Rare Frequencies

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Annotation

FIXME: A collection of fanclub singles, according to a note on http://musicbrainz.org/edit/2233796 Can't identify this one, though.

Annotation last modified on 2012-12-06 16:59 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Deck the Halls
cover recording of:
Deck the Halls
lyricist:
Thomas Oliphant (musician, artist and author)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
is based on:
Nos Galan (Talhaiarn, “Goreu pleser ar Nos Galan”)
1:17
2Parade of the Wooden Soldiers
cover recording of:
The Parade of the Wooden Soldiers (ballad)
lyricist:
Ballard MacDonald (in 1922)
composer:
Léon Jessel (in 1897)
version of:
Die Parade der Zinnsoldaten, op. 123
2:21
3See No Evil
cover recording of:
See No Evil
lyricist and composer:
Tom Verlaine
publisher:
Double Exposure Music Ltd.
2:51
4Good King Wenceslas
cover recording of:
Good King Wenceslas
lyricist:
John Mason Neale (in 1853)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) (from 1201 until 1301)
arranger:
Thomas Helmore (in 1853)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 24754)
is based on:
Tempus adest floridum (13th-century carol)
2:00
5Academy Fight Song
cover recording of:
Academy Fight Song
lyricist and composer:
Clint Conley (bassist in Mission of Burma)
3:12
6Ghost Reindeer in the Sky
2:19
7Summertime
cover recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1934), Dorothy Heyward (playwright) (in 1934) and DuBose Heyward (in 1934)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
4:52
8Baby Baby
cover recording of:
Baby Baby (The Vibrators)
lyricist and composer:
Ian Carnochan
3:02
9Christmas Griping
recording of:
Christmas Griping
2:53
10Where’s Captain Kirk?
cover recording of:
Where's Captain Kirk?
composer:
Mark Coalfield and Spizz
publisher:
Orwell-Endwell and Warner Chappell
2:30
11Toyland
1:40
12Silver Bells
3:32
13Sex Bomb
cover recording of:
Sex Bomb (Will Shatter song)
writer:
Will Shatter
5:43
14Christmas in Tunisia
recording of:
Christmas in Tunisia
5:01
15Wall of Death
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
John Keane (US indie rock producer/engineer)
drums (drum set):
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer)
electric bass guitar [electric bass], piano and background vocals [harmony vocal]:
Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player)
guitar:
Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist)
steel guitar:
John Keane (US indie rock producer/engineer)
vocals:
Michael Stipe
cover recording of:
Wall of Death
lyricist and composer:
Richard Thompson (UK folk rock singer/songwriter/guitarist)
publisher:
Beeswing Music (publisher; use Beeswing Records for release label)
3:11
16I Walked With a Zombie
producer:
John Keane (US indie rock producer/engineer) and R.E.M. (American rock band)
cover recording of:
I Walked With a Zombie
writer:
Roky Erickson (American psychedelic rock musician)
33:12
17Ghost Rider
cover recording of:
Ghost Rider
writer:
Martin Rev and Alan Vega
publisher:
Revoga Music Co. (in 1977) and Stanphyl Music, Inc. (in 1977)
3:40
18Funtime
live cover recording of:
Funtime
writer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) and Iggy Pop
publisher:
James Osterberg Music and Tintoretto Music
cover recording of:
Funtime
writer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter) and Iggy Pop
publisher:
James Osterberg Music and Tintoretto Music
32:15
19Photograph
producer:
Scott Litt (producer and engineer) and R.E.M. (American rock band)
mixer:
Scott Litt (producer and engineer)
bass:
Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player)
drums (drum set):
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer)
guitar:
Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist)
background vocals:
Natalie Merchant
vocals:
Michael Stipe
mixed at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Photograph
writer:
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Natalie Merchant, Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe
publisher:
Indian Love Bride Music and Night Garden Music
3:34
20Pop Song ’89 (acoustic)
recording of:
Pop Song 89
writer:
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe
publisher:
Night Garden Music
2:56
21Gardening at Night
recording of:
Gardening at Night
lyricist and composer:
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe
4:46
22Dark Globe
producer:
Scott Litt (producer and engineer) and R.E.M. (American rock band)
cover recording of:
Dark Globe (Wouldn’t You Miss Me)
lyricist and composer:
Syd Barrett
publisher:
Lupus Music Co. Ltd and Universal Music Careers
41:55
23Alive and Living Now
5:39