Oh, Merge: Merge Records 10 Year Anniversary Compilation (1999)

About this title: The respected indie label Merge Records celebrated its ten-year anniversary with Oh, Merge, a collection of mostly rare and unreleased tracks from some of its finest artists. The album displays Merge's diversity, showcasing old-school indie rock from Guv'ner, Spent, and label founders Superchunk along with the post-rock of Ganger and lo-fi electronica of Third Eye Foundation, while still finding room for the pop classicism of East River Pipe, Neutral Milk Hotel, and the Ladybug Transistor, who turn in a rendition of the Bee Gees' "Massachusetts." The Mad Scene, the Magnetic Fields, Lambchop, ... read more

Tracks:

1. A Chocolate Crave
2. Hypo-Boxing
3. So Much Hate
4. Blaufest
5. Lucky Ladybug [Crewe/Slay]
6. You're a Bigger Jerk Than Me
7. Massachusetts [Gibb/Gibb/Gibb]
8. Up With People [Live] [Wagner]
9. Kokomo Joe
10. Take Ecstasy With Me [Merritt]
11. Engine
12. Sheer Heart Attack
13. Easily Aroused
14. What Took You So Long
15. Man Down
16. Brand New Order
17. Dancing Tooth
18. (I'll Clean up) The Mess That You Are
19. Clover
20. Semtex

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.