Facing the Other Way: The Story of 4AD (limited edition)

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Annotation

Comes with the strictly limited edition of 1,000 copies of the book containing 2 CDs: a 42-track retrospective of the 4AD label

Annotation last modified on 2015-10-10 17:00 UTC.

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1: Volume One: 1980–1989
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1Hu
producer:
Dif Juz
Dif Juz2:54
2Zoo Music Girl
drums (drum set):
Phillip Calvert
electric bass guitar:
Tracy Pew
electric guitar:
Rowland S. Howard (Australian rock musician)
guest trumpet:
Phillip Jackson
organ:
Mick Harvey
lead vocals:
Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer)
recording of:
Zoo-Music Girl
lyricist:
Nick Cave (Australian singer‐songwriter, musician and score composer)
composer:
Rowland S. Howard (Australian rock musician)
The Birthday Party42:36
3Hate My Way
Throwing Muses4:06
4Rema‐Rema
producer:
Rema‐Rema
performer:
Wally Brill
recording of:
Rema-Rema
Rema‐Rema4:27
5Anonymity
Dance Chapter4:52
6Time Again for the Golden Sunset
Matt Johnson3:52
7Dark Entries
recording of:
Dark Entries
writer:
Daniel Ash, David John Haskins, Kevin Haskins and Peter Murphy (UK singer & musician)
Bauhaus3:52
8No Human Can Drown
Clan of Xymox3:26
9Barge Calm
B.C.Gilbert and G.Lewis1:06
10Sado‐Masochism Is a Must
drum machine programming:
Ray Shulman (Gentle Giant)
producer:
A.R. Kane (British dreampop duo) and Robin Guthrie (guitarist in Cocteau Twins)
recording of:
Sado-Masochism Is a Must
writer:
A.R. Kane (British dreampop duo)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
A.R.Kane3:19
11Musette and Drums
recording of:
Musette and Drums
Cocteau Twins4:38
12Schopska pesen (Le Mystère des voix Bulgares)
recording engineer:
Marcel Cellier
Bulgarian State Radio & Television Female Vocal Choir1:29
13L’Esclave endormi
Richenel6:44
14Gathering Dust
recording of:
Gathering Dust
writer:
Robert Brian, Michael Conroy, Robbie Grey, Gary McDowell and Stephen Walker (of Modern English)
Modern English4.54:22
15Mercy Seat
recording of:
Mercy Seat
lyricist and composer:
Kurt Ralske
Ultra Vivid Scene4:07
16Die Laughing
engineer:
John Fryer (British producer and engineer) and Eric Radcliffe
producer:
John Fryer (British producer and engineer), In Camera (early 80s post-punk) and Eric Radcliffe
recorded at and mixed at:
Blackwing Studios (London, UK) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Die Laughing
writer:
In Camera (early 80s post-punk)
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
In Camera4:35
17Tony’s Theme
recording of:
Tony’s Theme
lyricist and composer:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist)
Pixies1:52
18Baby I Love You So
cover recording of:
Baby I Love You So
lyricist and composer:
Horace Swaby
publisher:
Pablo Music (Jamaican publishing)
Colourbox3:18
19Geheimnis
Xmal Deutschland3:19
20In Power We Entrust the Love Advocated
engineer:
Joe Gillingham and Kenny Jones (UK engineer)
producer:
Dead Can Dance (Australian musical project)
recorded at and mixed at:
Vineyard Studios (London, Vineyard Sound Studios) in Southwark, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
engineered at:
Vineyard Studios (London, Vineyard Sound Studios) in Southwark, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1984)
recording of:
In Power We Entrust the Love Advocated (in 1984)
writer:
Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry (Dead Can Dance)
composer:
Gus Ferguson (Alexander James Ferguson), Lisa Gerrard, Brendan Perry (Dead Can Dance), James Pinker, Scott Roger (Dead Can Dance bassist) and Peter Ulrich
Dead Can Dance4.254:11
21These Waves
Pieter Nooten and Michael Brook3:11
22Song to the Siren
engineer:
John Fryer (British producer and engineer)
co-producer:
John Fryer (British producer and engineer)
producer:
John Fryer (British producer and engineer) and Ivo Watts‐Russell
bass guitar:
Michael Conroy
electric guitar:
