Metallic B.O.

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Metallic B.O.
Metallic B.O. Cassette.jpg
Original cassette release
Compilation album by
the Long Ryders
Released1989
Recorded1983–1987
Genre
[1]
Length90:50 (Cassette)
75:12 (CD)
Label R.O.W.Y.C.O.
The Long Ryders chronology
Two-Fisted Tales
(1987)		Metallic B.O.
(1989)		 BBC Radio One Live in Concert
(1994)
Alternative cover
Metallic B.O. (Overground).jpg
Overground Records CD
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Recording date and locationLength
1."You're Gonna Miss Me" (live) Roky Erickson 14 November 1984; Scorgies, Rochester, New York (audience recording)3:25
2."Route 66" (live) Bobby Troup 1 June 1985; Club Lingerie, Hollywood, California (soundboard recording)3:41
3."Brand New Heartache" (live) Felice Bryant, Boudleaux Bryant 1983; Kit Kat Club, Hollywood, California (audience recording)2:31
4."Prisoners of Rock 'N' Roll" (live) Neil Young 7 May 1987; The Bottom Line, New York City, New York (recorded for FM broadcast by WYRK Radio)3:51
5."Dirty Old Town" (live) Ewan MacColl 20 August 1986; Raji's, Hollywood, California (audience recording)4:16
6."Is Anyone Going to San Antone" (live)Glenn Martin, Dave Kirby9 August 1986; The Cabaret, San Jose, California (soundboard recording)2:39
7."Billie Jean" ( State of Our Union sessions outtake) Michael Jackson May 1985; Chipping Norton Recording Studios, Oxfordshire (recorded live in the studio)3:25
8."Circle 'Round the Sun" (live) Traditional 18 May 1984; McCabe's Guitar Shop, Santa Monica, California (soundboard recording)3:28
9."I Want You Bad" (live) Terry Adams, Phil Crandon3 June 1987; The Mayfair, Newcastle (recorded for FM broadcast by the BBC Mobile Unit)2:41
10."Six Days on the Road" (live)Earl Green, Carl Montgomery8 October 1986; Sheffield University, Sheffield (soundboard recording)4:09
11."Anarchy in the U.K." (live) John Lydon, Steve Jones, Glen Matlock, Paul Cook 21 April 1985; The Gallery, Manchester (audience recording)3:19
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Recording date and locationLength
12."What Goes On" (live) Lou Reed 6 December 1986; Leeds Music, Hollywood, California (audience recording)4:59
13."Masters of War" (live) Bob Dylan 6 April 1985; T-Boost, Goes (recorded by Dutch radio for FM broadcast)4:13
14."Sandwich Man" (5x5 sessions outtake)Stephen McCarthyFebruary 1985; A&M Studios, Hollywood, California2:41
15."Greenville Trestle" (live)James Jett15 September 1987, The Roxy Theatre, Hollywood, California (soundboard recording)3:54
16."Blues Theme" (Two-Fisted Tales sessions outtake) Davie Allan, Mike Curb 23 November 1986; A&M Studios, Hollywood, California (recorded live in the studio)3:25
17."P.I.L. Theme" (live)Lydon, Keith Levene, Jah Wobble, Jim Walker 31 October 1985; Hammersmith Palais, London (soundboard recording)2:58
18."I Shall Be Released" (live)Dylan21 September 1986; Barcelona (recorded by Spanish national radio for FM broadcast)7:26
Note

CD reissue

  1. "You're Gonna Miss Me"
  2. "Route 66"
  3. "Brand New Heartache"
  4. "Prisoners of Rock 'N' Roll"
  5. "Dirty Old Town"
  6. "Billy Jean"
  7. "Circle 'Round the Sun"
  8. "Six Days on the Road"
  9. "Anarchy in the U.K."
  10. "Masters of War"
  11. "Sandwich Man"
  12. "Blues Theme"
  13. "P.I.L. Theme"
  14. "I Shall Be Released"
Note

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the cassette liner notes, except where noted. [6]

The Long Ryders
Additional musicians
Technical

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 Robbins, Ira; Schinder, Scott. "Metallic B.O." Trouser Press . Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  3. ↑ "Underground". Spin . April 1989. p. 114. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  4. ↑ "The Long Ryders Discography - The Official Website of Sid Griffin". Sidgriffin.com. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  5. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2011). Encyclopedia of Popular Music: Concise (5th ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN   9780857125958 . Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  6. ↑ Metallic B.O. (Media notes). The Long Ryders. R.O.W.Y.C.O. 1989.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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