1976–81

~ Release by The Soft Boys (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Wey Wey Hep Uh Hole3:51
2It’s Not Just the Size of a Walnut4:10
3Ugly Nora
recording of:
Ugly Nora
writer:
Robyn Hitchcock
3:30
4The Yodelling Hoover2:44
5Hear My Brane3:54
6The Face of Death
recorded at:
Spaceward Studios in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1977)
recording of:
The Face of Death
writer:
Alan Davies (The Soft Boys), Robyn Hitchcock, Andy Metcalfe (The Soft Boys, Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians) and Morris Windsor (The Soft Boys, Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians, Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3)
3:16
7Wading Through a Ventilator3:22
8Give It to The Soft Boys1:36
9(I Want to Be an) Anglepoise Lamp52:59
10Fatman’s Son
recording of:
Fatman’s Son
writer:
Robyn Hitchcock
2:47
11Where Are the Prawns?
recording of:
Where Are the Prawns?
lyricist and composer:
Robyn Hitchcock
4:13
12Salamander
recording of:
Salamander
writer:
Robyn Hitchcock
4:04
13Heartbreak Hotel
recorded at:
Lady Mitchell Hall in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1978)
live cover recording of:
Heartbreak Hotel
writer:
Mae Boren Axton, Tommy Durden and Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”)
publisher:
Belwin Mills Music Ltd., Durden Breyer Publishing, EMI Harmonies Limited, EMI Mills Music Limited (PRS for Music-affiliated), Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Sony/ATV Tree Publishing and Unichappell Music
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (Consortium Music Publishing, CF Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
4:42
14Caroline Says
recorded at:
Lady Mitchell Hall in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1978)
live recording of:
Caroline Says I
composer:
Lou Reed
publisher:
Dunbar Music, Inc.
3:31
15We Like Bananas2:51
16The Pigworker4:39
17Do the Chisel2:53
18The Return of the Sacred Crab3:01
19That’s When Your Heartaches Begin
recorded at:
The Portland Arms (Cambridge pub & venue) in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (on 1978-11-01)
live recording of:
That’s When Your Heartaches Begin
writer:
Fred Fisher, Billy Hill (US songwriter) and William Raskin
publisher:
Fred Fisher Music Co., Inc. and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
5:19
20The Book of Love
recorded at:
The Portland Arms (Cambridge pub & venue) in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (on 1978-11-01)
edit of:
Book of Love (live, 1978‐11‐01: The Portland Arms, Cambridge, England, UK) by The Soft Boys (English rock band)
live cover recording of:
Book of Love
writer:
Warren Davis, George Malone and Charles Patrick (lead singer for The Monotones)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Nom Music, Inc.
part of:
Baby It’s You! (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
1:59
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