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alternative rock band The Jesus and Mary Chain. The track listing below is for the version released in most of the world - the Japanese version dropped "Snakedriver", "Something I Can't Have", "Write Record Release Blues", "Tower of Song", "Little Red Rooster", "Lowlife" and "Reverberation", but added "Subway", "In the Black", "Terminal Beach" and "I'm Glad I Never". It reached #15 on the UK albums chart.

Critical reception

'' The Independent'' gave the compilation a mixed review, writing that "the most interesting tracks here are the cover versions of songs like 'Guitarman' (Elvis done in the vein of Dylan), 'Little Red Rooster', and Leonard Cohen's 'Tower of Song', whose exhausted languor makes a surprisingly smooth transfer to Mary Chain mode".

Track listing

All songs written by Jim Reid and William Reid, except where noted.

LP (4509-93104-1) Worldwide

''Side 1'' # "Snakedriver" – 3:44 # " Reverence (radio mix)" – 5:39 # "Heat" – 3:00 # "Teenage Lust (acoustic version)" – 2:25 # "Why'd You Want Me?" – 3:15 # "Don't Come Down" – 2:39 # " Guitarman" ( Jerry Reed) – 3:43 # "Something I Can't Have" – 3:02 ''Side 2'' # "Sometimes" – 2:53 # "Write Record Release Blues" – 2:58 # "Shimmer" – 2:46 # "Penetration" – 2:48 # " My Girl" (

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) – 3:05 # "Tower of Song" ( Leonard Cohen) – 4:49 # " Little Red Rooster" (

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) – 3:25 # "Break Me Down" – 2:29 # "Lowlife" – 3:27

CD (4509-93104-2) Worldwide

# "Snakedriver" – 3:44 # " Reverence (radio mix)" – 5:39 # "Heat" – 3:00 # "Teenage Lust (acoustic version)" – 2:25 # "Why'd You Want Me?" – 3:15 # "Don't Come Down" – 2:39 # "Guitarman" (Jerry Reed) – 3:43 # "Something I Can't Have" – 3:02 # "Sometimes" – 2:53 # "Write Record Release Blues" – 2:58 # "Shimmer" – 2:46 # "Penetration" – 2:48 # " My Girl" (Robinson) – 3:05 # "Tower of Song" (Cohen) – 4:49 # " Little Red Rooster" (Burnett, Dixon) – 3:25 # "Break Me Down" – 2:29 # "Lowlife" – 3:27 # "Deviant Slice" – 3:01 # "Reverberation" (

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, Tommy Hall,

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) – 3:46 # "

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(extended version)" – 7:52 ;Original releases * Track 20: Non-album single "

" from 1988. * Tracks 11, 12, 13, 16: B-sides to "

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" from 1989. * Track 18: B-side to " Head On" from 1989. * Tracks 14, 17: Part of '' Rollercoaster'' EP from 1990. * Tracks 2, 3, 7: B-sides to " Reverence" from 1992 * Tracks 5, 9: B-sides to "

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" from 1992. * Tracks 4, 6, 19: B-sides to "

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" from 1992. * Tracks 1, 8, 10, 15: Part of ''

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'' EP from 1993.

CD (WMC5-520) Japan

# " Reverence (radio mix)" – 5:39 # "Teenage Lust (acoustic version)" – 2:25 # "Don't Come Down" – 2:39 # "Heat" – 3:03 # "Guitarman" (Jerry Reed) – 3:43 # "Why'd You Want Me?" – 3:15 # "Sometimes" – 2:53 # "Shimmer" – 2:46 # "Penetration" – 2:48 # " My Girl" (Robinson) – 3:05 # "Subway" – 2:07 # "In the Black" – 2:56 # "Break Me Down" – 2:29 # "Terminal Beach" – 2:26 # "Deviant Slice" – 3:01 # "Glad I Never" – 1:31 # "

(extended version)" – 7:52

Personnel

The Jesus and Mary Chain

* Jim Reid – vocals, guitar, production * William Reid – vocals, guitar, production, engineer (tracks 11 to 14, 16, 18, 19) *

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(track 1), guitar (track 15) * Nick Sanderson –

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(tracks 1, 8)

Additional personnel

* Brad Davidson – bass (track 15) * Wiff – drums (track 15) * Dick Meaney – engineer (tracks 1, 3, 5, 6, 8 to 10, 15) * Anjali Dutt – engineer (track 2) * George Kaleve – engineer (track 4) * Alan Moulder – engineer (track 7) * Flood – engineer (track 17) * John Loder – production (track 20) * Colin Bell – photography

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sound of Speed, The The Jesus and Mary Chain compilation albums B-side compilation albums 1992 compilation albums 1993 compilation albums Blanco y Negro Records compilation albums