Dave Fanning’s Fab 50

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

Tracklist

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1Bad (live)
live recording of:
Bad
lyricist:
Bono (singer of U2)
composer:
Bono (singer of U2), Adam Clayton, The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans) and Larry Mullen, Jr.
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music Ltd, Mother Music, PolyGram International Music Publishing B.V. and Taiyo Music Inc.
U28:01
2Take Me Out
recording of:
Take Me Out
writer:
Alex Kapranos (lead singer and guitarist in Franz Ferdinand) and Nick McCarthy
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
Franz Ferdinand33:25
3Philby
Rory Gallagher3:50
4Freak Scene
engineer:
Paul Q. Kolderie and Sean Slade
producer:
J Mascis (US musician, member of Dinosaur Jr.)
bass:
Lou Barlow
drums (drum set):
Murph (US drummer for Dinosaur Jr./The Lemonheads)
guitar:
J Mascis (US musician, member of Dinosaur Jr.)
vocals:
Lou Barlow and J Mascis (US musician, member of Dinosaur Jr.)
recorded at:
Fort Apache North in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
part of:
NME: Greatest “Indie” Anthems Ever: 2007 (number: 46) and Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time (2026-05-04) (number: 55)
recording of:
Freak Scene
lyricist and composer:
J Mascis (US musician, member of Dinosaur Jr.)
publisher:
Spam as the Bread Music
Dinosaur Jr.4.53:37
5Common People
recording of:
Common People
lyricist:
Jarvis Cocker
composer:
Nick Banks, Jarvis Cocker, Candida Doyle, Steve Mackey (producer; Pulp bassist) and Russell Senior
premiered at:
Reading Festival (1994-08-27) (1994)
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation), Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), Universal/Island Music Ltd. (for music publishing use only, formerly Island Music Ltd.), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division), フジパシフィック音楽出版 BMG事業部 (until 2018-03-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Pulp2.44:08
6Debaser
recording of:
Debaser
lyricist and composer:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist)
Pixies2:54
7A Forest
co-producer:
Mike Hedges (UK producer/recording engineer)
producer and mixer:
Mike Hedges (UK producer/recording engineer) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
drums (drum set):
Lol Tolhurst
electric bass guitar:
Simon Gallup
electric guitar and lead vocals:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
keyboard:
Matthieu Hartley
music videos:
A Forest by The Cure
recording of:
A Forest
lyricist:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
composer:
Simon Gallup, Matthieu Hartley, Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) and Lol Tolhurst
publisher:
APB Music Co.
The Cure3.654:44
8Song of the Faithful Departed
The Radiators From Space4:49
9There She Goes
engineer:
Dave Charles (British drummer as well as producer & engineer)
producer:
Bob Andrews (keyboardist and producer)
mixer:
Steve Lillywhite
bass guitar and background vocals:
John Power (of The La’s and Cast)
drums (drum set):
Chris Sharrock
electric guitar:
John Byrne (John 'Boo' Byrne, electric guitarist)
lead vocals:
Lee Mavers
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Go! Discs Ltd. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1988)
part of:
NME: Greatest “Indie” Anthems Ever: 2007 (number: 45), TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 62) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 418)
recording of:
There She Goes (The La’s)
lyricist and composer:
Lee Mavers
publisher:
Go! Discs Music Ltd. (publisher) and Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK)
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM))
The La’s42:43
10Girl From Mars
mixer:
Phil Thornalley
bass guitar and synthesizer:
Mark Hamilton (UK bassist, member of Ash)
drums (drum set), percussion and background vocals:
Rick McMurray (Drummer, Ash)
guitar, keyboard and lead vocals:
Tim Wheeler (Ash)
recording of:
Girl From Mars
lyricist and composer:
Tim Wheeler (Ash)
Ash43:31
11Sweet Bird of Truth
programming:
Roli Mosimann
producer:
Matt Johnson (English singer/songwriter for “The The”) and Roli Mosimann
guitar and keyboard:
Matt Johnson (English singer/songwriter for “The The”)
percussion:
Bashiri Johnson and Roli Mosimann
saxophone:
Bob Mintzer
vocals:
Anna Domino (American singer) and Matt Johnson (English singer/songwriter for “The The”)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 2002)
edit of:
Sweet Bird of Truth by The The (English post‐punk band)
recording of:
Sweet Bird of Truth
lyricist and composer:
Matt Johnson (English singer/songwriter for “The The”)
publisher:
Complete Music Ltd.
The The4:31
12Pearly Dewdrops’ Drop
recording engineer and engineer:
John Madden (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Cocteau Twins
recorded at and engineered at:
Rooster Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
part of:
Q50 – December 2005 (number: 42)
recording of:
Pearly-Dewdrops’ Drops
writer:
Elizabeth Fraser (Cocteau Twins), Robin Guthrie (guitarist in Cocteau Twins) and Simon Raymonde
Cocteau Twins4.654:12
13Step On
cover recording of:
He’s Gonna Step on You Again
lyricist:
Shaun Ryder
writer:
Christos Demitriou and John Kongos
publisher:
Essex Music of Australia Pty. Ltd.
Happy Mondays4:25
14Thrill Me
recording of:
Thrill Me
lyricist and composer:
John O’Neill (of The Undertones)
The Undertones3:00
15Celebrate
An Emotional Fish3:48
16We Don’t Need Anybody Else
Whipping Boy54:18
17I Am the Resurrection
engineer:
Paul Schroeder (UK rock/pop producer, engineer & remixer)
producer:
John Leckie
bass guitar:
Gary Mounfield
drums (drum set) and background vocals:
Reni
guitar:
John Squire
vocals:
Ian Brown (UK singer, member of Stone Roses)
recorded at:
Rockfield Studios in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom (from 1988-08 until 1989-01)
part of:
NME: Greatest “Indie” Anthems Ever: 2007 (number: 8)
recording of:
I Am the Resurrection
writer:
Ian Brown (UK singer, member of Stone Roses) and John Squire
The Stone Roses4.58:16
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