P J Harvey* – Is This Desire?
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Island Records – 00602508985287 |
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Worldwide |
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Rock |
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Alternative Rock |
Tracklist
| A1 | Angelene | 3:26 | |
| A2 | The Sky Lit Up | 1:54 | |
| A3 | The Wind | 3:59 | |
| A4 | My Beautiful Leah | 1:59 | |
| A5 | A Perfect Day Elise | 3:03 | |
| A6 | Catherine | 3:57 | |
| B1 | Electric Light | 3:05 | |
| B2 | The Garden | 4:09 | |
| B3 | Joy | 3:39 | |
| B4 | The River | 4:49 | |
| B5 | No Girl So Sweet | 2:48 | |
| B6 | Is This Desire? | 3:19 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Universal Music Operations Ltd.
- Copyright © – Universal Music Operations Ltd.
- Record Company – Universal Music
- Record Company – Universal International Music B.V.
- Recorded At – Small World Studios
- Recorded At – Whitfield Street Studios
- Mixed At – Whitfield Street Studios
- Lacquer Cut At – Loud Mastering
- Published By – Hot Head Music Ltd.
- Published By – Kobalt Songs Music Publishing
- Published By – Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
- Pressed By – Optimal Media GmbH – BK12878
Credits
- Artwork [Images By] – Polly*
- Consultant [Mastering Consultant] – Head
- Design – Rob Crane
- Lacquer Cut By – Jasdaface
- Lacquer Cut By [Vinyl Cutting] – Jason Mitchell
- Musician [The Musicians On This Record Are] – Rob Ellis
- Photography By [Cover Photographs By, Assisted By] – Nick Daly
- Photography By [Cover Photographs By] – Maria Mochnacz
- Producer [Made By] – Polly Jean Harvey*
- Songwriter – Polly Jean Harvey*
Notes
Some copies include a hype sticker and card.
Hype sticker with catalog # 0898528:
Re-issue of the original 1998 album Is This Desire?, featuring the singles A Perfect Day Elise and The Wind
Pressed on 180gsm vinyl
Includes card
Includes a printed inner sleeve with lyrics, credits and artwork.
An Island Records Release. ℗1998 Universal Music Operations Ltd. ©1998 Universal Music Operations Ltd.
The copyright in this recording and artwork is owned by Universal Music Operations Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Universal International Music B.V., 's-Gravelandseweg 80, 1217 EW Hilversum, Netherlands. Made in .
Recorded at Small World Studios, Yeovil and Whitfield Street Studios, London, April '97 - April '98
Mixed at Whitfield Street
Vinyl cutting [...] at Loud
Hot Head Music Limited (ASCAP), istered by Kobalt Songs Music Publishing (ASCAP) except track A3 Hot Head Music Limited (ASCAP), istered by Kobalt Songs Music Publishing (ASCAP) / Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp (BMI)
'The Wind' contains portions of 'Planet Of The Apes' (J. Goldsmith) Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp (BMI)
First catalog # (0898528) on jacket spine, back, side B label, inner sleeve.
Second catalog # (00602508985287) on jacket back, side B label.
Runouts are etched, Optimal plating symbols are mirrored.
Track durations not printed on release.
Hype sticker with catalog # 0898528:
Re-issue of the original 1998 album Is This Desire?, featuring the singles A Perfect Day Elise and The Wind
Pressed on 180gsm vinyl
Includes card
Includes a printed inner sleeve with lyrics, credits and artwork.
An Island Records Release. ℗1998 Universal Music Operations Ltd. ©1998 Universal Music Operations Ltd.
The copyright in this recording and artwork is owned by Universal Music Operations Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Universal International Music B.V., 's-Gravelandseweg 80, 1217 EW Hilversum, Netherlands. Made in .
Recorded at Small World Studios, Yeovil and Whitfield Street Studios, London, April '97 - April '98
Mixed at Whitfield Street
Vinyl cutting [...] at Loud
Hot Head Music Limited (ASCAP), istered by Kobalt Songs Music Publishing (ASCAP) except track A3 Hot Head Music Limited (ASCAP), istered by Kobalt Songs Music Publishing (ASCAP) / Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp (BMI)
'The Wind' contains portions of 'Planet Of The Apes' (J. Goldsmith) Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp (BMI)
First catalog # (0898528) on jacket spine, back, side B label, inner sleeve.
