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- Date Released: June 10, 1997
- Genre: Alternative/Punk
- Style: Alternative, Indie Rock
- Label: Matador
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For all of her past recorded output, Barbara Manning has never been the most prolific of composers, her many albums relying instead on her gifts as an interpreter of other writers' songs; the achievement of 1212 isn't simply that it's made up largely of Manning originals, but that chief among them is her most ambitious creation to date, a stunning four-part mini-rock opera known collectively as "The Arsonist Story." The chilling tale of a young firestarter told from a series of narrative angles, it's a major triumph both lyrically and musically, expanding upon the folk-pop basics of Manning's previous records to conjure a truly haunting and complex story of abuse and destruction. The other originals are excellent as well, and the covers are particularly well-chosen, especially a rendition of Richard Thompson's "End of the Rainbow" which makes for a fittingly bleak coda to "The Arsonist Story."
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- Barbara Manning - Guitar // Barbara Manning - Guitar // Barbara Manning - Piano // Barbara Manning - Piano // Barbara Manning - Violin // Barbara Manning - Violin // Barbara Manning - Vocals // Barbara Manning - Vocals // Barbara Manning - Producer // Barbara Manning - Producer // Barbara Manning - Main Performer // Barbara Manning - Main Performer // Joey Burns - Organ // Joey Burns - Bass // Joey Burns - Guitar // Joey Burns - Mandolin // Joey Burns - Piano // Joey Burns - Accordion // Joey Burns - Cello // Joey Burns - Guitar (Steel) // Joey Burns - Vocals // Joey Burns - Moog Synthesizer // Joey Burns - Producer // Joey Burns - Bass (Acoustic) // Jim O'Rourke - Organ // Jim O'Rourke - Guitar // Jim O'Rourke - Violin // Jim O'Rourke - Producer // Jim O'Rourke - Engineer // Eddy Schreyer - Mastering // John Convertino - Drums // John Convertino - Drums (Bass) // John Convertino - Marimba // John Convertino - Triangle // John Convertino - Producer // John Convertino - Sleigh Bells // Bridget Keating - Violin // Thymme Jones - Trumpet // Craig Schumacher - Organ // Craig Schumacher - Tambourine // Craig Schumacher - Producer // Craig Schumacher - Engineer // Cathy Fitzhugh - Photography // Nick Luca - Moog Synthesizer // Nick Luca - Engineer // Nick Luca - Fender Rhodes // Fernando Sanchez - Trumpet
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