Suzanne Vega – 99.9F° - Original 1992 Vinyl LP - Open Shrink EX EX
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Description
An original vinyl copy of the Suzanne Vega LP 99.9F°.
1992 - A&M Records – 540 012-1.
Sleeve is in fine condition in open shrink. EX
Vinyl is clear of marks and looks to have had little play. EX
Condition would be considered a final copy for your collection with no need to upgrade in the future.
A visual grade is given, if there are any marks I will mention and play through. If the vinyl does not play well on your player I will take back, no problems.
Widely regarded as one of the foremost songwriters of her generation, Suzanne Vega emerged as a leading figure of the folk-music revival of the early 1980s. Since the release of her self-titled, critically acclaimed 1985 debut album, she has written and recorded numerous songs that have become part of the contemporary music vernacular, including “Luka”, certainly the only hit song ever written from the perspective of an abused boy, “Marlene on the Wall”, a surprise hit in the UK and “Tom’s Diner”, a strange little a cappella piece that was remixed by U.K. electronic dance duo “DNA” and became a major club hit. Her albums, including her self-titled debut, the follow up, Solitude Standing and 99.9F have sold millions of copies.
Appropriately titled, 99.9F° simmers in its experimentation. The album nearly defies its genre classifications of alternative pop and contemporary rock altogether. The compositions of the record are rich and funky, but its melodies aren't undercut by the urgency of the album's rhythms. More importantly, the LP retains a discernible fearlessness in its aural attitude that ensured that no snarky critic or lazy fan could level accusations of trend-hopping post “Tom's Diner.” The live instrumentation on 99.9F° is smart and slinky, paired with a range of kaleidoscopic loops and samples, such as the motorized whir-click of “Blood Makes Noise” or the carnivalesque “Fat Man & Dancing Girl.”
Suzanne Vega kept at recording and touring in the three decades since her fourth record, but among her nine original studio projects released to date, the joyful noise of 99.9F° has remained singular in her canon, its glamorous clamour still vital.
Tracklist
A1, , Rock In This Pocket (Song Of David), 3:31
A2, , Blood Makes Noise, 2:28
A3, , In Liverpool, 4:41
A4, , 99.9F°, 3:15
A5, , Blood Sings, 3:18
A6, , Fat Man And Dancing Girl, 2:18
B1, , (If You Were) In My Movie, 3:06
B2, , As A Child, 2:56
B3, , Bad Wisdom, 3:22
B4, , When Heroes Go Down, 1:54
B5, , As Girls Go, 3:26
B6, , Song Of Sand, 3:05
All vinyl's come packed with cardboard stiffeners in a sturdy vinyl mailer inside a poly mailer.
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