Robin Guthrie (guitarist in Cocteau Twins) and Gary McDowell
keyboard:
Marian Young (played keyboard in the 1980s)
vocals:
Elizabeth Fraser (Cocteau Twins) and Gordon Sharp (Cindytalk)
recorded at:
Blackwing Studios (London, UK) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
part of:
Pitchfork: The Story of Goth in 33 Songs
cover recording of:
Song to the Siren
lyricist and writer:
Larry Beckett and Tim Buckley (1960s~1970s US vocalist, songwriter, guitarist & producer)
composer:
Tim Buckley (1960s~1970s US vocalist, songwriter, guitarist & producer)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Third Story Music, Inc. and Tim Buckley Music
This Mortal Coil3.53:32
▼ CD 2: Volume Two: 1990–1999
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1Game of Broken Hearts
engineer and producer:
Joshua Heller and Tarnation
recording of:
Game of Broken Hearts
lyricist and composer:
Paula Frazer
publisher:
Tarnation Music Publishing
Tarnation3:04
2Laura
assistant engineer:
Lincoln Fong and Mitsuo Tate
engineer and producer:
Robin Guthrie (guitarist in Cocteau Twins)
bass guitar:
Steve Rippon
drums (drum set):
Chris Acland
guitar:
Emma Anderson (UK songwriter, guitarist & singer for Lush & Sing-Sing) and Miki Berenyi
vocals:
Emma Anderson (UK songwriter, guitarist & singer for Lush & Sing-Sing) and Miki Berenyi
recording of:
Laura
writer:
Emma Anderson (UK songwriter, guitarist & singer for Lush & Sing-Sing)
Lush33:26
3Blue Mug
assistant recording engineer:
Svanni
recording engineer:
Pálli Borg
programming and producer:
Alfred More and Biggi Veira
co-producer:
Pálli Borg
mixer:
GusGus (Icelandic band) and Pálli Borg
snare drum [jazz snare]:
Gudmundur R. Einarsson
vocals:
Hafdis Huld
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
4AD Records Ltd. (in 1999)
recorded at and mixed at:
The Green Room in Reykjavík, Höfuðborgarsvæðið, Iceland
recording of:
Blue Mug
lyricist and composer:
Siggi Kjartansson
previously attributed to:
Daníel Ágúst, Stefán Árni, Baldur Stefánsson, Birgir Þórarinsson, Hafdis Huld, Magnús Guðmundsson, Magnús Jónsson (GusGus) and Stephan Stephensen
publisher:
PolyGram Island Music
GusGus4:12
4As We Could Ever
His Name Is Alive2:41
5Me and My Charms
Kristin Hersh4:18
6Make Out Club
Unrest4:21
7Honey Tree
recording of:
Honey Tree
The Wolfgang Press2:54
8Mysteries of the Unexplained
Tanya Donelly4:52
9The Vanishing Spies
Frank Black3:39
10Slow Breakdown
Michael Brook2:34
11Coco Crush
Starry Smooth Hound4:42
12Dagger
recording engineer:
Alex Russell
producer:
Ivo Watts‐Russell
mixer:
John Fryer (British producer and engineer)
strings arranger:
Audrey Riley
cover recording of:
Dagger
lyricist and composer:
Neil Halstead
The Hope Blister4:55
13Only Human
Heidi Berry3:54
14Mercy
Mojave 34:47
15New Year
The Breeders1:58
16Hair Shoes
recording of:
Hair Shoes
Pale Saints5:48
17Road, River & Rail
producer:
Cocteau Twins
recorded at:
September Sound in Twickenham, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Road, River and Rail
writer:
Elizabeth Fraser (Cocteau Twins), Robin Guthrie (guitarist in Cocteau Twins) and Simon Raymonde
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
Cocteau Twins43:19
18Take Me Out
Red House Painters4:47
19Sanvean (I Am Your Shadow)
engineer:
Robin Gray
producer:
Lisa Gerrard
mixer:
Guy Charbonneau
vocals:
Lisa Gerrard
orchestra:
Victorian Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
John Bonnar
arranger:
John Bonnar
recorded at:
Allan Eaton Studios in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
recording of:
Sanvean (I Am Your Shadow)
composer:
Andrew Claxton and Lisa Gerrard
Lisa Gerrard4.353:51
20The Darkest Night of All
Lisa Germano4:41

Credits

Release

art direction:Vaughan Oliver (British graphic designer at v23)
phonographic copyright (℗) by and licensed from:4AD
glass mastered by:Sony DADC UK Ltd. (Southwater)
glass mastered at:Sony DADC Southwater in Southwater, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/5238954 [info]