Dark Side of the 80s

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Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Lullaby
assistant engineer:
Roy Spong and Richard Sullivan
engineer:
David M. Allen (UK producer/engineer/remixer (mainly new-wave/synth-pop/goth)) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
producer:
David M. Allen (UK producer/engineer/remixer (mainly new-wave/synth-pop/goth)), Chris Parry, Mark Saunders (UK record producer) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
mixer:
Chris Parry, Mark Saunders (UK record producer) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
bass guitar:
Simon Gallup (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
drums (drum set):
Boris Williams (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
guitar:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (from 1988-11 until 1989-02) and Porl Thompson (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
keyboard:
Simon Gallup (from 1988-11 until 1989-02), Roger O’Donnell (from 1988-11 until 1989-02) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
lead vocals:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
remixer:
Chris Parry, Mark Saunders (UK record producer) and Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
performer:
Laurence Tolhurst (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
recorded at:
Outside Studios (Sarm Hook End) in Checkendon, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
mixed at:
RAK Studio Three in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1989)
music videos:
Lullaby by The Cure
recording of:
Lullaby (from 1988-11 until 1989-02)
lyricist:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
composer:
Simon Gallup, Roger O’Donnell, Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure), Porl Thompson, Laurence Tolhurst and Boris Williams
publisher:
Fiction Songs Ltd. (in 1989)
music quoted on:
I Don't Know
The Cure4.14:10
2She Sells Sanctuary
producer:
Steve Brown (engineer/music producer)
recording of:
She Sells Sanctuary
writer:
Ian Astbury (vocalist for The Cult) and Billy Duffy
The Cult3.54:14
3This Corrosion
recording of:
This Corrosion
lyricist and composer:
Andrew Eldritch
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
The Sisters of Mercy45:34
4Wasteland
recording of:
Wasteland
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 Mission45:02
5Happy House
producer:
Nigel Gray (UK producer) and Siouxsie and the Banshees
recording of:
Happy House
lyricist:
Siouxsie Sioux
composer:
Steven Severin and Siouxsie Sioux
publisher:
Chappell and Pure Noise (Siouxsie and the Banshees publisher)
Siouxsie and the Banshees4.73:50
6Eloise
cover recording of:
Eloise
lyricist and composer:
Paul Ryan (UK singer, songwriter & producer) (in 1968)
The Damned35:07
7The Killing Moon
recording of:
The Killing Moon
writer:
Pete de Freitas, Ian McCulloch (Echo & the Bunnymen), Les Pattinson and Will Sergeant
Echo & the Bunnymen44:26
8Ziggy Stardust
engineer:
Mike Robinson (engineer)
producer:
Bauhaus (UK gothic rock band) and John Sparrow (UK recording engineer and producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Beggars Banquet (in 1982)
cover recording of:
Ziggy Stardust
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie
publisher:
BMG RM Chrysalis Music France, Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Chrysalis Music Group Inc., Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher), Éditer à Paris, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing France, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), Fleur Music Ltd. (publisher), Jones Music America, Mainman Saag (New York), Tintoretto Music, フジパシフィックミュージック, 渡辺音楽出版 CM事業部, イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Bauhaus43:10
9April Skies
producer:
Bill Price (UK producer/engineer)
vocals:
Jim Reid (Jesus and Mary Chain)
recording of:
April Skies
writer:
Jim Reid (Jesus and Mary Chain) and William Reid (guitarist, The Jesus and Mary Chain)
The Jesus and Mary Chain4.353:59
10Never Take Me Alive
engineer:
Neill King
recording of:
Never Take Me Alive
lyricist and composer:
Kirk Brandon
Spear of Destiny4.54:14
11The Beat(en) Generation
recording engineer and mixer:
Felix Kendall (UK recording engineer)
additional engineer:
'Mini' Matt Howe (producer and engineer), Stuart James (UK producer aka "Jammer), Warne Livesey and Roli Mosimann
assistant engineer:
JP Baptiste, Karen Down, Geoff Foster (sound engineer), Noel Rafferty and Wellard Walsh
producer:
Matt Johnson (English singer/songwriter for “The The”) and Warne Livesey
accordion and piano:
Wix (UK / Paul Wickens)
acoustic guitar:
Matt Johnson (English singer/songwriter for “The The”) and Warne Livesey
additional harmonica and electric guitar:
Johnny Marr
bass guitar:
James Eller
drums (drum set):
David Palmer (drummer (ABC/The The))
harmonica:
Mark Feltham
background vocals:
Geoff Foster (sound engineer), Johnson (English singer/songwriter for “The The”), Livesey and Marr
lead vocals:
Matt Johnson (English singer/songwriter for “The The”)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 2002)
recording of:
The Beat(en) Generation (from 1988-10 until 1989-05)
lyricist and composer:
Matt Johnson (English singer/songwriter for “The The”)
publisher:
Lazarus Music Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd.
The The3.53:05
12Love Like Blood
recording of:
Love Like Blood
writer:
Jaz Coleman, Paul Ferguson, Paul Raven (UK bassist) and Geordie Walker
Killing Joke44:10
13Moonchild
recording of:
Moonchild
writer:
The Nephilim (English gothic rock band)
publisher:
Momentum Music Ltd.
Fields of the Nephilim34:25
14No RestNew Model Army44:12
15Pretty in Pink
engineer:
Will Gosling and Phil Thornalley
producer:
Steve Lillywhite
recording of:
Pretty in Pink
writer:
John Ashton, Richard Butler (singer), Tim Butler, Vincent Paul Davey, Duncan Kilburn and Roger Morris (UK guitarist for The Psychedelic Furs)
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30)
The Psychedelic Furs4.53:59
16Monkey Gone to Heaven
assistant engineer:
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:
Downtown Recorders in Boston, Massachusetts, United States
mixed at:
Carriage House Studios in Stamford, Connecticut, United States
part of:
NME: Greatest “Indie” Anthems Ever: 2007 (number: 35) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 49)
recording of:
Monkey Gone to Heaven
lyricist and composer:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist)
Pixies3.82:55
17Mr. Pharmacist
recording of:
Mister Pharmacist
composer:
Jeff Nowlen
The Fall2:18
18Brassneck
The Wedding Present3:37
19Christine
The House of Love3:23
20Martha’s Harbour
engineer:
Tony Phillips (engineer, mix, remix credits)
producer:
Paul Samwell-Smith
guitar:
Tim Bricheno (in 1987)
vocals:
Julianne Regan (in 1987)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!) (in 1988)
recorded at:
Ridge Farm in Dorking, Surrey, England, United Kingdom (in 1987) and The Manor in Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1987)
part of:
The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 369)
recording of:
Martha’s Harbour (in 1987)
writer:
Tim Bricheno, Andy Cousin and Julianne Regan
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd.
All About Eve3.53:03
CD 2