373 of 1001 Albums: The Magnetic Field's 69 Love Songs

69 Love Songs means there are literally 69 love songs on the album. I never want to spend this long with an album again no matter how good it is. I was basically working through three disc of 23 songs per disc. By the time you've completed this album you've went through so many sounds that it may be difficult to remember a lot of the tunes, and some just seem so short they have no place the middle of the huge array of songs.

History: It's one of the few albums that doesn't sound like it's from 1999. It makes sense that the original intention for this album was one that combined sketches, dance, and live music because it truly sounds like it could be brought to life. Stephen Merriot originally said he planned that the album would have 100 songs on it, but narrowed it down to 69. The band has performed the whole album live seven times, and it takes about two nights to do so.