Left of the Dial: Dispatches From the 80s Underground

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Tracklist

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1Monkey Gone to Heaven
assistant engineer:
Matt Lane (engineer) and Dave Snider
engineer:
Matt Lane (engineer) and Gil Norton (British record producer)
producer:
Gil Norton (British record producer)
mixer:
Steve Haigler
cello:
Arthur Fiacco and Ann Rorich
drums (drum set):
Dave Lovering
electric bass guitar:
Kim Deal
electric guitar:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist)
electric guitar [lead guitar] and background vocals:
Joey Santiago
violin:
Karen Karlsrud and Corine Metter
vocals:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist) and Kim Deal
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
4AD Ltd (in 1989)
recorded at and engineered at:
Downtown Recorders in Boston, Massachusetts, United States
mixed at:
Carriage House Studios in Stamford, Connecticut, United States
produced at:
Downtown Recorders in Boston, Massachusetts, United States
part of:
NME: Greatest “Indie” Anthems Ever: 2007 (number: 35), Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 49) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 410)
recording of:
Monkey Gone to Heaven
lyricist and composer:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist)
Pixies3.72:57
2Uncertain Smile (original 7'' version)
producer:
Mike Thorne (UK producer & keyboardist)
flute and saxophone:
Crispin Cioe
guitar, keyboard, mbira and percussion:
Matt Johnson (English singer/songwriter for “The The”)
vocals:
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)
recording of:
Uncertain Smile
lyricist and composer:
Matt Johnson (English singer/songwriter for “The The”)
publisher:
Complete Music Ltd.
version of:
Cold Spell Ahead
The The4:54
3Bela Lugosi's Dead
bass:
David J (gothic rock)
drums (drum set):
Kevin Haskins
guitar:
Daniel Ash
vocals:
Peter Murphy (UK singer & musician)
part of:
Pitchfork: The Story of Goth in 33 Songs and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock
recording of:
Bela Lugosi’s Dead
writer:
Daniel Ash, David John Haskins (gothic rock), Kevin Haskins and Peter Murphy (UK singer & musician)
Bauhaus4.459:34
4Christine
producer:
Nigel Gray (UK producer) and Siouxsie and the Banshees
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Ltd. (UK) (not for release label use; fka Polydor Records Ltd.) (from 1980 to present)
recording of:
Christine
lyricist:
Steven Severin
composer:
Steven Severin and Siouxsie Sioux (Susan Janet Ballion)
publisher:
Chappell (from 1980 to present) and Pure Noise (Siouxsie and the Banshees publisher) (from 1980 to present)
Siouxsie and the Banshees4.652:59
5Straight Edge
engineer:
Don Zientara
producer:
Minor Threat
mixer:
Skip Groff
bass guitar:
Brian Baker (US punk guitarist & bassist)
drums (drum set):
Jeff Nelson (drummer / graphic designer)
guitar:
Lyle Preslar
lead vocals:
Ian MacKaye
recorded at:
Inner Ear Studios in Arlington County, Virginia, United States
recording of:
Straight Edge
lyricist and composer:
Ian MacKaye
Minor Threat3.650:46
6I Want to Help You Ann
producer:
Richard W. Harte
recording of:
I Want to Help You Ann
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Conolly
Lyres2:31
7Our Secret
producer:
Greg Sage
recording of:
Our Secret
writer:
Calvin Johnson (US guitarist, vocalist, songwriter, producer & DJ) and Heather Lewis
Beat Happening2:49
8Jane Says
bass guitar:
Eric Avery
drums (drum set):
Stephen Perkins (American drummer)
guitar:
Dave Navarro (American guitarist)
vocals:
Perry Farrell
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 129)
recording of:
Jane Says
lyricist:
Perry Farrell
composer:
Eric Avery, Perry Farrell, Dave Navarro (American guitarist) and Stephen Perkins (American drummer)
Jane’s Addiction4.14:53
9World Shut Your Mouth
producer:
Ed Stasium (US record producer & audio engineer)
recording of:
World Shut Your Mouth
lyricist and composer:
Julian Cope
Julian Cope4.53:35
10Running Up That Hill
assistant engineer:
Pearse Dunne
engineer:
Haydn Bendall (producer and engineer), James Guthrie, Paul Hardiman, Del Palmer, Brian Tench and Nigel Walker (UK producer/engineer/guitarist)
producer:
Kate Bush
mixer:
Brian Tench
balalaika:
Paddy Bush
bass:
Del Palmer
drums (drum set):
Stuart Elliott (session drummer, member of Cockney Rebel)
guitar:
Alan Murphy (UK session guitarist)
vocals:
Kate Bush
