Swans - The Seer

Tracklist

1-1	Lunacy	6:07
1-2	Mother Of The World	9:56
1-3	The Wolf	1:35
1-4	The Seer	32:13
1-5	The Seer Returns	6:15
1-6	93 Ave. B Blues	5:22
1-7	The Daughter Brings The Water	2:33
2-1	Song For A Warrior	3:58
2-2	Avatar	8:49
2-3	A Piece Of The Sky	19:09
2-4	The Apostate	23:01

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Young God Records
• Copyright (c) – Young God Records
• Licensed To – Mute Artists Ltd.
• Copyright (c) – Michael Gira
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Michael Gira
• Published By – Michael Gira
• Copyright (c) – Young God Publishing
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Young God Publishing
• Published By – Young God Publishing
• Copyright (c) – Mute Song Ltd.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Mute Song Ltd.
• Published By – Mute Song Ltd.
• Recorded At – Studio P4, Berlin
• Recorded At – andereBaustelle
• Recorded At – Marcata Recording
• Recorded At – Trout Recording
• Mixed At – Marcata Recording
• Mastered At – micro-moose-berlin
• Mastered At – West West Side Music
• Pressed By – EDC, Germany – 53494820
• Pressed By – EDC, Germany – 53494822

Credits

• Artwork, Painting [Paintings], Photography By [Swans Photo Portraits] – Simon Henwood
• Engineer [Additional Recording Assistant At Trout] – Adam Sachs
• Engineer [Additional Recording Engineer At Trout] – Bryce Goggin
• Guest [Special Guest], Accordion [Various Songs] – Cassis Staudt*
• Guest [Special Guest], Accordion, Vocals, Dulcimer, Guitar, Piano, Instruments [Assorted Other Instruments] – Caleb Mulkerin (tracks: 1-5), Colleen Kinsella (tracks: 1-5)
• Guest [Special Guest], Backing Vocals – Dana Janssen (tracks: 2-3), Jarboe (tracks: 1-5), Miles Seaton (tracks: 2-3), Seth Olinsky (tracks: 2-3)
• Guest [Special Guest], Backing Vocals, Voice [Voice Collage] – Jarboe (tracks: 2-3)
• Guest [Special Guest], Bagpipes – Iain Graham (tracks: 1-4)
• Guest [Special Guest], Cello [Steel Cello] – Bob Rutman* (tracks: 1-4)
• Guest [Special Guest], Cello [Various Songs] – Jane Scarpantoni
• Guest [Special Guest], Contrabassoon [Contra Bassoon] – Stefan Rocke (tracks: 1-4)
• Guest [Special Guest], Drums [Additional Drums] – Kevin McMahon (tracks: 1-5)
• Guest [Special Guest], Electric Guitar, Sounds [Various Songs] – Kevin McMahon
• Guest [Special Guest], Horns – Bruce Lamont (tracks: 1-4)
• Guest [Special Guest], Jew's Harp [Jews Harp] – Shon Mahoney (tracks: 1-5)
• Guest [Special Guest], Lead Vocals [Lead Vocal] – Karen O (tracks: 2-1)
• Guest [Special Guest], Mandolin [Acoustic And Electric Mandolins], Clarinet [Various Songs] – Sean Mackowiak (The Grasshopper)*
• Guest [Special Guest], Piano – Bryce Goggin (tracks: 2-1)
• Guest [Special Guest], Sounds [Fire Sounds (Acoustic And Synthetic)] – Ben Frost (tracks: 2-3)
• Guest [Special Guest], Violin [Various Songs] – Eszter Balint
• Guest [Special Guest], Vocals [Co-vocals] – Al Of Low* (tracks: 1-1), Mimi Of Low* (tracks: 1-1)
• Mastered By – Doug Henderson
• Mastered By [Pre-mastering] – Jamal Ruhe
• Mixed By – Kevin McMahon
• Performer [Honorary Swan], Piano, Organ, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Drums, Percussion, Keyboards [Casio], Synthesizer, Bass Guitar, Voice, Other [Bird Idea] – Bill Rieflin*
• Performer [Swans], Bass Guitar, Voice, Other [Incredible Handshake] – Christopher Pravdica*
• Performer [Swans], Drums, Percussion, Bells [Orchestral Bells], Dulcimer [Hammer Dulcimer], Violin [Handmade Violin Thing], Vibraphone, Piano, Clarinet, Voice – Thor Harris
• Performer [Swans], Drums, Percussion, Dulcimer [Hammer Dulcimer], Voice – Phil Puleo
• Performer [Swans], Electric Guitar, Voice – Norman Westberg
• Performer [Swans], Lap Steel Guitar [Lap Steel Guitars], Electric Guitar, Voice – Christoph Hahn*
• Performer [Swans], Voice, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Harmonica, Keyboards [Casio], Sounds – Michael Gira
• Producer [Produced By] – Michael Gira
• Recorded By [Assistants In Berlin] – Boris*, Marco*
• Recorded By [Berlin And New York] – Kevin McMahon

Notes

2014 reissue on Mute for European market.
Issued in 6-panel digipak with 2 clear tray, 12-page lyrics fold-out sheet & informational/hype sticker affixed to outside of shrinkwrap.

All words / music © and ℗ M.Gira / Young God Publishing (ASCAP) 2012/Mute Song Limited, except 3, 5, 9, 11 music by Gira / Westberg / Puleo / Harris / Pravdica / Hahn and words by M.Gira © and ℗ Young God Publishing (ASCAP) 2012/Mute Song Limited.

Throughout the United States of America & Canada: Karen O appears courtesy of Interscope Records. Throughout the World excluding the United States of America, Canada, Australia, & New Zealand: Karen O appears courtesy of Polydor Limited.

Recorded at Studio P4 and Andere Baustelle in Berlin, and at Marcata Studio, Gardiner, NY. Additional recording at Trout Recording, Brooklyn, NY. Mixed at Marcata. Mastered at Micro-Moose Berlin. Pre-mastering at West Westside Music.

This album is dedicated to Simon Henwood

℗ & © 2012 Young God Records under exclusive license to Mute Artists Limited.
Printed in the EU.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (Text): 5051083079037
• Label Code: LC27959
• Matrix / Runout (CD1): 00095 53494 801 01 ✳ 53494820
• Matrix / Runout (CD1 Mould): A
• Mastering SID Code (CD1): IFPI LV26
• Mould SID Code (CD1): IFPI 0144
• Matrix / Runout (CD2): 00095 53494 812 01 ✳ 53494822
• Matrix / Runout (CD2 Mould): A
• Mastering SID Code (CD2): IFPI LV26
• Mould SID Code (CD2): IFPI 0144
• Rights Society: MCPS
• Rights Society: ASCAP

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
YG45	Swans	The Seer ‎(2xCD, Album)	Young God Records	YG45	US	2012
YG45	Swans	The Seer ‎(2xCD, Album, Unofficial)	Young God Records	YG45	Russia	Unknown
LCDSTUMM363	Swans	The Seer ‎(2xCD, Album + DVD)	Mute	LCDSTUMM363	UK & Europe	2014
YG45	Swans	The Seer ‎(3xLP, Album)	Young God Records	YG45	US	2012
YG45, STRUMM 363	Swans	The Seer ‎(3xLP, Album, TP, W/Lbl)	Young God Records, Mute	YG45, STRUMM 363	UK	2012

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