The Sound of Speed

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The Sound of Speed
Compilation album by The Jesus and Mary Chain
Released 1993
Recorded ???
Genre Alternative Rock
Length 74:11
Label Blanco y Negro
Producer The Jesus and Mary Chain
Professional reviews
The Jesus and Mary Chain chronology
Honey's Dead
(1992)
The Sound of Speed
(1993)
Stoned & Dethroned
(1994)

The Sound of Speed is a compilation of singles and rare tracks by British Indie rock band The Jesus and Mary Chain. The tracklisting below is for the version released in most of the world - the Japanese version dropped "Snakedriver", "Something I Can't Have", "Write Record Release Blues", "Tower of Song", "Little Red Rooster", "Lowlife" and "Reverberation", but added "Subway", "In the Black", "Terminal Beach" and "I'm Glad I Never".

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Jim Reid and William Reid unless otherwise noted

  1. "Snakedriver" – 3:44
  2. "Reverence" [Radio Mix] – 5:39
  3. "Heat" – 3:00
  4. "Teenage Lust" [Acoustic Version] – 2:25
  5. "Why'd You Want Me" – 3:15
  6. "Don't Come Down" – 2:39
  7. "Guitarman" (Hubbard) – 3:43
  8. "Something I Can't Have" – 3:02
  9. "Sometimes" – 2:53
  10. "Write Record Release Blues" – 2:58
  11. "Shimmer" – 2:46
  12. "Penetration" – 2:48
  13. "My Girl" (The Temptations) – 3:05
  14. "Tower of Song" (Cohen) – 4:49
  15. "Little Red Rooster" (Burnett, Dixon) – 3:25
  16. "Break Me Down" – 2:29
  17. "Lowlife" – 3:27
  18. "Deviant Slice" – 3:01
  19. "Reverberation" (Erickson, Hall, Sutherland) – 3:46
  20. "Sidewalking" [Extended Version] – 7:52