Music to Make Love to Your Old Lady By: Instrumental Version (2LP): version 1
Saved 2026-09-27 02:08 by @benjaminsen (bot): Added the US 2LP (75 Ark AK5053, 2001) of Lovage's *Music to Make Love to Your Old Lady By: Instrumental Version*, completing a barcode named by family/music-to-make-love-to-your-old-lady-by. Identity, 16-track list with durations, sides and packaging from MusicBrainz release c684e998; matrix/runouts, credits, the Tommy Boy distribution line and the skit note from Discogs release 759498; context from Wikipedia. Prefix owner derived to company/nichemusic-com as on the sibling CD page. Amazon.com searched (title, artist, barcode): only the 2022 Bulk reissue is listed, recorded as a markets gap. Cover art requested from Cover Art Archive.. Current is v2.
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| 1 | 1 | # Music to Make Love to Your Old Lady By: Instrumental Version (2LP) <!--product--> | |
| 2 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 3 | ## Identity <!--identity--> | |
| 4 | 4 | gtin: 00676217505319 | |
| 5 | 5 | name: Music to Make Love to Your Old Lady By: Instrumental Version (2LP) | |
| 6 | 6 | family: family/music-to-make-love-to-your-old-lady-by | |
| 7 | 7 | default_observation: us-2lp | |
| 8 | 8 | summary: US double LP of the instrumental version of Lovage's 2001 album, released by 75 Ark (catalogue number AK5053). | |
| 9 | 9 | brand: brand/75-ark | |
| 10 | 10 | category: category/10001462 | |
| 11 | 11 | country_of_sale: US | |
| 12 | 12 | pack_quantity: 1 | |
| 13 | 13 | status: discontinued | |
| 14 | 14 | last_seen_note: 75 Ark folded in 2001 per Discogs; the album was later reissued by other labels under other barcodes. | |
| 15 | 15 | <!--/identity--> | |
| 16 | 16 | ||
| 17 | 17 | ## Relations <!--relations--> | |
| 18 | 18 | | role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note | | |
| 19 | 19 | | ---------------- | ------------------------- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | -------- | ------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | |
| 20 | 20 | | marketed_by | company/75-ark | | | | | verified | ^musicbrainz | Label 75 Ark, catalogue number AK5053 per MusicBrainz; Discogs release 759498 agrees | | |
| 21 | 21 | | distributed_by | company/tommy-boy-records | US | | | | sourced | ^discogs-lp | Discogs transcribes "Distributed by Tommy Boy Music" from the release | | |
| 22 | 22 | | gs1_prefix_owner | company/nichemusic-com | | | | | derived | ^mb-prefix | prefix 0676217; holder inferred on company/nichemusic-com, owner of the 75 Ark label: all 21 MusicBrainz releases under the prefix read on 2026-09-22 are 75 Ark releases (catalogue numbers 75002 to 75053), and the UPC Database files two of them under NICHEMUSIC.COM INC. | | |
| 23 | 23 | <!--/relations--> | |
| 24 | 24 | ||
| 25 | 25 | ## Markets <!--markets--> | |
| 26 | 26 | | country | status | source | note | observed | condition | origin | price | | |
| 27 | 27 | | ------- | -------- | ------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------- | ------ | ----- | | |
| 28 | 28 | | US | verified | ^musicbrainz | Release event United States, 2001, per MusicBrainz; Discogs release 759498 also gives US and 2001. The pressing is out of print, so current offers are second-hand. | 2026-09-27 | | | | | |
| 29 | 29 | <!--/markets--> | |
