Beyond and Back: The X Anthology

Beyond and Back: The X Anthology
Compilation album by X
Released October 28, 1997
Recorded 1977-1995
Genre Punk rock
Length 130:10
Label Elektra
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(1995)		 Beyond and Back: The X Anthology X - Live In Los Angeles
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Beyond and Back: The X Anthology is a two-disc anthology album by X issued by Elektra Records. The Anthology's tracks are split between already-released songs and demos, single versions, outtakes, and live recordings.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by John Doe and Exene Cervenka, unless otherwise indicated. 

Disc 1
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Los Angeles"     2:23
2. "The World's a Mess; It's in My Kiss"     3:53
3. "Yr Ignition"   Doe 2:55
4. "Year One" (Demo)   1:17
5. "The Hungry Wolf"     3:47
6. "We're Desperate"     2:00
7. "Beyond & Back" (Live)   2:45
8. "Back 2 the Base" (Live)   0:30
9. "Blue Spark" (Alternate mix)   2:10
10. "Some Other Time"     2:20
11. "Sex and Dying in High Society" (Demo)   2:15
12. "Motel Room in My Bed"     2:39
13. "Heater"   Doe 2:31
14. "The Once Over Twice" (Live)   2:51
15. "Because I Do"     2:22
16. "In This House That I Call Home"     3:33
17. "Soul Kitchen" (Demo) John Densmore, Robbie Krieger, Ray Manzarek, Jim Morrison 2:33
18. "Universal Corner" (Live)   4:08
19. "Delta 88"     1:25
20. "Real Child of Hell" (Alternate mix)   3:01
21. "I'm Coming Over" (Live)   1:20
22. "White Girl" (Single mix)   3:29
23. "Nausea" (Live)   3:07
24. "Johny Hit and Run Paulene" (Demo)   2:54
25. "Your Phone's off the Hook, But You're Not"     2:23
26. "Riding with Mary" (Single mix)   3:11
27. "Nausea Spoken Word/End of Show Recording" (Hidden track. Live, Spoken word)   2:00
Disc 2
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "The New World" (Demo)   3:35
2. "Breathless" (Single mix) Otis Blackwell 2:16
3. "Poor Girl"     2:51
4. "What's Wrong with Me" (Rough mix)   3:43
5. "How I (Learned My Lesson)" (Live)   2:20
6. "The Have Nots"     4:44
7. "Someone Like You" (Knitters Demo)   3:05
8. "The Stage" (Demo)   3:53
9. "See How We Are" (Demo)   3:31
10. "Surprise Surprise"     2:52
11. "4th of July" (Demo) Dave Alvin, Doe, Cervenka, D.J. Bonebrake, Tony Gilkyson 3:16
12. "Arms for Hostages/Country at War" (Demo)   1:54
13. "Wild Thing" (Single edit) Chip Taylor 3:29
14. "Burning House of Love"     3:43
15. "Devil Doll" (Demo)   3:11
16. "True Love"     2:14
17. "Call of the Wreckin' Ball" (from The Knitters' album "Poor Little Critter on the Road") Alvin, Doe 2:56
18. "In the Time It Takes" (Demo)   3:05
19. "I Must Not Think Bad Thoughts" (Alternate 1997 Mix)   4:50
20. "The Hungry Wolf" (Hidden track. Instrumental version)   3:47

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