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    Nick Cave - B-Sides and Rarities

    03/22/2005 | Mute U.s. 

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    All Music Guide Review

    Nick Cave finally gives the dedicated fans what they've desired for years (and have probably amassed in various guises in shoddy bootlegs): an official career-spanning cataloging of the various Bad Seeds odds and ends on three CDs. There are 56 tracks compiled here. There are also some soundtrack offerings ranging from "I'll Love You to the End of the World," "Cassiel's Song," and "I Feel So Good" from various Wim Wenders films to a previously unreleased alternate version of "Red Right Hand," recorded for Scream 3. There are the Bad Seeds' contributions to tribute albums such as Cave's rendition of Neil Young's "Helpless" from the Bridge benefit, and "Tower of Song" from the Leonard Cohen tribute I'm Your Fan. There are familiar covers such as the Cave/Shane MacGowan "collaboration" on "Wonderful World" and the awesome version of Roy Orbison's "Running Scared" that appeared as one of the B-sides of "The Singer" (and yes, "Black Betty" is here, too). (But why is Cave's read of "In the Ghetto" absent?) Real rarities include versions of the traditional "Rye Whiskey" from a flexidisc in Reflex magazine and "Scum," which was only sold at concerts. There is an unreleased version of "Where the Wild Roses Grow" with former Bad Seed Blixa Bargeld on vocals, as well as studio outtakes of "Opium Tea" and "Sheep May Safely Graze." And this is just a smattering. One of the true treasures here is "There's No Night Out in the Jail," recorded for an Australian country music compilation that was never issued. And of course, virtually every B-side is here, including the take of "Nocturama" that was included on the limited-edition 7" single. For Cave fans who have been patiently and exhaustively compiling this stuff in all sorts of dodgy ways, this set is a righteous archivist's gift. ~ Thom Jurek, All Music Guide

    B-Sides and Rarities Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • time
  • lyrics
  • 1
  • Deanna (Acoustic Version)
  • 2:53
  • Sound Clip for Deanna (Acoustic Version) from B-Sides and Rarities


  • 2
  • The Mercy Seat (Acoustic Version)
  • 3:46
  • Sound Clip for The Mercy Seat (Acoustic Version) from B-Sides and Rarities


  • 3
  • City of Refuge (Acoustic Version)
  • 2:44
  • Sound Clip for City of Refuge (Acoustic Version) from B-Sides and Rarities


  • 4
  • The Moon Is in the Gutter
  • 2:35
  • Sound Clip for The Moon Is in the Gutter from B-Sides and Rarities


  • 5
  • The Six Strings That Drew Blood
  • 4:47
  • Sound Clip for The Six Strings That Drew Blood from B-Sides and Rarities


  • 6
  • Rye Whiskey
  • 3:29
  • Sound Clip for Rye Whiskey from B-Sides and Rarities


  • 7
  • Running Scared
  • 2:07
  • Sound Clip for Running Scared from B-Sides and Rarities


  • 8
  • Black Betty
  • 2:33
  • Sound Clip for Black Betty from B-Sides and Rarities


  • 9
  • Scum
  • 2:54
  • Sound Clip for Scum from B-Sides and Rarities


  • 10
  • The Girl at the Bottom of My Glass
  • 4:50
  • Sound Clip for The Girl at the Bottom of My Glass from B-Sides and Rarities


  • 11
  • The Train Song
  • 3:28
  • Sound Clip for The Train Song from B-Sides and Rarities


  • 12
  • Cocks 'n' Asses
  • 5:43
  • Sound Clip for Cocks 'n' Asses from B-Sides and Rarities


  • 13
  • Blue Bird
  • 2:47
  • Sound Clip for Blue Bird from B-Sides and Rarities


  • 14
  • Helpless
  • 3:51
  • Sound Clip for Helpless from B-Sides and Rarities


  • 15
  • God's Hotel
  • 3:08
  • Sound Clip for God's Hotel from B-Sides and Rarities


  • 16
  • (I'll Love You) Till the End of the World
  • 3:59
  • Sound Clip for (I'll Love You) Till the End of the World from B-Sides and Rarities


  • 17
  • Cassiel's Song
  • 3:37
  • Sound Clip for Cassiel's Song from B-Sides and Rarities


