| Jane's Addiction | ||||
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| Live album by Jane's Addiction | ||||
| Released | May 15, 1987 (vinyl) and September 20, 1987 (CD). | |||
| Recorded | January 26, 1987 at The Roxy Theatre in Hollywood, California | |||
| Genre | Alternative metal, alternative rock | |||
| Length | 46:31 | |||
| Label | Triple X | |||
| Producer | Mark Linett and Jane's Addiction | |||
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Jane's Addiction, also known as Triple-X or XXX by fans, is the debut album by the band Jane's Addiction. The band opted to record their debut album live in an attempt to better capture the energy they were known for. Basic tracks were recorded live at the Roxy Theatre in Los Angeles on January 26, 1987. Overdubs and additional parts were later recorded at The Edge studio in Los Angeles and added to the album mix. An audience track was added from a Los Lobos concert. How much of the released album is actually live and how much is taken from the studio sessions is debatable.
The album included two cover songs: "Rock & Roll" by The Velvet Underground, and "Sympathy for the Devil" by The Rolling Stones, although the latter was titled "Sympathy" on the album.
The songs "Jane Says" and "Pigs in Zen" were both re-recorded in 1988 and released on Nothing's Shocking, the band's major label debut. "Whores" and "Chip Away" were re-recorded in 2009 by the reunited Jane's Addiction for release on the NINJA EP, a collaboration with Nine Inch Nails to help promote the joint NINJA tour.
The very first CD pressing of the album contains a typo in the track list on the disc itself; "Pigs in Zen" is listed as "Pigs in Ten." This typo was corrected on all subsequent pressings.
All songs written and composed by Perry Farrell, Dave Navarro, Eric Avery and Stephen Perkins, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Trip Away" | 3:34 | |
| 2. | "Whores" | 4:04 | |
| 3. | "Pigs in Zen" | 4:54 | |
| 4. | "1%" | 3:31 | |
| 5. | "I Would For You" | 3:52 | |
| 6. | "My Time" | 3:32 | |
| 7. | "Jane Says" | 4:52 | |
| 8. | "Rock & Roll" (Velvet Underground cover) | Lou Reed | 4:03 |
| 9. | "Sympathy" (Rolling Stones cover) | Keith Richards, Mick Jagger | 5:25 |
| 10. | "Chip Away" | 2:43 | |
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Total length:
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46:31 | ||
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