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After the demise of the much-beloved Uncle Tupelo in 1994, Jeff Tweedy regrouped with three of his four bandmates as Wilco and promptly cut A.M., a debut that sounded like he had been stashing a bunch of his best songs. It was followed by the expansive and successful Being There which dropped the alt-countryisms for a more mainstream rock tone, indicating aims for a larger canvas. Those ambitions further morphed into experimental impulses on Wilco’s third album, summerteeth, signaling a band transcending genre and turning consequential. Now remastered and re-released with a selection of demos, outtakes, alternative tracks and an entire 1999 live show, summerteeth's internal churn—a pain and passion struggle between happy pop music and troubled, downbeat lyrics—begins immediately with the tuneful but bleak "Can't Stand It," where "Our prayers will never be answered again." Uncomfortable autobiography mixes with gorgeous baroque pop in "She's a Jar," where Tweedy ends with, "A pretty war/ With feelings hid/ She begs me not to hit her." Even the violins and rising chords of "A Shot in the Arm," don't hold any joy, as he wishes for "Something in my veins bloodier than blood." It would all be just scary narcissism if it wasn't for exuberant melodies like "Pieholden Suite" where a banjo flickers through before a blast of Beatles-y brass, or the jumpy Anglo-pop of "ELT." The light-dark dichotomy persists even in the album's hookiest moment, the Magical Mystery Tour-esque outtake, "Nothing'severgonnastandinmyway (Again)" where "love’s a weed" and "a kiss is all we need," but in the end, "I'm a bomb regardless."
summerteeth's musical success owes much to multi-instrumentalist Jay Bennett's production and arrangement skills, and his added textures of Moog synthesizer, Farfisa organ, lap steel, drums and tambourine. In the post-Max Johnston and Ken Coomer, pre-Nils Cline and Pat Sansone version of Wilco, Bennett supplied the voltage that brought Tweedy's melodic though murky material to life. Never the excruciating struggle that the next album Yankee Hotel Foxtrot became, these are Bennett's finest moments on record, and along with Mitch Easter, he contributed to summerteeth's more defined mix and heightened sonics.
While the demos are not revelatory being mostly guitar and voice—although Tweedy's dry, low tone on "Nothing'severgonnastandinmyway (Again)" is ominous—some of the alternates are choice, like the shrieking rant "Viking Dan." A funky, slow Fender Rhodes-led version of "Summer Teeth" is lounge jazz. The stripped down alternate take of "ELT" is the equal of the released take. And the "We're Just Friends / Yee Haw" soundcheck is a full tilt goof. The well-recorded live show is a telling snapshot of a band known for its roaring virtuosic performances, as they play most of their first three albums, delivering an especially strong "Passenger Side", "I Got You (At The End of the Century)" and "California Stars." A charismatic peek into an innovative, inspiring rock band evolving from eager contender to conflicted champion. © Robert Baird/Qobuz
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David Kahne, MixingEngineer - Jeff Tweedy, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Mitch Easter, Engineer - Wilco, Producer, Writer, MainArtist - JAY BENNETT, Bells, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano, Writer, Background Vocals - JOHN STIRRATT, Bass Guitar - Ken Coomer, Drums - RUSS LONG, Engineer - DAVE TRUMFIO, Engineer - MIKE HAGLER, Engineer - LARRY GREENHILL, Engineer
Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company., © 2020 Warner Records Inc., a Warner Music Group Company. ℗ 2014 Nonesuch Records
Jeff Tweedy, Acoustic Guitar, Writer, Background Vocals, Harmonica - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Mitch Easter, Engineer - JIM SCOTT, MixingEngineer - Wilco, Producer, Writer, MainArtist - JAY BENNETT, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Tambourine, Writer, Background Vocals - JOHN STIRRATT, Bass Guitar - Ken Coomer, Drums - Mike Scotella, AssistantEngineer - RUSS LONG, Engineer - DAVE TRUMFIO, Engineer - MIKE HAGLER, Engineer - LARRY GREENHILL, Engineer
Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company., © 2020 Warner Records Inc., a Warner Music Group Company. ℗ 2014 Nonesuch Records
Jeff Tweedy, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Writer, Synthesizer - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Mitch Easter, Engineer - JIM SCOTT, MixingEngineer - Wilco, Producer, Writer, MainArtist - JAY BENNETT, Drums, Keyboards, Piano, Writer, Synthesizer, Lap Steel Guitar - JOHN STIRRATT, Bass Guitar, Writer - Ken Coomer, Timpani - Mike Scotella, AssistantEngineer - RUSS LONG, Engineer - DAVE TRUMFIO, Engineer - MIKE HAGLER, Engineer - LARRY GREENHILL, Engineer
Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company., © 2020 Warner Records Inc., a Warner Music Group Company. ℗ 2014 Nonesuch Records
Jeff Tweedy, Vocals, Writer - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Mitch Easter, Engineer - JIM SCOTT, MixingEngineer - Wilco, Producer, Writer, MainArtist - JAY BENNETT, Drums, Piano, Writer, Background Vocals - JOHN STIRRATT, Writer, Background Vocals - Mike Scotella, AssistantEngineer - RUSS LONG, Engineer - DAVE TRUMFIO, Engineer - MIKE HAGLER, Engineer - LARRY GREENHILL, Engineer
Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company., © 2020 Warner Records Inc., a Warner Music Group Company. ℗ 2014 Nonesuch Records
Jeff Tweedy, Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Mitch Easter, Engineer - JIM SCOTT, MixingEngineer - Wilco, Producer, Writer, MainArtist - JAY BENNETT, Drums, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Piano, Writer, Background Vocals, Synthesizer - JOHN STIRRATT, Piano, Background Vocals - Ken Coomer, Drums - Mike Scotella, AssistantEngineer - RUSS LONG, Engineer - DAVE TRUMFIO, Engineer - MIKE HAGLER, Engineer - LARRY GREENHILL, Engineer
Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company., © 2020 Warner Records Inc., a Warner Music Group Company. ℗ 2014 Nonesuch Records
Jeff Tweedy, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Mitch Easter, Engineer - JIM SCOTT, MixingEngineer - Wilco, Producer, Writer, MainArtist - JAY BENNETT, Guitar, Keyboards, Piano, Tambourine, Writer, Background Vocals - JOHN STIRRATT, Bass Guitar, Writer, Background Vocals - Ken Coomer, Drums - Mike Scotella, AssistantEngineer - RUSS LONG, Engineer - DAVE TRUMFIO, Engineer - MIKE HAGLER, Engineer - LARRY GREENHILL, Engineer
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Jeff Tweedy, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Tambourine, Vocals, Writer - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Dave Crawford, Trumpet - Mitch Easter, Engineer - JIM SCOTT, MixingEngineer - Wilco, Producer, Writer, MainArtist - JAY BENNETT, Banjo, Keyboards, Piano, Tambourine, Writer, Background Vocals, Synthesizer - JOHN STIRRATT, Bass Guitar, Background Vocals - Ken Coomer, Drums - Mike Scotella, AssistantEngineer - RUSS LONG, Engineer - DAVE TRUMFIO, Engineer - MIKE HAGLER, Engineer - LARRY GREENHILL, Engineer
Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company., © 2020 Warner Records Inc., a Warner Music Group Company. ℗ 2014 Nonesuch Records
Jeff Tweedy, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Mitch Easter, Engineer - JIM SCOTT, MixingEngineer - Wilco, Producer, Writer, MainArtist - JAY BENNETT, Keyboards, Piano, Writer, Background Vocals - JOHN STIRRATT, Bass Guitar, Background Vocals - Ken Coomer, Drums - Mike Scotella, AssistantEngineer - RUSS LONG, Engineer - DAVE TRUMFIO, Engineer - MIKE HAGLER, Engineer - LARRY GREENHILL, Engineer
Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company., © 2020 Warner Records Inc., a Warner Music Group Company. ℗ 2014 Nonesuch Records
