The Destroyed Room: B-sides and Rarities

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The Destroyed Room: B-sides and Rarities
The Destroyed Room: B-sides and Rarities cover
Compilation album by Sonic Youth
Released December 12, 2006
Recorded 1994, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2003
Genre Alternative rock
Length 76:49
Label DGC
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Rather Ripped
(2006)

The Destroyed Room: B-sides and Rarities
(2006)


"The Destroyed Room: B-sides and Rarities" is a compilation album by Alternative Rock band Sonic Youth. This album contains tracks previously only available on vinyl, limited-release compilations, imports, and b-sides to international singles. The tracks were hand picked by the band, which also includes unreleased material. The album was released on December 12, 2006. A double vinyl LP edition will be released in early 2007 on the band's own Goofin' Records label. The cover image is the 1978 photograph "The Destroyed Room" by Canadian artist Jeff Wall.

[edit] Track Listing

  1. "Fire Engine Dream" – 10:22
  2. "Fauxhemians" - 4:04
  3. "Razor Blade" - 1:08
  4. "Blink" - 5:27
  5. "Campfire" - 2:19
  6. "Loop Cat" - 5:39
  7. "Kim's Chords" - 6:02
  8. "Beautiful Plateau" - 3:07
  9. "Three Part Sectional Love Seat" - 8:16
  10. "Queen Anne Chair" - 4:37
  11. "The Diamond Sea" - 25:48

[edit] Track Info

  • Fire Engine Dream (2003) - outtake from Sonic Nurse; previously unreleased.
  • Fauxhemians (2002) - from the Noho Furniture sessions; originally released on the compilation All Tomorrow's Parties 1.1, released on ATP Records.
  • Razor Blade (1994) - b-side of "Bull in the Heather".
  • Blink (1999) - from the Pola X Soundtrack.
  • Campfire (2000) - from the compilation At Home With The Groovebox, released on Grand Royal Records.
  • Loop Cat (2003) - from the compilation You Can Never Go Fast Enough, released on Plain Recordings.
  • Kim's Chords (2004) - from the British and Japanese import of Sonic Nurse.
  • Beautiful Plateau (2004) - from the Japanese import of Sonic Nurse.
  • Three Part Sectional Love Seat (2001) - from the Noho Furniture sessions; previously unreleased.
  • Queen Anne Chair (2001) - from the Noho Furniture sessions; previously unreleased.
  • The Diamond Sea (1995) - from the LP version of the album Washing Machine, with an alternate ending; also on the single for "The Diamond Sea".

[edit] References

  • Complete Track Listing and other information. [1]
  • Sonic Youth's Myspace Profile, with "Blink" and "Campfire" available for listening. [2]
Sonic Youth
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Jim Sclavunos | Richard Edson | Bob Bert | Jim O'Rourke | Coco Hayley Gordon Moore
Discography
Albums Sonic Youth | Confusion Is Sex| Sonic Death | Bad Moon Rising | EVOL | Sister | The Whitey Album | Daydream Nation | Goo | Dirty | Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star | Screaming Fields of Sonic Love | Washing Machine | Made in USA | A Thousand Leaves | NYC Ghosts & Flowers | Murray Street | Sonic Nurse | Rather Ripped | The Destroyed Room: B-sides and Rarities
Extended plays Kill Yr Idols | TV Shit | Silver Session for Jason Knuth | In the Fishtank
SYR series SYR1: Anagrama | SYR2: Slaapkamers Met Slagroom | SYR3: Invito Al Ĉielo | SYR4: Goodbye 20th Century | SYR5 | SYR6: Koncertas Stan Brakhage Prisiminimui
Singles Death Valley '69 | Flower/Halloween | Flower/Satan Is Boring | Starpower | Into the Groove(y) | Teen Age Riot | Kool Thing | Disappearer | Dirty Boots | 100% | Youth Against Fascism | Sugar Kane | Drunken Butterfly | Bull in the Heather | Superstar | The Diamond Sea | Little Trouble Girl | Sunday
Video releases 1991: The Year Punk Broke | Screaming Fields of Sonic Love | Corporate Ghost: The Videos: 1990-2002
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