Swans – To Be Kind

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Label:	Young God Records – YG46
Format:	3 x Vinyl , LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label
Country:	Europe
Released:	May 9, 2014
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Experimental

Tracklist

A1	Screen Shot Backing Vocals – St. Vincent Words By, Music By – Michael Gira	8:07
A2	Just A Little Boy (For Chester Burnett) Music By – Harris* Words By – Michael Gira	12:20
B1	A Little God In My Hands Backing Vocals – Jennifer Church Words By, Music By – Michael Gira	6:35
B2	Bring The Sun / Toussaint L'Ouverture Part One Backing Vocals – St. Vincent Music By – Harris* Words By – Michael Gira	14:41
C	Bring The Sun / Toussaint L'Ouverture Part Two Backing Vocals – St. Vincent Music By – Harris* Words By – Michael Gira	19:32
D1	Some Things We Do Strings, Arranged By [Strings] – Julia Kent Vocals – Little Annie Words By, Music By – Michael Gira	5:09
D2	She Loves Us Backing Vocals – Jennifer Church Music By – Harris* Words By – Michael Gira	15:04
E1	Oxygen Words By, Music By – Michael Gira	7:59
E2	Kirsten Supine Backing Vocals – St. Vincent Words By, Music By – Michael Gira	10:33
F1	Nathalie Neal Backing Vocals – St. Vincent Words By, Music By – Michael Gira	10:15
F2	To Be Kind Music By – Harris* Words By – Michael Gira	8:23

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Young God Records
Copyright © – Young God Records
Licensed From – Young God Records
Licensed To – Mute Artists Ltd.
Recorded At – Sonic Ranch Studios
Mastered At – Salt Mastering
Pressed By – MPO

Credits

Bass Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals – Christopher Pravdica*
Drums, Layout – Phil Puleo
Drums, Percussion, Piano, Bass, Guitar, Synth, Keyboards – Bill Rieflin*
Drums, Percussion, Vibraphone [Vibes], Bells, Wind [Wind Instruments], Viola [Handmade], Vocals – Thor Harris
Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals – Norman Westberg
Lap Steel Guitar, Electric Guitar, Vocals – Christoph Hahn*
Mandolin – Rex Emerson
Painting [Baby Images] – Bob Biggs
Piano, Harpsichord, Synth – Sean Kirkpatrick (3)
Producer, Vocals, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Design, Art Direction – Michael Gira
Recorded By, Mixed By, Piano – John Congleton
Trombone – David Pierce
Trumpet – Evan Weiss (3)
Violin – Daniel Hart

Notes

Came in diecut paper sleeves. Band/Album name written in ink in upper right hand corner of side A sleeve.

This is the UK Test Pressing for this release. I assume there is also a US Test Pressing of this as well. I have both a US and a UK Test Pressing of the first LP (My Father Will Guide Me Up A Rope To The Sky).

I have not played the LPs, but by visual inspection / comparison to my US version, this does appear to have the E1 / E2 "incorrect" track pressing.

Release Info:

Housed in a tri-fold jacket. Includes poster and a code [mp3, 320kbps].
Recorded at Sonic Ranch, Tornillo, Texas.

Pressing plant uncredited, identified by the matrix etchings.

Pressed with an incorrect track order. Track E1 is 'Oxygen' and track E2 is 'Kirsten Supine', when they should properly be the other way around.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode: 5051083079273
Label Code: LC27959
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout): YG 46 STUMM 364 A MPO
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout): YG 46 STUMM 364 B MPO salt
Matrix / Runout (Side C runout): YG 46 STUMM 364 C MPO
Matrix / Runout (Side D runout): YG 46 STUMM 364 D MPO salt
Matrix / Runout (Side E runout): YG 46 STUMM 364 E MPO
Matrix / Runout (Side F runout): YG 46 STUMM 364 F MPO

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	To Be Kind (2×CD, Album)	Young God Records	YG46	US	2014
	To Be Kind (3×LP, Album)	Young God Records	STUMM364, YG46	Europe	2014
Recently Edited	To Be Kind (2×CD, Album, DVD, , All Media, Deluxe Edition)	Young God Records	YG46	US	2014
Recently Edited	To Be Kind (2×CD, Album, DVD, NTSC, All Media, Limited Edition)	Young God Records	CDSTUMM364, LCDSTUMM364, YG46	UK & Europe	2014
Recently Edited	To Be Kind (3×LP, Album)	Young God Records	YG46	US	2014