Conflict & Catalysis: Productions & Arrangements 1966−2006

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Conflict & Catalysis: Productions & Arrangements 1966–2006
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Compilation album by
Released27 February 2012
Recorded1966−2006
Genre Rock
Length1:17:03
Label Big Beat
Producer John Cale
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Conflict & Catalysis: Productions & Arrangements 1966–2006 is a compilation album by Welsh musician John Cale released by Big Beat Records in February 2012. It features twenty songs from Cale-produced albums by other artists. It includes tracks from all decades in which he worked as a producer: the sixties (The Stooges), the seventies (Patti Smith), eighties (Happy Mondays), nineties (Siouxsie and the Banshees) and the new millennium (Alejandro Escovedo). The last song is "Spinning Away" from Cale's collaborative album with Brian Eno Wrong Way Up (1990).

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Original artistLength
1."Venus in Furs" Lou Reed The Velvet Underground 5:11
2."I Wanna Be Your Dog" Iggy Pop, Dave Alexander, Scott Asheton, Ron Asheton The Stooges 3:26
3."In Excelsis Deo" / "Gloria" Patti Smith / Van Morrison Patti Smith5:55
4."Afraid" Nico Nico3:28
5."Pablo Picasso" Jonathan Richman The Modern Lovers 4:20
6."Who Is That Saving Me"TomneyHarry Toledo & The Rockets3:29
7."Re-Bop"Erik Fitoussi, Jean-Pierre Charriau, Marie Girard, Patrick Vidal Marie et les Garçons 2:42
8."Disco Clone"Ronald Melrose Cristina 4:12
9."Italian Sea"Ilene Rappaport Chunky, Novi & Ernie 4:10
10."No King"Christopher Blue, Evan BlackstoneVentilator5:36
11."Sex Master" Chris Difford, Glenn Tilbrook Squeeze 2:23
12."Take Your Place" Alejandro Escovedo, Bruce Salmon, David Pulkingham, Hector Munoz, Jon Dee Graham, Mark Andes, Matt Fish, Susan VoelzAlejandro Escovedo3:12
13."Kuff Dam" Happy Mondays Happy Mondays3:06
14."Runaway Child (Minors Beware)"Ed TomneyThe Necessaries2:36
15."Omnes Gentes Plaudite (The Drinking Song)"Katharine Blake Mediæval Bæbes 3:07
16."Needles for Teeth" The Jesus Lizard The Jesus Lizard3:46
17."Scorch" Goya Dress, Astrid WilliamsonGoya Dress3:40
18."Dallas"Jay Alanski, Jacques Duvall Lio 3:54
19."Tearing Apart" Siouxsie and the Banshees Siouxsie and the Banshees 3:23
20."Spinning Away" John Cale, Brian Eno Eno/Cale5:27

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