Ambition, Volume 1 & 2: The History of Cherry Red Records

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Bored
Destroy All Monsters43:59
2Right Now
The Runaways3:33
3Holiday in Cambodia
engineer:
Oliver DiCicco (in 1980-06)
assistant producer:
Ray Pepperell (in 1980-06)
producer:
Norm (fictitious producer for Dead Kennedys) (in 1980-06)
drums (drum set):
Ted (Bruce Slesinger, Former (original) member of Dead Kennedys) (in 1980-06)
electric bass guitar:
Klaus Flouride (Geoffrey Lyall) (in 1980-06)
electric guitar:
East Bay Ray (Ray Pepperell) (in 1980-06)
vocals:
Jello Biafra (former lead singer of Dead Kennedys) (in 1980-06)
recorded at:
Möbius Music, San Francisco in San Francisco, California, United States (in 1980-06)
recording of:
Holiday in Cambodia (in 1980-06)
lyricist:
Jello Biafra (former lead singer of Dead Kennedys)
composer:
Jello Biafra (former lead singer of Dead Kennedys), Bruce Slesinger (Former (original) member of Dead Kennedys), Klaus Flouride (Geoffrey Lyall) and East Bay Ray (Ray Pepperell)
publisher:
Decay Music
Dead Kennedys4.34:32
4Too Drunk to Fuck
producer:
Dead Kennedys (American punk rock band) and Geza X
recording of:
Too Drunk to Fuck
lyricist and composer:
Jello Biafra (former lead singer of Dead Kennedys)
Dead Kennedys52:38
5What Stanley Saw
Matt Johnson2:52
6You Scare Me to Death
recording of:
You Scare Me to Death
lyricist and composer:
Marc Bolan
Marc Bolan2:39
7The History of Rock 'n' Roll
editor:
Morgan Fisher
Andy Partridge2:21
8Rangers in the Night
editor:
Morgan Fisher
Robert Wyatt0:59
9D'Ya Think I'm Sexy
cover recording of:
Da Ya Think I’m Sexy?
writer:
Carmine Appice, Duane Hitchings and Rod Stewart
publisher:
Control (German electronic sub-label of edel, inactive for a time, but relaunched in 2015), EMI April Music Inc., EMI Full Keel Music, EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Nitestalk Music, Riva Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Warner/Chappell North America, WC Music Corp., ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
version of:
Taj Mahal
Hybrid Kids1:52
10Celebration
Morgan Fisher3:06
11Hungry So Angry
producer:
Adrian Sherwood and Graham Spink
recording of:
Hungry So Angry
writer:
John Rees Lewis, Andy Ryder (of the band Medium Medium), Graham Spink, Nigel Kingston Stone and Alan Turton
publisher:
Complete Music Ltd. (in 1981)
Medium Medium3:57
12Four Corners of the Earth
recording of:
Four Corners of the Earth
writer:
Maurice Deebank
Maurice Deebank1:31
13It's a Fine Day
recording of:
It’s a Fine Day
lyricist and composer:
Owain A. Barton
publisher:
Complete Music Ltd.
Jane52:44
14Sunbursts In
Eyeless in Gaza3:51
15Chenko
Red Box3:30
16Jonny Du Lump
producer:
Holger Hiller
editor:
Holger Hiller and Mel Jefferson
bass:
Jürgen Keller
drums (drum set):
Moritz von Oswald
performer:
Holger Hiller and Catherine Lienert
edit of:
Jonny (Du Lump) by Holger Hiller
recording of:
Jonny Du Lump
lyricist and composer:
Holger Hiller
publisher:
Tapete Songs
Holger Hiller4:34
17Die Liebe
recording of:
Die Liebe
lyricist and composer:
Milan Fras
publisher:
Complete Music Ltd.
Laibach5:07
18Girl
H.M.S. Bounty2:28
19This Brilliant Evening
In Embrace2:48
20Primitive Painters
recording of:
Primitive Painters
writer:
Maurice Deebank and Lawrence (Lawrence Hayward, frontman for Felt/Denim/Go-Kart Mozart)
publisher:
Kassner Associated Publishers
Felt6:02
21The Look of Love
Martyn Bates3:51
22Psych-Out
The Seers2:59
23World
Blow–Up3:11
24What's in Your Mind?
