Rare Frequencies

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Annotation

FIXME: A collection of fanclub singles, according to a note on http://musicbrainz.org/edit/2233796 Can't identify this one, though.

Tracklist

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#TitleLength
1Deck the Halls
cover recording of:
Deck the Halls
lyricist:
Thomas Oliphant
composer:
[traditional]
is based on:
Nos Galan (Talhaiarn, “Goreu pleser ar Nos Galan”)
1:17
2Parade of the Wooden Soldiers
cover recording of:
The Parade of the Wooden Soldiers (ballad)
lyricist:
Ballard MacDonald (in 1922)
composer:
Léon Jessel (in 1897)
version of:
Die Parade der Zinnsoldaten, op. 123
2:21
3See No Evil
cover recording of:
See No Evil
lyricist and composer:
Tom Verlaine
publisher:
Double Exposure Music
2:51
4Good King Wenceslas
cover recording of:
Good King Wenceslas
lyricist:
John Mason Neale (in 1853)
composer:
[traditional] (from 1201 until 1301)
arranger:
Thomas Helmore (in 1853)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 24754)
is based on:
Tempus adest floridum
2:00
5Academy Fight Song
cover recording of:
Academy Fight Song
lyricist and composer:
Clint Conley
3:12
6Ghost Reindeer in the Sky
2:19
7Summertime
cover recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1934), Dorothy Heyward (in 1934) and DuBose Heyward (in 1934)
composer:
George Gershwin (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc., Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited, Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
4:52
8Baby Baby
cover recording of:
Baby Baby (The Vibrators)
lyricist and composer:
Ian Carnochan
3:02
9Christmas Griping
recording of:
Christmas Griping
2:53
10Where’s Captain Kirk?
cover recording of:
Where's Captain Kirk?
composer:
Mark Coalfield and Spizz
publisher:
Orwell-Endwell and Warner Chappell
2:30
11Toyland
1:40
12Silver Bells
3:32
13Sex Bomb
cover recording of:
Sex Bomb (Will Shatter song)
writer:
Will Shatter
5:43
14Christmas in Tunisia
recording of:
Christmas in Tunisia
5:01
15Wall of Death
producer and mixer:
John Keane
steel guitar:
John Keane
cover recording of:
Wall of Death
lyricist and composer:
Richard Thompson
3:11
16I Walked With a Zombie
producer:
John Keane and R.E.M.
cover recording of:
I Walked With a Zombie
writer:
Roky Erickson
3:12
17Ghost Rider
cover recording of:
Ghost Rider
writer:
Martin Rev and Alan Vega
publisher:
Revoga Music Co. (in 1977) and Stanphyl Music, Inc. (in 1977)
3:40
18Funtime
live cover recording of:
Funtime
writer:
David Bowie and Iggy Pop
publisher:
James Osterberg Music and Tintoretto Music
cover recording of:
Funtime
writer:
David Bowie and Iggy Pop
publisher:
James Osterberg Music and Tintoretto Music
2:15
19Photograph
producer:
Scott Litt and R.E.M.
mixer:
Scott Litt
bass:
Mike Mills
drums (drum set):
Bill Berry
guitar:
Peter Buck
background vocals:
Natalie Merchant
vocals:
Michael Stipe
mixed at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Photograph
writer:
Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Natalie Merchant, Mike Mills and Michael Stipe
publisher:
Indian Love Bride Music and Night Garden Music
3:34
20Pop Song ’89 (acoustic)
recording of:
Pop Song 89
writer:
Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Michael Stipe
publisher:
Night Garden Music
2:56
21Gardening at Night
recording of:
Gardening at Night
lyricist and composer:
Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Michael Stipe
4:46
22Dark Globe
producer:
Scott Litt and R.E.M.
cover recording of:
Dark Globe (Wouldn’t You Miss Me)
lyricist and composer:
Syd Barrett
publisher:
Lupus Music Co. Ltd and Universal Music Careers
1:55
23Alive and Living Now
5:39