The Ballad of Robert Moore and Betty Coltrane

~ Recording by Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.2The Ballad of Robert Moore and Betty Coltrane3:35Nick Cave and the Bad SeedsWhere the Wild Roses GrowNick Cave and the Bad Seeds + Kylie MinogueSingle
  • GB1995-10-02
Mute (UK label)5016025601851, CD Mute 185
1.2The Ballad of Robert Moore and Betty Coltrane3:35Nick Cave and the Bad SeedsWhere the Wild Roses GrowNick Cave and the Bad Seeds + Kylie MinogueSingle
  • XE1995-10-02
  • DE1995-10-02
  • NL1995-10-02
  • GB1995-10-02
Mute (UK label)7243 4 72420 2 1, CDMute185, INT 826.669
1.2The Ballad of Robert Moore and Betty Coltrane3:34Nick Cave and the Bad SeedsWhere the Wild Roses GrowNick Cave and the Bad Seeds + Kylie MinogueSingle
  • GB1995-10-02
Mute (UK label)Mute 185
1.2The Ballad of Robert Moore and Betty Coltrane3:35Nick Cave & the Bad SeedsWhere the Wild Roses GrowNick Cave and the Bad Seeds + Kylie MinogueSingle
Liberation Records (Australian, big LIB logo or target behind name, 1981–1999; big L and record logo, 2018–)D1188
1.2The Ballad of Robert Moore and Betty Coltrane3:35Nick Cave & the Bad SeedsDefinitivt BEAT, Nummer 10·95Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Beat (Norwegian music magazine)DBVCD5
1.2The Ballad of Robert Moore and Betty Coltrane3:35Nick Cave and the Bad SeedsWhere the Wild Roses GrowNick Cave and the Bad Seeds + Kylie MinogueSingle
CNR Music (Netherlands), Mute (UK label)2101662, CD Mute 185
1.2The Ballad of Robert Moore and Betty Coltrane3:38Nick Cave and the Bad SeedsWhere the Wild Roses GrowNick Cave & the Bad Seeds + Kylie MinogueSingle
Mute (UK label)2101711, CDMute 185
1.11The Ballad of Robert Moore & Betty Coltrane3:35Nick Cave and the Bad SeedsMurder BalladsNick Cave and the Bad SeedsAlbum
  • JP1996-02-07
Mute (UK label)PCCY-00885
1.6The Ballad of Robert Moore & Betty Coltrane3:35Nick Cave & the Bad SeedsJ Files: The Best B-Sides of All TimeVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • AU2002-10-28
triple j (imprint of ABC Music, Australia)12672
2.9The Ballad of Robert Moore and Betty Coltrane3:34Nick Cave & the Bad SeedsB-Sides & RaritiesNick Cave & the Bad SeedsAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2005-03-28
Mute (UK label)CDMUTEL11, LCDMUTEL11
2.9The Ballad of Robert Moore and Betty Coltrane3:34Nick Cave & the Bad SeedsB-Sides & RaritiesNick Cave & the Bad SeedsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2005-03-28
Mute (UK label)CDMUTEL11
2.9The Ballad of Robert Moore and Betty Coltrane3:34Nick Cave & the Bad SeedsB-Sides & RaritiesNick Cave & the Bad SeedsAlbum + Compilation
Mute (UK label)724596924624, 9246-2
2.9The Ballad of Robert Moore and Betty Coltrane?:??Nick Cave & the Bad SeedsB‐Sides & RaritiesNick Cave & the Bad SeedsAlbum + Compilation
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008), Mute (UK label)BMG15045, CDMUTEL11
2.11The Ballad of Robert Moore and Betty Coltrane3:35Nick Cave and the Bad SeedsMurder Ballads (2011 remastered edition)Nick Cave and the Bad SeedsAlbum
  • GB2011-05-16
Mute (UK label)5099909572423, CDSEEDS9
2.9The Ballad of Robert Moore and Betty Coltrane3:34Nick Cave & the Bad SeedsB‐Sides & RaritiesNick Cave & the Bad SeedsAlbum + Compilation
Mute (UK label)HSE-3687/9
2.9The Ballad of Robert Moore and Betty Coltrane3:34Nick Cave & the Bad SeedsB-Sides & Rarities, Part INick Cave & the Bad SeedsAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2021-10-22
