A.M. [LP]

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Wilcoā€™s debut, A.M. represents Jeff Tweedyā€™s first step into increasingly adventurous territory after the break-up of alt-country pioneers Uncle Tupelo. ā€œTweedy shows an undeniable feel for melody,ā€ declared the Chicago Sun-Times, ā€œa gift for the resonant rhyme and an unhurried voice that reeks of cigarettes and charisma.ā€ 

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In 1994, singer-songwriter Jeff Tweedy formed Wilco with three of his band mates following the break-up of Uncle Tupelo, the group that had come to represent the alt-country-oriented ā€œno depressionā€ movement of the early ā€™90s. Wilcoā€™s debut, A.M. represents his first step into increasingly adventurous territory. ā€œTweedy shows an undeniable feel for melody, a gift for the resonant rhyme and an unhurried voice that reeks of cigarettes and charisma,ā€ declared the Chicago Sun-Times

ProductionCredits

PRODUCTION CREDITS
Produced and recorded by Brian Paulson and Wilco
Recorded at Easley Recording, Memphis, TN
Mastered by Howie Weinberg at Masterdisk, NYC
Mixed by Richard Dodd at Masterphonics and Emerald Studios, Nashville, TN
Mixed by Brian Paulson at Battery Studios, Nashville

All songs written by Jeff Tweedy, except 2.01 by John Stirratt

Radio photographs Lara Kastner
Band photographs Dan Corrigan
Graphic design Lawrence Azerrad for LADdesign

Nonesuch Selection Number

518084

Number of Discs in Set
1disc
Album Status
Artist Name
Wilco
MusicianDetails

MUSICIANS
Jeff Tweedy, vocals, guitar (all but 2.01); bass (2.01)
John Stirratt, bass (all but 2.01, 2.04), vocals (1.02, 1.03, 1.06, 2.01), piano (1.06), acoustic guitar (2.01), organ (2.06)
Max Johnston, dobro (1.01, 1.03, 2.02, 2.06), fiddle (1.02, 2.03), vocals (1.02), banjo (1.04-7), mandolin (2.01, 2.03, 2.05)
Ken Coomer, drums (all but 2.04), vocals (1.02)
Brian Henneman, guitar (all but 2.04), vocals (1.02)
Lloyd Maines, pedal steel guitar (1.01, 1.06, 2.01, 2.04, 2.05)
Daniel Corrigan, vocals (1.02)

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LP+MP3
UPC
075597982954BUN
  • 518084

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News & Reviews

  • We've cracked open a copy of the upcoming nine-LP, four-CD deluxe edition of Wilco's A Ghost Is Born, due February 7, in a new unboxing video. Take a look inside here.

  • Nonesuch releases a deluxe edition of Wilcoā€™s 2004 Grammy Awardā€“winning album A Ghost Is Born on February 7, 2025. The box set comprises either nine vinyl LPs and four CDs or nine CDsā€”including the original album, alternates, outtakes, and demos, charting the making of A Ghost Is Bornā€”plus the complete 2004 concert recording from Bostonā€™s Wang Center and the bandā€™s ā€œfundamentalsā€ workshop sessions. It includes sixty-five previously unreleased music tracks as well as a forty-eight-page hardcover book with previously unpublished photos and a new liner note by Grammy-winning writer Bob Mehr. An alternate version of ā€œHandshake Drugs,ā€ recorded during the studio sessions at New Yorkā€™s Sear Sound, twenty-one years ago this month, is out now. There will also be a new vinyl pressing of the original album in a two-disc package, and a two-CD expanded version of the original album with bonus track highlights from the full deluxe edition repertoire. The two-CD version will also be available on streaming services worldwide.

  • About This Album

    In 1994, singer-songwriter Jeff Tweedy formed Wilco with three of his band mates following the break-up of Uncle Tupelo, the group that had come to represent the alt-country-oriented ā€œno depressionā€ movement of the early ā€™90s. Wilcoā€™s debut, A.M. represents his first step into increasingly adventurous territory. ā€œTweedy shows an undeniable feel for melody, a gift for the resonant rhyme and an unhurried voice that reeks of cigarettes and charisma,ā€ declared the Chicago Sun-Times

    Credits

    MUSICIANS
    Jeff Tweedy, vocals, guitar (all but 2.01); bass (2.01)
    John Stirratt, bass (all but 2.01, 2.04), vocals (1.02, 1.03, 1.06, 2.01), piano (1.06), acoustic guitar (2.01), organ (2.06)
    Max Johnston, dobro (1.01, 1.03, 2.02, 2.06), fiddle (1.02, 2.03), vocals (1.02), banjo (1.04-7), mandolin (2.01, 2.03, 2.05)
    Ken Coomer, drums (all but 2.04), vocals (1.02)
    Brian Henneman, guitar (all but 2.04), vocals (1.02)
    Lloyd Maines, pedal steel guitar (1.01, 1.06, 2.01, 2.04, 2.05)
    Daniel Corrigan, vocals (1.02)

    PRODUCTION CREDITS
    Produced and recorded by Brian Paulson and Wilco
    Recorded at Easley Recording, Memphis, TN
    Mastered by Howie Weinberg at Masterdisk, NYC
    Mixed by Richard Dodd at Masterphonics and Emerald Studios, Nashville, TN
    Mixed by Brian Paulson at Battery Studios, Nashville

    All songs written by Jeff Tweedy, except 2.01 by John Stirratt

    Radio photographs Lara Kastner
    Band photographs Dan Corrigan
    Graphic design Lawrence Azerrad for LADdesign

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