Tepid Peppermint Wonderland: A Retrospective

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Tepid Peppermint Wonderland: A Retrospective
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Compilation album by
The Brian Jonestown Massacre
Released2004
Genre Psychedelic rock
Length141:51
Label Tee Pee
The Brian Jonestown Massacre chronology
...And This Is Our Music
(2003)		Tepid Peppermint Wonderland: A Retrospective
(2004)		 We Are the Radio
(2005)
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Pitchfork 6.5/10 [4]
The Village Voice C+ [5]

Tepid Peppermint Wonderland: A Retrospective is a double compilation album by American psychedelic rock band The Brian Jonestown Massacre, released in 2004. The album is a best-of compilation spanning the band's career (with the exception of Strung Out in Heaven , due to legal issues).

Contents

Track listing

Disc one

No.TitleLength
1."All Around You (Intro)"5:36
2."Who?"2:54
3."When Jokers Attack"3:43
4."Servo"3:24
5."Open Heart Surgery"4:15
6."If Love Is the Drug"3:59
7."IT Girl"2:12
8."Sailor"3:44
9."Straight Up and Down"4:30
10."Anenome [sic]"5:27
11."Wisdom"5:17
12."Just for Today"4:17
13."Stars"3:14
14."Vacuum Boots"2:55
15."Prozac vs. Heroin"3:54
16."She's Gone"7:17

Disc two

No.TitleLength
1."Nailing Honey to the Bee"2:38
2."That Girl Suicide"3:39
3."Nevertheless"3:29
4."Evergreen"3:23
5."Starcleaner"2:28
6."Let Me Stand Next to Your Flower" (live)3:29
7."Hide and Seek" (live)4:18
8."In My Life"2:23
9."Mary Please"4:09
10."Talk - Action = Shit"2:01
11."Oh Lord"3:21
12."This Is Why You Love Me"1:53
13."Not If You Were the Last Dandy on Earth"2:46
14."Swallowtail Live"6:26
15."Feel So Good"4:42
16."Fucker"2:14
17."#1 Hit Jam"4:54
18."Ballad of Jim Jones"2:15
19."Free and Easy, Take 2"2:30
20."Stolen"1:27
21."Mansion in the Sky"2:19
22."Sue"8:29

Personnel

The song "If Love Is the Drug" contains uncredited vocals by Josie Fluri of the musical group New Roman Times.

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References

  1. ↑ Loftus, Johnny. "The Brian Jonestown Massacre Tepid Peppermint Wonderland: A Retrospective review". Allmusic . Rovi Corporation . Retrieved 2011-12-06.
  2. ↑ "The Brian Jonestown Massacre - Tepid Peppermint Wonderland: A Retrospective". Blender.com. Blender. Archived from the original on April 5, 2005. Retrieved 2011-12-06.
  3. ↑ Robb, John (February 2005). "The Brian Jonestown Massacre 'Peppermint Wonderland'". Classic Rock. Vol. 76. London, UK: Future Publishing Ltd. p. 102.
  4. ↑ Murphy, Matthew (8 December 2004). "The Brian Jonestown Massacre - Tepid Peppermint Wonderland: A Retrospective". Pitchfork Media . Retrieved 2011-12-06.
  5. ↑ Christgau, Robert (November 29, 2005). "Consumer Guide: Turkey Shoot". The Village Voice . Retrieved November 25, 2017.


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