Poison Years is a

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by Bob Mould, who had been the guitarist and co-vocalist of the influential American rock band Hüsker Dü. It is essentially a condensed version of Mould's first two solo albums on Virgin Records, '' Workbook'' (1989) and ''

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'' (1990), and was released in mid-1994 after Mould had achieved considerable success with his new band

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. It contains 6 (out of 11) studio tracks from ''Black Sheets'' and 5 (out of 11) tracks from ''Workbook'', of which 3 are previously unreleased live versions. In addition, the album contains a studio outtake from the ''Workbook'' period, "All Those People Know", a live version of another non-album track, "If You're True", and a live cover version of "Shoot Out The Lights" from the eponymous 1982 album by Richard and Linda Thompson.

Track listing

#"Black Sheets Of Rain" — 7:40 from ''

'' (1990) #"It's Too Late" — 4:01 from ''Black Sheets of Rain'' (1990) #"Stop Your Crying" — 4:29 from ''Black Sheets of Rain'' (1990) #"Out Of Your Life" — 3:32 from ''Black Sheets of Rain'' (1990) #"Hanging Tree" — 5:44 from ''Black Sheets of Rain'' (1990) #"Sacrifice / Let There Be Peace" — 5:33 from ''Black Sheets of Rain'' (1990) #"Wishing Well" — 5:11 from '' Workbook'' (1989) #"See A Little Light" — 3:31 from ''Workbook'' (1989) #"All Those People Know" — 3:38 outtake from ''Workbook'' (1989) #"Compositions For The Young And Old" (Live) — 4:19 original on ''Workbook'' (1989) #"If You're True" (Live) — 4:34 previously unreleased #"Poison Years" (Live) — 5:40 original on ''Workbook'' (1989) #"Brasilia Crossed With Trenton" (Live) — 7:09 original on ''Workbook'' (1989) #"Shoot Out The Lights" (Live) — 5:55 original on '' Shoot Out The Lights'' by Richard and Linda Thompson (1982) All tracks written by Bob Mould, except track 14, written by Richard Thompson. Tracks 1-9 produced by Bob Mould, tracks 10-14 produced by Timothy Powell, mixed by Bob Mould.

Personnel

*Bob Mould – vocals, guitar,

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, percussion * Tony Maimone – bass guitar * Anton Fier –

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– cello * Chris Stamey – rhythm guitar & backing vocals (live tracks) *

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– percussion (''Workbook'' studio tracks)

References

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