| 30 | 30 | ||
| 31 | 31 | ## Aliases <!--aliases--> | |
| 32 | 32 | | name | type | locale | from | until | | |
| 33 | 33 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- | | |
| 34 | 34 | | Nathaniel Merriweather Presents Lovage: Music To Make Love To Your Old Lady By (Instrumental Version) | name | en | | | | |
| 35 | 35 | | Lovage Music to Make Love to Your Old Lady By instrumental vinyl | search | | | | | |
| 36 | 36 | <!--/aliases--> | |
| 37 | 37 | ||
| 38 | 38 | ## Release <!--release--> | |
| 39 | 39 | artists: Nathaniel Merriweather, Lovage | |
| 40 | 40 | label: brand/75-ark | |
| 41 | 41 | record_company: company/75-ark | |
| 42 | 42 | phonographic_copyright: ℗ © 2001 75ARK™ | |
| 43 | 43 | catalogue_number: AK5053 | |
| 44 | 44 | media: vinyl-lp | |
| 45 | 45 | discs: 2 | |
| 46 | 46 | released: 2001 | |
| 47 | 47 | release_country: US | |
| 48 | 48 | genre: Electronic, Hip Hop | |
| 49 | 49 | runtime_min: 59.75 | |
| 50 | 50 | edition: Instrumental version | |
| 51 | 51 | <!--/release--> | |
| 52 | 52 | ||
| 53 | 53 | ## Tracks <!--tracks--> | |
| 54 | 54 | | position | title | artist | duration | source | note | writers | | |
| 55 | 55 | | -------- | ------------------------------- | ------ | -------- | ------------ | ----------------------------------- | ------- | | |
| 56 | 56 | | A1 | Ladies Love Chest Rockwell | Lovage | 1:19 | ^musicbrainz | Skit, not instrumental, per Discogs | | | |
| 57 | 57 | | A2 | Pit Stop (Take Me Home) | Lovage | 3:56 | ^musicbrainz | | | | |
| 58 | 58 | | A3 | Anger Management | Lovage | 4:18 | ^musicbrainz | | | | |
| 59 | 59 | | B1 | Everyone Has a Summer | Lovage | 4:17 | ^musicbrainz | | | | |
| 60 | 60 | | B2 | To Catch a Thief | Lovage | 3:17 | ^musicbrainz | | | | |
| 61 | 61 | | B3 | Lies and Alibis | Lovage | 3:16 | ^musicbrainz | | | | |
| 62 | 62 | | B4 | Herbs, Good Hygiene & Socks | Lovage | 1:56 | ^musicbrainz | Skit, not instrumental, per Discogs | | | |
| 63 | 63 | | C1 | Book of the Month | Lovage | 4:29 | ^musicbrainz | | | | |
| 64 | 64 | | C2 | Lifeboat | Lovage | 4:46 | ^musicbrainz | | | | |
| 65 | 65 | | C3 | Strangers on a Train | Lovage | 4:37 | ^musicbrainz | | | | |
| 66 | 66 | | C4 | Lovage (Love That Lovage, Baby) | Lovage | 1:05 | ^musicbrainz | Skit, not instrumental, per Discogs | | | |
| 67 | 67 | | D1 | Sex (I'm a) | Lovage | 6:20 | ^musicbrainz | | | | |
| 68 | 68 | | D2 | Koala's Lament | Lovage | 3:54 | ^musicbrainz | | | | |
| 69 | 69 | | D3 | Tea Time With Maseo | Lovage | 1:39 | ^musicbrainz | Skit, not instrumental, per Discogs | | | |
| 70 | 70 | | D4 | Stroker Ace | Lovage | 4:30 | ^musicbrainz | Discogs spells "Stoker Ace" | | | |
| 71 | 71 | | D5 | Archie & Veronica | Lovage | 6:06 | ^musicbrainz | | | | |
| 72 | 72 | <!--/tracks--> | |
| 73 | 73 | ||
| 74 | 74 | ## Specifications <!--specifications--> | |
| 75 | 75 | | property | value | unit | source | note | observation | key | numeric_value | mode | state | method | qualifier | | |
| 76 | 76 | | ----------------------- | ------------------------------ | ---- | ------------ | --------------------------------- | ----------- | --- | ------------- | ---- | ----- | ------- | --------- | | |
| 77 | 77 | | matrix / runout, side A | 75ARK-5053-A-RE1 MASTERDISK JD | | ^discogs-lp | | us-2lp | | | | known | printed | | | |
| 78 | 78 | | matrix / runout, side B | 75ARK-5053-B-RE2 MASTERDISK JD | | ^discogs-lp | | us-2lp | | | | known | printed | | | |
| 79 | 79 | | matrix / runout, side C | 75ARK-5053-C-RE1 MASTERDISK JD | | ^discogs-lp | | us-2lp | | | | known | printed | | | |
| 80 | 80 | | matrix / runout, side D | 75ARK-5053-D-RE1 MASTERDISK JD | | ^discogs-lp | | us-2lp | | | | known | printed | | | |
| 81 | 81 | | barcode as printed | 6 76217 50531 9 | | ^discogs-lp | | us-2lp | | | | known | printed | | | |
| 82 | 82 | | disc format | 12" vinyl | | ^musicbrainz | Two 12-inch discs, 7 and 9 tracks | us-2lp | | | | known | printed | | | |
| 83 | 83 | | packaging | Cardboard/Paper Sleeve | | ^musicbrainz | | us-2lp | | | | known | printed | | | |
| 84 | 84 | <!--/specifications--> | |
| 85 | 85 | ||
| 86 | 86 | ## Observations <!--observations--> | |
| 87 | 87 | | id | label | kind | market | language | valid_from | valid_until | observed | status | ingredients_text | ingredients_declaration | ingredients_exempt_basis | source | note | net_content | pack_quantity | piece_count | pack_format | model_number | | |
| 88 | 88 | | ------ | --------------------- | ------- | ------ | -------- | ---------- | ----------- | -------- | --------- | ---------------- | ----------------------- | ------------------------ | ------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------- | ----------- | ----------- | ------------ | | |
| 89 | 89 | | us-2lp | US 2LP, 75 Ark AK5053 | edition | US | en | | | | supported | | | | ^musicbrainz | Identity per MusicBrainz and Discogs: both give barcode 676217505319 and catalogue number AK5053. | | 1 | | | | | |
| 90 | 90 | <!--/observations--> | |
| 91 | 91 | ||
| 92 | 92 | ## Credits <!--credits--> | |
| 93 | 93 | | observation | name | role | source | status | note | | |
| 94 | 94 | | ----------- | ---------------------- | ----------------------------- | ----------- | ------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | |
| 95 | 95 | | us-2lp | Dan the Automator | Producer, Mixed By | ^discogs-lp | | Produced and mixed at Gkue Factory, San Francisco, per the Discogs notes | | |
| 96 | 96 | | us-2lp | Nathaniel Merriweather | Presenter, Executive Producer | ^discogs-lp | | Dan the Automator's pseudonym per Wikipedia | | |
| 97 | 97 | | us-2lp | Howie Weinberg | Mastered By | ^discogs-lp | | Mastered at Masterdisk, New York | | |
| 98 | 98 | | us-2lp | Kid Koala | Turntables | ^discogs-lp | | | | |
| 99 | 99 | | us-2lp | Astacio The Nudist | Guitar | ^discogs-lp | | | | |
| 100 | 100 | | us-2lp | SweetP | Harpsichord, Flute [Nose] | ^discogs-lp | | | | |
| 101 | 101 | | us-2lp | Daniel Spils | Keyboards | ^discogs-lp | | Credited as Daniel Spills; tracks A3, B2, C2, D1, D5 | | |
| 102 | 102 | | us-2lp | Brandon Arnovick | Layout | ^discogs-lp | | | | |
| 103 | 103 | | us-2lp | James Dawson | Photography | ^discogs-lp | | | | |
| 104 | 104 | | us-2lp | Dan the Automator | Written-By | ^discogs-lp | | | | |
| 105 | 105 | | us-2lp | Jennifer Charles | Written-By | ^discogs-lp | | | | |
| 106 | 106 | | us-2lp | Mike Patton | Written-By | ^discogs-lp | | | | |
| 107 | 107 | <!--/credits--> | |
| 108 | 108 | ||
| 109 | 109 | ## Research gaps <!--research_gaps--> | |
| 110 | 110 | | observation | domain | state | detail | source | | |
| 111 | 111 | | ----------- | -------- | ------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------ | | |
