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Released | October 20, 1998 | |||
Recorded | 1987 | –1991|||
Studio | Noise New York (New York City, NY) | |||
Genre | Experimental rock | |||
Length | 288:27 | |||
Label | Shimmy Disc | |||
Producer | Kramer | |||
Bongwater chronology | ||||
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Box of Bongwater is a career-spanning four-disc box-set of the band Bongwater, released on October 20, 1998 through Shimmy Disc. It contains almost all of the band's recorded output, including four studio albums, an EP, a single, and an edit of a compilation track. The tracks were completely remastered by Alan Douches and Kramer for their inclusion in the set.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | From the album | Length |
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1. | "Ride My See-Saw" | John Lodge | Breaking No New Ground! | 3:53 |
2. | "Barely Coping" | Kramer, Ann Magnuson | Breaking No New Ground! | 3:11 |
3. | "4 Sticks" | Jimmy Page, Robert Plant | Breaking No New Ground! | 3:13 |
4. | "U.S.O." | Kramer, Ann Magnuson | Breaking No New Ground! | 1:56 |
5. | "His New Look" | Kramer, Ann Magnuson | Breaking No New Ground! | 2:55 |
6. | "Julia" | Lennon–McCartney | Breaking No New Ground! | 3:25 |
7. | "Lesbians of Russia" | Kramer, David Licht, Ann Magnuson, Dave Rick | Double Bummer | 1:30 |
8. | "Frank" | Kramer, Ann Magnuson | Double Bummer | 1:51 |
9. | "We Did It Again" | Kevin Ayers | Double Bummer | 2:16 |
10. | "Homer" | Kramer | Double Bummer | 3:27 |
11. | "Joy Ride" | Kramer, Ann Magnuson, Dave Rick | Double Bummer | 2:57 |
12. | "Decadent Iranian Country Club" | Kramer, Ann Magnuson, Dave Rick | Double Bummer | 2:48 |
13. | "David Bowie Wants Ideas" | Kramer, Ann Magnuson | Double Bummer | 2:13 |
14. | "Rock & Roll Part 2" | Gary Glitter | Double Bummer | 3:19 |
15. | "Just May Be the One" | Michael Nesmith | Double Bummer | 1:52 |
16. | "There You Go" | Johnny Cash | Double Bummer | 2:50 |
17. | "Shark" | Kramer | Double Bummer | 1:23 |
18. | "Jimmy" | Kramer, Ann Magnuson | Double Bummer | 3:58 |
19. | "Crime" | Kramer | Double Bummer | 2:59 |
20. | "Pornography" | Kramer, Dave Rick | Double Bummer | 3:41 |
21. | "Pew" | Kramer | Double Bummer | 3:10 |
22. | "Dazed & Chinese" | Jimmy Page | Double Bummer | 3:46 |
23. | "Bullaby" | Kramer, Ann Magnuson | Double Bummer | 3:10 |
24. | "So Help Me God" | Kramer, Dave Rick | Double Bummer | 4:37 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | From the album | Length |
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1. | "His Old Look" | Kramer, Ann Magnuson | Double Bummer | 2:58 |
2. | "Stone" | Coby Batty, Kramer | Double Bummer | 2:25 |
3. | "Number" | Coby Batty, Kramer | Double Bummer | 4:43 |
4. | "Love You To" | George Harrison | Double Bummer | 2:15 |
5. | "Reaganation" | Tuli Kupferberg | Double Bummer | 3:04 |
6. | "Double Birth" | Kramer | Double Bummer | 3:18 |
7. | "Bruce" | Kramer, Ann Magnuson | Double Bummer | 2:18 |
8. | "Pool" | Kramer | Double Bummer | 4:40 |
9. | "Rain" | John Lennon | Double Bummer | 5:45 |
10. | "Havana" | Kramer | Double Bummer (CD version) | 3:31 |
11. | "Pentagon" | Kramer | Double Bummer (CD version) | 2:49 |
12. | "Truth" | Coby Batty, Kramer | Double Bummer (CD version) | 1:58 |
13. | "You Don't Love Me Yet" | Roky Erickson | You Don't Love Me Yet | 5:13 |
14. | "The Porpoise Song" | Gerry Goffin, Carole King | You Don't Love Me Yet | 4:49 |
15. | "The Living End" | Kramer, Ann Magnuson | Too Much Sleep | 2:39 |
16. | "The Drum" | Peter Blegvad, Anthony Moore | Too Much Sleep | 4:25 |
17. | "Mr. and Mrs. Hell" | Kramer, Ann Magnuson | Too Much Sleep | 3:24 |
18. | "Too Much Sleep" | Kramer | Too Much Sleep | 3:39 |
19. | "Talent Is a Vampire" | Kramer, Ann Magnuson, Dave Rick | Too Much Sleep | 5:45 |
20. | "The Bad Review" | Kramer, Ann Magnuson, Dave Rick | Too Much Sleep | 1:51 |
21. | "Ill Fated Lovers Go Time Tripping" | Kramer, Ann Magnuson, Dave Rick | Too Much Sleep | 1:52 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | From the album | Length |
