Lost Gems & Rare Tracks

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Lost Gems & Rare Tracks
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Compilation album by
ReleasedJune 21, 2010
Recorded1993–2009
Genre Queercore, punk rock
Length37 minutes
Pansy Division chronology
That's So Gay
(2009)
Lost Gems & Rare Tracks
(2010)

Lost Gems & Rare Tracks is a compilation of singles, unreleased tracks, demos and other rare songs by queercore band Pansy Division. [1] It was released exclusively on iTunes in 2010. The album follows the band's two other rarities albums 1995's Pile Up and 1997's More Lovin' from Our Oven .

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Homosapien" (7" version) (Pete Shelley)
  2. "I Really Wanted You" (7" version) (Jon Ginoli)
  3. "Son of a Preacher Man" (John Hurley, Ronnie Wilkins)
  4. "Can't Make Love" (Wall of Voodoo)
  5. "Loose" (The Stooges)
  6. "Musclehead" (Ginoli)
  7. "Used To Turn Me On" (demo version) (Chris Freeman, Ginoli)
  8. "Vicious Beauty" (live) (Ginoli, Pansy Division)
  9. "I Can Make You a Man" (Richard O'Brien)
  10. "You Make Me Hot" (The Donnas)
  11. "Your Loss" (Ginoli)
  12. "I Know Your Type" (Freeman)
  13. "Too Many Hoops" (alternate guitar solo) (Ginoli, Freeman)
  14. "Coming Clean" (Billie Joe Armstrong) [2]

Track origins

Personnel

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References

  1. "Discography". Pansy Division Official Webpage. 2023-05-31.
  2. Doyle, JD (2009-07-01). "Queer Music Heritage July-Aug 2009 Special: Queercore: Jon Ginoli of Pansy Division Interview". Queer Music Heritage. Archived from the original on 2023-02-05. Retrieved 2024-01-27.
  3. Wallofyouth (2009-03-24). "Pansy Division: Average Men [7 inch] (2009)". Punk News.org. Retrieved 2024-01-27.