Indie Top 20, Volume VII

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

UK 1989 vinyl release
Label: Beechwood Music - Cat#: TT07 - EAN: 5 016553 100710

Annotation last modified on 2006-02-09 00:04 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Monkey Gone to Heaven
assistant engineer:
Matt Lane (engineer) and 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 and engineered at:
Downtown Recorders in Boston, Massachusetts, United States
mixed at:
Carriage House Studios in Stamford, Connecticut, United States
produced at:
Downtown Recorders in Boston, Massachusetts, United States
part of:
NME: Greatest “Indie” Anthems Ever: 2007 (number: 35), Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 49) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 410)
recording of:
Monkey Gone to Heaven
lyricist and composer:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist)
Pixies3.72:59
2Made of Stone
engineer:
Paul Schroeder (UK rock/pop producer, engineer & remixer)
producer:
John Leckie
bass guitar:
Gary Mounfield
drums (drum set) and background vocals:
Reni
guitar:
John Squire
vocals:
Ian Brown (UK singer, member of Stone Roses)
recorded at:
Rockfield Studios in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom (from 1988-08 until 1989-01)
recording of:
Made of Stone
writer:
Ian Brown (UK singer, member of Stone Roses) and John Squire
publisher:
Concord Copyrights London Limited
The Stone Roses4.24:14
3Ana Ng
recording of:
Ana Ng
writer:
John Flansburgh and John Linnell
publisher:
TMBG Music
They Might Be Giants3:18
4Eardrum Buzz
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Rico Conning
recording of:
Eardrum Buzz
writer:
Bruce Gilbert (UK musician; guitarist in Wire), Robert Gotobed (drummer in Wire), Graham Lewis (bassist in Wire) and Colin Newman (UK vocalist / songwriter)
Wire54:15
5Dizzy
Throwing Muses3:24
6Polish Plain
recording of:
Polish Plain
writer:
Alan Prosser and Ian Telfer
Oysterband3:52
7Rain, Steam, Speed
The Men They Couldn’t Hang5:09
8My Love Is Like a Gift You Can't Return
The Man From Delmonte3:06
9Joe
Inspiral Carpets3:23
10Happy Shopper
The Wolfhounds2:20
11Freak Scene
engineer:
Paul Q. Kolderie and Sean Slade
producer:
J Mascis (US musician, member of Dinosaur Jr.)
bass:
Lou Barlow
drums (drum set):
Murph (US drummer for Dinosaur Jr./The Lemonheads)
guitar:
J Mascis (US musician, member of Dinosaur Jr.)
vocals:
Lou Barlow and J Mascis (US musician, member of Dinosaur Jr.)
recorded at:
Fort Apache North in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
part of:
NME: Greatest “Indie” Anthems Ever: 2007 (number: 46) and Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time (2026-05-04) (number: 55)
recording of:
Freak Scene
lyricist and composer:
J Mascis (US musician, member of Dinosaur Jr.)
publisher:
Spam as the Bread Music
Dinosaur Jr.4.53:34
12Kansas
recording of:
Kansas
The Wolfgang Press3:30
13You, Me & Everything
recording of:
You Me & Everything
lyricist:
Colin Angus
composer:
The Shamen
publisher:
amokshasong
The Shamen3:56
14Mercy 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 Scene3:58
15Time to Kill
The Perfect Disaster4:05
16Baby You're Just You
The Pastels5:13
17Sugar Luv
Lunachicks3:18
18Preachin' & Ramblin'
Thee Hypnotics3:52
19White Knuckle Ride
Danielle Dax2:46
20Deanna
recording engineer and mixer:
Tony Cohen
engineer:
Tony Cohen and Flood (British producer Mark Ellis)
producer:
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
acoustic guitar, bass and drums (drum set):
Mick Harvey
guitar:
Blixa Bargeld (German musician) and Kid Congo Powers
Hammond organ and lead vocals:
Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer)
recording of:
Deanna
lyricist and composer:
Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer)
publisher:
Mute Song (international)
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds53:43

Credits

Release

ASIN:UK: B000053IQI [info]

Release group

part of:Indie Top 20 (number: 7) (order: 6)
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000988759 [info]