  • 18
  • Tower of Song
  • 5:39
  • Sound Clip for Tower of Song from B-Sides and Rarities


  • 19
  • What Can I Give You?
  • 6:11
  • Sound Clip for What Can I Give You? from B-Sides and Rarities


  • 21 (2)
  • What a Wonderful World
  • 3:03
  • Sound Clip for What a Wonderful World from B-Sides and Rarities


  • 22 (2)
  • Rainy Night in Soho
  • 3:57
  • Sound Clip for Rainy Night in Soho from B-Sides and Rarities


  • 23 (2)
  • Lucy (Version #2)
  • 2:23
  • Sound Clip for Lucy (Version #2) from B-Sides and Rarities


  • 24 (2)
  • Jack the Ripper (Acoustic Version)
  • 4:45
  • Sound Clip for Jack the Ripper (Acoustic Version) from B-Sides and Rarities


  • 25 (2)
  • Sail Away
  • 4:12
  • Sound Clip for Sail Away from B-Sides and Rarities


  • 26 (2)
  • There's No Night Out in the Jail
  • 3:43
  • Sound Clip for There's No Night Out in the Jail from B-Sides and Rarities


  • 27 (2)
  • That's What Jazz Is to Me
  • 5:04
  • Sound Clip for That's What Jazz Is to Me from B-Sides and Rarities


  • 28 (2)
  • The Willow Garden
  • 3:59
  • Sound Clip for The Willow Garden from B-Sides and Rarities


  • 29 (2)
  • The Ballad of Robert Moore and Betty Coltrane
  • 3:34
  • Sound Clip for The Ballad of Robert Moore and Betty Coltrane from B-Sides and Rarities


  • 30 (2)
  • King Kong Kitchee Kitchee Ki-Mi-O
  • 3:09
  • Sound Clip for King Kong Kitchee Kitchee Ki-Mi-O from B-Sides and Rarities


  • 31 (2)
  • Knoxville Girl
  • 3:36
  • Sound Clip for Knoxville Girl from B-Sides and Rarities


  • 32 (2)
  • Where the Wild Roses Grow
  • 3:46
  • Sound Clip for Where the Wild Roses Grow from B-Sides and Rarities


  • 33 (2)
  • O'Malley's Bar, Pt. 1
  • 5:16
  • Sound Clip for O'Malley's Bar, Pt. 1 from B-Sides and Rarities


  • 34 (2)
  • O'Malley's Bar, Pt. 2
  • 6:38
  • Sound Clip for O'Malley's Bar, Pt. 2 from B-Sides and Rarities


  • 35 (2)
  • O'Malley's Bar, Pt. 3
  • 4:57
  • Sound Clip for O'Malley's Bar, Pt. 3 from B-Sides and Rarities


  • 36 (2)
  • Time Jesum Transeuntum et Non Riverentum
  • 6:22
  • Sound Clip for Time Jesum Transeuntum et Non Riverentum from B-Sides and Rarities


  • 37 (2)
  • O'Malley's Bar Reprise
  • 1:03
  • Sound Clip for O'Malley's Bar Reprise from B-Sides and Rarities


  • 38 (2)
  • Red Right Hand (Scream 3 Version)(#)
  • 6:01
  • Sound Clip for Red Right Hand (Scream 3 Version)(#) from B-Sides and Rarities


  • 39 (3)
  • Little Empty Boat
  • 4:26
  • Sound Clip for Little Empty Boat from B-Sides and Rarities


  • 40 (3)
  • Right Now I'm A-Roaming
  • 4:21
  • Sound Clip for Right Now I'm A-Roaming from B-Sides and Rarities


  • 41 (3)
  • Come into My Sleep
  • 3:48
  • Sound Clip for Come into My Sleep from B-Sides and Rarities


  • 42 (3)
  • Black Hair (Band Version)
  • 4:14
  • Sound Clip for Black Hair (Band Version) from B-Sides and Rarities


  • 43 (3)
  • Babe, I Got You Bad
  • 3:50
  • Sound Clip for Babe, I Got You Bad from B-Sides and Rarities


  • 44 (3)
  • Sheep May Safely Graze
  • 4:14
  • Sound Clip for Sheep May Safely Graze from B-Sides and Rarities