Mexico 704:42
2▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Jet Set Junta
recording of:
Jet Set Junta
writer:
Bid, Lester Square and Andy Warren (ex Adam & The Ants)
The Monochrome Set2:03
2Night and Day
cover recording of:
Night and Day (Cole Porter; from “The Gay Divorce”)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1932)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Bros. (holding: file NO releases), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Harms, Inc. (on 1932-11-18)
part of:
Gay Divorce
Everything but the Girl2:52
3From A to B
Eyeless in Gaza2:19
4Something Sends Me to Sleep
recording of:
Something Sends Me to Sleep
writer:
Maurice Deebank and Lawrence (Lawrence Hayward, frontman for Felt/Denim/Go-Kart Mozart)
Felt2:54
5Plain Sailing
recording engineer:
Pat Bermingham
guitar:
Tracey Thorn (of Everything but the Girl)
vocals:
Tracey Thorn (of Everything but the Girl)
recording of:
Plain Sailing
lyricist and composer:
Tracey Thorn (of Everything but the Girl)
publisher:
Cherry Red Records (UK indie label; for copyrights, use Cherry Red Records Ltd. instead, with an alias if needed)
Tracey Thorn2:03
6If She Doesn't Smile
Fantastic Something3:14
7Letter From America
Thomas Leer4:04
8XOYO
engineer:
Chris Nagle
producer:
The Passage (80s synthpop)
mixer:
Steve Taylor (UK engineer) (in 1982-02)
performer:
Andrew Wilson (member of “The Passage”, DJ in Ibiza) (in 1981-10), Dick Witts (in 1981-10) and Paul Mahoney (The Passage) (in 1981-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Cherry Red Records Ltd. (do not use as label, for copyrights and distribution credits only) (in 1982)
recorded at:
Strawberry Studios in Stockport, Stockport, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom (in 1981-10)
mixed at:
Red Bus Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1982-02)
recording of:
XOYO (in 1981-10)
lyricist and composer:
Richard “Dick” Witts
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation), Dinsong (in 1982) and Virgin Music (in 1982)
The Passage3:54
9Walter and John
recording of:
Walter and John
lyricist and composer:
Ben Watt
Ben Watt & Robert Wyatt4:06
10Your Holiness
Kevin Coyne3:10
11On My Mind
recording of:
On My Mind
lyricist and composer:
Tracey Thorn (of Everything but the Girl)
publisher:
Complete Music Ltd., Musik-Edition Discoton GmbH and Universal Music Publishing International MGB Ltd.
Marine Girls3:09
12The Mating Game
The Monochrome Set3:22
13Spain
Kevin Hewick3:04
14Talking Glamour
Marc Bolan3:19
15Foreign Correspondent
Morgan Fisher3:11
16Penelope Tree
recording of:
Penelope Tree
writer:
Lawrence (Lawrence Hayward, frontman for Felt/Denim/Go-Kart Mozart)
Felt3.53:01
17Taboos
The Passage5:53
18Simply Couldn't Care
recording of:
Simply Couldn’t Care
lyricist and composer:
Tracey Thorn (of Everything but the Girl)
publisher:
Cherry Red Records (UK indie label; for copyrights, use Cherry Red Records Ltd. instead, with an alias if needed)
Tracey Thorn2:49
19You Frighten
Eyeless in Gaza6:22
20Paraffin Brain
recording of:
Paraffin Brain
writer:
Robert Lloyd (UK producer/singer member of The Nightingales)
The Nightingales3:05
21Departure
recording of:
Departure
lyricist and composer:
Ben Watt
Ben Watt1:37
22How to Die With Style
Quentin Crisp1:44
23English Rose
cover recording of:
English Rose
lyricist and composer:
Paul Weller (English singer‐songwriter and musician)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Stylist Music Ltd.
Everything but the Girl2:21