The Golem (album)
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Original 2010 5-disc release | ||||
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| Released | 13 February 2010 | |||
| Recorded | April 2008 | |||
| Venue | Castro Theatre, San Francisco, California (live recordings) | |||
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| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 84:05 (studio discs) 85:35 (live discs) 60:23 (one-disc edition) | |||
| Label | Not on label The Bureau (one-disc edition) | |||
| Producer | Eric Drew Feldman | |||
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2011 one-disc edition | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 68/100 |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| Alternative Press | 6/10 |
| Consequence of Sound | C+ |
| Filter | 84% |
| Pitchfork | 6.4/10 |
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The Golem is a soundtrack written and performed by Black Francis at the 2008 San Francisco International Film Festival for the 1920 film The Golem: How He Came into the World.
The soundtrack was released in 2010 as a 5-disc set. Only 500 copies were made, and it was released exclusively for purchase from Blackfrancis.net. The set included 2 CDs containing the studio recordings, 2 CDs containing the original 2008 live performance at San Francisco International Film Festival, a DVD of The Golem: How He Came into the World with the soundtrack synced to the film, and a book containing chord charts by Nick Vincent and lyrics by Black Francis for The Golem. Each of the 500 copies were signed by Black Francis, and each were wrapped in brown paper and sealed with a "Black Francis" marked wax stamp.
A "rock songs" version, according to Francis, was released to the public in 2011. This version contains only the substantial songs, leaving out the reprises and themes that were included with the box set.