Sound of Speed

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Sound of Speed
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Released28 June 1993 (1993-06-28) [1]
Label Blanco y Negro
Producer William Reid, Jim Reid
The Jesus and Mary Chain EP chronology
The Peel Sessions
(1991)
Sound of Speed
(1993)

Sound of Speed is an extended play (EP) by Scottish rock band the Jesus & Mary Chain, released in June 1993. The EP was released by Blanco y Negro Records on 7-inch vinyl, 10-inch vinyl, cassette single, and CD single. It reached number 30 on the UK Singles Chart. William Reid and Jim Reid produced all the tracks.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks were written by William Reid and Jim Reid except where noted.

7-inch, 10-inch, and CD single (NEG66; NEG66TE; NEG66CD)

  1. "Snakedriver" – 3:39
  2. "Something I Can't Have" – 3:01
  3. "Write Record Release Blues" – 2:56
  4. "Little Red Rooster" (Willie Dixon) – 3:26

Personnel

The Jesus and Mary Chain

Additional personnel

Charts

Chart (1988)Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC) [2] 30

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References

  1. "New Releases: Singles". Music Week . 26 June 1993. p. 27.
  2. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 November 2022.