| Artist |
Yo La Tengo |
| Box Set Title: |
Prisoners Of Love / A Smattering Of Scintillating Senescent Songs 1985-2003 |
| Album Title: |
Prisoners Of Love / A Smattering Of Scintillating Senescent Songs 1985-2003 |
| Album Cover: |
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| Primary Genre |
Alternative & Punk: Indie |
| Format |
CD (3) |
| Released |
03/22/2005 |
| Label |
Matador Records |
| Catalog No |
OLE 618-2 / OLE 645-2 |
| Bar Code No |
7 44861 06452 7 |
| Packaging |
Jewelcase with Sleeve |
| Tracks |
| Prisoners Of Love / A Smattering Of Scintillating Senescent Songs 1985-2003 (Disc 1) |
| 1.
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Shaker (3:20)
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| 2.
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Sugarcube (3:22)
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| 3.
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Barnaby, Hardly Working (4:36)
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| 4.
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Little Eyes (4:22)
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| 5.
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Stockholm Syndrome (2:53)
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| 6.
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Our Way To Fall (4:20)
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| 7.
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From A Motel 6 (4:11)
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| 8.
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Swing For Life (5:16)
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| 9.
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Tom Courtenay (3:32)
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| 10.
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Lewis (2:29)
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| 11.
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I Heard You Looking (7:02)
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| 12.
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You Can Have It All (4:37)
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| 13.
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Did I Tell You (3:28)
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| Prisoners Of Love / A Smattering Of Scintillating Senescent Songs 1985-2003 (Disc 2) |
| 1.
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The River Of Water (2:31)
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| 2.
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Autumn Sweater (5:19)
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| 3.
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Big Day Coming (4:14)
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| 4.
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Pablo And Andrea (4:17)
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| 5.
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Drug Test (4:08)
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| 6.
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Season Of The Shark (4:29)
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| 7.
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Upside-Down (2:41)
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| 8.
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The Summer (2:39)
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| 9.
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Tears Are In Your Eyes (4:35)
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| 10.
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Blue Line Swinger (9:30)
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| 11.
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The Story Of Jazz (3:35)
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| 12.
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Nuclear War (Version 1) (7:35)
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| 13.
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By The Time It Gets Dark (3:02)
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| Prisoners Of Love / A Smattering Of Outtakes and Rarities (Disc 3) |
| 1.
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Stay Away From Heaven (4:31)
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| 2.
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Pencil Test (3:39)
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| 3.
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Almost True (3:05)
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| 4.
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Tom Courtenay (Live Acoustic) (3:12)
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| 5.
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Big Day Coming (Demo) (3:42)
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| 6.
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Dreaming (3:36)
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| 7.
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Bad Politics (2:58)
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| 8.
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Blue-Green Arrow (7" Version) (5:41)
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| 9.
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Decora (Live Acoustic) (3:05)
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| 10.
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Out The Window (Original Version) (4:16)
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| 11.
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Weather Shy (4:53)
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| 12.
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Dreams (4:46)
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| 13.
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Autumn Sweater (Kevin Shields Remix) (8:41)
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| 14.
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Ashes On The Ground (Live) (5:14)
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| 15.
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Mr. Ameche Plays The Stranger (9:18)
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| 16.
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Magnet (4:09)
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| Date Acquired |
08/20/2013 |
| Personal Rating |
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| Acquired from |
Matador Website |
| Purchase Price |
19.00 |
Web Links |
All Music Guide Entry:
Discogs Entry: |
Notes |
Discs one & two are titled 'Prisoners of Love: A Smattering of Scintillating Senescent Songs 1985–2003'.
