The Magnetic Fields, 69 Love Songs (1999)
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I heard about the album from reading reviews, an audacious, possibly absurd project. The Magnetic Fields released a triple-CD set called 69 Love Songs and the title was no clever trick. It did what it said on the box. I bought the CDs, imported them, and worked my way through this material. To me it was a writing…
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