Rough Diamonds: Studio Sessions 1987–1991

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Annotation

[some of the credits on the back sleeve are slightly incorrect, here are the corrected credits:
Tracks 1-5: BBC John Peel Session (recorded 3/5/1988 at Maida Vale Studio 4, London)
Tracks 6-9: BBC John Peel Session (recorded 9/10/1988 at Golders Green Hippodrome, London)
Tracks 10-12: BBC John Peel Session (recorded 16/4/1989 at Maida Vale Studio 3, London)
Tracks 13-16: BBC Mike Goodier Session (recorded 18/8/1990 at Maida Vale Studio 5, London)
Tracks 17-20: BBC John Peel Session (recorded 23/6/1991 at Maida Vale Studio 3, London)
Track 21 taken from "Planet Of Sound" single (1991)
Track 22 taken from "I'm Your Fan" various artists compilation (1991)
Track 23 taken from "Rubáiyát (Elektra's 40th Anniversary)" various artists compilation (1990)
Tracks 24-26 BBC John Peel Session (recorded 11/6/1990 at Protocol Studios, London, not a full band performance but Black Francis with a rhythm machine), incorrectly listed on the back sleeve as "Portastudio Demo, Los Angeles 6/90"
Tracks 27-28 taken from "Gigantic" single (1988)
Track 29 taken from "Spiral Scratch 6" various artists single (1989), incorrectly listed on the back sleeve as "Fort Apache Studios, Boston 3/87"
Tracks 30-31 taken from "Pixies (Purple Tape)" demo cassette (1987)/"Sounds - Waves 3" various artists EP (1988)

Annotation last modified on 2021-08-25 14:59 UTC.

Tracklist

1CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Hey
recording of:
Hey
lyricist and composer:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist)
3:20
2Levitate Me
recording of:
Levitate Me
writer:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist), Dave Lovering and Jean Walsh
2:14
3Wild Honey Pie
cover recording of:
Wild Honey Pie
written in:
Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India (in 1968)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
1:46
4Caribou
producer:
Mike Robinson (engineer)
bass guitar:
Kim Deal (on 1988-05-03)
drums (drum set):
Dave Lovering (on 1988-05-03)
guitar:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist) (on 1988-05-03) and Joey Santiago (on 1988-05-03)
recorded at:
Maida Vale Studios: Studio 4 in Paddington, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1988-05-03)
live recording of:
Caribou (on 1988-05-03)
lyricist and composer:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist)
3:12
5In Heaven
1:40
6Dead
recording of:
Dead
lyricist and composer:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist)
1:28
7Tame
engineer:
James Birtwistle
producer:
Dale Griffin (British drummer and producer)
recorded at:
The Hippodrome (Golders Green) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1988-10-09)
live recording of:
Tame (on 1988-10-09)
lyricist and composer:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist)
3.651:55
8There Goes My Gun
recording of:
There Goes My Gun
lyricist and composer:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist)
1:25
9Manta Ray
recording of:
Manta Ray
lyricist and composer:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist)
2:12
10Down to the Well
recording of:
Down to the Well
writer:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist)
2:29
11Into the White
recording of:
Into the White
lyricist and composer:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist)
4:08
12Wave of Mutilation (UK Surf)
live recording of:
Wave of Mutilation (on 1989-04-16)
lyricist and composer:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist)
2:20
13Monkey Gone to Heaven
live recording of:
Monkey Gone to Heaven
lyricist and composer:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist)
2:57
14Allison
recording of:
Allison
lyricist and composer:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist)
1:09
15Wave of Mutilation
recording of:
Wave of Mutilation
lyricist and composer:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist)
1:59
16Ana
recording of:
Ana
writer:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist)
2:11
17Palace of the Brine
recording of:
Palace of the Brine
writer:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist)
1:38
18Letter to Memphis
recording of:
Letter to Memphis
writer:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist)
2:34
19Motorway to Roswell
recording of:
Motorway to Roswell
writer:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist)
3:31
20Subbacultcha
recording of:
Subbacultcha
writer:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist)
2:09
21Build High
engineer:
Steve Haigler
producer:
Gil Norton (British record producer)
drums (drum set):
Dave Lovering
electric bass guitar:
Kim Deal
electric guitar:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist) and Joey Santiago
vocals:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
4AD Limited (in 1991)
recorded at and mixed at:
Master Control in Burbank, California, United States
recording of:
Build High
lyricist and composer:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist)
3.81:41
22I Can't Forget
engineer and producer:
Gil Norton (British record producer)
bass:
Kim Deal
drums (drum set):
Dave Lovering
guitar:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist) and Joey Santiago
keyboard:
Eric Drew Feldman
vocals:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist)
cover recording of:
I Can’t Forget
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen (Canadian singer‐songwriter and poet)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
3:22
23Born in Chicago
cover recording of:
Born in Chicago
lyricist and composer:
Nick Gravenites (singer, guitarist and songwriter)
2:13
24Velouria
recording of:
Velouria
lyricist and composer:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist)
1:20
25Hang On to Your Ego
3:17
26Is She Weird
live recording of:
Is She Weird? (on 1990-06-11)
writer:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist)
2:50
27Gigantic
engineer:
Al Clay
producer:
Gil Norton (British record producer)
drums (drum set):
Dave Lovering
electric bass guitar:
Kim Deal
electric guitar:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist) and Joey Santiago
vocals:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist) and Kim Deal
recording of:
Gigantic
lyricist and composer:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist) and Mrs. John Murphy
2.353:14
28River Euphrates
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
engineer:
Al Clay
producer:
Gil Norton (British record producer)
drums (drum set):
Dave Lovering
electric bass guitar:
Kim Deal
electric guitar:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist) and Joey Santiago
vocals:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
4AD Limited (in 1988)
mixed at:
Amazon Studios (defunct studios in Liverpool, became Parr Street Studios) in Simonswood, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
River Euphrates
lyricist and composer:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist)
43:23
29Tame
recording of:
Tame
lyricist and composer:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist)
2:08
30Down to the Well
recording of:
Down to the Well
writer:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist)
2:09
31Rock a My Soul
1:44