Buy or Die!: Ralph Records 1972-1982

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Tracks 1-6, 2-18, 2-21, 3-17, 3-18 previously unreleased.

Cardboard box with 3 CDs in separate cardboard sleeves and a 24-page booklet.

Other Identifiers
Matrix / Runout (Disc 1): CRCD3BOX187-1 12 A00
Mastering SID Code (Disc 1): IFPI L556
Mould SID Code (Disc 1): IFPI 94K4
Matrix / Runout (Disc 2): CRCD3BOX187-2 14 A00
Mastering SID Code (Disc 2): IFPI L551
Mould SID Code (Disc 2): IFPI 94K6
Matrix / Runout (Disc 3): CRCD3BOX187-3 22 A00
Mastering SID Code (Disc 3): IFPI L556
Mould SID Code (Disc 3): IFPI 94K3

Annotation last modified on 2024-12-13 17:56 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD
2▶CD
3▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Dancing in the Street
instrumental cover recording of:
Dancing in the Street
writer:
I. Hunter, M. Gaye and W. Stevenson (Motown songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), FCG Music, Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.), Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., MG III Music, NMG Music, Stone Agate Music, Stone Agate Music Division, イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Fred Frith3:24
2What a Dilemma
recording of:
What a Dilemma
writer:
Fred Frith
Fred Frith3:18
3Bimbo (album version)
recording of:
Bimbo
lyricist:
Dieter Meier (member of Yello)
composer:
Boris Blank
Yello3:39
4I.T. Splash
recording of:
I.T. Splash
writer:
Boris Blank and Dieter Meier (member of Yello)
Yello2:40
5Night Flanger
recording of:
Night Flanger
composer:
Boris Blank
Yello4:56
6Bostich
recording of:
Bostich
lyricist:
Dieter Meier (member of Yello)
composer:
Boris Blank
Yello3:36
7Rock Stop
recording of:
Rock Stop
composer:
Boris Blank
Yello2:33
8Why Are We Here?
recording of:
Why Are We Here
writer:
Bruce Anderson (guitarist in MX-80) and Rich Stim (Richard William Stim; songwriter and vocalist; aka. Junior Grenadier; member of Angel Corpus Christi, MX-80 Sound, Chinaboise)
MX-80 Sound2:57
9Jinx
engineer:
Gareth Jones (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Gareth Jones (UK producer/engineer) and Tuxedomoon
bass and percussion:
Peter Principle
cello:
Al Robinson
guitar:
Blaine Reininger (US musician, member of Tuxedomoon) and Peter Principle
horn:
Steve Brown (member of Tuxedomoon)
keyboard:
Blaine Reininger (US musician, member of Tuxedomoon) and Steve Brown (member of Tuxedomoon)
strings:
Blaine Reininger (US musician, member of Tuxedomoon)
background vocals [backing vocals] and lead vocals:
Winston Tong
vocals:
Blaine Reininger (US musician, member of Tuxedomoon) and Steve Brown (member of Tuxedomoon)
strings arranger:
B.L. Reininger (US musician, member of Tuxedomoon)
mixed at:
Sound Suite Studio in Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
engineered at:
Jacobs Studio in Farnham, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Jinx
writer:
Steven Brown (member of Tuxedomoon), Peter Principle, Blaine L. Reininger (US musician, member of Tuxedomoon) and Winston Tong
Tuxedomoon35:34
10Incubus (Blue Suit)
engineer:
Gareth Jones (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Gareth Jones (UK producer/engineer) and Tuxedomoon
bass and percussion:
Peter Principle
guitar:
Blaine Reininger (US musician, member of Tuxedomoon) and Peter Principle
horn:
Steve Brown (member of Tuxedomoon)
keyboard:
Blaine Reininger (US musician, member of Tuxedomoon) and Steve Brown (member of Tuxedomoon)
strings:
Blaine Reininger (US musician, member of Tuxedomoon)
background vocals [backing vocals] and lead vocals:
Winston Tong
vocals:
Blaine Reininger (US musician, member of Tuxedomoon) and Steve Brown (member of Tuxedomoon)
strings arranger:
B.L. Reininger (US musician, member of Tuxedomoon)
mixed at:
Sound Suite Studio in Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
engineered at:
Jacobs Studio in Farnham, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Incubus (Blue Suit)
writer:
Steven Brown (member of Tuxedomoon), Peter Principle and Blaine L. Reininger (US musician, member of Tuxedomoon)
Tuxedomoon43:51
11A Spit in the Ocean
recording of:
A Spit in the Ocean
composer:
Fred Frith
Fred Frith2:21
12Saving Grace
recording of:
Saving Grace
writer:
Fred Frith
Fred Frith2:00
13A Medical Man
recording of:
A Medical Man
writer:
David Janssen (Ted the Loaf, Ted the Loaf) and Brian Poole (Renaldo Malpractice)
Renaldo and The Loaf1:20
14Honest Joe's Indian Gets the Goat on the Way to the Cowboys' Conga
recording of:
Honest Joe’s Indian Gets the Goat on the Way to the Cowboys’ Conga
writer:
David Janssen (Ted the Loaf, Ted the Loaf) and Brian Poole (Renaldo Malpractice)
Renaldo and The Loaf3:15
15Ted's Reverie
recording of:
Ted's Reverie
writer:
David Janssen (Ted the Loaf, Ted the Loaf) and Brian Poole (Renaldo Malpractice)
Renaldo and The Loaf2:02
16Melvyn's Repose
recording of:
Melvyn's Repose
writer:
David Janssen (Ted the Loaf, Ted the Loaf) and Brian Poole (Renaldo Malpractice)
Renaldo and The Loaf2:06
17Breakfast in Baltimore (1981 EP demo)
mixer:
Richard Anderson (works with Cherry Red Records)
recording of:
Breakfast in Baltimore
writer:
Philip Lithman
Snakefinger1:25
18Life Isn't Easy (1981 EP demo)
mixer:
Richard Anderson (works with Cherry Red Records)
recording of:
Life Isn't Easy
writer:
Philip Lithman
Snakefinger2:31
19Pinball Cha Cha (club mix)
recording of:
Pinball Cha Cha
lyricist:
Dieter Meier (member of Yello)
composer:
Boris Blank
Yello5:26
20Homer Hossa
recording of:
Homer Hossa
lyricist:
Dieter Meier (member of Yello)
composer:
Boris Blank
Yello5:12
21Eva's Warning
recording of:
Eva’s Warning
writer:
Homer Flynn, Hardy Fox (composer for The Residents) and Snakefinger (singer songwriter, strings, member of The Residents)
publisher:
Pale Pachyderm Publishing
Snakefinger4:37
22Would We Be Alive?
recording of:
Would We Be Alive?
writer:
Homer Flynn and Hardy Fox (composer for The Residents)
publisher:
Pale Pachyderm Publishing
The Residents5:10