Jeff Tweedy, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Writer, Synthesizer - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Mitch Easter, Engineer - JIM SCOTT, MixingEngineer - Wilco, Producer, Writer, MainArtist - JAY BENNETT, Banjo, Organ, Piano, Tambourine, Synthesizer - JOHN STIRRATT, Bass Guitar - Ken Coomer, Drums - Mike Scotella, AssistantEngineer - RUSS LONG, Engineer - DAVE TRUMFIO, Engineer - MIKE HAGLER, Engineer - LARRY GREENHILL, Engineer
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Jeff Tweedy, Writer, Background Vocals - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Mitch Easter, Engineer - JIM SCOTT, MixingEngineer - Wilco, Producer, Writer, MainArtist - JAY BENNETT, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Piano, Tambourine, Writer, Background Vocals, Synthesizer - JOHN STIRRATT, Bass Guitar - Ken Coomer, Drums - Mike Scotella, AssistantEngineer - RUSS LONG, Engineer - DAVE TRUMFIO, Engineer - MIKE HAGLER, Engineer - LARRY GREENHILL, Engineer
Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company., © 2020 Warner Records Inc., a Warner Music Group Company. ℗ 2014 Nonesuch Records
Jeff Tweedy, Acoustic Guitar, Writer, Background Vocals - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Mitch Easter, Engineer - JIM SCOTT, MixingEngineer - Wilco, Producer, Writer, MainArtist - JAY BENNETT, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Piano, Tambourine, Writer, Background Vocals - JOHN STIRRATT, Bass Guitar, Background Vocals - Ken Coomer, Drums - Mike Scotella, AssistantEngineer - RUSS LONG, Engineer - DAVE TRUMFIO, Engineer - MIKE HAGLER, Engineer - LARRY GREENHILL, Engineer - Mark Greenberg, Vibraphone
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Jeff Tweedy, Acoustic Guitar, Harp, Vocals, Writer - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Mitch Easter, Engineer - JIM SCOTT, MixingEngineer - Wilco, Producer, Writer, MainArtist - JAY BENNETT, Keyboards, Background Vocals - JOHN STIRRATT, Bass Guitar, Background Vocals - Ken Coomer, Drums - Mike Scotella, AssistantEngineer - RUSS LONG, Engineer - DAVE TRUMFIO, Engineer - MIKE HAGLER, Engineer - Leroy Bach, Piano - LARRY GREENHILL, Engineer
Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company., © 2020 Warner Records Inc., a Warner Music Group Company. ℗ 2014 Nonesuch Records
Jeff Tweedy, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Mitch Easter, Engineer - JIM SCOTT, MixingEngineer - Wilco, Producer, Writer, MainArtist - JAY BENNETT, Bells, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Piano, Writer, Background Vocals - JOHN STIRRATT, Bass Guitar, Background Vocals - Ken Coomer, Drums - Mike Scotella, AssistantEngineer - RUSS LONG, Engineer - DAVE TRUMFIO, Engineer - MIKE HAGLER, Engineer - LARRY GREENHILL, Engineer
Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company., © 2020 Warner Records Inc., a Warner Music Group Company. ℗ 2014 Nonesuch Records
Jeff Tweedy, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Mitch Easter, Engineer - JIM SCOTT, MixingEngineer - Wilco, Producer, Writer, MainArtist - JAY BENNETT, Organ, Piano, Writer, Background Vocals - JOHN STIRRATT, Bass Guitar - Ken Coomer, Drums - Mike Scotella, AssistantEngineer - RUSS LONG, Engineer - DAVE TRUMFIO, Engineer - MIKE HAGLER, Engineer - LARRY GREENHILL, Engineer
Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company., © 2020 Warner Records Inc., a Warner Music Group Company. ℗ 2014 Nonesuch Records
Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Mitch Easter, Engineer - JIM SCOTT, MixingEngineer - Wilco, Producer, Writer, MainArtist - Mike Scotella, AssistantEngineer - RUSS LONG, Engineer - DAVE TRUMFIO, Engineer - MIKE HAGLER, Engineer - LARRY GREENHILL, Engineer
Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company., © 2020 Warner Records Inc., a Warner Music Group Company. ℗ 2014 Nonesuch Records
Jeff Tweedy, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Mitch Easter, Engineer - JIM SCOTT, MixingEngineer - Wilco, Producer, Writer, MainArtist - JAY BENNETT, Electric Guitar, Organ, Piano, Writer, Background Vocals - JOHN STIRRATT, Bass Guitar, Vocals - Ken Coomer, Drums - Mike Scotella, AssistantEngineer - RUSS LONG, Engineer - DAVE TRUMFIO, Engineer - MIKE HAGLER, Engineer - LARRY GREENHILL, Engineer
Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company., © 2020 Warner Records Inc., a Warner Music Group Company. ℗ 2014 Nonesuch Records
Jeff Tweedy, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Writer, Synthesizer - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Mitch Easter, Engineer - JIM SCOTT, MixingEngineer - Wilco, Producer, Writer, MainArtist - JAY BENNETT, Drums, Keyboards, Piano, Writer, Synthesizer, Lap Steel Guitar - JOHN STIRRATT, Bass Guitar, Writer - Ken Coomer, Timpani - Mike Scotella, AssistantEngineer - RUSS LONG, Engineer - DAVE TRUMFIO, Engineer - MIKE HAGLER, Engineer - LARRY GREENHILL, Engineer
Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company., © 2020 Warner Records Inc., a Warner Music Group Company. ℗ 2014 Nonesuch Records
DISC 2
Jeff Tweedy, Producer, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Mitch Easter, Engineer - JIM SCOTT, MixingEngineer - Wilco, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - JAY BENNETT, Producer, Bells, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano, Background Vocals - JOHN STIRRATT, Producer, Bass Guitar - Ken Coomer, Producer, Drums - RUSS LONG, Engineer - DAVE TRUMFIO, Engineer - MIKE HAGLER, Engineer - LARRY GREENHILL, Engineer
Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company., © 2020 Warner Records Inc., a Warner Music Group Company. ℗ 2020, 1999 Reprise Records. All Rights Reserved.
Jeff Tweedy, Producer, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Mitch Easter, Engineer - JIM SCOTT, MixingEngineer - Wilco, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - JAY BENNETT, Producer, Bells, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano, Writer, Background Vocals - JOHN STIRRATT, Producer, Bass Guitar - Ken Coomer, Producer, Drums - RUSS LONG, Engineer - DAVE TRUMFIO, Engineer - MIKE HAGLER, Engineer - LARRY GREENHILL, Engineer
Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company., © 2020 Warner Records Inc., a Warner Music Group Company. ℗ 2020, 1999 Reprise Records. All Rights Reserved.
Jeff Tweedy, Producer, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Mitch Easter, Engineer - JIM SCOTT, MixingEngineer - Wilco, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - JAY BENNETT, Producer, Bells, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano, Background Vocals - JOHN STIRRATT, Producer, Bass Guitar - Ken Coomer, Producer, Drums - RUSS LONG, Engineer - DAVE TRUMFIO, Engineer - MIKE HAGLER, Engineer - LARRY GREENHILL, Engineer
Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company., © 2020 Warner Records Inc., a Warner Music Group Company. ℗ 2020, 1999 Reprise Records. All Rights Reserved.
Jeff Tweedy, Producer, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Mitch Easter, Engineer - JIM SCOTT, MixingEngineer - Wilco, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - JAY BENNETT, Producer, Bells, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano, Background Vocals - JOHN STIRRATT, Producer, Bass Guitar - Ken Coomer, Producer, Drums - RUSS LONG, Engineer - DAVE TRUMFIO, Engineer - MIKE HAGLER, Engineer - LARRY GREENHILL, Engineer
Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company., © 2020 Warner Records Inc., a Warner Music Group Company. ℗ 2020, 1999 Reprise Records. All Rights Reserved.
Jeff Tweedy, Producer, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Mitch Easter, Engineer - JIM SCOTT, MixingEngineer - Wilco, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - JAY BENNETT, Producer, Bells, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano, Writer, Background Vocals - JOHN STIRRATT, Producer, Bass Guitar - Ken Coomer, Producer, Drums - RUSS LONG, Engineer - DAVE TRUMFIO, Engineer - MIKE HAGLER, Engineer - LARRY GREENHILL, Engineer
Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company., © 2020 Warner Records Inc., a Warner Music Group Company. ℗ 2020, 1999 Reprise Records. All Rights Reserved.
Jeff Tweedy, Producer, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Mitch Easter, Engineer - JIM SCOTT, MixingEngineer - Wilco, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - JAY BENNETT, Producer, Bells, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano, Writer, Background Vocals - JOHN STIRRATT, Producer, Bass Guitar - Ken Coomer, Producer, Drums - RUSS LONG, Engineer - DAVE TRUMFIO, Engineer - MIKE HAGLER, Engineer - LARRY GREENHILL, Engineer
Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company., © 2020 Warner Records Inc., a Warner Music Group Company. ℗ 2020, 1999 Reprise Records. All Rights Reserved.
Jeff Tweedy, Producer, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Mitch Easter, Engineer - JIM SCOTT, MixingEngineer - Wilco, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - JAY BENNETT, Producer, Bells, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano, Writer, Background Vocals - JOHN STIRRATT, Producer, Bass Guitar - Ken Coomer, Producer, Drums - RUSS LONG, Engineer - DAVE TRUMFIO, Engineer - MIKE HAGLER, Engineer - LARRY GREENHILL, Engineer
Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company., © 2020 Warner Records Inc., a Warner Music Group Company. ℗ 2020, 1999 Reprise Records. All Rights Reserved.
Jeff Tweedy, Producer, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Mitch Easter, Engineer - JIM SCOTT, MixingEngineer - Wilco, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - JAY BENNETT, Producer, Bells, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano, Background Vocals - JOHN STIRRATT, Producer, Bass Guitar - Ken Coomer, Producer, Drums - RUSS LONG, Engineer - DAVE TRUMFIO, Engineer - MIKE HAGLER, Engineer - LARRY GREENHILL, Engineer
Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company., © 2020 Warner Records Inc., a Warner Music Group Company. ℗ 2020, 1999 Reprise Records. All Rights Reserved.
Jeff Tweedy, Producer, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Mitch Easter, Engineer - JIM SCOTT, MixingEngineer - Wilco, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - JAY BENNETT, Producer, Bells, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano, Writer, Background Vocals - JOHN STIRRATT, Producer, Bass Guitar - Ken Coomer, Producer, Drums - RUSS LONG, Engineer - DAVE TRUMFIO, Engineer - MIKE HAGLER, Engineer - LARRY GREENHILL, Engineer
Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company., © 2020 Warner Records Inc., a Warner Music Group Company. ℗ 2020, 1999 Reprise Records. All Rights Reserved.
Jeff Tweedy, Producer, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Mitch Easter, Engineer - JIM SCOTT, MixingEngineer - Wilco, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - JAY BENNETT, Producer, Bells, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano, Background Vocals - JOHN STIRRATT, Producer, Bass Guitar - Ken Coomer, Producer, Drums - RUSS LONG, Engineer - DAVE TRUMFIO, Engineer - MIKE HAGLER, Engineer - LARRY GREENHILL, Engineer
Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company., © 2020 Warner Records Inc., a Warner Music Group Company. ℗ 2020, 1999 Reprise Records. All Rights Reserved.
Jeff Tweedy, Producer, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Mitch Easter, Engineer - JIM SCOTT, MixingEngineer - Wilco, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - JAY BENNETT, Producer, Bells, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano, Writer, Background Vocals - JOHN STIRRATT, Producer, Bass Guitar, Writer - Ken Coomer, Producer, Drums - RUSS LONG, Engineer - DAVE TRUMFIO, Engineer - MIKE HAGLER, Engineer - LARRY GREENHILL, Engineer
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Jeff Tweedy, Producer, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Mitch Easter, Engineer - JIM SCOTT, MixingEngineer - Wilco, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - JAY BENNETT, Producer, Bells, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano, Writer, Background Vocals - JOHN STIRRATT, Producer, Bass Guitar - Ken Coomer, Producer, Drums - RUSS LONG, Engineer - DAVE TRUMFIO, Engineer - MIKE HAGLER, Engineer - LARRY GREENHILL, Engineer
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Jeff Tweedy, Producer, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Mitch Easter, Engineer - JIM SCOTT, MixingEngineer - Wilco, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - JAY BENNETT, Producer, Bells, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano, Writer, Background Vocals - JOHN STIRRATT, Producer, Bass Guitar - Ken Coomer, Producer, Drums - RUSS LONG, Engineer - DAVE TRUMFIO, Engineer - MIKE HAGLER, Engineer - LARRY GREENHILL, Engineer
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Jeff Tweedy, Producer, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Mitch Easter, Engineer - JIM SCOTT, MixingEngineer - Wilco, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - JAY BENNETT, Producer, Bells, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano, Writer, Background Vocals - JOHN STIRRATT, Producer, Bass Guitar - Ken Coomer, Producer, Drums - RUSS LONG, Engineer - DAVE TRUMFIO, Engineer - MIKE HAGLER, Engineer - LARRY GREENHILL, Engineer
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Jeff Tweedy, Producer, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Mitch Easter, Engineer - JIM SCOTT, MixingEngineer - Wilco, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - JAY BENNETT, Producer, Bells, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano, Writer, Background Vocals - JOHN STIRRATT, Producer, Bass Guitar - Ken Coomer, Producer, Drums - RUSS LONG, Engineer - DAVE TRUMFIO, Engineer - MIKE HAGLER, Engineer - LARRY GREENHILL, Engineer
Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company., © 2020 Warner Records Inc., a Warner Music Group Company. ℗ 2020, 1999 Reprise Records. All Rights Reserved.