  • 45 (3)
  • Opium Tea
  • 3:49
  • Sound Clip for Opium Tea from B-Sides and Rarities


  • 46 (3)
  • Grief Came Riding
  • 5:05
  • Sound Clip for Grief Came Riding from B-Sides and Rarities


  • 47 (3)
  • Bless His Ever Loving Heart
  • 4:02
  • Sound Clip for Bless His Ever Loving Heart from B-Sides and Rarities


  • 48 (3)
  • Good Good Day
  • 4:04
  • Sound Clip for Good Good Day from B-Sides and Rarities


  • 49 (3)
  • Little Janey's Gone
  • 2:58
  • Sound Clip for Little Janey's Gone from B-Sides and Rarities


  • 50 (3)
  • I Feel So Good
  • 1:46
  • Sound Clip for I Feel So Good from B-Sides and Rarities


  • 51 (3)
  • Shoot Me Down
  • 3:33
  • Sound Clip for Shoot Me Down from B-Sides and Rarities


  • 52 (3)
  • Swing Low
  • 5:40
  • Sound Clip for Swing Low from B-Sides and Rarities


  • 53 (3)
  • Little Ghost Song
  • 3:45
  • Sound Clip for Little Ghost Song from B-Sides and Rarities


  • 54 (3)
  • Everything Must Converge
  • 3:18
  • Sound Clip for Everything Must Converge from B-Sides and Rarities


  • 55 (3)
  • Nocturama
  • 4:00
  • Sound Clip for Nocturama from B-Sides and Rarities


  • 56 (3)
  • She's Leaving You
  • 4:00
  • Sound Clip for She's Leaving You from B-Sides and Rarities


  • 57 (3)
  • Under This Moon
  • 4:04
  • Sound Clip for Under This Moon from B-Sides and Rarities


    • B-Sides and Rarities Notes

    “THIS IS MY FAVOURITE NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS ALBUM.” – NICK CAVE

    Spanning the full twenty-one years of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds illustrious career, this comprehensive three CD set, entitled B-Sides & Rarities, presents a thrilling and eclectic retrospective collection of material by the band, some of which has been deleted, featured on a disparate number of soundtrack albums or has never been officially released before. Long term Bad Seeds aficionados, recent converts or the merely curious will find much to appreciate and enjoy in this landmark 56 track compilation.

    From the very beginning of the band's career in 1984 (in that year 'The Moon Is In The Gutter' appeared on the flipside of Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds first 7" inch vinyl release, B-Sides & Rarities offers an alternative engrossing account of the band's continuing artistic development and influences through its impressive collection of extra studio recorded tracks that that were not included on completed Nick Cave And The Bad Seed albums, songs that were recorded on commission for motion picture soundtracks or cover version tribute albums and two radio sessions.

    This project has been gestating for some years. "I originally put the idea of doing this B-Sides & Rarities collection in 1996/97, compiling two discs, as it would have been then," recollects Harvey. "The general response was, 'Yes, great idea. We just have to look for the right moment to do it.' There hasn't been enough space where there wasn't something else imminent. Its release now is a fairly arbitrary moment in time. Now it has expanded to three discs, which is fine. The running order was generally put together in some chronological order, although it was mixed up a little here and there, if songs didn't go together very well.

    Credits of B-Sides and Rarities

    • Jim Sclavunos
    • Organ, Shaker, Tubular Bells, Tambourine, Percussion, Drums, Bongos
    • Thomas Wydler
    • Percussion, Vocals (Background), Handclapping, Drums
    • Tony Cohen
    • Percussion, Vocals (Background), Producer
    • Bill McGee
    • String Arrangements, Woodwind Arrangement
    • Blixa Bargeld
    • Guitar, Guitar Feedback, Handclapping, Vocals (Background), Pedal Steel
    • Mick Harvey
    • Organ, Keyboards, Sound Effects, Woodwind Arrangement, Mastering, String Arrangements, Vibraphone, Xylophone, Vocals (Background), Marimba, Drums, Bass, Guitar, Cymbals, Arranger, Guitar (Acoustic)
    • Nick Cave
    • Guitar, Harmonica, Piano, Arranger, Keyboards, Organ (Hammond), Sound Effects, Vocals, Vocals (Background), Whistle (Human), Producer, Main Performer, Synthesizer Strings

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