Light & Magic
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Light & Magic is the second studio album by English electronic music band Ladytron. It was released in the United States on 17 September 2002 by Emperor Norton and in the United Kingdom on 2 December 2002 by Telstar Records. The album has been reissued multiple times, most recently by Nettwerk in January 2011.
An earlier version of the song "NuHorizons" appeared as a B-side to the band's 2001 single "The Way That I Found You", under the title "Holiday 601". "Seventeen" is part of the soundtrack to the 2003 film Party Monster, while its instrumental was used in television advertisements for Christina Aguilera's 2008 fragrance Inspire.
Drowned in Sound ranked Light & Magic at number 14 on its Top 41 Albums of the Year list.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Rolling Stone included the album on its 50 Best Albums of 2002 list.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> British dance music magazine Muzik named it the best electropop album of 2002.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> NME included it at number 41 on their Albums and Tracks of the Year for 2002 list.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Track listing
Light & Magic (Remixed & Rare)
On 1 September 2009, Redbird Records and Cobraside Distribution released a compilation of remixes, B-sides and rarities titled Light & Magic (Remixed & Rare). The cover is the negative of the US cover for Light & Magic.<ref name="RemixedRare"/> Nettwerk reissued Light & Magic (Remixed & Rare) on 20 December 2011 with a slightly altered track listing, removing "Cease2xist" (Instrumental 2002) and adding "Flicking Your Switch" (Erol Alkan Remix).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Light & Magic.<ref>Template:Cite AV media notes</ref><ref>Template:Cite AV media notes</ref>
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Additional musicians
- Michael Fitzpatrick – additional programming
- Roger Joseph Manning Jr. – additional keyboards
- Shari – backing vocals on "Seventeen"
- Justin Meldal-Johnsen – electric bass
Technical
- Daniel Hunt – production
- Mickey Petralia – additional production, mixing
- Michael Fitzpatrick – engineering
- Matt Fausak – engineering assistance
- Aleks Tamulis – engineering assistance
Artwork
- Big Active – art direction, design
- Ladytron – art direction
- Donald Milne – photography
- Tom Dolan – art direction, design (US edition)
- William Howard – photography (US edition)
Charts
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Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Edition | Label | Template:Abbr |
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| United States | 17 September 2002 | Template:Hlist | Standard | Emperor Norton | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| United Kingdom | 2 December 2002 | Telstar | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | ||
| Germany | 7 April 2003 | CD | Warner | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | |
| 12 May 2003 | LP | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | |||
| Japan | 21 June 2003 | CD | Victor Entertainment | <ref name="japan">Template:Cite web</ref> | |
| United States | 20 July 2004 | Reissue | Emperor Norton | <ref name="2004-reissue">Template:Cite web</ref> | |
| Germany | 1 September 2009 | Digital download | Light & Magic (Remixed & Rare) | Template:Hlist | <ref name="RemixedRare">Template:Cite web</ref> |
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| United Kingdom | 11 January 2011 | Reissue | Nettwerk | <ref name="2011-reissue">Template:Cite web</ref> | |
| Germany | 14 January 2011 | CD | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | ||
| United States | 18 January 2011 | Template:Hlist | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | ||
| United Kingdom | 24 January 2011 | CD | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |