For the television series, see Light & Magic (TV series).
Light & Magic
studio
ArtistLadytron
CoverLadytron - Light & Magic.png
Released17 September 2002
Recorded2001–2002; Liverpool and Los Angeles
Genre
Language
  • English
  • Bulgarian
LabelTelstar
Producer
Prev year2001
Next year2003

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.[3] Rolling Stone included the album on its 50 Best Albums of 2002 list.[4] British dance music magazine Muzik named it the best electropop album of 2002.[5] NME included it at number 41 on their Albums and Tracks of the Year for 2002 list.[6]

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.[7] 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).[8]

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Light & Magic.[9][10]

Ladytron

Additional musicians

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

Chart (2002)Peak
position

Release history

RegionDateFormatEditionLabelRef.
United States17 September 2002CD · LPStandardEmperor Norton[11][12]
United Kingdom2 December 2002Telstar[13][14]
Germany7 April 2003CDWarner[15]
12 May 2003LP[16]
Japan21 June 2003CDVictor Entertainment[17]
United States20 July 2004ReissueEmperor Norton[18]
Germany1 September 2009Digital downloadLight & Magic (Remixed & Rare)Redbird · Cobraside[7]
United Kingdom[19]
United States[20]
United Kingdom11 January 2011ReissueNettwerk[21]
Germany14 January 2011CD[22]
United States18 January 2011CD · digital download[23][24]
United Kingdom24 January 2011CD[25]

References

  1. ^ Phares, Heather. "Gravity the Seducer – Ladytron". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  2. ^ Wolk, Douglas (26 August 2002). "Ladytron: Light & Magic". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 5 March 2009. Retrieved 26 March 2004.
  3. ^ "The 'Official' Drowned in Sound.com Top 41 Albums of 2002 / In Depth // Drowned in Sound". Archived from the original on 6 November 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Emperor Norton Records :: Artist :: Ladytron". www.emperornorton.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2003. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Albums of the Year". Muzik. January 2003. p. 45. ISSN 1358-541X. Archived 7 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Albums and Tracks of the Year for 2002". NME. 10 October 2016.
  7. ^ "Light & Magic (Remixed & Rare): Ladytron: MP3-Downloads" (in German). Amazon (Germany). Archived 5 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
  8. ^ "Light & Magic (Remixed & Rare): Ladytron: MP3 Downloads". Amazon (UK). Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  9. ^ Light & Magic (liner notes). Telstar Records. 2002. TCD 3296.
  10. ^ Light & Magic (US reissue liner notes). Emperor Norton. 2004. ENR 7058-2.
  11. ^ "Light & Magic: Ladytron". Amazon (US). Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  12. ^ "Light & Magic [Vinyl]: Ladytron". Amazon (US). Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  13. ^ "Light And Magic: Ladytron". Amazon (UK). Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  14. ^ "Light & Magic [VINYL]: Ladytron". Amazon (UK). Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  15. ^ "Light & Magic: Ladytron" (in German). Amazon (Germany). Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  16. ^ "Ladytron – Light & Magic – LP (analog)" (in German). musicline.de. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  17. ^ "ja:ライト&マジック" [Light & Magic] (in Japanese). Amazon (Japan). Retrieved 29 May 2011.
  18. ^ "Light & Magic (Extra Tracks): Ladytron". Amazon (US). Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  19. ^ "Light & Magic (Remixed & Rare): Ladytron: MP3 Downloads". Amazon (UK). Archived 19 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
  20. ^ "Light & Magic (Remixed & Rare): Ladytron: MP3 Downloads". Amazon (US). Retrieved 29 May 2011.
  21. ^ "Light & Magic (Bonus Version): Ladytron: MP3 Downloads". Amazon (UK). Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  22. ^ "Light & Magic: Ladytron (2011)" (in German). Amazon (Germany). Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  23. ^ "Light & Magic: Ladytron (2011)". Amazon (US). Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  24. ^ "Light & Magic: Ladytron: MP3 Downloads". Amazon (US). Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  25. ^ "Light & Magic: Ladytron (2011)". Amazon (UK). Retrieved 16 July 2016.