Jeff Tweedy, Producer, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Mitch Easter, Engineer - JIM SCOTT, MixingEngineer - Wilco, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - JAY BENNETT, Producer, Bells, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano, Background Vocals - JOHN STIRRATT, Producer, Bass Guitar - Ken Coomer, Producer, Drums - RUSS LONG, Engineer - DAVE TRUMFIO, Engineer - MIKE HAGLER, Engineer - LARRY GREENHILL, Engineer
Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company., © 2020 Warner Records Inc., a Warner Music Group Company. ℗ 2020, 1999 Reprise Records. All Rights Reserved.
Jeff Tweedy, Producer, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Mitch Easter, Engineer - JIM SCOTT, MixingEngineer - Wilco, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - JAY BENNETT, Producer, Bells, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano, Writer, Background Vocals - JOHN STIRRATT, Producer, Bass Guitar - Ken Coomer, Producer, Drums - RUSS LONG, Engineer - DAVE TRUMFIO, Engineer - MIKE HAGLER, Engineer - LARRY GREENHILL, Engineer
Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company., © 2020 Warner Records Inc., a Warner Music Group Company. ℗ 2020, 1999 Reprise Records. All Rights Reserved.
Jeff Tweedy, Producer, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Mitch Easter, Engineer - JIM SCOTT, MixingEngineer - Wilco, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - JAY BENNETT, Producer, Bells, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano, Writer, Background Vocals - JOHN STIRRATT, Producer, Bass Guitar, Writer - Ken Coomer, Producer, Drums - RUSS LONG, Engineer - DAVE TRUMFIO, Engineer - MIKE HAGLER, Engineer - LARRY GREENHILL, Engineer
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Jeff Tweedy, Producer, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Mitch Easter, Engineer - JIM SCOTT, MixingEngineer - Wilco, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - JAY BENNETT, Producer, Bells, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano, Writer, Background Vocals - JOHN STIRRATT, Producer, Bass Guitar - Ken Coomer, Producer, Drums - RUSS LONG, Engineer - DAVE TRUMFIO, Engineer - MIKE HAGLER, Engineer - LARRY GREENHILL, Engineer
Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company., © 2020 Warner Records Inc., a Warner Music Group Company. ℗ 2020, 1999 Reprise Records. All Rights Reserved.
Jeff Tweedy, Producer, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Mitch Easter, Engineer - JIM SCOTT, MixingEngineer - Wilco, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - JAY BENNETT, Producer, Bells, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano, Writer, Background Vocals - JOHN STIRRATT, Producer, Bass Guitar - Ken Coomer, Producer, Drums - RUSS LONG, Engineer - DAVE TRUMFIO, Engineer - MIKE HAGLER, Engineer - LARRY GREENHILL, Engineer
Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company., © 2020 Warner Records Inc., a Warner Music Group Company. ℗ 2020, 1999 Reprise Records. All Rights Reserved.
Jeff Tweedy, Producer, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Mitch Easter, Engineer - JIM SCOTT, MixingEngineer - Wilco, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - JAY BENNETT, Producer, Bells, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano, Writer, Background Vocals - JOHN STIRRATT, Producer, Bass Guitar, Writer - Ken Coomer, Producer, Drums, Writer - RUSS LONG, Engineer - DAVE TRUMFIO, Engineer - MIKE HAGLER, Engineer - LARRY GREENHILL, Engineer
Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company., © 2020 Warner Records Inc., a Warner Music Group Company. ℗ 2020, 1999 Reprise Records. All Rights Reserved.
