Perhaps as a contractual obligation, only a few months after Like Swimming appeared in record stores, a collection of B-sides and soundtrack-only material titled B-Sides and Otherwise was issued by Morphine's original label, Rykodisc. While the trio always used unconventionality to their advantage, their acute pop sensibilities appealed to a wider audience; however, the material here is more challenging and abstract than your average Morphine release. Some songs, such as the eight-minute soundscape "Down Love's Tributaries," test the listener's patience, while others, such as live radio broadcasts of two tracks ("Have a Lucky Day" and "All Wrong"), are thoroughly enjoyable. Other highlights include a beautiful acoustic guitar instrumental from the movie Get Shorty entitled "Bo's Veranda," plus "Shame," "Kerouac," "Pulled Over the Car," "Mail," the charged-up "Mile High," and the humorous "My Brain." An interesting collection of oddities that will appeal to the dedicated fan, B-Sides and Otherwise captures the band at their most experimental. ~ Greg Prato, All Music Guide
B-Sides & Otherwise
09/23/1997 | Rykodisc
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$11.99B-SIDES & OTHERWISE
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$13.99B-SIDES & OTHERWISE
All Music Guide Review
B-Sides & Otherwise Track Listing
Credits of B-Sides & Otherwise
- Michael Rivard
- Bass
- Mark Sandman
- Bass, Guitar, ?, Engineer, Vocals
- Han Nuyton
- Engineer
- Frank Swart
- Bass
- Jay Strauss
- Photography
- Phil Davidson
- Mixing
- Sabine
- Vocals
- Dominique Zar
- Drums
- Morphine
- Producer, Main Performer
- Rick Barry
- Percussion
- Dana Colley
- Dobro, Autoharp, Sax (Baritone), Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor)
- Billy Conway
- Drums
- Larry Dersch
- Drums
- Jerry Deupree
- Drums
- Russ Gershon
- Sax (Tenor)
- Tom Halter
- Trumpet
- Paul Q. Kolderie
- Engineer












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