The Church – Starfish
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Arista – IR-027 |
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US |
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Genre: |
Rock |
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Alternative Rock |
Tracklist
| A1 | Destination | 5:51 | |
| A2 | Under The Milky Way | 4:57 | |
| A3 | Blood Money | 4:23 | |
| B1 | Lost | 4:47 | |
| B2 | North, South, East and West | 4:59 | |
| B3 | Spark | 3:45 | |
| B4 | Antenna | 3:51 | |
| C1 | Reptile | 4:56 | |
| C2 | A New Season | 2:56 | |
| C3 | Hotel Womb | 5:40 | |
| C4 | Under The Milky Way (Acoustic) | 4:08 | |
| C5 | Antenna (Acoustic) | 3:45 | |
| D1 | Frozen And Distant | 3:54 | |
| D2 | Texas Moon | 5:39 | |
| D3 | Anna Miranda | 2:57 | |
| D4 | Afterlife | 4:14 | |
| D5 | We Both Know Why You're Here | 2:17 | |
| D6 | Perfect Child | 2:52 |
Companies, etc.
- Pressed By – Record Technology Incorporated – 30132
- Pressed By – Record Technology Incorporated – 30683
- Mastered At – Sterling Sound
- Manufactured By – Sony Music Entertainment
- Manufactured For – Intervention Records
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Arista Records LLC
- Copyright © – Arista Records LLC
- Mastered At – Intervention Records
- Produced At – Intervention Records
Credits
- Art Direction – Maude Gilman
- Bass, Lead Vocals – Steve Kilbey
- Clavichord – Awesome Welles
- Directed By – Michael J. Lembo
- Drums, Percussion – Richard Ploog
- Engineer – Duane Seykora
- Engineer, Mixed By – Shep Lonsdale
- Guitar, Lead Vocals – Peter Koppes (tracks: C2)
- Keyboards – Greg Kuehn
- Mandolin – David Lindley (tracks: B4)
- Mastered By, Lacquer Cut By – Ryan Smith (2)
- Photography – Caroline Greyshock, Michael Englert
- Producer – The Church
- Producer, Mixed By – Greg Ladanyi
- Producer, Mixed By, Backing Vocals – Waddy Wachtel
Notes
2 x LP Expanded Edition
8 Amazing Bonus Tracks
100% Analog Mastering From the Original Master Tapes by Ryan K. Smith
180-gram Vinyl
Ultra Quiet - Pressed at RTI
Artist Approved by Steven Kilbey
C and D side labels reversed on some copies.
Runouts etched except STERLING is stamped.
8 Amazing Bonus Tracks
100% Analog Mastering From the Original Master Tapes by Ryan K. Smith
180-gram Vinyl
Ultra Quiet - Pressed at RTI
Artist Approved by Steven Kilbey
C and D side labels reversed on some copies.
Runouts etched except STERLING is stamped.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Text): 707129 301567
- Barcode (Scanned): 707129301567
- Other (Catalog # on sticker): 88985488511S1
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 1): IR-027-A RE1 RKS STERLING
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 1): IR-027-B RE1 RKS STERLING
- Matrix / Runout (Side C runout, variant 1): IR-027-C RE1 RKS STERLING
- Matrix / Runout (Side D runout, variant 1): IR-027-D RE1 RKS STERLING
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 2): IR-027-A RE1 30683.1(3)… RKS STERLING
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 2): IR-027-B 30132.2(3)… RKS STERLING
- Matrix / Runout (Side C runout, variant 2): IR-027-C 30132.3(3)…RKS STERLING
- Matrix / Runout (Side D runout, variant 2): IR-027-D 30132.4(3)…RKS STERLING
Other Versions (5 of 84)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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| Starfish (LP, Album, Hauppauge Pressing) | Arista | AL-8521 | US | 1988 | |||
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Starfish (CD, Album, Stereo) | Arista | 258 895 | UK & Europe | 1988 | ||
| Starfish (CD, Album) | Arista | ARCD-8521 | US | 1988 | |||
| Starfish (LP, Album, Stereo) | Arista | 208 895 | UK & Europe | 1988 | |||
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Starfish (CD, Album) | Mushroom | CD 53266 | Australia & New Zealand | 1988 |
Recommendations
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2020 USA & EuropeVinyl —LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo -
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2019 USVinyl —12", 45 RPM, Album, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition, Stereo -
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2022 USVinyl —LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo -
2018 WorldwideVinyl —LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo -
Reviews
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Shane Buettner is live with Steven Westman on The Audiophile Roundtable right now: https://www.youtube.com/live/uXo3YnLpVk0?si=IEjG0BFt9Am2pczm
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For me an outstanding top ten record soundwise. Fabulous pressing. The sound does justice to the excellent compositions. What an album. -
Edited 3 months agoI can only repeat what everyone else has said. Ryan Smith doing an all analog master for the best reissue label on the planet?! COME ON. The results are jaw dropping. This is a must own!
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11/11 pressing. No notes.
Pro-Ject X1B + Sumiko Wellfleet / Schiit Mani 2 / Musical Fidelity M5si / Dali Oberon 7's -
Incredible record. Intervention is doing things right. Pretty pricey as a Canadian, but I'm happy to pay for HIGH quality, and it is. Hope to see Intervention Records continue with other great pressings. Also happy with the 3 Everclear albums.
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Yeah man this is one of the best sounding rock records I have on vinyl. Really really well done. Spacious, airy, punch, dynamic as hell. Maybe the bass guitar could be slightly more defined but that’s probably just the way it was recorded.
Highly recommended, hope intervention can do more from The Church. -
Yeah, what they said. Really, really well done. Total package is basically perfect. Great fidelity, great packaging, great pressing, great quality control. -
This is a great collection of the Starfish album and bonus tracks. My only complaint is that B-sides like "Musk" and "Warm Spell" were not included. I really enjoy these tracks.
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Found this on acoustic sounds site going cheap. What a great album and beautifully mastered by RS. The pressing is perfect and this is how all vinyl should be. Can’t praise this highly enough. -
Finally picked up a copy of this classic Church LP. I was initially sceptical that the record would live up to the comments made by other fans..I have to say that it is superb! The BEST version of the LP and in my opinion, it eclipses the original pressing. Super quiet vinyl, great soundstage, amazing. I also agree with Tomas Sunrunner comment (below), that this is the best vinyl in his collection, it is now also mine! Defo worth a purchase, it is that good.
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