| Artist |
Bongwater |
| Box Set Title: |
Box of Bongwater |
| Album Title: |
Box of Bongwater [disc 1] |
| Album Cover: |
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| Primary Genre |
Alternative & Punk: General Alternative |
| Format |
CD |
| Released |
10/20/1998 |
| Label |
Shimmy Disc |
| Catalog No |
SHM-5555-1 |
| Bar Code No |
0 35828 55552 4 |
| Remastered |
Yes |
| Packaging |
Box Set (4 Disk) |
| Tracks |
| 1.
|
Ride My Seesaw (3:53)
(Lodge) |
| 2.
|
Barely Coping (3:11)
(Kramer/Magnuson) |
| 3.
|
Four Sticks (3:13)
(Page/Plant) |
| 4.
|
U.S.O (1:56)
(Kramer/Magnuson) |
| 5.
|
His New Look (2:55)
(Kramer/Magnuson) |
| 6.
|
Julia (3:25)
(John Lennon/Paul McCartney) |
| 7.
|
Lesbians of Russia (1:30)
(Kramer/Licht/Magnuson/Rick) |
| 8.
|
Frank (1:51)
(Kramer/Magnuson) |
| 9.
|
We Did it Again (2:16)
(Ayers) |
| 10.
|
Homer (3:27)
(Kramer) |
| 11.
|
Joy Ride (2:57)
(Kramer/Magnuson/Rick) |
| 12.
|
Decadent Iranian Country Club (2:48)
(Kramer/Magnuson/Rick) |
| 13.
|
David Bowie Wants Ideas (2:13)
(Kramer/Magnuson) |
| 14.
|
Rock 'N Roll Pt. 2 (3:19)
(Gary Glitter) |
| 15.
|
Just May Be the One (1:52)
(Michael Nesmith) |
| 16.
|
There You Go (2:50)
(Cash) |
| 17.
|
Shark (1:23)
(Kramer) |
| 18.
|
Jimmy (3:58)
(Kramer/Magnuson) |
| 19.
|
Crime (2:59)
(Kramer) |
| 20.
|
Pornography (3:41)
(Kramer/Rick) |
| 21.
|
Pew (3:10)
(Kramer) |
| 22.
|
Dazed and Chinese (3:46)
(Page/Plant) |
| 23.
|
Bullaby (3:10)
(Kramer/Magnuson) |
| 24.
|
So Help Me God (4:37)
(Kramer/Rick) |
|
| Date Acquired |
12/05/2008 |
| Personal Rating |
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| Acquired from |
hobochangbar (Amazon) |
| Purchase Price |
82.93 |
Web Links |
All Music Guide Entry:
Discogs Entry: |
Notes |
Notes:
The box includes 4 CDs in standard jewel case and a 12-page booklet.
Credits:
Art Direction – Laurie Henzel
Artwork By – Jim Shaw
Design Concept [Concept], Design – Dave Bias
Drums – David Licht
Executive-Producer – Michael Dorf
Guitar – Dave Rick, Randolph A. Hudson III
Hair – Dinah Carone, Mauricio Almerida
Liner Notes – Charles M. Young, David Bias, Kramer
Lyrics By, Vocals – Ann Magnuson
Make-Up – Dinah Carone, Jody Marlock
Photography By – Macioce, Michael Lavine
Producer [Associate Producer] – Stephanie Oxley
Remastered By [Digitally Remastered By] – Alan Douches, Kramer
Stylist – Pilar Limosner
Stylist [Photo-Styling] – Robyn Riecheck
Vocals, Music By, Tape, Producer [Produced By], Engineer [Engineered By] – Kramer
Companies, etc.:
Record Company – KnitMedia
Produced At – Noise New York
Engineered At – Noise New York
Glass Mastered At – Nimbus
Barcode and other Identifiers:
Barcode (Text): 0 35828 55552 4
Barcode (Scanned): 035828555524
Matrix / Runout (CD1, mirrored): SHM555/1 : :MASTERED: .BY NIMBUS.
Mastering SID Code (CD1, mirrored, twice): IFPI L124
Mould SID Code (CD1): IFPI 240C
Matrix / Runout (CD2, mirrored): SHM555/2 : :MASTERED: .BY NIMBUS.
Mastering SID Code (CD2, mirrored, twice): IFPI L124
Mould SID Code (CD2): IFPI 2405
Matrix / Runout (CD3, mirrored): SHM555/3 :⋮: :MASTERED: .BY NIMBUS.
Mastering SID Code (CD3, mirrored, twice): IFPI L124
Mould SID Code (CD3): IFPI 2406
Matrix / Runout (CD4, mirrored): SHM555/4 : :MASTERED: .BY NIMBUS.