Mute (UK label)CDMUTEL11X
3.1The Ballad of Robert Moore and Betty Coltrane?:??Nick Cave & the Bad SeedsB-Sides & Rarities, Parts I & II (limited deluxe box set)Nick Cave & the Bad SeedsAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2021-10-22
BMG (imprint of BMG Rights Management, 2008–present)BMGCAT450LPX
1.2The Ballad of Robert Moore and Betty Coltrane3:34Nick Cave & the Bad SeedsWhere the Wild Roses GrowNick Cave & the Bad Seeds & Kylie MinogueSingle
  • XW2026-01-28
Mute (UK label)
Promotion
1.3The Ballad of Robert Moore and Betty Coltrane3:33Nick Cave & the Bad SeedsTrademark of Quality: 1996 Reprise SamplerVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Reprise RecordsPRO-CD-8370
1.5The Ballad of Robert Moore and Betty Coltrane3:33Nick Cave & the Bad SeedsZoo Magazine CD Sampler 03Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Zoo MagazineCD03
1.8The Ballad of Robert Moore & Betty Coltrane3:35Nick Cave & the Bad SeedsHaute CoutureVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB1997-06-01
Vox (UK magazine)VOX HC CD 97
Bootleg
1.2Ballad of Robert Moore and Betty Coltrane3:37Nick Cave & the Bad SeedsThe Best of Nick Cave and the Bad SeedsNick Cave and the Bad SeedsAlbum + Compilation
Mute (bootleg version, pretending to be the real Mute)MUTE 601852
1.3The Ballad of Robert Moore and Betty Coltrane3:34Nick Cave & the Bad SeedsBackside of the CaveNick Cave & the Bad SeedsAlbum + Compilation
  • -1997
[no label] (Special purpose label – white labels, self-published releases and other “no label” releases)BACA 001
1.2The Ballad of Robert Moore and Betty Coltrane3:33Nick Cave & the Bad SeedsBesidesNick Cave & the Bad SeedsAlbum + Compilation
Mucki Maus ProductionsMM03
1.8The Ballad of Robert Moore and Betty Coltrane3:36Nick Cave & the Bad SeedsUnknown & UnreleasedNick Cave & the Bad SeedsAlbum + Compilation
Stress Records (Russian bootlegs; man head silhouette with a spin hole; often surrounded by “Stress Records”)STRESS0010191
2.14The Ballad of Robert Moore & Betty Coltrane3:35Nick Cave & the Bad SeedsMr. LovermanNick Cave & the Bad SeedsAlbum + Compilation
Euro BootsEB-92-2
1.5The Ballad of Robert Moore and Betty Coltrane3:35Nick Cave & the Bad SeedsSongs for a November NightNick Cave & the Bad SeedsAlbum + Compilation
[no label] (Special purpose label – white labels, self-published releases and other “no label” releases)[none]
1.6The Ballad of Robert Moore and Betty Coltrane3:32Nick CaveWhat a Wonderful WorldNick CaveAlbum
Mute (bootleg version, pretending to be the real Mute)BST 02-157
1.2The Ballad of Robert Moore and Betty Coltrane3:31Nick Cave & the Bad SeedsThe Ballad of Robert Moore and Betty ColtraneNick Cave & the Bad SeedsSingle
  • -2011
[no label] (Special purpose label – white labels, self-published releases and other “no label” releases)[none]

Relationships

producer:Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
Tony Cohen
Nick Launay
Victor van Vugt
mixer:Tony Cohen
bass:Martyn P. Casey
drums (drum set) and maracas:Thomas Wydler
guitar:Mick Harvey
organ and piano:Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer)
vocals:Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer)
mixed at:Metropolis Audio (fka AAV Studios) in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
recording of:The Ballad of Robert Moore and Betty Coltrane

Related works

The Ballad of Robert Moore and Betty Coltrane

lyricist and composer:Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer)