The Best Alternative Album …Ever!

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Tracklist

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1CD
#TitleArtistLength
1Love Will Tear Us ApartJoy Division3:23
2Temple of Love
additional producer:
Ian Stanley
producer:
Andrew Eldritch
drum machine:
Doktor Avalanche
guitar:
Tim Bricheno and Andreas Bruhn
guest vocals:
Ofra Haza
lead vocals:
Andrew Eldritch
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music UK Ltd. (in 1993)
recording of:
Temple of Love
lyricist and composer:
Andrew Eldritch
publisher:
Copyright Control
The Sisters of Mercy8:06
3Butterfly on a WheelThe Mission5:42
4Friday I’m in LoveThe Cure3:35
5Peek‐A‐BooSiouxsie and the Banshees3:09
6Lil’ Devil
additional engineer:
Bruce Buchalter
engineer and mixer:
Andy Wallace
assistant producer:
George Drakoulias
producer:
Rick Rubin
bass guitar:
Jamie Stewart
drums (drum set):
Les Warner
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Billy Duffy
instruments:
Billy Duffy
tambourine:
Ian Astbury
vocals:
Ian Astbury
music videos:
Lil' Devil by The Cult
recording of:
Lil' Devil
lyricist:
Ian Astbury
composer:
Billy Duffy
publisher:
Screenchoice Ltd. and Tayminster Ltd.
sub-publisher:
Warner Chappell Music France
The Cult2:45
751st StateNew Model Army2:33
8Ziggy StardustBauhaus3:14
9So Alive
recording of:
So Alive
lyricist:
Daniel Ash
composer:
Daniel Ash, David J and Kevin Haskins
Love and Rockets4:13
10Monkey Gone to HeavenPixies2:57
11CannonballThe Breeders3:34
12Iceblink LuckCocteau Twins3:17
13April Skies
producer:
Bill Price
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA Records Ltd. (in 1987)
recording of:
April Skies
writer:
Jim Reid and William Reid
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (in 1987)
The Jesus and Mary Chain3:11
14Elois
engineer and producer:
Jon Kelly
cover recording of:
Eloise
lyricist and composer:
Paul Ryan (in 1968)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Hill & Range
The Damned5:09
15Love Like BloodKilling Joke4:25
16This Is Not a Love SongPublic Image Ltd.4:12
17Lust for Life
engineer:
Eduard Meyer and Colin Thurston
producer:
Bewlay Bros.
bass guitar:
Tony Sales (from 1977-06-04 until 1977-06-18)
drums (drum set), shakers and tambourine:
Hunt Sales (from 1977-06-04 until 1977-06-18)
guitar:
Carlos Alomar (from 1977-06-04 until 1977-06-18) and Ricky Gardiner (from 1977-06-04 until 1977-06-18)
piano:
David Bowie (from 1977-06-04 until 1977-06-18)
background vocals:
Hunt Sales (from 1977-06-04 until 1977-06-18) and Tony Sales (from 1977-06-04 until 1977-06-18)
lead vocals:
Iggy Pop (from 1977-06-04 until 1977-06-18)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Thousand Mile, Inc. (in 1977, in 1990) and Virgin Records America (in 1977)
recorded at:
Hansa Studio III in Berlin, Germany (from 1977-06-04 until 1977-06-18)
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 67), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 147) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 325)
recording of:
Lust for Life (from 1977-06-04 until 1977-06-18)
lyricist:
Iggy Pop
composer:
David Bowie and Iggy Pop
publisher:
Bewlay Bros. Music, EMI Music, Fleur Music Ltd., Tintoretto Music, Virgin Music, Bug Music (in 1988) and James Osterberg Music (in 1988)
Iggy Pop5:12
18CarsGary Numan3:55
19Enjoy the SilenceDepeche Mode4:14
2CD
#TitleArtistLength
1Pure MorningPlacebo4:15
2My Favourite GameThe Cardigans3:37
3FirestarterThe Prodigy4:40
4Song 2Blur2:01
5RocksPrimal Scream3:36
6HedonismSkunk Anansie3:26
7WonderwallOasis4:19
8Karma Police
recorded in:
United Kingdom (from 1996-07 until 1997-03)
recording engineer and producer:
Nigel Godrich and Radiohead
programming:
Thom Yorke
assistant engineer:
Jon Bailey, Gerard Navarro and Chris Scard
mixer and editor:
Nigel Godrich
bass guitar and bass synthesizer:
