The Sound of Speed

The Sound of Speed
Compilation album by The Jesus and Mary Chain
Released	12 July 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 Scottish alternative 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".

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