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1. | "Psychedelic Sewing Room" | Kramer, Ann Magnuson | Too Much Sleep | 4:22 |
2. | "Splash 1" | Roky Erickson, Tommy Hall | Too Much Sleep | 2:19 |
3. | "He Loved the Weather" | Kramer, Ann Magnuson | Too Much Sleep | 4:06 |
4. | "Teena Stays the Same" | Kramer, Ann Magnuson | Too Much Sleep | 2:33 |
5. | "One Hand on the Road" | Kramer, Ann Magnuson | Too Much Sleep | 3:16 |
6. | "Then the Babies Return" | Kramer, Ann Magnuson | Too Much Sleep | 3:29 |
7. | "Why Are We Sleeping?" | Kevin Ayers | Too Much Sleep | 3:58 |
8. | "Khomeini Died Tonight" | Kramer, Ann Magnuson | Too Much Sleep | 1:58 |
9. | "One So Black" | Dogbowl | Too Much Sleep | 5:04 |
10. | "No Trespassing" | Kramer, Ann Magnuson | Too Much Sleep | 4:23 |
11. | "The Power of Pussy" | Kramer, Ann Magnuson | The Power of Pussy | 4:00 |
12. | "Great Radio" | Kramer, Ann Magnuson | The Power of Pussy | 4:36 |
13. | "What If?" | Kramer, Ann Magnuson | The Power of Pussy | 2:01 |
14. | "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine" | The Weavers | The Power of Pussy | 3:58 |
15. | "Chicken Pussy" | Kramer, Ann Magnuson | The Power of Pussy | 1:40 |
16. | "White Rental Car Blues" | Kramer, Ann Magnuson | The Power of Pussy | 2:19 |
17. | "Nick Cave Dolls" | Kramer, Ann Magnuson | The Power of Pussy | 4:20 |
18. | "Bedazzled" | Dudley Moore | The Power of Pussy | 2:53 |
19. | "Obscene and Pornographic Art" | Kramer, Ann Magnuson | The Power of Pussy | 3:19 |
20. | "Connie" | Kramer, Ann Magnuson, Dave Rick | The Power of Pussy | 2:37 |
21. | "What Kind of Man Reads Playboy?" | Robert Fripp, Kramer, Ann Magnuson, Andy Summers | The Power of Pussy | 2:23 |
22. | "I Need a New Tape" | Kramer, Ann Magnuson | The Power of Pussy | 1:39 |
23. | "Women Tied Up in Knots" | Kramer, Ann Magnuson | The Power of Pussy | 0:49 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | From the album | Length |
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1. | "Junior" | Kramer, Ann Magnuson, Dave Rick | The Power of Pussy | 2:16 |
2. | "Mystery Hole" | Kramer, Ann Magnuson | The Power of Pussy | 1:36 |
3. | "Time Is Coming" | Kramer, Ann Magnuson | The Power of Pussy | 2:03 |
4. | "Folk Song" | Ann Magnuson | The Power of Pussy | 9:23 |
5. | "Ye Olde Backlash" | Kramer, Ann Magnuson | The Big Sell-Out | 2:40 |
6. | "The Real Thing" | Kramer, Ann Magnuson | The Big Sell-Out | 3:09 |
7. | "Free Love Messes Up My Life" | Randolph A. Hudson III, Kramer, Ann Magnuson | The Big Sell-Out | 2:17 |
8. | "You're Like Me Now" | Randolph A. Hudson III, Kramer, Ann Magnuson | The Big Sell-Out | 4:31 |
9. | "I Wanna Talk About It Now" | Kramer | The Big Sell-Out | 3:42 |
10. | "What's Big in England Now?" | Kramer, Ann Magnuson | The Big Sell-Out | 1:44 |
11. | "Schmoozedance" | Kramer, Ann Magnuson | The Big Sell-Out | 3:52 |
12. | "Celebrity Compass" | Randolph A. Hudson III, Kramer, Ann Magnuson | The Big Sell-Out | 3:26 |
13. | "When Johnnie Dies" | Kramer, Ann Magnuson | The Big Sell-Out | 3:49 |
14. | "The Big Sell-Out" | Kramer | The Big Sell-Out | 3:50 |
15. | "Over the Credit Line" | Kramer, Ann Magnuson | The Big Sell-Out | 3:09 |
16. | "Flop Sweats" | Kramer, Ann Magnuson | The Big Sell-Out | 4:09 |
17. | "Holding Hands" | Kramer, Ann Magnuson | The Big Sell-Out | 1:39 |
18. | "Flute of Shame" | Kramer, Ann Magnuson | The Big Sell-Out | 1:55 |
19. | "On the Cusp of 1970" | Kramer, Ann Magnuson | The Big Sell-Out | 2:57 |
20. | "Her Litigious Nature" | Kramer, Ann Magnuson | The Big Sell-Out | 2:57 |
21. | "Love Song" | Ann Magnuson, Kurt Weill | The Big Sell-Out | 3:50 |
22. | "Everybody's Talking" | Ann Magnuson, Fred Neil | The Big Sell-Out | 3:16 |
23. | "Love Life" | Neil Innes | Rutles Highway Revisited | 1:34 |
Adapted from the Box of Bongwater liner notes. [2]
Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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United States | 1998 | Shimmy Disc | CD | SHM-5555 |
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