The Soft Bulletin

~ Release by The Flaming Lips (see all versions of this release, 14 available)

Annotation

Tracks 1 and 4 are different to the US CD version.
The sleeve design portrays this as a soundtrack album (it isn't) with the words "Warner Bros. Presents The Soft Bulletin: Music and Songs by The Flaming Lips".
An alternative catalogue number is WE 833.

Annotation last modified on 2022-09-25 13:11 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Race for the Prize
recording engineer and mixer:
The Flaming Lips and Dave Fridmann
additional producer and additional mixer:
Peter Mokran
producer:
Scott Booker, The Flaming Lips and Dave Fridmann
recording of:
Race for the Prize
writer:
Wayne Coyne, Steven Drozd and Michael Ivins
44:18
2A Spoonful Weighs a Ton
recording engineer and mixer:
The Flaming Lips and Dave Fridmann
additional producer and additional mixer:
Peter Mokran
producer:
Scott Booker, The Flaming Lips and Dave Fridmann
recording of:
A Spoonful Weighs a Ton
writer:
Wayne Coyne, Steven Drozd and Michael Ivins
3.83:32
3The Spark That Bled
recording engineer and mixer:
The Flaming Lips and Dave Fridmann
additional producer and additional mixer:
Peter Mokran
producer:
Scott Booker, The Flaming Lips and Dave Fridmann
recording of:
The Spark That Bled
writer:
Wayne Coyne, Steven Drozd and Michael Ivins
3.55:55
4Slow Motion
recording of:
Slow Motion
writer:
Wayne Coyne, Steven Drozd and Michael Ivins
publisher:
Lovely Sorts of Death Music
53:49
5What Is the Light?
recording engineer and mixer:
The Flaming Lips and Dave Fridmann
additional producer and additional mixer:
Peter Mokran
producer:
Scott Booker, The Flaming Lips and Dave Fridmann
recording of:
What Is the Light?
writer:
Wayne Coyne, Steven Drozd and Michael Ivins
publisher:
Lovely Sorts of Death Music
3.254:05
6The Observer
recording engineer and mixer:
The Flaming Lips and Dave Fridmann
additional producer and additional mixer:
Peter Mokran
producer:
Scott Booker, The Flaming Lips and Dave Fridmann
recording of:
The Observer
composer:
Wayne Coyne, Steven Drozd and Michael Ivins
publisher:
Lovely Sorts of Death Music
34:11
7Waitin’ for a Superman
recording engineer and mixer:
The Flaming Lips and Dave Fridmann
additional producer and additional mixer:
Peter Mokran
producer:
Scott Booker, The Flaming Lips and Dave Fridmann
recording of:
Waitin’ for a Superman
writer:
Wayne Coyne, Steven Drozd and Michael Ivins
44:17
8Suddenly Everything Has Changed
recording engineer and mixer:
The Flaming Lips and Dave Fridmann
additional producer and additional mixer:
Peter Mokran
producer:
Scott Booker, The Flaming Lips and Dave Fridmann
recording of:
Suddenly Everything Has Changed
writer:
Wayne Coyne, Steven Drozd and Michael Ivins
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Lovely Sorts of Death Music and Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI)
3.63:54
9The Gash
recording engineer and mixer:
The Flaming Lips and Dave Fridmann
additional producer and additional mixer:
Peter Mokran
producer:
Scott Booker, The Flaming Lips and Dave Fridmann
recording of:
The Gash
writer:
Wayne Coyne, Steven Drozd and Michael Ivins
3.84:02
10Feeling Yourself Disintegrate
recording engineer and mixer:
The Flaming Lips and Dave Fridmann
additional producer and additional mixer:
Peter Mokran
producer:
Scott Booker, The Flaming Lips and Dave Fridmann
recording of:
Feeling Yourself Disintegrate
writer:
Wayne Coyne, Steven Drozd and Michael Ivins
35:17
11Sleeping on the Roof
recording engineer and mixer:
The Flaming Lips and Dave Fridmann
additional producer and additional mixer:
Peter Mokran
producer:
Scott Booker, The Flaming Lips and Dave Fridmann
recording of:
Sleeping on the Roof
composer:
Wayne Coyne, Steven Drozd and Michael Ivins
publisher:
Lovely Sorts of Death Music
2.653:09
12Race for the Prize (Peter Mokran remix)
remixer:
Peter Mokran
recording of:
Race for the Prize
writer:
Wayne Coyne, Steven Drozd and Michael Ivins
34:09
13Waitin’ for a Superman (Peter Mokran remix)
recording engineer and mixer:
The Flaming Lips and Dave Fridmann
additional producer and additional mixer:
Peter Mokran
producer:
Scott Booker, The Flaming Lips and Dave Fridmann
remixer:
Peter Mokran
recording of:
Waitin’ for a Superman
writer:
Wayne Coyne, Steven Drozd and Michael Ivins
3.654:20
14Buggin’ (Peter Mokran remix)
recording engineer and mixer:
The Flaming Lips and Dave Fridmann
additional producer and additional mixer:
Peter Mokran
producer:
Scott Booker, The Flaming Lips and Dave Fridmann
remixer:
Peter Mokran
recording of:
Buggin’
writer:
Wayne Coyne, Steven Drozd and Michael Ivins
3.753:16

Credits

Release group

associated singles/EPs:Race for the Prize
Waitin’ for a Superman
live performances:The Soft Bulletin: Live at Red Rocks by The Flaming Lips feat. The Colorado Symphony & André de Ridder (conductor)
included in:Clouds Taste Metallic / Hit to Death in the Future Head / The Soft Bulletin
Heady Nuggs: 20 Years After Clouds Taste Metallic 1994-1997
Heady Nuggs: The First 5 Warner Bros. Records 1992-2002
part of:Pitchfork: 10/10 (number: 1999.07.01) (order: 1)
David Starkey: Best of 99 (number: 2) (order: 2)
Pitchfork: Top 10 Albums of 1999 (number: 2) (order: 2)
Scott Sepich: Best of 99 (number: 4) (order: 4)
Steve Lichtenstein: Best of 99 (number: 5) (order: 5)
The Top 20 Albums of the Year (SPIN magazine, 2000-01) (number: 7) (order: 7)
Peter Solderitsch: Best of 99 (number: 18) (order: 18)
Justin Stranzl: Best of 1999 (number: 25) (order: 25)
Jaguaro: One Hundred Albums You Should Remove From Your Collection Immediately (number: 32) (order: 32)
Sarah Zupko: Best of 1999 (number: 35) (order: 35)
Uncut: The 500 Greatest Albums of the 1990s (number: 37) (order: 37)
Exclaim! 1999 Shocks & Surprises (number: Surprises (Chuck Molgat)) (order: 78)
Pitchfork: The 150 Best Albums of the 1990s (2022-09-28) (number: 99) (order: 99)
Exclaim! 1999 Shocks & Surprises (number: Surprises (Michael Edwards)) (order: 160)
Exclaim! 1999 Shocks & Surprises (number: Surprises (Rob Bolton)) (order: 179)
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (2005 edition) (number: 891) (order: 892)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/114223 [info]
reviews:http://www.avclub.com/review/the-flaming-lips-emthe-soft-bulletinem-20766 [info]
https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/9w5c [info]
other databases:https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/the_flaming_lips/the_soft_bulletin/ [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000667374 [info]
Wikidata:Q915468 [info]