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Unspeakable Crushes

This first album by Liz Nickrenz consists of eleven songs recorded at various times and in different settings during 1998 and 1999, while Liz was attending Swarthmore College. Nine songs were written by Liz, and two were written for her by friends, Emily Salzfass and Mary Meiklejohn.

You can buy a copy of Unspeakable Crushes for $10 at one of Liz's gigs.
If you wish to buy one through postal mail, email info@liznickrenz.com.


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Track Info

Elizabeth Nickrenz: acoustic guitar and vocals on all tracks. Music and lyrics by Elizabeth Nickrenz except where otherwise noted

All tracks engineered, mixed and mastered by Bjorn Dittmer-Roche at Cosmic Sounds

Artistic design and photography by Jim Colwill

Produced by Elizabeth Nickrenz and Bjorn Dittmer-Roche

Thanks

To Megan Young, Brantley Bryant, and all the Groupies, who made this project happen.
To Bjorn of the seemingly endless patience and talent, and to Jimmy for making me gorgeous.
To Wayne, fellow bard and whiskey drinker.
To Mary and Emily, for sharing their words.
To Andy Kimbel and the Point crowd for support and camaraderie, and to the folks at Gryphone and LaTazza.
To all the people at WSRN.

And to those who don't know: David Hanlon the wandering minstrel who told me to write when I couldn't refuse, and Pat Thrasher who told me not to quit when I thought I would.
To all the muses: If you see yourself in these songs, you've touched my heart. Please don't hate me!

And last but not least, to Paula and Scott Nickrenz, who raised me such that a life without music was inconceivable. Everything I am that's even slightly interesting comes from you
1 Worry recorded at Studio B, WSRN FM
2 Moose recorded at Studio B, WSRN FM
Wayne Miller: electric guitar
3 Yes, Virginia recorded at Lang Concert Hall, Swarthmore College
Emily Salzfass: lyrics
4 Drinking With The Devil recorded at the Women's Resource Center, Swarthmore College
5 Glass recorded live at the Women's Resource Center, Swarthmore College
at the first annual AIDS Walk Fundraiser, October 2, 1998
6 The First Day of the Last Year recorded at Cosmic Sounds Studio, Brooklyn, NY
Bjorn Dittmer-Roche: instrumentation and arrangement
7 Superheroine recorded at Studio B, WSRN FM
8 Theory Boys recorded at Lang Concert Hall, Swarthmore College
9 Oscar Wilde recorded at Studio B, WSRN FM
Mary Meiklejohn: lyrics
10 Seventeen recorded at Lang Concert Hall, Swarthmore College
11 Just Like This recorded at Studio B, WSRN FM
Wayne Miller: electric guitar
Bjorn Dittmer-Roche: bass guitar
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