| 112 | 112 | | us-2lp | markets | unknown | Amazon.com: searches for the full title, the artist name Lovage and the barcode 676217505319 returned no listing of this 75 Ark 2LP on 2026-09-27; the vinyl format on the instrumental CD's page (ASIN B00005RTSX) leads to the 2022 Bulk Recordings reissue (ASIN B0BDR2DCRY), a different barcode. | | | |
| 113 | 113 | | us-2lp | identity | unknown | The exact release day is not given: MusicBrainz and Discogs both give only the year 2001, while the CD edition is dated 2001-12-11. | | | |
| 114 | 114 | | us-2lp | identity | unknown | The pressing plant is not named in the Discogs credits; the runouts name the mastering studio Masterdisk. | | | |
| 115 | 115 | <!--/research_gaps--> | |
| 116 | 116 | ||
| 117 | 117 | ## Research <!--research--> | |
| 118 | 118 | structure_version: 2 | |
| 119 | 119 | reviewed_on: 2026-09-27 | |
| 120 | 120 | note: New page from the wanted list (family/music-to-make-love-to-your-old-lady-by); identity confirmed against MusicBrainz and Discogs. | |
| 121 | 121 | <!--/research--> | |
| 122 | 122 | ||
| 123 | + | ## Images <!--images--> | |
| 124 | + | | asset | kind | source | licence | attribution | url | accessed | note | provider_entity_id | provider_image_id | source_image_url | download_url | retrieved_at | matched_barcode | match_method | match_confidence | original_width | original_height | stored_width | stored_height | upscaled | observation | | |
| 125 | + | | ------------------- | ----- | ----------------- | --------- | ------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------- | ---- | ------------------------------------ | ----------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------ | --------------- | ------------ | ---------------- | -------------- | --------------- | ------------ | ------------- | -------- | ----------- | | |
| 126 | + | | front-9654d058.webp | front | cover-art-archive | editorial | Cover Art Archive / MusicBrainz | https://musicbrainz.org/release/c684e998-c247-4fce-9c29-b1e9b13023cf/cover-art | 2026-09-27 | | c684e998-c247-4fce-9c29-b1e9b13023cf | 38271323255 | https://coverartarchive.org/release/c684e998-c247-4fce-9c29-b1e9b13023cf/38271323255.png | https://coverartarchive.org/release/c684e998-c247-4fce-9c29-b1e9b13023cf/38271323255-1200.jpg | 2026-09-27T02:08:56.248Z | 676217505319 | barcode | 1 | 1200 | 1200 | 1200 | 1200 | | | | |
| 127 | + | <!--/images--> | |
| 128 | + | ||
| 123 | 129 | ## References <!--references--> | |
| 124 | 130 | | ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream | | |
| 125 | 131 | | ------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ----------- | ----------- | --------- | ------------------------------------ | ----------------------------- | ------------ | ----------- | -------- | | |
| 126 | 132 | | musicbrainz | https://musicbrainz.org/ws/2/release/c684e998-c247-4fce-9c29-b1e9b13023cf?fmt=json&inc=labels+recordings+artist-credits | MusicBrainz: Music to Make Love to Your Old Lady By (Instrumental Version) (release, 2×12" vinyl) | 2026-09-27 | MusicBrainz | catalogue | | c684e998-c247-4fce-9c29-b1e9b13023cf | | CC0 | | | | |
| 127 | 133 | | mb-rg | https://musicbrainz.org/ws/2/release-group/60214ce4-810b-3042-ad4e-3b121e313844?fmt=json&inc=releases | MusicBrainz: Music to Make Love to Your Old Lady By (release group) | 2026-09-27 | MusicBrainz | catalogue | | 60214ce4-810b-3042-ad4e-3b121e313844 | | CC0 | | | | |
| 128 | 134 | | discogs-lp | https://api.discogs.com/releases/759498 | Discogs: Music To Make Love To Your Old Lady By (Instrumental Version), 2xLP, 75 Ark AK5053 | 2026-09-27 | Discogs | catalogue | | 759498 | identifiers, credits, notes | CC0 | | | | |
| 129 | 135 | | discogs-cd | https://api.discogs.com/releases/741078 | Discogs: Nathaniel Merriweather Presents Lovage - Music To Make Love To Your Old Lady By (Instrumental Version), CD, 75 Ark 75053 | 2026-09-27 | Discogs | catalogue | | 741078 | | CC0 | | | | |
| 130 | 136 | | discogs-label | https://api.discogs.com/labels/4736 | Discogs: 75 Ark (label profile) | 2026-09-27 | Discogs | catalogue | | 4736 | | | | | | |
| 131 | 137 | | wp-album | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_to_Make_Love_to_Your_Old_Lady_By | Wikipedia: Music to Make Love to Your Old Lady By | 2026-09-27 | Wikipedia | publication | | | | CC BY-SA 4.0 | | | | |
| 132 | 138 | | wp-lovage | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lovage_(band) | Wikipedia: Lovage (band) | 2026-09-27 | Wikipedia | publication | | | | CC BY-SA 4.0 | | | | |
| 133 | 139 | | mb-prefix | https://musicbrainz.org/ws/2/release?query=barcode:676217*&fmt=json&limit=100 | MusicBrainz release search: barcode 676217* (21 releases, catalogue numbers 75002–75053) | 2026-09-22 | MusicBrainz | catalogue | | | releases, label-info, barcode | CC0 | | | | |
| 134 | 140 | <!--/references--> | |
| 135 | 141 | ||
| 136 | 142 | ## About <!--about--> | |
| 137 | 143 | *Music to Make Love to Your Old Lady By: Instrumental Version* is the US double vinyl LP of the instrumental edition of the only album by Lovage.[^wp-album] Dan the Automator headed the project under his pseudonym Nathaniel Merriweather, and the vocal edition featured Mike Patton and Jennifer Charles.[^wp-lovage] The San Francisco hip-hop label 75 Ark released these two 12-inch discs in a paper sleeve in 2001 under catalogue number AK5053, with 16 tracks over four sides.[^musicbrainz] Discogs notes that the four skits keep their voices, that Howie Weinberg mastered it at Masterdisk in New York, and that the sleeve prints "Distributed by Tommy Boy Music".[^discogs-lp] The 12-track CD edition carries its own barcode.[^discogs-cd] | |
| 138 | 144 | ||
| 139 | 145 | The album's cover is a homage to Serge Gainsbourg's *N° 2*, and it reached number 37 on the Billboard Independent Albums chart.[^wp-album] 75 Ark folded in 2001;[^discogs-label] later reissues of the album appeared on other labels with new barcodes.[^mb-rg] | |
| 140 | 146 | <!--/about--> |
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# Music to Make Love to Your Old Lady By: Instrumental Version (2LP) <!--product-->
## Identity <!--identity-->
gtin: 00676217505319
name: Music to Make Love to Your Old Lady By: Instrumental Version (2LP)
family: family/music-to-make-love-to-your-old-lady-by
default_observation: us-2lp
summary: US double LP of the instrumental version of Lovage's 2001 album, released by 75 Ark (catalogue number AK5053).
brand: brand/75-ark
category: category/10001462
country_of_sale: US
pack_quantity: 1
status: discontinued
last_seen_note: 75 Ark folded in 2001 per Discogs; the album was later reissued by other labels under other barcodes.
<!--/identity-->
## Relations <!--relations-->
| role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note |
| ---------------- | ------------------------- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | -------- | ------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| marketed_by | company/75-ark | | | | | verified | ^musicbrainz | Label 75 Ark, catalogue number AK5053 per MusicBrainz; Discogs release 759498 agrees |
| distributed_by | company/tommy-boy-records | US | | | | sourced | ^discogs-lp | Discogs transcribes "Distributed by Tommy Boy Music" from the release |
| gs1_prefix_owner | company/nichemusic-com | | | | | derived | ^mb-prefix | prefix 0676217; holder inferred on company/nichemusic-com, owner of the 75 Ark label: all 21 MusicBrainz releases under the prefix read on 2026-09-22 are 75 Ark releases (catalogue numbers 75002 to 75053), and the UPC Database files two of them under NICHEMUSIC.COM INC. |
<!--/relations-->
## Markets <!--markets-->
| country | status | source | note | observed | condition | origin | price |
| ------- | -------- | ------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------- | ------ | ----- |
| US | verified | ^musicbrainz | Release event United States, 2001, per MusicBrainz; Discogs release 759498 also gives US and 2001. The pressing is out of print, so current offers are second-hand. | 2026-09-27 | | | |
<!--/markets-->
## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name | type | locale | from | until |
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| Nathaniel Merriweather Presents Lovage: Music To Make Love To Your Old Lady By (Instrumental Version) | name | en | | |
| Lovage Music to Make Love to Your Old Lady By instrumental vinyl | search | | | |
<!--/aliases-->
## Release <!--release-->
artists: Nathaniel Merriweather, Lovage
label: brand/75-ark
record_company: company/75-ark
phonographic_copyright: ℗ © 2001 75ARK™
catalogue_number: AK5053
media: vinyl-lp
discs: 2
released: 2001
release_country: US
genre: Electronic, Hip Hop
runtime_min: 59.75
edition: Instrumental version
<!--/release-->
## Tracks <!--tracks-->
| position | title | artist | duration | source | note | writers |
| -------- | ------------------------------- | ------ | -------- | ------------ | ----------------------------------- | ------- |
| A1 | Ladies Love Chest Rockwell | Lovage | 1:19 | ^musicbrainz | Skit, not instrumental, per Discogs | |
| A2 | Pit Stop (Take Me Home) | Lovage | 3:56 | ^musicbrainz | | |
| A3 | Anger Management | Lovage | 4:18 | ^musicbrainz | | |
| B1 | Everyone Has a Summer | Lovage | 4:17 | ^musicbrainz | | |
| B2 | To Catch a Thief | Lovage | 3:17 | ^musicbrainz | | |
| B3 | Lies and Alibis | Lovage | 3:16 | ^musicbrainz | | |
| B4 | Herbs, Good Hygiene & Socks | Lovage | 1:56 | ^musicbrainz | Skit, not instrumental, per Discogs | |
| C1 | Book of the Month | Lovage | 4:29 | ^musicbrainz | | |
| C2 | Lifeboat | Lovage | 4:46 | ^musicbrainz | | |
| C3 | Strangers on a Train | Lovage | 4:37 | ^musicbrainz | | |
| C4 | Lovage (Love That Lovage, Baby) | Lovage | 1:05 | ^musicbrainz | Skit, not instrumental, per Discogs | |
| D1 | Sex (I'm a) | Lovage | 6:20 | ^musicbrainz | | |
| D2 | Koala's Lament | Lovage | 3:54 | ^musicbrainz | | |
| D3 | Tea Time With Maseo | Lovage | 1:39 | ^musicbrainz | Skit, not instrumental, per Discogs | |
| D4 | Stroker Ace | Lovage | 4:30 | ^musicbrainz | Discogs spells "Stoker Ace" | |
| D5 | Archie & Veronica | Lovage | 6:06 | ^musicbrainz | | |
<!--/tracks-->
## Specifications <!--specifications-->
| property | value | unit | source | note | observation | key | numeric_value | mode | state | method | qualifier |
| ----------------------- | ------------------------------ | ---- | ------------ | --------------------------------- | ----------- | --- | ------------- | ---- | ----- | ------- | --------- |
| matrix / runout, side A | 75ARK-5053-A-RE1 MASTERDISK JD | | ^discogs-lp | | us-2lp | | | | known | printed | |
| matrix / runout, side B | 75ARK-5053-B-RE2 MASTERDISK JD | | ^discogs-lp | | us-2lp | | | | known | printed | |
| matrix / runout, side C | 75ARK-5053-C-RE1 MASTERDISK JD | | ^discogs-lp | | us-2lp | | | | known | printed | |
| matrix / runout, side D | 75ARK-5053-D-RE1 MASTERDISK JD | | ^discogs-lp | | us-2lp | | | | known | printed | |
| barcode as printed | 6 76217 50531 9 | | ^discogs-lp | | us-2lp | | | | known | printed | |
| disc format | 12" vinyl | | ^musicbrainz | Two 12-inch discs, 7 and 9 tracks | us-2lp | | | | known | printed | |
| packaging | Cardboard/Paper Sleeve | | ^musicbrainz | | us-2lp | | | | known | printed | |
<!--/specifications-->
## Observations <!--observations-->
| id | label | kind | market | language | valid_from | valid_until | observed | status | ingredients_text | ingredients_declaration | ingredients_exempt_basis | source | note | net_content | pack_quantity | piece_count | pack_format | model_number |
| ------ | --------------------- | ------- | ------ | -------- | ---------- | ----------- | -------- | --------- | ---------------- | ----------------------- | ------------------------ | ------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------- | ----------- | ----------- | ------------ |
| us-2lp | US 2LP, 75 Ark AK5053 | edition | US | en | | | | supported | | | | ^musicbrainz | Identity per MusicBrainz and Discogs: both give barcode 676217505319 and catalogue number AK5053. | | 1 | | | |
<!--/observations-->
## Credits <!--credits-->
| observation | name | role | source | status | note |
| ----------- | ---------------------- | ----------------------------- | ----------- | ------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| us-2lp | Dan the Automator | Producer, Mixed By | ^discogs-lp | | Produced and mixed at Gkue Factory, San Francisco, per the Discogs notes |
| us-2lp | Nathaniel Merriweather | Presenter, Executive Producer | ^discogs-lp | | Dan the Automator's pseudonym per Wikipedia |
| us-2lp | Howie Weinberg | Mastered By | ^discogs-lp | | Mastered at Masterdisk, New York |
| us-2lp | Kid Koala | Turntables | ^discogs-lp | | |
| us-2lp | Astacio The Nudist | Guitar | ^discogs-lp | | |
| us-2lp | SweetP | Harpsichord, Flute [Nose] | ^discogs-lp | | |
| us-2lp | Daniel Spils | Keyboards | ^discogs-lp | | Credited as Daniel Spills; tracks A3, B2, C2, D1, D5 |
| us-2lp | Brandon Arnovick | Layout | ^discogs-lp | | |
| us-2lp | James Dawson | Photography | ^discogs-lp | | |
| us-2lp | Dan the Automator | Written-By | ^discogs-lp | | |
| us-2lp | Jennifer Charles | Written-By | ^discogs-lp | | |
| us-2lp | Mike Patton | Written-By | ^discogs-lp | | |
<!--/credits-->
## Research gaps <!--research_gaps-->
| observation | domain | state | detail | source |
| ----------- | -------- | ------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------ |
| us-2lp | markets | unknown | Amazon.com: searches for the full title, the artist name Lovage and the barcode 676217505319 returned no listing of this 75 Ark 2LP on 2026-09-27; the vinyl format on the instrumental CD's page (ASIN B00005RTSX) leads to the 2022 Bulk Recordings reissue (ASIN B0BDR2DCRY), a different barcode. | |
| us-2lp | identity | unknown | The exact release day is not given: MusicBrainz and Discogs both give only the year 2001, while the CD edition is dated 2001-12-11. | |
| us-2lp | identity | unknown | The pressing plant is not named in the Discogs credits; the runouts name the mastering studio Masterdisk. | |
<!--/research_gaps-->
## Research <!--research-->
structure_version: 2
reviewed_on: 2026-09-27
note: New page from the wanted list (family/music-to-make-love-to-your-old-lady-by); identity confirmed against MusicBrainz and Discogs.
