| View Larger Image | Holiday | Audio CDby Magnetic Fields
| List Price: | $11.98 | | | Available: | Usually ships in 3 to 5 days |
| | Binding: | Audio CD | | Studio: | Merge Records | | Release Date: | January 12, 1999 | | Sales Rank: | 73,523rd |
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TRACK LISTING |
Disc: 1
- Track 1: BBC Radiophonic Workshop
- Track 2: Desert Island
- Track 3: Deep Sea Diving Suit
- Track 4: Strange Powers
- Track 5: Torn Green Velvet Eyes
- Track 6: Flowers She Sent and the Flowers She Said She Sent
- Track 7: Swinging London
- Track 8: In My Secret Place
- Track 9: Sad Little Moon
- Track 10: Trouble I've Been Looking For
- Track 11: Sugar World
- Track 12: All You Ever Do Is Walk Away
- Track 13: In My Car
- Track 14: Take Ecstasy With Me
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CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 21 reviews)
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Desert Island by Franz Kafka  5 Stars
September 16, 2008
This is one album I'd need if I were stuck on one. I remember seeing this record and the cover grabbing my attention. I'm big on cover art and sometimes buy an album based on just that. This tactic has introduced me to other great bands, like Stereolab or Neutral Milk Hotel. And the Magnetic Fields. This was my first Magnetic Fields album and has had a lot of play time. Though I appreciate their new work, my heart will always be with the classics like Get Lost, Holiday and Distant Plastic Trees. They have this youthful spirit about them that is both melancholy and dreamy. Definitely a great place to start if you're interested in the band and a must-have if you're a fan.
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most accessible and coolest of the Magnetics... by Gerth Mirthful 5 Stars
February 28, 2007
one of those peices of art I feel priveleged know of. About half the songs are instant classics and leave me in a sea of bliss. (see "Flowers..", "Stranger Powers","In my secret place", "Sugar World", "All you ever..", "Take Ecstasy..") The rest are quality too though. Don't know if I've ever heard the synthesizer put to such good use or if there's a voice (or mind for that matter) I'm more jealous of than Stephen Merritt's. Start here, then "Get Lost" ...
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Cross Between Joy Division and New Order by Will Hayes  4 Stars
February 08, 2007
I know what I just said so don't bother correcting me. Just listen because it's a fantastic album, especially if you're fans of the Joy Division boys. Standout tracks include Desert Island and Strange Powers.
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One of my all-time favourite songs by Z. OConnor (Ireland) 5 Stars
June 27, 2006
I haven't actually got this album - or listened to it. What a cheek then to muscle in with a glowing review!!
I love to listen to VH1 internet radio's Pop for Sale station, which regularly plays "Desert Island". The song has become one of my all-time favourites. Listening to it, I am instantly transported in my mind to a heavenly beach where time is meaningless and the sunny days present endless relaxation, fun and frolics. It doesn't matter what kind of a day I might be having - as soon as "Desert Island" comes on, I have the biggest, most wistful grin on my face. Sometimes I need a daily dose to keep going!!
I have decided I'm going to buy this record simply to ensure that I always have a copy of this song. It should be mandatory listening for anyone with the blues.
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Helped me though a painful time by Tonya (New York) 4 Stars
March 23, 2006
I always wanted to be a writer - but my dreams were dashed when I had abuse heaped on me by everyone I ever came across - teachers, ministers, friends, parents, lovers - one day I found myself looking out the window and saying whre did my beautiful life go - I went to the store on foot - my then-husband had taken the car keys away - I was an abuser of alcohol and oxycontin - and I bought a book that helped me and on an impulse buy, this album - the songs made me tap my toes nd reminded me of the happiness i felt dressed up in my Sunday best and tap shoes - my mother let me wear them to church - before we stopped going - trouble with the priest - but oh how I loved to dance - and this record made me feel that way again - I would love to buy more - but I am on public assistance - but thank you for the happiness in your tunes
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