Never Mind the Mainstream… The Best of MTV’s 120 Minutes, Volume 1

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Tracklist

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1Higher Ground
additional engineer:
Michael Beinhorn
engineer:
Garth Richardson (Canadian music producer and engineer)
producer:
Michael Beinhorn
mixer:
Dave Jerden and Garth Richardson (Canadian music producer and engineer)
bass:
Flea (US bassist)
drums (drum set):
Chad Smith (drummer from Red Hot Chili Peppers)
guitar:
John Frusciante
background vocals:
Sir Babs, Vicki Calhoun, Aklia Chinn, Bruno Deron, Joel Virgel Viergel, Iris Parker, Julie Ritter, Randy Ruff, Gretchen Seager, Jack Sherman, Laura Spinosa, Kristen Vigard, WAG (add compilations to this artist) and Merrill Ward
lead vocals:
Anthony Kiedis
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1989) and EMI Records USA (formerly EMI USA, renamed since early 1990s) (in 1989)
produced for:
Demolition Sound
recorded at:
Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
Higher Ground
lyricist and composer:
Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Black Bull Music, Inc., Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Stein & Van Stock, Inc.
Red Hot Chili Peppers4.053:24
2Sometime to Return
producer:
Lenny Kaye and Ed Stasium (US record producer & audio engineer)
recording of:
Sometime to Return
lyricist and composer:
Dave Pirner
Soul Asylum43:30
3Fools Gold
producer and mixer:
John Leckie
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Silvertone Records Ltd. (company credits only; file NO releases here!) (in 1990)
music videos:
Fools Gold (Music video) by The Stone Roses
part of:
NME: Greatest “Indie” Anthems Ever: 2007 (number: 32) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 145)
recording of:
Fools Gold
writer:
Ian Brown (UK singer, member of Stone Roses) and John Squire
The Stone Roses4.654:19
4Wasteland
producer:
The Mission (Gothic rock band) and Tim Palmer (British producer/mixer)
recording of:
Wasteland (from 1986-08 until 1986-09)
lyricist:
Wayne Hussey
composer:
Craig Adams (bass player for Sisters of Mercy/The Mission), Mick Brown (British drummer of the gothic rock band The Mission), Simon Hinkler and Wayne Hussey
The Mission55:42
5See a Little Light
assistant engineer:
Mark Tanzer
engineer:
Lou Giordano (Boston engineer), Steve Haigler and Heidi Hanschu
producer:
Bob Mould
mixer:
Steve Haigler
bass guitar:
Tony Maimone
cello:
Jane Scarpantoni (cellist)
drums (drum set):
Anton Fier (drummer)
guitar, keyboard, mandolin, percussion and lead vocals:
Bob Mould
recorded at:
Grog Kill Studio in Woodstock, New York, United States and Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota, United States
mixed at:
Blue Jay Recording Studios in Carlisle, Massachusetts, United States
recording of:
See a Little Light
lyricist and composer:
Bob Mould
Bob Mould53:34
6Under the Milky Way
assistant engineer:
Duane Seykora
engineer:
Shep Lonsdale
producer:
The Church, Greg Ladanyi and Waddy Wachtel
mixer:
Greg Ladanyi, Shep Lonsdale and Waddy Wachtel
bass and lead vocals:
Steve Kilbey
drums (drum set):
Richard Ploog
guitar:
Peter Koppes and Marty Willson-Piper
keyboard:
Greg Kuehn
synclavier:
Awesome Welles
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1988)
recording of:
Under the Milky Way
writer:
Karin Jansson and Steve Kilbey
The Church4.355:01
7Carolyn’s Fingers
producer:
Cocteau Twins
recording of:
Carolyn’s Fingers
writer:
Elizabeth Fraser (Cocteau Twins), Robin Guthrie (guitarist in Cocteau Twins) and Simon Raymonde
Cocteau Twins53:08
8World Shut Your Mouth
producer:
Ed Stasium (US record producer & audio engineer)
recording of:
World Shut Your Mouth
lyricist and composer:
Julian Cope
Julian Cope4.53:35
9Mandinka
engineer:
Kevin Moloney
co-producer:
Kevin Moloney
producer:
Sinéad O’Connor (Irish singer-songwriter)
mixer:
Chris Birkett, Lloyd Phillips and Terence Morris a.k.a. t.roy
acoustic guitar [ac. gtrs.] and electric guitar [elec. gtrs]:
Marco Pirroni (British musician and producer)
bass guitar [bass gtrs.]:
‘Spike’ Hollifield
drum machine [machines] and drums (drum set) [drum kit]:
John Reynolds (Irish producer, drummer for Jah Wobble)
electric guitar [elec. gtr.] and lead vocals [all vocals]:
Sinéad O’Connor (Irish singer-songwriter)
keyboard [keyboards] and synthesizer [synths.]:
Mike Clowes
arranger:
Sinéad O’Connor (Irish singer-songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Ensign Records Ltd. (company; do NOT use as release label) (in 1987)
recorded at:
Oasis Studio (Camden, London) in Camden, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Tapestry Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Mandinka
lyricist and composer:
Sinéad O’Connor (Irish singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Dizzy Heights Music Publishing Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Sinéad O’Connor3.753:52
10Kool Thing
recording engineer:
Nick Sansano
producer:
Ron Saint Germain, Nick Sansano and Sonic Youth
mixer:
Ron Saint Germain
guest lead vocals:
Chuck D
lead vocals:
Kim Gordon
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 288)
recording of:
Kool Thing
lyricist:
Kim Gordon
composer:
Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore (US guitarist, singer and songwriter; Sonic Youth), Lee Ranaldo and Steve Shelley (drummer)
Sonic Youth3.64:09
11Balloon Man
producer:
Pat Collier, Robyn Hitchcock, Andy Metcalfe (The Soft Boys, Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians) and Morris Windsor (The Soft Boys, Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians, Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3)
bass and keyboard:
Andy Metcalfe (The Soft Boys, Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians)
drums (drum set) and background vocals:
Morris Windsor (The Soft Boys, Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians, Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3)
guest mandolin:
Chris Cox (UK bassist and singer/songwriter)
guitar:
Robyn Hitchcock
vocals:
Robyn Hitchcock
recording of:
Balloon Man (in 1988)
lyricist and composer:
Robyn Hitchcock
Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians43:34
12Put the Message in the Box
recording of:
Put the Message in the Box
lyricist and composer:
Karl Wallinger
World Party44:21
13Dear God
mastering:
Ian Cooper (UK mastering engineer)
engineer and producer:
Todd Rundgren
recording of:
Dear God
lyricist and composer:
Andy Partridge
XTC43:37
14Ana Ng
engineer:
Al Houghton
producer:
Bill Krauss
accordion, autoharp, background vocals and lead vocals:
John Linnell (from 1988-03 until 1988-06)
electric guitar:
John Flansburgh (from 1988-03 until 1988-06)
spoken vocals [bridge monologue]:
Lisa Klapp (Ana Ng) (from 1988-03 until 1988-06)
recorded at:
Dubway Studios in New York, New York, United States (from 1988-03 until 1988-06)
mixed at:
Dubway Studio, Times Square in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Ana Ng (from 1988-03 until 1988-06)
writer:
John Flansburgh and John Linnell
publisher:
TMBG Music
They Might Be Giants4.33:22
15Eye of Fatima, Part 1
recording of:
Eye of Fatima, Part 1
writer:
Victor Krummenacher, Greg Lisher, David Lowery, Chris Pedersen and Jonathan Segel
Camper Van Beethoven42:39
16I 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 English43:56