Life, Death and Dennis Hopper (blue marbled [psychedelic wave] vinyl, Optimal pressing)

~ Release by The Waterboys (see all versions of this release, 6 available)

Annotation

There are 2 versions of the vinyl pressing of this album:
- Regular issue on Burnt Color vinyl
- Indie exclusive issue on Psychedelic Wave vinyl

Indie Exclusive LP on Psychedelic Wave vinyl
Gatefold + two inner‐sleeves with lyrics & credits

Some editions, Assai Obi exclusive 300 hand numbered copies signed my Mike Scott
Some pre‐orders at The Sound Of Vinyl store came with a signed Mike Scott album art print

Track D4:
• Extracts of To The Top by Ask Again (Venice) used courtsy of freemusicarchive.org
• Venice, California contains a sample from To The Top by Mid‐Air Machine

Publised by:
A1: Pucksongs‐Primary Wave III Songs (BMI), Bleecker St. Cowboy Music (ASCAP)
A2: Pucksongs‐Primary Wave III Songs (BMI), MCPS
A3: Pucksongs‐Primary Wave III Songs (BMI), Erf Angel (BMI), PRS, IMRO, Blue Mountain
A4: Primary Wave III Songs (BMI), Pucksongs‐Primary Wave III Songs (BMI)/MCPS
A5: Pucksongs‐Primary Wave III Songs (BMI), Primary Wave III Songs (BMI), MCPS
A6: Pucksongs‐Primary Wave III Songs (BMI), IMRO
A7: Pucksongs‐Primary Wave III Songs (BMI), MCPS
B1: Pucksongs‐Primary Wave III Songs (BMI)
B2: Pucksongs‐Primary Wave III Songs (BMI)
B3: Pucksongs‐Primary Wave III Songs (BMI), Primary Wave III Songs (BMI)
B4: Pucksongs‐Primary Wave III Songs (BMI), Primary Wave III Songs (BMI), MCPS, IMRO
B5: Pucksongs‐Primary Wave III Songs (BMI), Primary Wave III Songs (BMI), MCPS, IMRO
B6: Pucksongs‐Primary Wave III Songs (BMI), Primary Wave III Songs (BMI)
C1: Pucksongs‐Primary Wave III Songs (BMI)/PRS
C2: Erf Angel, (BMI)
C3: Pucksongs‐Primary Wave III Songs (BMI)
C4: Pucksongs‐Primary Wave III Songs (BMI)
C5: Pucksongs‐Primary Wave III Songs (BMI), MCPS, IMRO
C6: Pucksongs‐Primary Wave III Songs (BMI), MCPS, IMRO
C7: Pucksongs‐Primary Wave III Songs (BMI), MCPS, Primary Wave III Songs (BMI)
D1: Fierce Atomic Songs (ASCAP)
D2: Pucksongs‐Primary Wave III Songs (BMI)
D3: Pucksongs‐Primary Wave III Songs (BMI), Primary Wave III Songs (BMI)
D4: Pucksongs‐Primary Wave III Songs (BMI)/PRS
D5: Pucksongs‐Primary Wave III Songs (BMI), Erf Angel (BMI)

Recorded at Puck Towers, Dublin with additional recordings at The Barn, Richmond; Ocean Soul, Nashville; The Bunker, Welwyn Garden City, UK; Miracle Studios, Nashville; House Of Shoefus, Tennessee; Real World, UK; Goyt Valley, UK; Supersound, Trondheim, Norway; Toerag, London; Casa Duende, Nashville

Mastered at Metropolis, London

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Text): 0 15047 81446 6
Barcode (Scanned): 015047814466
Barcode (Art Print - sticker): 0 602475 987512
Other (Cat# Art Print - sticker): 78083378610
Matrix / Runout (Side A): 015047812165 BP30658-01 A1
Matrix / Runout (Side B): 015047812165 BP30658-01 B1
Matrix / Runout (Side C): 015047814466 BP30658-01 C1
Matrix / Runout (Side D): 015047814466 BP30658-01 D1

