Arctic MonkeysHumbug

Label:

Domino – WIGLP220

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Album, Reissue , 180 Gram, Gatefold

Country:

Europe

Released:

Genre:

Rock

Style:

Alternative Rock

Tracklist

A1 My Propeller
Backing Vocals, Keyboards [Keys]John Ashton (4)
3:28
A2 Crying Lightning
Backing Vocals, Keyboards [Keys]John Ashton (4)
3:24
A3 Dangerous Animals 3:24
A4 Secret Door 3:41
A5 Potion Approaching 3:32
B1 Fire And The Thud
Vocals [Additional]Alison Mosshart
3:50
B2 Cornerstone
Keyboards [Keys]John Ashton (4)
3:17
B3 Dance Little Liar 4:43
B4 Pretty Visitors 3:40
B5 The Jeweller's Hands 5:42

Companies, etc.

  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Domino Recording Co. Ltd.
  • Copyright ©Domino Recording Co. Ltd.
  • Recorded AtPink Duck Studios
  • Recorded AtRancho De La Luna
  • Recorded AtMission Sound
  • Mixed AtElectric Lady Studios
  • Mastered AtMasterdisk
  • Mastered AtElectric Mastering
  • Pressed ByOptimal Media GmbH – BD33962
  • Published ByEMI Music Publishing Ltd.

Credits

  • DesignMatthew Cooper (2)
  • EngineerAlain Johannes
  • Engineer [Additional Engineering]Claudius Mittendorfer (tracks: A2, A5)
  • Engineer [Assisted]Justin Smith (51) (tracks: A2, A3, A5, B1, B3 to B5)
  • ManagementIan McAndrew
  • Mastered ByHowie Weinberg
  • Mastered By [LP Mastering]Chris Potter
  • Mixed ByRich Costey
  • Music ByArctic Monkeys
  • Photography By [Cover And Booklet]Guy Aroch
  • ProducerJoshua Homme* (tracks: A2, A3, A5, B1, B3 to B5)
  • Words ByAlex Turner

Notes

Tracks A2, A3, A5, B1, B3, B4 and B5 recorded at Pink Duck Studios and Rancho de la Luna
Tracks A1, A4, B2 recorded at Mission Sound, Brooklyn
Mastered at Masterdisk, New York
LP mastering by Chris Potter at Electric, London
Management for Wildlife Entertainment Ltd

Made in the EU
℗&©2009 Domino Recording Co Ltd

Sticker on cover says "180gm heavyweight virgin vinyl, comes with MP3s!" (release actually includes a coupon insert with a code for free ing of a digital version of the album in .mp3 or .wav format).

Fold out inlay with lyrics and credits.

Tracks are referred to as 1 to 10 on the release itself. Presented here as follows:
1 to 5 as A1 to A5;
6 to 10 as B1 to B5

Optimal Media GmbH pressing

Domino die-cut Inner sleeve.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode: 5034202022015
  • Barcode (Text): 5 034202 022015
  • Label Code: LC 10192
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout etched, variant 1): WIGLP 22Ø A1 BD33962 - 01 A1
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout etched, variant 1): WIGLP 22Ø B1 BD33962 - 01 B1 TS
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout etched, variant 2): WIGLP 22Ø A1 BD33962 - 01 A1
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout etched, variant 2): WIGLP 22Ø B1 BD33962 - 01 B1
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout etched, variant 3): WIGLP 22Ø A1 BD33962 - 01 A1 TN
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout etched, variant 3): WIGLP 22Ø B1 BD33962 - 01 B1 3IT

Other Versions (5 of 47)

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
Humbug (LP, Album, 180 Gram, Gatefold) Domino WIGLP220 UK & Europe 2009
Humbug (CD, Album) Hostess Entertainment Unlimited HSE-10090 Japan 2009
Humbug (CD, Album, Gatefold) Domino WIGCD220 Europe 2009
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Humbug (CD, Album) Domino DNO 237 US 2009
Recently Edited
Humbug (CD, Album, Promo) Domino WIGCD220P Europe 2009

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Reviews

  • NHeinos's avatar
    NHeinos
    The pressing is fine, good seperation but lacks a lot of good mastering, sounds hollow
    • LECO.FM's avatar
      LECO.FM
      Decent pressing, mediocre mastering with at least one thing to compliment, as it has a really nice separation (Cornerstone sounds lovely).

      What I don't like here, though, is the lack of dynamics and some sketchy EQ. Some songs suffering more than others (Potion Approaching and The Jeweler's Hands), but nothing majorly disappointing most of the time,, just unimpressive. The final tracks on each side appear to have been purposefully toned down so it wouldn't have any clipping, I'd assume. They both have clearly less volume than the former tracks.

      Almost no clicks or pops, so it makes, a fair addition to the collection regardless.

      ★★★½

      Pro-Ject X2
      with Audio-Technica AT-VM740ML
      VTF @ 2.1 grams
      Cambridge Alva Duo
      Edifier S2000 Pro

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