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Hope Chest: The Fredonia Recordings 1982–1983

Hope Chest: The Fredonia Recordings 1982–1983, also known as just Hope Chest, is a compilation album of songs by American alternative rock band 10,000 Maniacs, released in 1990 by Elektra Records. It compiles tracks from their early releases Human Conflict Number Five (1982) and Secrets of the I Ching (1983). All tracks on the album are remixed from their original versions.

Hope Chest: The Fredonia Recordings 1982–1983
Compilation album by
10,000 Maniacs
ReleasedOctober 1, 1990
Recorded1982–1983
GenreAlternative rock
Length46:13
LabelElektra
Producer
  • 10,000 Maniacs
  • Bill Waldman
  • Albert Garzon
10,000 Maniacs chronology
Blind Man's Zoo
(1989) 		Hope Chest: The Fredonia Recordings 1982–1983
(1990) 		Our Time in Eden
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB[2]
Rolling Stone[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]

The original version of "Tension" from Human Conflict Number Five is not included on this compilation; only the re-recorded version of the song that was included on Secrets of the I Ching. Other than that, all of the songs from both releases are included on this disc—even "National Education Week", which had been dropped from later pressings of Secrets of the I Ching.

Two tracks on the album—"The Latin One" and "Anthem for Doomed Youth"—contain lyrics adapted from the works of British World War I poet Wilfred Owen, the latter being unique in the band's canon, as it features a lead vocal from guitarist John Lombardo.[5]

Track listing edit

All tracks are written by John Lombardo and Natalie Merchant, unless otherwise noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Original releaseLength
1."Planned Obsolescence"Dennis Drew, MerchantHuman Conflict Number Five (1982)4:26
2."The Latin One"Lombardo, Wilfred OwenSecrets of the I Ching (1983)2:55
3."Katrina's Fair"Robert Buck, MerchantSecrets of the I Ching2:56
4."Poor de Chirico" Secrets of the I Ching3:07
5."Grey Victory"Lombardo, Buck, MerchantSecrets of the I Ching2:55
6."National Education Week"Drew, MerchantSecrets of the I Ching2:55
7."Death of Manolete" Secrets of the I Ching3:44
8."Orange" Human Conflict Number Five2:20
9."Tension" Secrets of the I Ching3:28
10."Anthem for Doomed Youth"Lombardo, OwenHuman Conflict Number Five2:45
11."Daktari" Secrets of the I Ching4:08
12."Groove Dub" Human Conflict Number Five3:15
13."Pit Viper"Steve Gustafson, MerchantSecrets of the I Ching3:50
14."My Mother the War"Lombardo, Michael Walsh, MerchantSecrets of the I Ching3:29
Total length:46:13

Personnel edit

10,000 Maniacs
Additional musicians
  • Jim Foti – drums (tracks 1, 8, 10, 12)
Technical
  • 10,000 Maniacs – co-producers (tracks 1–14)
  • Bill Waldman – co-producer, engineer (tracks 1, 8, 10, 12)
  • Mary Van Houten – engineer (tracks 1, 8, 10, 12)
  • Gina Tampio – engineer (tracks 1, 8, 10, 12)
  • Albert Garzon – co-producer, engineer (tracks 2–7, 9, 11, 13–14)
  • Joe Barbaria – remixing
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Ann States – Maniac photos
  • Frank Olinsky (Manhattan Design) – packaging
  • Natalie Merchant – packaging
  • Grace Galloway – liner notes

References edit

  1. ^ Woodstra, Chris. "10,000 Maniacs Hope Chest: The Fredonia Recordings 1982-1983". AllMusic.
  2. ^ Robbins, Ira (October 19, 1990). "Hope Chest Review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on June 23, 2013. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
  3. ^ "RollingStone.com - 10,000 Maniacs Recordings". Rolling Stone. 2001. Archived from the original on May 6, 2001. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
  4. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon & Schuster. p. 807. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  5. ^ a b c Grant, Peter (December 9, 2016). National Myth and the First World War in Modern Popular Music. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 213.


 

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