Credits

Release

mastering:Shawn Franklin
compiler:RA (works with Cherry Red Records)
The Residents (avant‐garde experimental group)
design:Paul Bevoir (British musician and graphic designer)
artwork:Paul Bevoir (British musician and graphic designer) (task: layout)
Gary Panter (task: incorporating original artworks by)
Porno/Grafix (graphic art, affiliated with Cryptic Corporation) (task: incorporating original artworks by)
publisher:Arcades Music (music publisher and copyrights holder, created by members of the band Henry Cow)
Colgems-EMI Music Inc.
Dash Music Co. Ltd
Datasound AG
Edition Positive Songs (publisher)
Emexco Music (publisher affiliated with BMI)
Irving Music (BMI)
Kling Klang Musik GmbH (Germany-based licensing and publishing entity controlled by Ralf Hütter)
Les Editions de la Bascule
Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH (2017 – present)
Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Inc.
TBU Music
The Black Office
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
Warner Chappell Overseas Holding Ltd.
copyrighted (©) by:Cherry Red Records (do not use as label, for copyrights and distribution credits only)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Cherry Red Records (do not use as label, for copyrights and distribution credits only)
Crammed Discs
Cryptic Corporation
Yello
licensed from:[pias]
Cleopatra (US label, predominantly industrial/goth, and low budget compilations)
La-ni Mae Lithman
MX-80 Sound
Renaldo & The Loaf
Universal Music Operations Ltd. (not for release label use! UK&IE subsidiary of UMG, legal name of Universal Music UK)
licensed to:Polydor/Island (prior to 2024, was a valid release label only for digital media, and related to physical releases only for copyrights, licensing and/or distribution)
miscellaneous support:Universal Music GmbH (not for release label use! DE subsidiary of Universal Music Group) (task: licensed through)
remastered at:Red Channels in El Cerrito, California, United States
remixed at:Red Channels in El Cerrito, California, United States
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/32438910 [info]