The Sound of Speed

The Sound of Speed
Compilation album by The Jesus and Mary Chain
Released	August 1993
Recorded	1988–1993
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	74:11
Label	Blanco y Negro
Producer	Jim Reid William Reid
The Jesus and Mary Chain chronology
Honey's Dead (1992) The Sound of Speed (1993) Stoned & Dethroned (1994)

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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".

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Original releases 2 Personnel 2.1 The Jesus and Mary Chain 2.2 Additional personnel 3 References

Track listing

All songs written by Jim Reid and William Reid, except where noted.

LP (4509-93104-1)

Side 1

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" (Jerry Reed Hubbard) – 3:43
8. "Something I Can't Have" – 3:02

Side 2

1. "Sometimes" – 2:53
2. "Write Record Release Blues" – 2:58
3. "Shimmer" – 2:46
4. "Penetration" – 2:48
5. "My Girl" (Smokey Robinson) – 3:05
6. "Tower of Song" (Leonard Cohen) – 4:49
7. "Little Red Rooster" (Willie Dixon) – 3:25
8. "Break Me Down" – 2:29
9. "Lowlife" – 3:27

CD (4509-93104-2)

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" (Robinson) – 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" (Roky Erickson, Tommy Hall, Stacy Sutherland) – 3:46
20. "Sidewalking (Extended Version)" – 7:52

Original releases

• Track 20: Non-album single "Sidewalking" from 1988.
• Tracks 11, 12, 13, 16: B-sides to "Blues from a Gun" from 1989.
• Track 18: B-side to "Head On" from 1989.
• Tracks 14, 17: Part of Rollercoaster EP from 1990.
• Tracks 2, 3, 7: B-sides to "Reverence" from 1992
• Tracks 5, 9: B-sides to "Far Gone and Out" from 1992.
• Tracks 4, 6, 19: B-sides to "Almost Gold" from 1992.
• Tracks 1, 8, 10, 15: Part of Sound of Speed EP from 1993.

Personnel

The Jesus and Mary Chain

• Jim Reid - vocals, guitar, production
• William Reid - vocals, guitar, production, engineer (tracks 11 to 14, 16, 18, 19)
• Ben Lurie - bass (track 1), guitar (track 15)
• Nick Sanderson - drums (tracks 1, 8)

Additional personnel

• Brad Davidson - bass (track 15)
• Wiff - drums (track 15)
• Dick Meaney - engineer (tracks 1, 3, 5, 6, 8 to 10, 15)
• Anjali Dutt - engineer (track 2)
• George Kaleve - engineer (track 4)
• Alan Moulder - engineer (track 7)
• Flood - engineer (track 17)
• John Loder - production (track 20)
• Colin Bell - photography

References

The Jesus and Mary Chain Jim Reid William Reid Loz Colbert Mark Crozer Phil King Murray Dalglish Dave Evans Bobby Gillespie Douglas Hart Ben Lurie Steve Monti John Moore Nick Sanderson Richard Thomas Studio albums Psychocandy Darklands Automatic Honey's Dead Stoned & Dethroned Munki Live albums Live in Concert Compilations Barbed Wire Kisses The Sound of Speed Hate Rock 'N' Roll The Complete John Peel Sessions 21 Singles The Power of Negative Thinking: B-Sides & Rarities Upside Down: The Best of The Jesus and Mary Chain EPs Some Candy Talking Happy When It Rains Darklands Rollercoaster The Peel Sessions Sound of Speed Singles "Upside Down" "Never Understand" "You Trip Me Up" "Just Like Honey" "April Skies" "Happy When It Rains" "Darklands" "Sidewalking" "Blues from a Gun" "Head On" "Reverence" "Far Gone and Out" "Almost Gold" "Sometimes Always" "Come On" "I Hate Rock 'n' Roll" "Cracking Up" "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" Related articles Discography Primal Scream Creation Records Blanco y Negro Records Freeheat Lazycame Black Box Recorder