Suzanne Vega
Solitude Standing
(1987)
A&M SP-5136
Released April 1, 1987
Manually de-clicked.
No other processing!
Lossless!
Cover photos included.
Lineage:
A&M Records LP > Technics SL-Q2 Turntable >
ADC PSX-30 Cartridge > Pfanstiehl 116-DEX stylus >
Artcessories DJ Pre II Phono Preamplifier >
Behringer U-Control UCA202 @ 44.1 16bit >
Sony Soundforge 9.0 > FLAC level 6 aligned on SB
LP Transfer by beatpop. Posted June 2010.
Tracklist:
01 - Tom's Diner (2:08)
02 - Luka (3:52)
03 - Ironbound/Fancy Poultry (6:18)
04 - In The Eye (4:15)
05 - Night Vision (2:49)
06 - Solitude Standing (4:48)
07 - Calypso (4:15)
08 - Language (3:56)
09 - Gypsy (4:04)
10 - Wooden Horse (Caspar Hauser's Song) (5:13)
11 - Tom's Diner (Reprise) (2:46)
Total Running Time: 44:28
Produced by Steve Addabbo & Lenny Kaye
Executive Producer: Ronald K. Fierstein
"Gypsy" was co-produced by Mitch Easter
The Suzanne Vega Band:
Suzanne Vega – vocals & acoustic guitar
Michael Visceglia – bass, additional synthesizer on "Tom's Diner (Reprise)"
Anton Sanko – synthesizers, classical guitar on "Night Vision"
Marc Shulman – electric guitars
Stephen Ferrera – drums, percussion
Jon Gordon – guitar solo on "Luka"
Sue Evans – percussion on "Calypso", drums on "Gypsy"
Mitch Easter - rhythm guitar on "Gypsy"
Steve Addabbo - guitar solo on "Gypsy"
Frank Christian - electric guitar on "Gypsy"
Shawn Colvin – backing vocals on "Luka"
Recorded at Bearsville Sound Studios, Bearsville NY and
RPM Sound Studios, NYC
Additional Recording at A&M Recording Studios, LA;
Clinton Recording Studios, NYC;
Celestial Sound Studio, NYC;
and Carnegie Hill Studios, NYC.
Engineers: Rod O'Brien; Steve Addabbo
Assistants: George Cowan (Bearsville);
Jeff Lippay (RPM); Marc DeSisto,
Mark McKenna & Dan Nash (A&M);
Arthur Zarate (Celestial); Geoff Keehn
(Carnegie Hill); Joe Martin (Clinton)
Mixed by Shelly Yakus at A&M Recording Studios, L.A.
Direct Metal Mastering by Stephen Marcussen at
Precision Lacquers, L.A.
Art Direction: Jeffrey Gold/Melanie Nissen
Design: Melanie Nissen
Front Cover Photograph: Paula Bullwinkel
Back Cover Photograph: Richard Croft
Sleeve Photography: Matthew Vega (Band) and
Paula Bullwinkel (Suzanne)
Styling: Stephanie Kaye
Suzanne Vega info:
http://www.suzannevega.com (official site)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzanne_Vega (wikipedia entry)
Allmusic (4 1/2 star) review:
http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:kpfoxql5ld6e