Hear It Is

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Hear It Is
Studio album by The Flaming Lips
Released	1986
Genre	Indie rock
Length	44:22
Label	Restless Records, Pink Dust
Producer	The Flaming Lips, Randy Burns
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Hear It Is (1986) Oh My Gawd!!! (1987)

Hear It Is is The Flaming Lips' first full-length album. It was released on Restless Records in 1986. This album marks the debut of Wayne Coyne on vocals, after the departure of his brother Mark.

It is included on the first disc of the compilation Finally the Punk Rockers Are Taking Acid as tracks 6-15. This version omits the track "Summertime Blues".

An early CD pressing on the "Pink Dust" label includes the bonus track "Summertime Blues" as well as the entire The Flaming Lips (EP).

In an early interview, the band claimed that the back cover was an image of drummer Richard English's eye when he was on acid.

[edit] Track listing

1. "With You" – 3:39
2. "Unplugged" – 2:14
3. "Trains, Brains & Rain" – 3:39
4. "Jesus Shootin' Heroin" – 7:21
5. "Just Like Before" – 3:22
6. "She Is Death" – 4:04
7. "Charlie Manson Blues" – 4:22
8. "Man from Pakistan" – 3:59
9. "Godzilla Flick" – 4:05
10. "Staring at Sound/With You (Reprise)" – 5:08
11. "Summertimes Blues" (Bonus track on some editions)
12. "Bag Full of Thoughts" - 5:38 (Bonus track on "Pink Dust" edition)
13. "Out For A Walk" - 3:20 (Bonus Track on "Pink Dust" edition)
14. "Garden of Eyes/Forever Is A Long Time - 5:27 (Bonus Track on "Pink Dust" edition)
15. "Scratching The Door" - 7:09 (Bonus Track on "Pink Dust" edition)
16. "My Own Planet" - 4:12 (Bonus Track on "Pink Dust" edition)

[edit] Limited Edition Vinyl Only Reissue

Here It Is was reissued on white vinyl in 2005 with the bonus track "Summertime Blues". The vinyl also has different album art dipicting a variety of different promotional photos. On the inside sleeve there is a story of the early Lips by Dave Dunbar.

Side 1

1. "With You"
2. "Unplugged"
3. "Trains, Brains & Rain"
4. "Jesus Shootin' Heroin"
5. "Just Like Before"

Side 2

1. "She Is Death"
2. "Charlie Manson Blues"
3. "Man from Pakistan"
4. "Godzilla Flick"
5. "Staring at Sound/With You(Reprise)"
6. "Summertime Blues"

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