Live Seeds

Live Seeds is the first official live Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds album, including the never-studio-recorded "Plain Gold Ring", a cover of a Nina Simone song. It was recorded live, at various concerts throughout Europe and Australia, during the touring stage after the release of Henry's Dream in 1992-1993 and was intended to give the songs a raw feeling, as Nick Cave originally intended for that album before producing problems occurred.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Nick Cave; except where indicated

1. "The Mercy Seat" – 4:43 (Cave, Mick Harvey)
2. "Deanna" – 4:42
3. "The Ship Song" – 4:18
4. "Papa Won't Leave You, Henry" – 6:28
5. "Plain Gold Ring" – 5:03 (George Stone)
6. "John Finn's Wife" – 5:43
7. "Tupelo" – 6:05 (Cave, Barry Adamson, Mick Harvey)
8. "Brother, My Cup Is Empty" – 3:13
9. "The Weeping Song" – 3:59
10. "Jack the Ripper" – 3:49
11. "The Good Son" – 4:27
12. "From Her to Eternity" – 4:53 (Cave, Anita Lane, Barry Adamson, Blixa Bargeld, Hugo Race, Mick Harvey)
13. "New Morning" – 3:22

Personnel

• Nick Cave – vocals
• Blixa Bargeld – guitar, backing vocals
• Mick Harvey – guitar, xylophone, backing vocals
• Martyn Casey – bass, backing vocals
• Conway Savage – piano, organ, backing vocals
• Thomas Wydler – drums

Mixed at Atlantic Studios, Melbourne, Australia in January – February 1993