Swans – The Beggar
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Young God Records – YG67 |
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USA & Canada |
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Genre: |
Rock |
Style: |
Drone |
Tracklist
| A1 | Paradise Is Mine | 9:24 | |
| A2 | The Beggar | 10:15 | |
| B3 | Los Angeles: City Of Death | 3:29 | |
| B4 | The Parasite | 8:28 | |
| B5 | The Memorious | 7:53 | |
| C6 | Michael Is Done | 6:09 | |
| C7 | Why Can't I Have What I Want Anytime That I Want? | 7:41 | |
| C8 | Unforming | 6:10 | |
| D9 | Ebbing | 11:26 | |
| D10 | No More Of This | 6:56 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Young God Records LLC
- Copyright © – Young God Records LLC
- Published By – Young God Publishing
- Published By – Mute Song Ltd.
- Recorded At – Candy Bomber Studio
- Mixed At – Candy Bomber Studio
- Mastered At – micro-moose-berlin
- Mastered At – Record Technology Incorporated – 40713
- Lacquer Cut At – Salt Mastering
Credits
- Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals – Michael Gira
- Art Direction [Art Concept] – Gira*
- Artwork [Images Rendered By] – Nicole Boitos
- Backing Vocals – Lucy Kruger
- Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Sounds, Vocals – Christopher Pravdica*
- Bass Guitar, Lap Steel Guitar, Piano, Sounds, Vocals – Dana Schechter
- Booking [Of Michael Gira / Swans] – Todd Cote
- Drums, Keyboards, Piano, Vibraphone [Vibes], Percussion [Orchestral], Vocals – Larry Mullins
- Drums, Percussion, Dulcimer, Fujara, Duduk, Vocals – Phil Puleo
- Electric Guitar [Additional] – Norman Westberg (tracks: D9)
- Engineer – Ingo Krauss
- Guest [Special Guest Swan], Synthesizer, Electric Guitar, Piano, Keyboards – Ben Frost
- Lap Steel Guitar, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals – Christoph Hahn*
- Layout [Additional Finesse] – Paul A. Taylor*
- Layout [Dogged Layout] – Phil Puleo
- Management [Label . And Artist Management By] – Virtual Label
- Management [With] – Miguel Gallego (2)
- Mastered By – Doug Henderson
- Piano [Additional] – Paul Walfisch*
- Producer – Michael Gira
- Public Relations [Publicity In UK] – Zoe Miller (2)
- Public Relations [Publicity In US/Canada] – Howlin' Wuelf Media
- Words By, Music By – Michael Gira
Notes
Issued in a rough card gatefold sleeve with the artwork on each embossed and glossy, with a double-sided 12" card insert, a one-sided 24"x18" poster and a card, with plain white die-cut inner sleeves with rounded corners.
The card includes the full album plus "The Beggar Lover (Three)", an additional track with a 43:51 duration omitted from the 2xLP, but included with the 2xCD.
Copies ordered directly from Young God Records had the poster signed by Michael Gira.
Track sequence on the 2xLP releases are different from that of the 2xCD releases.
The release has sequentially listed tracks 1 to 10.
Published by Young God Publishing (ASCAP), istered outside of North America by Mute Song Ltd. Released by Young God Records in USA/Canada and in the Rest of the World by Mute. ℗ & © 2023 Young God Records LLC.
The card includes the full album plus "The Beggar Lover (Three)", an additional track with a 43:51 duration omitted from the 2xLP, but included with the 2xCD.
Copies ordered directly from Young God Records had the poster signed by Michael Gira.
Track sequence on the 2xLP releases are different from that of the 2xCD releases.
The release has sequentially listed tracks 1 to 10.