Colin Greenwood (from 1996-07 until 1997-03)
drums (drum set):
Philip Selway (from 1996-07 until 1997-03)
effects and background vocals:
Ed O’Brien (from 1996-07 until 1997-03)
glockenspiel, keyboard, mellotron and organ:
Jonny Greenwood (from 1996-07 until 1997-03)
guitar:
Jonny Greenwood (from 1996-07 until 1997-03), Ed O’Brien (from 1996-07 until 1997-03) and Thom Yorke (from 1996-07 until 1997-03)
percussion:
Colin Greenwood (from 1996-07 until 1997-03), Ed O’Brien (from 1996-07 until 1997-03) and Philip Selway (from 1996-07 until 1997-03)
piano:
Jonny Greenwood (from 1996-07 until 1997-03) and Thom Yorke (from 1996-07 until 1997-03)
vocals:
Thom Yorke (from 1996-07 until 1997-03)
conductor:
Nick Ingman (from 1996-07 until 1997-03)
strings arranger:
Radiohead
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (in 1997) and XL Recordings Ltd. (in 2017)
music videos:
Karma Police by Radiohead
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 10) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 279)
recording of:
Karma Police (from 1996-07 until 1997-03)
writer:
Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O’Brien, Philip Selway and Thom Yorke
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. and Warner/Chappell Music Canada Ltd.
Radiohead4:22
9It’s the End of the World as We Know ItR.E.M.4:04
10No RainBlind Melon3:36
11I Touch MyselfDivinyls3:47
12Mandinka
engineer:
Kevin Moloney
co-producer:
Kevin Moloney
producer:
Sinéad O’Connor
mixer:
Chris Birkett, Lloyd Phillips and Terence Morris a.k.a. t.roy
acoustic guitar [ac. gtrs.] and electric guitar [elec. gtrs]:
Marco Pirroni
bass guitar [bass gtrs.]:
‘Spike’ Hollifield
drum machine [machines] and drums (drum set) [drum kit]:
John Reynolds
electric guitar [elec. gtr.] and lead vocals [all vocals]:
Sinéad O’Connor
keyboard [keyboards] and synthesizer [synths.]:
Mike Clowes
arranger:
Sinéad O’Connor
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records (in 1987) and Ensign Records Ltd. (in 1987)
recorded at:
Oasis Studio in Camden, London, England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Tapestry Studios in London, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Mandinka
lyricist and composer:
Sinéad O’Connor
publisher:
Dizzy Heights Music Publishing Ltd.
Sinéad O’Connor3:47
13Midlife CrisisFaith No More4:18
14Pretend We’re DeadL73:55
15Would?
recording engineer and mixer:
Rick Parashar
artist & repertoire support:
Nick Terzo
producer:
Alice in Chains and Rick Parashar
bass guitar:
Mike Starr
drums (drum set):
Sean Kinney
guitar and background vocals:
Jerry Cantrell
lead vocals:
Jerry Cantrell and Layne Staley
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1992)
music videos:
Would? by Alice in Chains
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (number: 88) and The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 353)
recording of:
Would?
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Cantrell
publisher:
Buttnugget Publishing and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Alice in Chains3:27
16Kiss Off
recording of:
Kiss Off
lyricist and composer:
Gordon Gano
publisher:
Gorno Music Publishing, Gorno Music (in 1978) and Copyright Control (in 1982)
Violent Femmes2:56
17PeachesThe Stranglers4:05
18Town Called Malice
producer:
The Jam and Peter Wilson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Ltd. (UK) (in 1982)
recorded at:
Air Recording Studio No. 1 in London, England, United Kingdom (in 1981-12)
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 151)
recording of:
Town Called Malice
lyricist and composer:
Paul Weller
publisher:
Notting Hill Music (UK) Ltd., Stylist Music Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing MGB Australia
The Jam2:53
19How Soon Is Now?The Smiths6:45
20Under the Milky WayThe Church4:56