Second catalog # (00602508985287) on jacket back, side B label.
Runouts are etched, Optimal plating symbols are mirrored.
Track durations not printed on release.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Text): 6 02508 98528 7
- Barcode (Scanned): 602508985287
- Label Code: LC00407
- Rights Society: BIEM/SDRM
- Rights Society: ASCAP
- Rights Society: BMI
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 1): 0898528 A1 BK12878-01 A1 JASDAFACE LOUD 1⊥
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 1): 0898528 B1 BK12878-01 B1 JASDAFACE 1V
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 2): 0898528 A1 BK12878-01 A1 JASDAFACE LOUD +=V
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 2): 0898528 B1 BK12878-01 B1 JASDAFACE 1|△
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 3): 0898528 A1 BK12878-01 A1 JASDAFACE LOUD 1|V
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 3): 0898528 B1 BK12878-01 B1 1|| JASDAFACE
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 4): 0898528 A1 BK12878-01 A1 JASDAFACE LOUD +IΛ
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 4): 0898528 B1 BK12878-01 B1 JASDAFACE Λ⊥
Other Versions (5 of 44)
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Is This Desire? (CD, Album, Digipak) | Island Records | CIDX 8076, 524 582-2 | Europe | 1998 | ||
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Is This Desire? (CD, Album) | Island Records | 314-524 563-2 | US | 1998 | ||
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Is This Desire? (LP, Album) | Island Records | ILPS 8076, 524 563-1 | UK | 1998 | ||
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Is This Desire? (CD, Album, CD, Compilation) | Island Records | 314-524 607-2 | US | 1998 | ||
| Is This Desire? (CD, Album, Stereo, PMDC Pressing) | Island Records | CID 8076, 524 563-2 | Europe | 1998 |
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Reviews
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Although great mastering, this vinyl copy is full of unwanted intrusive clicks and pops... Washing do little result. Avoid !
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My fav PJ Harvey album and I think it's still her best record. Happy to put my hands on the repress finally because original one is bloody expensive. The quality of repress is just stunning, the paper, sleeves, sound quality is flawless! -
Over time, this album has become one of the ones I most often return to from the entire PJ Harvey discography! Classic. -
Edited 9 months agoUndoubtedly my favorite PJ album. What a beautiful music, so many interesting musical experiments. Great sound overall - vocals are just in the room, instruments are alive. Just a bit lack of clarity in top end for me (but that’s how it sounds initially). Little to no surface noise - a lucky copy.
So happy with all these albums reissues. -
Does anyone noticed the wrong songs order on the 180 gram reissue of the album on side B?
I got such order:
B1: The River
B2: No Girl So Sweet
B3: Is this desier?
B4: Electric Light
B5: The Garden
B6: Joy
I have the original pressing on the album as well and I am just confused about this reissue and this different order... -
Edited 2 years agoAgreed with previous comments telling this pressing is crackly, more noticable on side 2. This record in overall sounds also a bit too low, even compared to its Demos. However considering the current prices, it is worth buying it. My favourite PJ Harvey album with the darker and beastier "To Bring You My Love" :) -
Edited 2 years agoSide 2 on mine is pretty crackly, right out of the shrink (whereas my Bring and Stories from this series are pristine). Could be bad luck, could be a bad batch. This title disappeared from U.S. stores for a while, and recently came back.
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My favorite PJ Harvey album, though in a minority about this most likely. My life is much better with this vinyl finally reissued. Worth the wait. -
Was dismayed to hear some general sonic mushiness (don't know how else to describe it) on Side B starting with "The Garden". Something doesn't sound right, it sounds veiled on my copy. Pretty much goes through the rest the of the tracks on side B. I've spin-cleaned the record once when I got it earlier this year.
A good but not great pressing--unfortunately, as its probably my favorite PJH record. Anyone know what the source for this reissue was? -
Sounds great in general on side A but I've found side B to be a bit on the noisy side for a new pressing, lots of pops particularly on the first track on B.
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