Das Capital (album)

Not to be confused with Das Kapital (album).

Das Capital
Studio album by
Luke Haines
Released21 July 2003
GenreIndie rock
Length45:40
LabelHut Records
ProducerLuke Haines & Pete Hoffman
Luke Haines chronology
The Oliver Twist Manifesto
(2001) 		Das Capital
(2003) 		Luke Haines is Dead
(2005)

Das Capital is a 2003 album released by British singer/songwriter Luke Haines. The album features orchestral re-recordings of some of his older songs from The Auteurs and Baader Meinhof periods, along with some new tracks.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Gigwise[2]
Pitchfork5.1/10[3]
Uncut[4]

Das Capital was met with mixed reviews from critics.

Track listing

All tracks by Luke Haines.

Das Capital track listing
No.TitleOriginally recorded forLength
0."Das Capital Overture" (pregap medley)N/A4:58
1."How Could I Be Wrong"New Wave (1993)4:33
2."Showgirl"New Wave4:16
3."Baader Meinhof"Baader Meinhof (1996)3:03
4."Lenny Valentino"Now I'm a Cowboy (1994)2:16
5."Starstruck"New Wave3:32
6."Satan Wants Me"Previously unreleased3:09
7."Unsolved Child Murder"After Murder Park (1996)2:26
8."Junk Shop Clothes"New Wave2:46
9."The Mitford Sisters"Previously unreleased5:02
10."Bugger Bognor"Previously unreleased3:50
11."Future Generation"How I Learned to Love the Bootboys (1999)3:34

Personnel

  • Jo Archard - Violin
  • James Banbury - Cello, Orchestration
  • Andrew Cotterill - Photography
  • Alison Dodds - Violin
  • Steve Double - Photography
  • Vincent Greene - Viola
  • Luke Haines - Guitar, Piano, Vocals, Producer, Liner Notes, Omnichord, Orchestration, String Arrangements, String Ensemble
  • Pete Hofmann - Producer, Engineer, Orchestration, String Arrangements, Mixing
  • Everton Nelson - Violin
  • Tim Weller - Percussion, Drums
  • Tim Young - Mastering

References

  1. ^ Kellman, Andy. "The Auteurs, Luke Haines - Das Capital Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  2. ^ Bowman, Jamie. "Luke Haines and The Auteurs - 'Das Capital' (Hut) Released 21/07/03". Gigwise. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  3. ^ Idov, Michael (8 February 2004). "Auteurs: Das Capital: The Songwriting Genius of Luke Haines & The Auteurs Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Luke Haines & The Auteurs - Das Capital". Uncut. 1 July 2003. Retrieved 7 May 2023.


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