Jeff Tweedy, Producer, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Mitch Easter, Engineer - JIM SCOTT, MixingEngineer - Wilco, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - JAY BENNETT, Producer, Bells, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano, Writer, Background Vocals - JOHN STIRRATT, Producer, Bass Guitar, Writer - Ken Coomer, Producer, Drums - RUSS LONG, Engineer - DAVE TRUMFIO, Engineer - MIKE HAGLER, Engineer - LARRY GREENHILL, Engineer
Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company., © 2020 Warner Records Inc., a Warner Music Group Company. ℗ 2020, 1999 Reprise Records. All Rights Reserved.
Jeff Tweedy, Producer, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Mitch Easter, Engineer - JIM SCOTT, MixingEngineer - Wilco, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - JAY BENNETT, Producer, Bells, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano, Writer, Background Vocals - JOHN STIRRATT, Producer, Bass Guitar - Ken Coomer, Producer, Drums - RUSS LONG, Engineer - DAVE TRUMFIO, Engineer - MIKE HAGLER, Engineer - LARRY GREENHILL, Engineer
Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company., © 2020 Warner Records Inc., a Warner Music Group Company. ℗ 2020, 1999 Reprise Records. All Rights Reserved.
Jeff Tweedy, Producer, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Mitch Easter, Engineer - JIM SCOTT, MixingEngineer - Wilco, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - JAY BENNETT, Producer, Bells, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano, Writer, Background Vocals - JOHN STIRRATT, Producer, Bass Guitar - Ken Coomer, Producer, Drums - RUSS LONG, Engineer - DAVE TRUMFIO, Engineer - MIKE HAGLER, Engineer - LARRY GREENHILL, Engineer
Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company., © 2020 Warner Records Inc., a Warner Music Group Company. ℗ 2020, 1999 Reprise Records. All Rights Reserved.
DISC 3
Jeff Tweedy, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Wilco, MainArtist - JAY BENNETT, Bells, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano, Background Vocals - JOHN STIRRATT, Bass Guitar - Ken Coomer, Drums
Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company., © 2020 Warner Records Inc., a Warner Music Group Company. ℗ 2020, 1999 Reprise Records. All Rights Reserved.
Jeff Tweedy, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Wilco, MainArtist - JAY BENNETT, Bells, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano, Writer, Background Vocals - JOHN STIRRATT, Bass Guitar - Ken Coomer, Drums
Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company., © 2020 Warner Records Inc., a Warner Music Group Company. ℗ 2020, 1999 Reprise Records. All Rights Reserved.
Jeff Tweedy, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Wilco, MainArtist - JAY BENNETT, Bells, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano, Writer, Background Vocals - JOHN STIRRATT, Bass Guitar - Ken Coomer, Drums
Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company., © 2020 Warner Records Inc., a Warner Music Group Company. ℗ 2020, 1999 Reprise Records. All Rights Reserved.
Jeff Tweedy, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Wilco, MainArtist - JAY BENNETT, Bells, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano, Writer, Background Vocals - JOHN STIRRATT, Bass Guitar - Ken Coomer, Drums
Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company., © 2020 Warner Records Inc., a Warner Music Group Company. ℗ 2020, 1999 Reprise Records. All Rights Reserved.
Jeff Tweedy, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Wilco, MainArtist - JAY BENNETT, Bells, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano, Background Vocals - JOHN STIRRATT, Bass Guitar - Ken Coomer, Drums
Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company., © 2020 Warner Records Inc., a Warner Music Group Company. ℗ 2020, 1999 Reprise Records. All Rights Reserved.
Jeff Tweedy, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Wilco, MainArtist - JAY BENNETT, Bells, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano, Writer, Background Vocals - JOHN STIRRATT, Bass Guitar - Ken Coomer, Drums
Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company., © 2020 Warner Records Inc., a Warner Music Group Company. ℗ 2020, 1999 Reprise Records. All Rights Reserved.
Jeff Tweedy, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Wilco, MainArtist - JAY BENNETT, Bells, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano, Background Vocals - JOHN STIRRATT, Bass Guitar - Ken Coomer, Drums
Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company., © 2020 Warner Records Inc., a Warner Music Group Company. ℗ 2020, 1999 Reprise Records. All Rights Reserved.
Jeff Tweedy, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Wilco, MainArtist - JAY BENNETT, Bells, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano, Background Vocals - JOHN STIRRATT, Bass Guitar - Ken Coomer, Drums
Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company., © 2020 Warner Records Inc., a Warner Music Group Company. ℗ 2020, 1999 Reprise Records. All Rights Reserved.
Jeff Tweedy, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Bob Ludwig, MasteringEngineer - Wilco, MainArtist - JAY BENNETT, Bells, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano, Background Vocals - JOHN STIRRATT, Bass Guitar - Ken Coomer, Drums
Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company., © 2020 Warner Records Inc., a Warner Music Group Company. ℗ 2020, 1999 Reprise Records. All Rights Reserved.
Album review
After the demise of the much-beloved Uncle Tupelo in 1994, Jeff Tweedy regrouped with three of his four bandmates as Wilco and promptly cut A.M., a debut that sounded like he had been stashing a bunch of his best songs. It was followed by the expansive and successful Being There which dropped the alt-countryisms for a more mainstream rock tone, indicating aims for a larger canvas. Those ambitions further morphed into experimental impulses on Wilco’s third album, summerteeth, signaling a band transcending genre and turning consequential. Now remastered and re-released with a selection of demos, outtakes, alternative tracks and an entire 1999 live show, summerteeth's internal churn—a pain and passion struggle between happy pop music and troubled, downbeat lyrics—begins immediately with the tuneful but bleak "Can't Stand It," where "Our prayers will never be answered again." Uncomfortable autobiography mixes with gorgeous baroque pop in "She's a Jar," where Tweedy ends with, "A pretty war/ With feelings hid/ She begs me not to hit her." Even the violins and rising chords of "A Shot in the Arm," don't hold any joy, as he wishes for "Something in my veins bloodier than blood." It would all be just scary narcissism if it wasn't for exuberant melodies like "Pieholden Suite" where a banjo flickers through before a blast of Beatles-y brass, or the jumpy Anglo-pop of "ELT." The light-dark dichotomy persists even in the album's hookiest moment, the Magical Mystery Tour-esque outtake, "Nothing'severgonnastandinmyway (Again)" where "love’s a weed" and "a kiss is all we need," but in the end, "I'm a bomb regardless."
summerteeth's musical success owes much to multi-instrumentalist Jay Bennett's production and arrangement skills, and his added textures of Moog synthesizer, Farfisa organ, lap steel, drums and tambourine. In the post-Max Johnston and Ken Coomer, pre-Nils Cline and Pat Sansone version of Wilco, Bennett supplied the voltage that brought Tweedy's melodic though murky material to life. Never the excruciating struggle that the next album Yankee Hotel Foxtrot became, these are Bennett's finest moments on record, and along with Mitch Easter, he contributed to summerteeth's more defined mix and heightened sonics.
While the demos are not revelatory being mostly guitar and voice—although Tweedy's dry, low tone on "Nothing'severgonnastandinmyway (Again)" is ominous—some of the alternates are choice, like the shrieking rant "Viking Dan." A funky, slow Fender Rhodes-led version of "Summer Teeth" is lounge jazz. The stripped down alternate take of "ELT" is the equal of the released take. And the "We're Just Friends / Yee Haw" soundcheck is a full tilt goof. The well-recorded live show is a telling snapshot of a band known for its roaring virtuosic performances, as they play most of their first three albums, delivering an especially strong "Passenger Side", "I Got You (At The End of the Century)" and "California Stars." A charismatic peek into an innovative, inspiring rock band evolving from eager contender to conflicted champion. © Robert Baird/Qobuz
About the album
- 4 disc(s) - 67 track(s)
- Total length: 04:17:15
- Main artists: Wilco
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Rhino - Warner Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company., © 2020 Warner Records Inc., a Warner Music Group Company. Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company., ℗ 2020 Warner Records Inc., a Warner Music Group Company.
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