''The Days of Wine and Roses'' is the second record and the debut full-length album by American

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. Produced by Chris D. (of

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, which was a division of

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. It was released for the first time on CD in 1993. 2001 and 2015 reissues on CD featured different bonus tracks. The phrase "days of wine and roses" is originally from the poem "Vitae Summa Brevis" by the English writer

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(1867–1900): :''They are not long, the days of wine and roses:'' ::''Out of a misty dream'' :''Our path emerges for a while, then closes'' ::''Within a dream.'' The album is ranked number 99 in ''

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'''s ''100 Greatest Indie-Rock Albums Ever''.

Track listing

This is the track listing of the original release. Later re-releases have included bonus tracks from the earlier ''Down There'' EP, rehearsals, alternate takes, and the 1981 single recorded by 15 Minutes (a

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collaboration with members of the

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). All tracks written by

except as noted. ;Side One: # "Tell Me When It's Over" – 3:27 # "Definitely Clean" – 3:25 # "That's What You Always Say" – 3:08 # "Then She Remembers" – 4:03 # "Halloween" (Karl Precoda) – 6:29 ;Side Two: # "When You Smile" – 4:10 # "Until Lately" – 6:50 # "Too Little, Too Late" – 3:17 # "The Days of Wine and Roses" – 7:22 ;Bonus Tracks (2001

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reissue) # "Sure Thing" (''Down There'' EP version) # "That's What You Always Say" (''Down There'' EP version) # "When You Smile" (''Down There'' EP version) # "Some Kinda Itch" (''Down There'' EP version) # "Too Little, Too Late" (Rehearsal version) # "Definitely Clean" (Rehearsal version) # "That's What You Always Say" ( 15 Minutes) # "Last Chance For You" ( 15 Minutes) ;Bonus Tracks (2015

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CD reissue) # "Is It Rolling, Bob?" (rehearsal recording) # "A Reason" (rehearsal recording) # "Still Holding on to You" (rehearsal recording) # "Armed with an Empty Gun" (rehearsal recording) # "Like Mary" (rehearsal recording) # "Outside the Dream Syndicate" (rehearsal recording)

Personnel

– guitar, vocals * Karl Precoda – guitar *

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– bass, vocal ("Too Little, Too Late") * Dennis Duck – drums

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Days Of Wine And Roses, The 1982 albums The Dream Syndicate albums Ruby Records albums Rough Trade Records albums