Tracklist

1▶12" Vinyl

2▼12" Vinyl
#	Title	Artist	Length
C1	Freakout at the Mud Palace recording engineer: Mike Scott bass: Mike Brignardello drums (drum set): Ralph Salmins electric guitar: Mike Scott orchestra: Benjamin Talbott performer: Brother Paul recording of: Freakout at the Mud Palace miscellaneous support: Mike Scott (task: sundries) writer: Mike Scott and Benjamin Talbott	The Waterboys	3:04
C2	Daria flute: April Brown piano: Brother Paul recording of: Daria writer: Brother Paul, April Brown and Mike Scott	The Waterboys	1:09
C3	Ten Years Gone bass: Mike Brignardello drums (drum set): Greg Morrow electric guitar and tenor guitar: Mick Puck electric piano: Famous James electronic organ and synthesizer: Brother Paul lead vocals: Mike Scott spoken vocals: Bruce Springsteen orchestra: Brother Paul recording of: Ten Years Gone miscellaneous support: Mick Puck (task: pulse) writer: Mike Scott	The Waterboys featuring Bruce Springsteen	3:33
C4	Letter From an Unknown Girlfriend piano: Fiona Apple recording of: Letter From an Unknown Girlfriend writer: Mike Scott	The Waterboys featuring Fiona Apple	2:08
C5	Rock Bottom recording of: Rock Bottom miscellaneous support: Mick Puck (task: archaelogy) writer: Aongus Ralston, Ralph Salmins and Mike Scott	The Waterboys	1:16
C6	I Don’t Know How I Made It acoustic guitar, keytar and lead vocals: Mike Scott bass and bass guitar: Aongus Ralston drums (drum set): Ralph Salmins electric piano and electronic organ: Brother Paul recording of: I Don’t Know How I Made It writer: Aongus Ralston, Ralph Salmins and Mike Scott	The Waterboys featuring Taylor Goldsmith	2:34
C7	Frank (Let’s Fck) programming and producer: Simon Dine bass: Mike Brignardello drums (drum set): Greg Morrow and Ralph Salmins effects and mellotron: Mike Scott electronic organ: Brother Paul keytar: Famous James synthesizer: Simon Dine lead vocals: Frank Booth recording of: Frank (Let’s Fck) writer: Simon Dine, James Hallawell and Mike Scott	The Waterboys	2:00
D1	Katherine bass: Aongus Ralston effects: Mike Scott guitar: Irakli Gabriel keyboard and piano: Anana Kaye recording of: Katherine miscellaneous support: Mike Scott (task: archaeology) writer: Irakli Gabriel and Anana Kaye	The Waterboys featuring Anana Kaye	1:31
D2	Everybody Loves Dennis Hopper programming: Brother Paul bass: Aongus Ralston drums (drum set): Greg Morrow electric guitar and mellotron: Mike Scott synthesizer: Brother Paul performer: Brother Paul recording of: Everybody Loves Dennis Hopper miscellaneous support: Mike Scott (task: sundries) writer: Mike Scott	The Waterboys	3:02
D3	Golf, They Say acoustic guitar, baritone horn, electric guitar, organ, piano and background vocals: Famous James bass: Mike Brignardello drums (drum set): Greg Morrow guitar and lead vocals: Mick Puck pedal steel guitar: Brother Paul orchestra: Brother Paul recording of: Golf, They Say writer: James Hallawell and Mike Scott	The Waterboys	3:31
D4	Venice, California (Victoria) / The Passing of Hopper baritone horn, bell, guitar, percussion and trumpet: Benjamin Talbott effects and mellotron: Mick Puck recording of: Venice, California (Victoria) / The Passing of Hopper miscellaneous support: Mick Puck (task: archaeology) writer: Mike Scott and Benjamin Talbott	The Waterboys	4:04
D5	Aftermath programming: Brother Paul bass: Aongus Ralston effects: Mike Scott guitar and voice synthesizer: Brother Paul recording of: Aftermath writer: Paul Brown and Mike Scott	The Waterboys	2:37

Credits

Release

photography:	Bruce Paulson (task: cover photo) Getty Images (task: cover photo) Dennis Hopper (task: inner sleeve photograph)
legal representation:	Charles Law Media Legal
booking:	Asgard Agency Paul Charles Steve Ferguson Steve Martin Paladin Artists
liner notes:	Mike Scott
miscellaneous support:	Jess Bauer (task: management) Dan Clark (task: crew) Stu Condron (task: crew) Donal O'Luanaigh (task: crew) Danny Goldberg (task: management) Martin Herbert (task: crew) Rob Jones (task: crew) Doug Maddison (task: crew) Neil Mahony (task: crew) Paddy McPoland (task: crew) Toshi Ogawa (task: crew) Robbie Rush (task: crew) Craig Williams (task: crew)
producer:	Brother Paul Famous James Mick Puck
mastering:	Felix Davis
design and artwork:	ianrossdesigner.com

publisher:	Bleecker St. Cowboy Music Blue Mountain Publishing Erf Angel Fierce Atomic Songs Primary Wave 3 Songs Pucksongs
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:	Puck Records Ltd. (in 2025)
licensed to:	Sun Label Group, LLC

recorded at:	Casa Duende Goyt Valley Sound House Of Shoefus Lombard Studios in Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland Ocean Soul Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States Puck Towers in Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland Supersound in Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway The Barn The Bunker in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom Toe Rag Studios in Hackney, London, England, United Kingdom
mastered at:	Metropolis Mastering in London, England, United Kingdom
pressed at:	Optimal Media GmbH in Röbel, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/33607428 [info]
discography entry:	https://www.springsteenlyrics.com/collection.php?item=9571 [info]

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Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/3802779 [info]
reviews:	https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/arts/music/waterboys-dennis-hopper.html [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/the-waterboys/life-death-and-dennis-hopper/ [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0004437826 [info]
Wikidata:	Q133800792 [info]
discography entry:	https://www.springsteenlyrics.com/collection.php?cmd=list&category=guest&page=3 [info]

Life, Death and Dennis Hopper (blue marbled [psychedelic wave] vinyl, Optimal pressing)

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