Sounds of 4AD

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Tracklist

CD 1: Sounds of 4AD - Disc 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Dark Entries
recording of:
Dark Entries
writer:
Daniel Ash, David John Haskins, Kevin Haskins and Peter Murphy (UK singer & musician)
Bauhaus3:55
2Controversial Subject
recording of:
Controversial Subject
writer:
Peter Ashworth (photographer), Matt Johnson (English singer/songwriter for “The The”), Tom Johnston (British cartoonist) and Keith Laws
The The2:53
3Nick the Stripper
drums (drum set):
Phillip Calvert
electric bass guitar:
Tracy Pew
electric guitar:
Mick Harvey and Rowland S. Howard (Australian rock musician)
guest brass:
Stephen Ewart, Mick Hunter and Phillip Jackson
lead vocals:
Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer)
recording of:
Nick the Stripper
lyricist and composer:
Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer)
The Birthday Party3:53
4I Melt With You
engineer and producer:
Hugh Jones (UK producer)
bass guitar [bass] and violin:
Michael Conroy
drums (drum set) [drums] and percussion:
Richard Brown (Modern English)
guitar:
Gary McDowell
keyboard [keyboards]:
Stephen Walker (of Modern English)
vocals:
Robbie Grey
engineered at:
Rockfield in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom
recording of:
I Melt With You
writer:
Richard Brown (Modern English), Michael Conroy, Robbie Grey, Gary McDowell and Stephen Walker (of Modern English)
publisher:
Universal‐Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
Modern English4.253:51
5Song to the Siren
engineer:
John Fryer (British producer and engineer)
co-producer:
John Fryer (British producer and engineer)
producer:
John Fryer (British producer and engineer) and Ivo Watts‐Russell
bass guitar:
Michael Conroy
electric guitar:
Robin Guthrie (guitarist in Cocteau Twins) and Gary McDowell
keyboard:
Marian Young (played keyboard in the 1980s)
vocals:
Elizabeth Fraser (Cocteau Twins) and Gordon Sharp (Cindytalk)
recorded at:
Blackwing Studios (London, UK) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
part of:
Pitchfork: The Story of Goth in 33 Songs
cover recording of:
Song to the Siren
lyricist and writer:
Larry Beckett and Tim Buckley (1960s~1970s US vocalist, songwriter, guitarist & producer)
composer:
Tim Buckley (1960s~1970s US vocalist, songwriter, guitarist & producer)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Third Story Music, Inc. and Tim Buckley Music
This Mortal Coil3.53:34
6Incubus Sucubus II
Xmal Deutschland4:47
7The Spangle Maker
recording engineer:
Jon Turner
engineer:
John Madden (UK producer/engineer) and Jon Turner
producer:
Cocteau Twins
mixer:
John Madden (UK producer/engineer)
recording of:
The Spangle Maker
writer:
Elizabeth Fraser (Cocteau Twins), Robin Guthrie (guitarist in Cocteau Twins) and Will Heggie
Cocteau Twins4:42
8Stranger
Clan of Xymox5:23
9Baby, I Love You So
recording engineer:
Keith Mitchell (drummer in several 1980s/90s Californian bands)
producer:
Colourbox
recorded at:
Palladium in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
cover recording of:
Baby I Love You So
lyricist and composer:
Horace Swaby
publisher:
Pablo Music (Jamaican publishing)
Colourbox6:44
10Hate My Way
recording of:
Hate My Way
lyricist and composer:
Kristin Hersh
Throwing Muses4:06
11No Motion
engineer:
John Fryer (British producer and engineer)
producer:
Dif Juz and Robin Guthrie (guitarist in Cocteau Twins)
Dif Juz4:52
12Pump Up the Volume
engineer:
John Fryer (British producer and engineer)
producer:
Martyn Young
guitar:
A.R. Kane
sampler:
John Fryer (British producer and engineer)
turntable:
Dave Dorrell and C.J. Mackintosh
recording of:
Pump Up the Volume
composer:
Martyn Young and Steven Young (UK musician, member of Colourbox & MARRS)
part of:
American Psycho
MARRS3.94:09
13Mercy Seat
engineer and producer:
Kurt Ralske
recorded at:
Ben Munves’ Studio (from 1988-05 until 1988-07)
recording of:
Mercy Seat
lyricist and composer:
Kurt Ralske
Ultra Vivid Scene4:08
14The Host of Seraphim
producer:
Dead Can Dance (Australian musical project) and John A. Rivers
music videos:
The Host Of The Seraphim by Dead Can Dance (Australian musical project)
part of:
Pitchfork: The Story of Goth in 33 Songs
recording of:
The Host of Seraphim
composer:
Dead Can Dance (Australian musical project), Lisa Gerrard, Brendan Perry (Dead Can Dance) and Michael Stearns
publisher:
Universal/Momentum Music Ltd.
part of:
Baraka (Film by Ron Fricke)
Dead Can Dance3.86:19
15Monkey Gone to Heaven
assistant engineer:
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:
Downtown Recorders in Boston, Massachusetts, United States
mixed at:
Carriage House Studios in Stamford, Connecticut, United States
part of:
NME: Greatest “Indie” Anthems Ever: 2007 (number: 35) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 49)
recording of:
Monkey Gone to Heaven
lyricist and composer:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist)
Pixies3.82:57
16Deluxe
engineer:
Lincoln Fong (in 1989-12) and Robin Guthrie (guitarist in Cocteau Twins) (in 1989-12)
producer:
Robin Guthrie (guitarist in Cocteau Twins) (in 1989-12)
bass guitar:
Steve Rippon (in 1989-12)
drums (drum set):
Chris Acland (in 1989-12)
guitar:
Emma Anderson (UK songwriter, guitarist & singer for Lush & Sing-Sing) and Miki Berenyi (in 1989-12)
background vocals:
Emma Anderson (UK songwriter, guitarist & singer for Lush & Sing-Sing) (in 1989-12)
vocals:
Miki Berenyi (in 1989-12)
recording of:
De Luxe (in 1989-12)
composer:
Emma Anderson (UK songwriter, guitarist & singer for Lush & Sing-Sing)
Lush43:31
CD 2: Sounds of 4AD - Disc 2
CD 3: This Mortal Coil - Filigree & Shadow
CD 4: Dead Can Dance - Aion