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI America Records (holding – file NO releases here!) (in 1985), EMI Korea (in 1985), EMI Records (not for release label use!) (in 1985), EMI Records Group N.A. (in 1985), EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1985), Noble & Brite Ltd. (in 1985), Novercia Ltd. (in 1985), Oasis (in 1985), CEMA Special Markets (a division of Capitol‐EMI Music, Inc.) (in 1993), Universal Domestic Division (do not use as a release label! sub-division of Universal Music GmbH) (in 2006), Noble and Brite (in 2011) and Noble & Brite Ltd (in 2018)
recorded at:
Wickham Farm Home Studio in Welling, Bexley (London Borough of Bexley), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
engineered at:
Windmill Lane Studios (2nd/current location, since 1990) in Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
music videos:
Running Up That Hill (music video) by Kate Bush
part of:
Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 7), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2022 (number: 23), Billboard Hot 100: 2026-01-17 (number: 46), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 60), BILLIONS CLUB and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 279)
recording of:
Running Up That Hill
lyricist and composer:
Kate Bush
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Germany GmbH (2008–today), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Kate Bush Ltd., Noble & Brite Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) 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)
Kate Bush3.955:01
11Sex Beat
engineer:
Pat Burnette
producer:
Chris D.
engineered at and remixed at:
Quad Teck in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Sex Beat
lyricist and composer:
Jeffrey Lee Pierce
publisher:
Bug Music Ltd., Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23) and Creeping Ritual (in 1981)
The Gun Club42:49
12Take the Skinheads Bowling
recording of:
Take the Skinheads Bowling
lyricist and composer:
David Lowery (Camper Van Beethoven/Cracker)
Camper Van Beethoven4.352:31
13Institutionalized
producer:
Glen E. Friedman (photographer)
recording of:
Institutionalized
lyricist:
Mike Muir
composer:
Louiche Mayorga
Suicidal Tendencies3.053:50
14Pearly-Dewdrops' Drops
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 Twins4.654:11
1524 Hour Party People
engineer:
Dave Young (engineer)
producer:
John Cale (The Velvet Underground founder)
bass guitar:
Paul Ryder
drums (drum set):
Gary Whelan
guitar:
Mark Day (from Happy Mondays)
keyboard:
Paul Davis (UK keyboardist for Happy Mondays)
percussion:
Mark Berry (UK percussionist aka Bez (Black Grape/Happy Mondays))
lead vocals:
Shaun Ryder
recorded at:
Fire House in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1986-12)
recording of:
24 Hr Party People
writer:
Paul Davis (UK keyboardist for Happy Mondays), Mark Day (from Happy Mondays), Paul Ryder, Shaun Ryder and Gary Whelan
Happy Mondays4.654:38
16I Want You Back
recording of:
I Want You Back
lyricist and composer:
Dave Faulkner (David Faulkner)
Hoodoo Gurus43:11
17Suburban Home
recording of:
Suburban Home (in 1982-06)
lyricist and composer:
Tony Lombardo
Descendents51:42
18A Pair of Brown Eyes
engineer:
Nick Robbins (engineer) and Paul Scully
producer:
Elvis Costello
recorded at:
Elephant Studios in Tower Hamlets, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
A Pair of Brown Eyes
lyricist and composer:
Shane MacGowan
publisher:
Perfect Songs Ltd. (UK publisher, affiliated with PRS) and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
The Pogues4.354:54
19Jet Fighter
producer:
Earle Mankey
recording of:
Jet Fighter
writer:
Louis Gutierrez, Mike Mariano and Michael Quercio
The Three O’Clock3:27
20Moving to Florida
recording of:
Moving to Florida
writer:
Jeff Coffey, Gibby Haynes, Paul Leary and Teresa Taylor
publisher:
Latino Buggerveil Music
Butthole Surfers14:32
21A New England
recording engineer, engineer and producer:
Oliver Hitch (producer/engineer)
guitar:
Billy Bragg (from 1983-02-02 until 1983-02-04)
vocals:
Billy Bragg (from 1983-02-02 until 1983-02-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Go! Discs and Utility Records
recorded at:
Chappell Music in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1983-02-02 until 1983-02-04)
recording of:
A New England (from 1983-02-02 until 1983-02-04)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Chappell Music Ltd.
Billy Bragg4.752:13