Disc three is titled 'A Smattering of Outtakes and Rarities 1986–2002' and is not available separately.
Packaged as two jewel boxes in a slipcover.
Tracks 3-2, 3-3, 3-5, 3-6 & 3-9 marked previously unreleased.
© 2005 Matador Records
Bass – Gene Holder (tracks: 1-3, 1-8, 2-5, 2-8)
Guitar – Dave Schramm (tracks: 1-13, 2-1, 2-8)
Liner Notes [Prisoners Of Love- 2004] – Byron Coley
Liner Notes [Prisoners Of Love- Tour Manager] – Joe Puleo
Mastered By – Greg Calbi
Photography By [Prisoners Of Love] – Bettina Weiand, Fred Brockman, José A. Perez, Jutta Brandt, Mac McCaughan, Matthew Salacuse, Michael Galinsky, Michael Lavine, Mike Baehr, Raphael Fuchs
Producer – Roger Moutenot (tracks: 3-2, 3-3, 3-7)
Barcode: 7 44861 06452 7
Other (Discs one & two catalog #): OLE 618-2
Other (Disc three catalog #): OLE 645-2
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Analyzed: Yo La Tengo / Prisoners of Love: A Smattering of Scintillating Senescent Songs 1985-2003
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR7 -0.11 dB -8.28 dB 3:20 01/13 - Shaker
DR6 -0.11 dB -6.71 dB 3:23 02/13 - Sugarcube
DR8 -0.11 dB -9.50 dB 4:37 03/13 - Barnaby, Hardly Working
DR6 -0.11 dB -7.14 dB 4:22 04/13 - Little Eyes
DR7 -0.11 dB -8.42 dB 2:53 05/13 - Stockholm Syndrome
DR7 -0.11 dB -8.36 dB 4:21 06/13 - Our Way to Fall
DR6 -0.11 dB -7.52 dB 4:12 07/13 - From a Motel 6
DR9 -0.11 dB -10.13 dB 5:17 08/13 - Swing for Life
DR6 -0.11 dB -7.07 dB 3:33 09/13 - Tom Courtenay
DR8 -0.11 dB -8.80 dB 2:30 10/13 - Lewis
DR6 -0.11 dB -8.24 dB 7:02 11/13 - I Heard You Looking
DR6 -0.11 dB -7.28 dB 4:38 12/13 - You Can Have It All
DR9 -0.11 dB -9.84 dB 3:28 13/13 - Did I Tell You
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Number of tracks: 13
Official DR value: DR7
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 934 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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Analyzed: Yo La Tengo / Prisoners of Love: A Smattering of Scintillating Senescent Songs 1985-2003
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR8 -0.11 dB -9.39 dB 2:32 01/13 - The River of Water
DR7 -0.11 dB -8.23 dB 5:20 02/13 - Autumn Sweater
DR7 -0.11 dB -8.18 dB 4:15 03/13 - Big Day Coming
DR7 -0.11 dB -9.26 dB 4:17 04/13 - Pablo and Andrea
DR7 -0.11 dB -7.95 dB 4:09 05/13 - Drug Test
DR6 -0.11 dB -6.57 dB 4:30 06/13 - Season of the Shark
DR6 -0.11 dB -7.36 dB 2:41 07/13 - Upside-Down
DR9 -0.11 dB -10.14 dB 2:40 08/13 - The Summer
DR9 -0.11 dB -10.81 dB 4:35 09/13 - Tears Are in Your Eyes
DR6 -0.11 dB -8.01 dB 9:30 10/13 - Blue Line Swinger
DR7 -0.11 dB -8.22 dB 3:35 11/13 - The Story of Jazz
DR9 -0.11 dB -10.19 dB 7:36 12/13 - Nuclear War (version 1)
DR8 -0.71 dB -10.34 dB 3:02 13/13 - By the Time It Gets Dark
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Number of tracks: 13
Official DR value: DR7
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 779 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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foobar2000 1.2.9 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
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Analyzed: Yo La Tengo / Prisoners of Love: A Smattering of Outtakes and Rarities
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR06 -0.11 dB -8.04 dB 4:31 01/16 - Stay Away From Heaven
DR07 -0.11 dB -8.02 dB 3:39 02/16 - Pencil Test
DR08 -0.11 dB -9.29 dB 3:05 03/16 - Almost True
DR08 -0.74 dB -10.47 dB 3:13 04/16 - Tom Courtenay (acoustic)
DR06 -0.11 dB -7.30 dB 3:43 05/16 - Big Day Coming (demo)
DR07 -0.11 dB -8.98 dB 3:37 06/16 - Dreaming
DR06 -0.11 dB -6.76 dB 2:59 07/16 - Bad Politics
DR09 -0.11 dB -10.85 dB 5:42 08/16 - Blue-Green Arrow
DR08 -0.11 dB -9.85 dB 3:05 09/16 - Decora (acoustic)
DR07 -0.11 dB -7.88 dB 4:16 10/16 - Out the Window (original version)
DR06 -0.11 dB -6.79 dB 4:54 11/16 - Weather Shy
DR09 -0.11 dB -9.94 dB 4:46 12/16 - Dreams
DR06 -0.11 dB -8.74 dB 8:42 13/16 - Autumn Sweater (remixed by Kevin Shields)
DR10 -0.11 dB -13.88 dB 5:15 14/16 - Ashes on the Ground
DR10 -0.11 dB -13.99 dB 9:19 15/16 - Mr. Ameche Plays the Stranger
DR07 -0.11 dB -8.38 dB 4:10 16/16 - Magnet
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Number of tracks: 16
Official DR value: DR7
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 960 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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| Reviews |
All Music Guide Review:
Review by Mark Deming [-]
I was a bit startled when I read the title of this compilation and it struck me that Yo La Tengo have been making records for almost 20 years now. As artists who have always followed their own path, Yo La Tengo have been making timeless music ever since they first started out, and if that description sounds a bit grand, little of the stuff on this set suggests the moment in rock history in which it was recorded ("Little Eyes" from 2003's Summer Sun sits comfortably beside "Lewis" from 1987's New Wave Hot Dogs, and you can't say that about the work of many other bands that were considered hip in either year), so until the band (and Matador Records) chose to point it out to me, I never gave much thought to how long they'd been doing this stuff. Still mixing up folk, noise, pop, and indie rock after all this time, and still doing it with melodic intelligence and joy, Yo La Tengo don't seem like likely candidates for a career retrospective -- their average fan owns all of their albums, and with nearly all of their material in print, it's not as if curious newbies have limited options for checking out their music. But if you've ever dreamed of a "Yo La Tengo Greatest Hits" album, Prisoners of Love: A Smattering of Scintillating Senescent Songs, 1985-2003 is that notion made into a fine reality. Featuring material from all of their albums (except for their debut, 1986's Ride the Tiger), this two-disc set is an embarrassment of riches, offering one great song after another over the space of 23 tracks and 110 minutes. From the noise-shot jangle rock of "Sugarcube" and the po-mo folk of "Autumn Sweater" to the witty skronk-fest of "The Story of Jazz" and the near-perfect pop single "Tom Courtenay," what's most remarkable about this album is that everything bears Yo La Tengo's clear musical personality and emotional warmth no matter what style they choose to follow, and it's all wonderful, engaging, and compelling stuff. If you've somehow managed to ignore Yo La Tengo in the first two decades of their existence, Prisoners of Love is the ideal way to get up to speed and acquaint yourself with the catalog; longtime fans won't be surprised, but they will get a potent reminder of what this group does so well.
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