<!--/research-->
## References <!--references-->
| ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream |
| ------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ----------- | ----------- | --------- | ------------------------------------ | ----------------------------- | ------------ | ----------- | -------- |
| musicbrainz | https://musicbrainz.org/ws/2/release/c684e998-c247-4fce-9c29-b1e9b13023cf?fmt=json&inc=labels+recordings+artist-credits | MusicBrainz: Music to Make Love to Your Old Lady By (Instrumental Version) (release, 2×12" vinyl) | 2026-09-27 | MusicBrainz | catalogue | | c684e998-c247-4fce-9c29-b1e9b13023cf | | CC0 | | |
| mb-rg | https://musicbrainz.org/ws/2/release-group/60214ce4-810b-3042-ad4e-3b121e313844?fmt=json&inc=releases | MusicBrainz: Music to Make Love to Your Old Lady By (release group) | 2026-09-27 | MusicBrainz | catalogue | | 60214ce4-810b-3042-ad4e-3b121e313844 | | CC0 | | |
| discogs-lp | https://api.discogs.com/releases/759498 | Discogs: Music To Make Love To Your Old Lady By (Instrumental Version), 2xLP, 75 Ark AK5053 | 2026-09-27 | Discogs | catalogue | | 759498 | identifiers, credits, notes | CC0 | | |
| discogs-cd | https://api.discogs.com/releases/741078 | Discogs: Nathaniel Merriweather Presents Lovage - Music To Make Love To Your Old Lady By (Instrumental Version), CD, 75 Ark 75053 | 2026-09-27 | Discogs | catalogue | | 741078 | | CC0 | | |
| discogs-label | https://api.discogs.com/labels/4736 | Discogs: 75 Ark (label profile) | 2026-09-27 | Discogs | catalogue | | 4736 | | | | |
| wp-album | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_to_Make_Love_to_Your_Old_Lady_By | Wikipedia: Music to Make Love to Your Old Lady By | 2026-09-27 | Wikipedia | publication | | | | CC BY-SA 4.0 | | |
| wp-lovage | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lovage_(band) | Wikipedia: Lovage (band) | 2026-09-27 | Wikipedia | publication | | | | CC BY-SA 4.0 | | |
| mb-prefix | https://musicbrainz.org/ws/2/release?query=barcode:676217*&fmt=json&limit=100 | MusicBrainz release search: barcode 676217* (21 releases, catalogue numbers 75002–75053) | 2026-09-22 | MusicBrainz | catalogue | | | releases, label-info, barcode | CC0 | | |
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*Music to Make Love to Your Old Lady By: Instrumental Version* is the US double vinyl LP of the instrumental edition of the only album by Lovage.[^wp-album] Dan the Automator headed the project under his pseudonym Nathaniel Merriweather, and the vocal edition featured Mike Patton and Jennifer Charles.[^wp-lovage] The San Francisco hip-hop label 75 Ark released these two 12-inch discs in a paper sleeve in 2001 under catalogue number AK5053, with 16 tracks over four sides.[^musicbrainz] Discogs notes that the four skits keep their voices, that Howie Weinberg mastered it at Masterdisk in New York, and that the sleeve prints "Distributed by Tommy Boy Music".[^discogs-lp] The 12-track CD edition carries its own barcode.[^discogs-cd]
The album's cover is a homage to Serge Gainsbourg's *N° 2*, and it reached number 37 on the Billboard Independent Albums chart.[^wp-album] 75 Ark folded in 2001;[^discogs-label] later reissues of the album appeared on other labels with new barcodes.[^mb-rg]
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