Neutral Milk Hotel – In The Aeroplane Over The Sea
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Merge Records – MRG136 |
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Vinyl
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US |
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Rock |
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Lo-Fi |
Tracklist
| A1 | The King Of Carrot Flowers Pt. One | 2:06 | |
| A2 | The King Of Carrot Flowers Pts. Two & Three | 3:05 | |
| A3 | In The Aeroplane Over The Sea | 3:21 | |
| A4 | Two-Headed Boy | 4:26 | |
| A5 | The Fool | 1:49 | |
| A6 | Holland, 1945 | 3:15 | |
| A7 | Communist Daughter | 1:54 | |
| B8 | Oh Comely | 8:18 | |
| B9 | Ghost | 4:09 | |
| B10 | Untitled | 2:15 | |
| B11 | Two-Headed Boy Pt. Two | 5:15 |
Companies, etc.
- Copyright © – The Egg As A Whole Music
- Published By – The Egg As A Whole Music
- Published By – BMG Songs, Inc.
- Recorded At – Elephant Six Recording Co.
- Lacquer Cut At – Golden Mastering
- Mastered At – Record Technology Incorporated – 1938
Credits
- Advisor [Guidance] – Robert Schneider
- Arranged By [Horns] – Scott Spillane
- Art Direction – Jeff Mangum
- Artwork [Flying Victrola] – Brian Dewan
- Drums, Organ – Jeremy Barnes
- Guitar, Vocals, Organ, Tom Tom [Floortom], Bass [Bowed Fuzz], Tape, Effects [Shortwave Radio] – Jeff Mangum
- Horn [Zanzithophone] – Laura Carter
- Lacquer Cut By – GS*
- Organ [Home, Air], Bass [Fuzz], Harmony Vocals, Piano [One-note] – Robert Schneider
- Organ [Wandering Genie], Saw [The Singing], Banjo [Bowed], Accordion, Noises [White Noise] – Julian Koster
- Producer – Robert Schneider
- Saxophone, Flugelhorn – Marisa Bissinger*
- Songwriter – S. Spillane* (tracks: A5)
- Trombone – Rick Benejamin*
- Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Trombone, Euphonium – Scott Spillane
- Uilleann Pipes – Michelle Anderson
Notes
This version is the 1st pressing
• Standard weight (125g-135g vinyl)
• Vinyl labels are off-white with crisp font and the Victrola has detailed lines / shadows (compare)
• Cover art has unique green bias (compare)
• Sticker on shrink wrap with artist, title, and catalog number MRG136
• Catalog number appears as both MRG136LP (spine and vinyl labels) and MRG136 (sticker)
• Includes 9.5" x 9.5" insert with credits and lyrics
• Tracks are listed sequentially
• Durations were obtained by recording the vinyl
Recorded in the Elephant 6 Recording Company July - Sept. 1997
All Songs © 1996/1997 The Egg As A Whole Music
Please note, this sub has been split into several identifiable pressings:
1st pressing (this)
6th pressing
The 1st pressing was 1600 copies according to the master release form shared on social media in 2013 by Merge (see sub notes)
• Standard weight (125g-135g vinyl)
• Vinyl labels are off-white with crisp font and the Victrola has detailed lines / shadows (compare)
• Cover art has unique green bias (compare)
• Sticker on shrink wrap with artist, title, and catalog number MRG136
• Catalog number appears as both MRG136LP (spine and vinyl labels) and MRG136 (sticker)
• Includes 9.5" x 9.5" insert with credits and lyrics
• Tracks are listed sequentially
• Durations were obtained by recording the vinyl
Recorded in the Elephant 6 Recording Company July - Sept. 1997
All Songs © 1996/1997 The Egg As A Whole Music
Please note, this sub has been split into several identifiable pressings:
1st pressing (this)
6th pressing
The 1st pressing was 1600 copies according to the master release form shared on social media in 2013 by Merge (see sub notes)
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Text on sticker on shrink): 0 3617-29436-1 6
- Barcode (Scanned from sticker): 036172943616
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout): MRG 136 A Re1 ② GS 1938.1(3) GOLDEN
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout): MRG 136 B GS 1938.2(3) GOLDEN
Other Versions (5 of 37)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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| In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (CD, Album) | Merge Records | MRG136CD | US | 1998 | |||
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New Submission
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In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (CD, Album) | The Blue Rose Record Company | BRRC 10192 | UK | 1998 | ||
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New Submission
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In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (LP, Album, Repress, Yellow Bias) | Merge Records | MRG136LP | US | 1998 | ||
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New Submission
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In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (Cassette, Album, Promo) | Merge Records | MRG 136 | US | 1998 | ||
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New Submission
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In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (LP, Album, Repress, Dark Bias) | Merge Records | MRG136LP | US | 2000 |
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I listen to a lot of deathcore, hardcore, death metal but I genuinely love this album. For some reason it reminds me of The Misadventures of Flapjack… idk why. I found this album at a college library when I was 21. Fast forward to 30 (now 32) I had to buy the vinyl! -
Edited 10 months agoMy copy has a first press sleeve, side 1 looks to be a second press label and side 2 has the highly detailed off-white first press label. Probably a mid-1998 transition pressing, but who knows. Considering this and the comments below, accurately dating early-year pressings is probably a total crapshoot.
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Edited one year agoI just snagged a factory sealed "vintage" copy with appropriate hype stickers (it's legit, no resealing in sight and no codes!) but it's a bit mixed-up compared to the "canon" established here and bearing a slight difference. My sleeve is clearly a 'first press' but the disc is a 'second press' with darker art and two pressing rings. No tour flier. Runouts all appropriate. Barcode sticker on back has Merge's online site URL. Their mergerecords(dot)com address wasn't active until 2001, so I'm guessing this particular copy was run off at that time frame. I can images for anybody who wants a peep at it. -
I have a version with runouts that instead of the 1938, has 1939 in it: MRG 136 A Re1 ② GS 1939.1(3) GOLDEN. It has a generic paper sleeve. I purchased it in Royal Oak, MI in the early 2000's... plain black (not 180g) vinyl. -
Edited 2 years agoI think the easiest way to determine if you have a first pressing is to just check the labels. The vitrola (the record player) is much more detailed on the first pressing labels, this is especially visible on the funnel. Just check the pics here, the difference is obvious.
So, forget about checking the matrixnumbers, they’re exactly the same on a lot of pressings. Forget about the color/hue of the sleeve and labels, that’s pretty pointless unless you have something to compare with (also, I have a 1st and a 2nd pressing and the sleeves are, as far as I can tell, exactly the same color). Forget about the hype and barcode stickers on the shrink, they’re the same for several pressings.
Just check the labels, it’s as simple as that! -
Can someone help me??? I just checked the matrix runout of what was sold to me as a first pressing. I see no difference between the first pressing matrix and say the 2014 reissue…except one has RE1 and one is said to have re1…lowercased. Mine matches the latter. Basically, is there any difference here, and could someone please fill me in on some secret that proves mine is a first pressing???
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I can't figure out my version...the cover has a dark bias and definitely not blue. I have an artist and barcode label (without mergerecords.com.) The labels are like a cross between the 3rd/4th and later versions in that the color is like the earlier but the placement of the Victrola is like the later. So, dark bias cover...labels the shade of 3rd/4th but placement of 5th/6th.
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Is the sound quality of this pressing much of an upgrade over any of the reissues or is this more of a collector's item? -
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