Snare [LP Trash Snare], Cowbell, Chimes [Bar Chime], Drum Machine [Metasonix D-1000 Drum Machine], Organ [Gretsch Organ], Bass [Rheem Kee Bass], Guiro, Djembe, Percussion [Cajon], Bells [Bell Stick], Other [LP Street Cans], Sitar [Electric Sitar], Twelve-String Guitar [Martin 12-String Guitar], Drum Machine [XBASE 999 Drum Machine], Synthesizer [Yamaha CS-60 Synthesizer, Dewanatron Keyed Melody Gin, Moog Voyager Synthesizer], Toy Piano [Schoenhut Toy Piano], Synthesizer [Virus Access Synthesizer], Banjo [Gold Tone Bass Banjo], Synthesizer [Metasonix S-1000 Wretch Machine Vacuum Tube Synthesizer], Zither [Marxolin], Percussion [Metals], Charango, Celesta [Celeste], Electric Guitar [Fender Stratocaster], Drum Machine [Yamaha RX21 Drum Machine], Piano [Yamaha U4 Piano], Cymbal [Hihat], Wind Chimes [Wind Chime], Keyboards [Hohner Pianet], Synthesizer [Kilpatrick Audio Pattern Generator], Audio Generator [Dewanatron Triple Slice], Piano [Prepared Piano], Synthesizer [Korg Signa Synthesizer], Finger Cymbals [Zill], Triangle, Electronics [Suzuki Omnichord], Synthesizer [ARP String Synthesizer], Organ [Baldwin Organ], Sequencer [Casio VL-Tone], Drum [Ocean Drum], Drum Machine [Korg KR Drum Machine], Other [Abacus] – Stephin Merritt
Viola, Violin [Stroh Violin], Saw [Musical Saw] – Pinky Weitzman

companies

Record Company – Nonesuch Records Inc.
Record Company – Warner Music Group
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Nonesuch Records Inc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) – WEA International Inc.
Copyright (c) – Nonesuch Records Inc.
Copyright (c) – WEA International Inc.
Copyright (c) – Stephin Merritt
Recorded At – New Wave Life
Recorded At – The Dwelling
Recorded At – Mother West
Recorded At – Decibelle Recording Studios
Recorded At – Mad Oak Studios
Mastered At – Peerless Mastering
Published By – Gay And Loud
Manufactured By – Optimal Media GmbH – AG61862
Manufactured By – Optimal Media GmbH – AG61868
Manufactured By – Optimal Media GmbH – AG61869
Manufactured By – Optimal Media GmbH – AG61870
Manufactured By – Optimal Media GmbH

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