Published by Young God Publishing (ASCAP), istered outside of North America by Mute Song Ltd. Released by Young God Records in USA/Canada and in the Rest of the World by Mute. ℗ & © 2023 Young God Records LLC.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Sticker): 658457060711
- Rights Society: ASCAP
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, hand-etched, variant 1): YG-67 A #5 40713.1(3)… Salt
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, hand-etched, variant 1): YG67 B #5 40713.2(3)… Salt
- Matrix / Runout (Side C runout, hand-etched, variant 1): YG67 C #3 40713.3(3)… Salt
- Matrix / Runout (Side D runout, hand-etched, variant 1): YG67 D #3 40713.4(3)… Salt
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, hand-etched, variant 2): YG-67 A #5 40713.1(3)… Salt
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, hand-etched, variant 2): YG67 B #3 40713.2(3)… Salt
- Matrix / Runout (Side C runout, hand-etched, variant 2): YG67 C #7 40713.3(3)… Salt
- Matrix / Runout (Side D runout, hand-etched, variant 2): YG67 D #7 40713.4(3)… Salt
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, hand-etched, variant 3): YG-67 A #1 40713.1(3)… Salt
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, hand-etched, variant 3): YG67 B #1 40713.2(3)… Salt
- Matrix / Runout (Side C runout, hand-etched, variant 3): YG67 C #7 40713.3(3)… Salt
- Matrix / Runout (Side D runout, hand-etched, variant 3): YG67 D #7 40713.4(3)… Salt
Other Versions (4)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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New Submission
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The Beggar (2×LP, Album) | Young God Records | STUMM489, YG67 | Europe | 2023 | ||
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New Submission
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The Beggar (2×CD, Album) | Young God Records | YG67 | US | 2023 | ||
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New Submission
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The Beggar (2×CD, Album, Stereo) | Mute | CDSTUMM48, YG67, CDSTUMM489 | Europe | 2023 | ||
| The Beggar (11×File, FLAC, Album, 24-bit / 48 kHz) | Young God Records | none | Worldwide | 2023 |
Recommendations
Reviews
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Edited 11 months agoOne of the roughest pressings for my favorite album last year. The budget cut from 3LPs to 2LPs wasn’t the only downgrade apparently. With the exception of Side A, all of the sides have very fuzzy to nasty distorted highs by the end of their run. No issues with the pops or crackles since I’ve cleaned it extensively, it’s just BAD. It’s a shame since it sounds fantastic other times. -
it's a brilliant album, one of my favorites by swans. however the vinyl pressing is really compressed at times which fudges the dynamics (quiets don't sound very good, louds sound fuzzy). i recommend getting the cd edition although i think i perfer this track list
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Anyone else notice how on the vinyl there's an instrument missing on Ebbing? Not sure what the instrument is called but it shows up about a minute-and-a-half in on the digital release. I took my pressing to like three different turntables to see if it was just my system but it's just not there.
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Not sure how such a bad product is still released these days... Horrible pressing, noisy, bad and inconsistent mastering, some parts are done well but some are total trash. Distortion and surface noise across the whole record. Seriously, WTF? -
Unfortunately I have a big issue with all of the track The Beggar on side A. No visible scratch but there is a very very loud tic/pop on each rotation for almost the entire track (louder than the music itself!). Really cant play that at all, still waiting to get a replacement, theyre pretty slow with customer . -
i didn't seem to have the same experience as everyone else. mine sounds fine. it was dirty upon opening for sure. the album itself is beautiful, but i keep finding myself back to the raw slow sound era of swans. still recommend picking this up however. -
Ordered direct from Young God. Vinyl looks good, had to give it a bit of a clean but plays with no surface noise whatsoever. Poster wasn't signed but included was a signed card insert.
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okay, here's my experience so it's not all bad news: I got it at a big retailer, the one everyone hates. Came shrinkwrapped, with hype sticker, card and poster (of course no signature). The albums were a bit dirty (somebody with greasy hands probably packed it) but nothing serious after a superficial cleaning. Both records sounded fine, I didn't notice any distortion on either disc and no big scuffs or anything that would cause any clicks or pops. All in all a 9/10 based on the fact it was dirty. -
Yes, Salty pressing indeed. I'm sorry, but this is a disaster. I could live with some of the cracks here and there (and there are LOTS of those), but on the C/D record, there's basically a GAP punched from both sides and I was actually scared to run my needle over this. By miracle it didn't skip, but the bumps are very audible and annoying. I'll ask for a refund in the form of the EU release Swans - The Beggar, if possible. And from the code you're getting only MP3s, no lossless format.
I recommend to avoid this pressing. -
Terrible pressing. Surface noise galore. The LP's are scuffed and dirty. Side C had a big audible scratch. I got a replacement, but that one has a 'tic' along most of side C (but it is not visible). Where was this thing pressed???
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