Facing the Other Way: The Story of 4AD

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Annotation

Comes with the strictly limited edition of 1,000 copies of the book containing 2 CDs: a 42-track retrospective of the 4AD label

Annotation last modified on 2015-10-10 17:00 UTC.

Tracklist

▶ CD 1: Volume One: 1980–1989
▼ CD 2: Volume Two: 1990–1999
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Game of Broken Hearts
Tarnation3:04
2Laura
assistant engineer:
Lincoln Fong and Mitsuo Tate
engineer and producer:
Robin Guthrie (guitarist in Cocteau Twins)
bass guitar:
Steve Rippon
drums (drum set):
Chris Acland
guitar:
Emma Anderson (UK songwriter, guitarist & singer for Lush & Sing-Sing) and Miki Berenyi
vocals:
Emma Anderson (UK songwriter, guitarist & singer for Lush & Sing-Sing) and Miki Berenyi
recording of:
Laura
writer:
Emma Anderson (UK songwriter, guitarist & singer for Lush & Sing-Sing)
Lush33:26
3Blue Mug
assistant recording engineer:
Svanni
recording engineer:
Pálli Borg
programming and producer:
Alfred More and Biggi Veira
co-producer:
Pálli Borg
mixer:
GusGus (Icelandic band) and Pálli Borg
snare drum [jazz snare]:
Gudmundur R. Einarsson
vocals:
Hafdis Huld
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
4AD Records Ltd. (in 1999)
recorded at and mixed at:
The Green Room in Reykjavík, Höfuðborgarsvæðið, Iceland
recording of:
Blue Mug
lyricist and composer:
Siggi Kjartansson
previously attributed to:
Daníel Ágúst, Stefán Árni, Baldur Stefánsson, Birgir Þórarinsson, Hafdis Huld, Magnús Guðmundsson, Magnús Jónsson (GusGus) and Stephan Stephensen
publisher:
PolyGram Island Music
GusGus4:12
4As We Could Ever
His Name Is Alive2:41
5Me and My Charms
Kristin Hersh4:18
6Make Out Club
Unrest4:21
7Honey Tree
recording of:
Honey Tree
The Wolfgang Press2:54
8Mysteries of the Unexplained
Tanya Donelly4:52
9The Vanishing Spies
Frank Black3:39
10Slow Breakdown
Michael Brook2:34
11Coco Crush
Starry Smooth Hound4:42
12Dagger
recording engineer:
Alex Russell
producer:
Ivo Watts‐Russell
mixer:
John Fryer (British producer and engineer)
strings arranger:
Audrey Riley
cover recording of:
Dagger
lyricist and composer:
Neil Halstead
The Hope Blister4:55
13Only Human
Heidi Berry3:54
14Mercy
Mojave 34:47
15New Year
The Breeders1:58
16Hair Shoes
recording of:
Hair Shoes
Pale Saints5:48
17Road, River & Rail
producer:
Cocteau Twins
recorded at:
September Sound in Twickenham, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Road, River and Rail
writer:
Elizabeth Fraser (Cocteau Twins), Robin Guthrie (guitarist in Cocteau Twins) and Simon Raymonde
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
Cocteau Twins43:19
18Take Me Out
Red House Painters4:47
19Sanvean (I Am Your Shadow)
engineer:
Robin Gray
producer:
Lisa Gerrard
mixer:
Guy Charbonneau
vocals:
Lisa Gerrard
orchestra:
Victorian Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
John Bonnar
arranger:
John Bonnar
recorded at:
Allan Eaton Studios in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
recording of:
Sanvean (I Am Your Shadow)
composer:
Andrew Claxton and Lisa Gerrard
Lisa Gerrard4.353:51
20The Darkest Night of All
Lisa Germano4:41