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This Is Our Music
Studio album by
Galaxie 500
ReleasedSeptember 1, 1990 (1990-09-01)
Recorded1990
StudioNoise New York
Genre
Length45:45
LabelRough Trade
ProducerMark Kramer
Galaxie 500 chronology
On Fire
(1989) 		This Is Our Music
(1990) 		Copenhagen
(1997)
Singles from This Is Our Music
  1. "Fourth of July"
    Released: September 1990
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Chicago Tribune[2]
Drowned in Sound9/10[3]
Mojo[4]
Pitchfork8.3/10[5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[6]
Select5/5[7]
The Village VoiceB−[8]

This Is Our Music is the third and final studio album by American indie rock band Galaxie 500, released in 1990 on Rough Trade Records.

In 2010, the album was re-issued and peaked at number 18 on the UK Independent Album Breakers Chart.[9]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Galaxie 500, except as noted

No.TitleLength
1."Fourth of July"5:35
2."Hearing Voices"3:34
3."Spook"4:35
4."Summertime"5:59
5."Way Up High"4:03
6."Listen, the Snow Is Falling" (Yoko Ono)7:48
7."Sorry"4:15
8."Melt Away"4:35
9."King of Spain, Pt. 2"5:07
Total length:45:45
1997 CD reissue bonus track
No.TitleLength
10."Here She Comes Now" (Lou Reed, John Cale, Sterling Morrison) 
Total length:51:52

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

Galaxie 500

Additional personnel

  • Mark Kramer – production, engineering, mirage, "cheap flute", backup vocals
  • Norman Gholson – photography
  • Ray Agony – photography

Charts

Chart (2010) Peak
position
UK Independent Album Breakers (OCC)[9] 18

Release history

Year Label Format Region
1990 Rough Trade LP, CD, cassette UK
1990 Rough Trade US CD US
1997 Rykodisc CD US
2010 20/20/20 LP US

References

  1. ^ Raggett, Ned. "This Is Our Music – Galaxie 500". AllMusic. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  2. ^ Kot, Greg (October 11, 1990). "Galaxie 500: This Is Our Music (Rough Trade)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  3. ^ alex_snax (March 26, 2010). "Album Review: Galaxie 500 – Today, On Fire, This is Our Music (reissued)". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  4. ^ "Galaxie 500: Today / On Fire / This Is Our Music". Mojo (197). April 2010.
  5. ^ Richardson, Mark (March 30, 2010). "Galaxie 500: Today / On Fire / This Is Our Music". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  6. ^ Sheffield, Rob (2004). "Galaxie 500". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 321. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  7. ^ Perry, Andrew (November 1990). "Starlight, Starbright". Select (5): 95.
  8. ^ Christgau, Robert (December 4, 1990). "Turkey Shoot". The Village Voice. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  9. ^ a b "Official Independent Album Breakers Chart Top 20: 28 March 2010 - 03 April 2010". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
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