youspinmeround Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 https://www.mergerecords.com/store/store_detail.php?catalog_id=847 The Magnetic Fields’ Love at the Bottom of the Sea will be released by Merge Records on March 6. The band’s tenth full-length album is their first release of new material with Merge since 1999’s highly acclaimed 69 Love Songs. After putting out three synthesizer-free albums, The Magnetic Fields are returning to the signature mix of synth and acoustic sounds they established in the 90s with Merge releases such as The Charm of the Highway Strip and Get Lost. Stephin Merritt has come back to synths with a fresh approach: “Most of the synthesizers on the record didn’t exist when we were last using synthesizers,” he notes. The songs — none over three minutes long — were recorded in Los Angeles, San Francisco and New York with Merritt’s usual cast of collaborators: Claudia Gonson, Sam Davol, John Woo, Shirley Simms, Johny Blood and Daniel Handler. Preorders will ship to arrive on or around the March 6, 2012 release date. The first 300 LPs ordered will be pressed on limited edition (500!), eggshell vinyl. CD and LP preorders will ship with a Magnetic Fields poster (the first 100 will be signed!) and button. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerseydave77 Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Free Media Mail Shipping. Cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoonbill Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 ordered. hope i'm in the first 100. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest deathbydrums Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Thanks for posting this... here's to the hope of /100! Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
someasiandude Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Synths again. Nice i can start listening to them again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northernfailure Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 I really want to order this... but my wallet thinks otherwise. I wish I could hear a song or something so I could at least gauge how much I want the album. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmoney Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 I really want to order this... but my wallet thinks otherwise. I wish I could hear a song or something so I could at least gauge how much I want the album. Agreed. Three month preorders are terrible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest deathbydrums Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 3 month wait is a bit excessive, I agree. On the other hand, it's sometimes fun to forget you've ordered something and it just appears in the mail. Still... cash in hand is usually better. Merge updated their site to indicate that the first 100 were sold out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerseydave77 Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Forgot all about this but I just got shipping confirmation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yancey47 Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 Me Too. Love Pre orders with long gaps before the album comes out. It's already paid for a while ago, then forgotten, then shows up on your doorstep like a gift. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
someasiandude Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 woot received my eggshell colored vinyl with the signed poster and button. X-D nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dack Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 Bah, missed the pre-order on the Eggshell vinyl. If anyone who got one wants to sell it, let me know! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yancey47 Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 I thought I got the pre order in early enough but I ended up getting black. Not a big deal though, any new magnetic fields album is a cause to be joyful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oojavaguru Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 For those that got the autographed poster, what order number did you have? My order was made within the 1st hour and I received this today without an autographed poster. I've already e-mailed Merge, but was just curious, since their website wasn't updated to state that the autographed pre-orders were sold out until 4 hours after I made my order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoonbill Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 For those that got the autographed poster, what order number did you have? My order was made within the 1st hour and I received this today without an autographed poster. I've already e-mailed Merge, but was just curious, since their website wasn't updated to state that the autographed pre-orders were sold out until 4 hours after I made my order. my order was 55933. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shamrocks Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 mine was 56155, havent received it yet however. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoonbill Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 the autographed poster is just a typical promo poster with "Stephin" scribbled in thick green marker in the blank white space at the bottom. i don't get goosebumps when i look at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerseydave77 Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 55925 - my order is at home waiting for me. I'll let you know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
someasiandude Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Mine is order 55979 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shamrocks Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 i guess if there were 100 or so orders between yours and mine that DIDNT order this I should feel secure in getting the white...but, i doubt it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
someasiandude Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 true, it's not a super exciting signature: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerseydave77 Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 I got the poster. Eggshell is a fancy word for white. Now to spin it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yancey47 Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 listened to it today. Pretty good. A return to casio keyboard blips and noises. Kinda like Get Lost but a little goofier. Good stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
someasiandude Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 I haven't spun the new one yet but get lost is a masterpiece Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerseydave77 Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 This album is going to take a bit of time to grow on me - if it ever does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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