Swans – The Seer
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Young God Records – YG45 |
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US |
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Genre: |
Rock |
Style: |
Noise Rock |
Tracklist
| A1 | Lunacy | 6:07 | |
| A2 | The Apostate Pt. 1 | 13:18 | |
| B1 | The Apostate Pt. 2 | 9:36 | |
| B2 | A Piece Of The Sky Pt 1. | 9:36 | |
| C1 | A Piece Of The Sky Pt 2. | 9:30 | |
| C2 | 93 Ave. B Blues | 5:22 | |
| C3 | The Daughter Brings The Water | 2:33 | |
| C4 | Song For A Warrior | 3:58 | |
| D1 | Mother Of The World | 9:59 | |
| D2 | Avatar | 8:49 | |
| E1 | The Wolf | 1:35 | |
| E2 | The Seer Pt. 1 | 18:56 | |
| F1 | The Seer Pt. 2 | 13:17 | |
| F2 | The Seer Returns | 6:15 |
Companies, etc.
- Distributed By – Revolver USA
- Distributed By – Virtual Label LLC
- Published By – Young God Publishing
- Recorded At – Studio P4, Berlin
- Recorded At – andereBaustelle
- Recorded At – Marcata Recording
- Recorded At – Trout Recording
- Mixed At – Marcata Recording
- Mastered At – micro-moose-berlin
- Mastered At – West West Side Music
- Copyright © – Michael Gira
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Michael Gira
- Mastered At – Record Technology Incorporated – 20572
- Lacquer Cut At – Golden Mastering
Credits
- Art Direction, Design – M.Gira*
- Artwork, Painting [Paintings], Photography By [Swans Photo Portraits] – Simon Henwood
- Booking – Todd Cote
- Engineer [Additional Recording Assistant] – Adam Sachs
- Engineer [Additional Recording Engineer] – Bryce Goggin
- Guest [Special Guest], Accordion [Various Songs] – Cassis Staudt*
- Guest [Special Guest], Cello [Various Songs] – Jane Scarpantoni
- Guest [Special Guest], Electric Guitar, Sounds [Various Songs] – Kevin McMahon (2)
- Guest [Special Guest], Mandolin [Acoustic And Electric Mandolins], Clarinet [Various Songs] – Sean Mackowiak (The Grasshopper)*
- Guest [Special Guest], Violin [Various Songs] – Eszter Balint
- Layout – Earl Kuck
- Mastered By – Doug Henderson
- Mastered By [Pre-mastering] – Jamal Ruhe
- Mixed By – Kevin McMahon (2)
- Music By – Harris* (tracks: B1, C1, D1, E1)
- Performer [Honorary Swan], Piano, Organ, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Drums, Percussion, Keyboards [Casio], Synthesizer, Bass Guitar, Voice, Other [Bird Idea] – Bill Rieflin*
- Performer [Swans], Bass Guitar, Voice, Other [Incredible Handshake] – Christopher Pravdica*
- Performer [Swans], Drums, Percussion, Bells [Orchestral Bells], Dulcimer [Hammer Dulcimer], Violin [Handmade Violin Thing], Vibraphone, Piano, Clarinet, Voice – Thor Harris
- Performer [Swans], Drums, Percussion, Dulcimer [Hammer Dulcimer], Voice – Phil Puleo
- Performer [Swans], Electric Guitar, Voice – Norman Westberg
- Performer [Swans], Lap Steel Guitar [Lap Steel Guitars], Electric Guitar, Voice – Christoph Hahn*
- Performer [Swans], Voice, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Harmonica, Keyboards [Casio], Sounds – Michael Gira
- Photography By [Photo Adjustments] – David Clark Perry*
- Producer [Produced By] – Michael Gira
- Public Relations [Publicity] – Howlin' Wuelf Media
- Recorded By – Kevin McMahon (2)
- Recorded By [Assistants] – Marco*
- Words By, Music By – M.Gira*
Notes
3- gatefold cover including MP3 card and 24"x18" poster.
Distribution: Revolver USA and Virtual Label LLC.
All words / music © and ℗ M.Gira / Young God Publishing (ASCAP) 2012, except [B1, C1, D1, E1] © and ℗ M.Gira / Young God Publishing (ASCAP) 2012
Throughout the United States of America & Canada: Karen O appears courtesy of Big Blood.
Recorded by Kevin McMahon at Studio P4 and Andere Baustelle in Berlin (assistants Marco and Boris), and at Marcata Studio, Gardiner, NY.
Additional Recording at Trout Recording, Brooklyn, NY (engineer Bryce Goggin, assistant Adam Sachs).
Mixed at Marcata.
Mastered at Micro-Moose Berlin.
Pre-Mastering at West Side Music.
Layout at Revolver.
Booking: [email protected]
Publicity: [email protected]
This album is dedicated to Simon Henwood.
Additional credits are provided on this release for the DVD component of the Special Edition.
Lacquer cutting company uncredited, identified by the stamped matrix name in the runout area.
Mastering plant "RTI" uncredited, identified by the etched 2-step matrix number scheme in the runout area.
Hype sticker:
SWANS: THE SEER 3XLP (YG45)
An unfolding cosmic heave of bliss,
love, blood, and light. Technicolor
sonic cinema for true seekers of
oblivion through sound...
Special guests include: Jarboe,
Al and Mimi of Low, Karen O, Akron/
Family, Big Blood, and many more...