Mastering SID Code (CD4, mirrored, twice): IFPI L124
Mould SID Code (CD4): IFPI 2405
Other (CD1 cat.#): SHM-5555-1
Other (CD2 cat.#): SHM-5555-2
Other (CD3 cat.#): SHM-5555-3
Other (CD4 cat.#): SHM-5555-4
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Analyzed Folder: Bongwater - Box of Bongwater (Disc 1)_dr.txt
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DR Peak RMS Filename
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DR6 -0.30 dB -07.53 dB 01 - Ride My Seesaw.flac
DR6 -0.30 dB -08.30 dB 02 - Barely Coping.flac
DR7 -0.30 dB -08.59 dB 03 - Four Sticks.flac
DR7 -0.30 dB -09.14 dB 04 - U.S.O..flac
DR8 -0.30 dB -10.02 dB 05 - His New Look.flac
DR8 -0.30 dB -10.76 dB 06 - Julia.flac
DR7 -0.30 dB -08.45 dB 07 - Lesbians of Russia.flac
DR7 -0.30 dB -08.18 dB 08 - Frank.flac
DR7 -0.30 dB -07.38 dB 09 - We Did It Again.flac
DR8 -0.30 dB -10.94 dB 10 - Homer.flac
DR6 -0.30 dB -09.24 dB 11 - Joy Ride.flac
DR9 -0.30 dB -12.34 dB 12 - Decadent Iranian Country Club.flac
DR7 -0.30 dB -08.13 dB 13 - David Bowie Wants Ideas.flac
DR7 -0.30 dB -07.76 dB 14 - Rock & Roll, Pt. 2.flac
DR6 -0.30 dB -07.85 dB 15 - Just May Be the One.flac
DR8 -0.30 dB -10.58 dB 16 - There You Go.flac
DR8 -0.30 dB -10.07 dB 17 - Shark.flac
DR7 -0.30 dB -08.42 dB 18 - Jimmy.flac
DR8 -0.30 dB -09.42 dB 19 - Crime.flac
DR9 -0.30 dB -13.20 dB 20 - Pornography.flac
DR7 -0.30 dB -10.11 dB 21 - Pew.flac
DR7 -0.30 dB -08.67 dB 22 - Dazed and Chinese.flac
DR8 -0.30 dB -10.14 dB 23 - Bullaby.flac
DR9 -0.30 dB -12.67 dB 24 - So Help Me God.flac
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Number of Files: 24
Official DR Value: DR7
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| Reviews |
All Music Guide Review by Lindsay Planer:
This aptly titled Box of Bongwater consists of four CDs aimed at gathering a majority of the duo's recordings -- many of which had been out of print or at the very least difficult to find for several years. Included in this package are the contents of the Breaking No New Ground EP; the albums Double Bummer, Too Much Sleep, The Power of Pussy, and The Big Sell Out; as well as "Love Life," the duo's contribution the Rutles Highway Revisited tribute. Bongwater is personified in the somewhat unlikely team of Mark Kramer and Ann Magnuson. Although arguably diminutive in quantity, their catalog stands as one of the most diverse in popular music. For maximum effect the pair blends their own original sonic sculptures and compositions with a considerate and eclectic mix of cover tunes spanning the entirety of popular music. But rather than emulate their influences, Bongwater tends to wholly reinvent the structure to suit their multimedia pastiche of aural imagery. These remarkable reworkings include the Beatles' "Rain" and "Julia," the 13th Floor Elevators' "You Don't Love Me" and "Splash," the Monkees' "You Just May Be the One" and "The Porpoise Song," and most especially Led Zeppelin's "Four Sticks" and the brilliant "Dazed and Chinese." Magnuson's obsession with Jimmy Page is in fact a motif running throughout this set, as are her acerbic-tongued slams at some of the most sacred of pop culture cows on "Frank," "David Bowie Wants Ideas," and "What Kind of Man Reads Playboy." The dramatic qualities and inflections that Magnuson offers are ideally matched to Kramer's ability to provide a seemingly endless pallet of sonic platforms. His skills as a producer, multi-instrumentalist, and sonic satirist make him the quintessential musical foil. If any criticism can be leveled at Box of Bongwater, it would concern logistics such as having the contents of an album spread over more than one disc, disrupting the inherent continuity of the original release. Additionally, the 12-page booklet could and should be much more than it is, considering eight of those are full-page photos or graphics. Although it is tempting to call this collection a complete anthology of Bongwater's recordings, it is a few tracks shy of that, presumably because they were not originally issued on the Kramer-owned and operated Shimmy Disc label. The Peel Sessions EP as well as a couple of tracks which surfaced on tribute albums for Neil Young and the 13th Floor Elevators, respectively, are not included in this set. However, in light of what is on the box, these caveats are practically negligible.
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