Includes free deluxe poster and card
Errata:
Track B2 incorrectly titled "A Piece Of The Sky Pt 1." on rear artwork and vinyl label. If consistent with the rest of the tracklist, it would be "A Piece Of The Sky Pt. 1".
Track C1 incorrectly titled "A Piece Of The Sky Pt 2." on rear artwork and vinyl label. If consistent with the rest of the tracklist, it would be "A Piece Of The Sky Pt. 2".
Distribution: Revolver USA and Virtual Label LLC.
All words / music © and ℗ M.Gira / Young God Publishing (ASCAP) 2012, except [B1, C1, D1, E1] © and ℗ M.Gira / Young God Publishing (ASCAP) 2012
Throughout the United States of America & Canada: Karen O appears courtesy of Big Blood.
Recorded by Kevin McMahon at Studio P4 and Andere Baustelle in Berlin (assistants Marco and Boris), and at Marcata Studio, Gardiner, NY.
Additional Recording at Trout Recording, Brooklyn, NY (engineer Bryce Goggin, assistant Adam Sachs).
Mixed at Marcata.
Mastered at Micro-Moose Berlin.
Pre-Mastering at West Side Music.
Layout at Revolver.
Booking: [email protected]
Publicity: [email protected]
This album is dedicated to Simon Henwood.
Additional credits are provided on this release for the DVD component of the Special Edition.
Lacquer cutting company uncredited, identified by the stamped matrix name in the runout area.
Mastering plant "RTI" uncredited, identified by the etched 2-step matrix number scheme in the runout area.
Hype sticker:
SWANS: THE SEER 3XLP (YG45)
An unfolding cosmic heave of bliss,
love, blood, and light. Technicolor
sonic cinema for true seekers of
oblivion through sound...
Special guests include: Jarboe,
Al and Mimi of Low, Karen O, Akron/
Family, Big Blood, and many more...
Includes free deluxe poster and card
Errata:
Track B2 incorrectly titled "A Piece Of The Sky Pt 1." on rear artwork and vinyl label. If consistent with the rest of the tracklist, it would be "A Piece Of The Sky Pt. 1".
Track C1 incorrectly titled "A Piece Of The Sky Pt 2." on rear artwork and vinyl label. If consistent with the rest of the tracklist, it would be "A Piece Of The Sky Pt. 2".
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode: 658457004517
- Rights Society: ASCAP
- Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A, etched): YG 45 - SIDE ONE 20572.1(2)···
- Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B, etched): YG 45 - SIDE TWO 20572.2(2)···
- Matrix / Runout (Runout Side C, etched): YG 45 - SIDE THREE 20572.3(2)···
- Matrix / Runout (Runout Side D, etched): YG 45 - SIDE FOUR 20572.4(2)···
- Matrix / Runout (Runout Side E, etched): YG 45 - SIDE FIVE 20572.5(2)···
- Matrix / Runout (Runout Side F, etched): YG 45 - SIDE SIX 20572.6(2)···
- Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A to F, stamped): GOLDEN
Other Versions (5 of 19)
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The Seer (2×CD, Album) | Young God Records | YG45 | US | 2012 | ||
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The Seer (2×CD, Album, DVD, NTSC, All Media, Special Edition) | Young God Records | YG45 | US | 2012 | ||
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The Seer (11×File, MP3, Album, VBR) | Young God Records | none | 2012 | |||
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The Seer (11×File, WAV, Album, 44kHz 16bit) | Young God Records | none | 2012 |
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Reviews
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Cool to have but better to listen to on CD. Not only for the flow but because you can listen to it while walking through the wilderness.
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Great album and yeah, the alt tracklist is strange, but it adds some novelty to the experience.
Gira's a smart guy, but his approach to vinyl records is a little bonkers. As has been remarked, this record could have used the same sequence as the CD without issue. See also: Love of Light is 50 minutes long and one disc (and sounds fine) while his most pared down record, Angels of Light Sing Other People, is 45 minutes but chops a song off. Shrug. -
Edited 21 days agoGot this from their tour in LA. The rearranged track listing after much worry beforehand became a non-issue for me. Fantastic listening right out of the box, though my copy didn’t come with the MP3 card as outlined in the notes. Still my favorite Swans album alongside Soundtracks! -
Apostate and piece of the sky could each easily fit on one side of vinyl. Sorta seems like quite a bit is compromising (a pretty good tracklist and some tracks getting split) just to have these songs on vinyl
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The Seer is great, but if Gira could approach his material with a less is more attitude, it could have been a masterpiece// -
Edited 2 years agoI got 2 of record 3 (sides 5 & 6). is there someone out there that there that needs to swap? Missing record 2(sides 3 & 4)
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my second record has the same label (side four) on each side but the vinyl has all the songs from side three and four, the other two vinyls have the correct labels. I don't mind, I put a little sticker on the side three label otherwise the vinyls are almost perfect -
Honestly great pressing. Sure the setup is better in the CD but I don't mind the tracklisting in the vinyl version really. Best Swans album ever -
This is a great pressing, but honestly this is an album it's better to listen to on CD. On the CD the track listing is the original way M Gira wanted it, the songs are complete, and of course the sound is still stellar (virtually everything today is digitally recorded, so the argument that the vinyl is more faithful to the original recording isn't applicable here). But if you don't mind the weird song order and songs chopped in half, this pressing, like all the other recent Swans albums, is really good.
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