Rubáiyát: Elektra's 40th Anniversary

For other uses, see Rubaiyat (disambiguation).
Rubáiyát
Compilation album by Various artists
Released 1990
Recorded 1990
Genre Various
Length 149:17
Label Elektra
Producer Lenny Kaye
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Rubáiyát is a compilation album, released in 1990 to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Elektra record label. The concept was to feature present-day Elektra artists covering songs from the historic catalogue of recordings of Elektra Records and its sister label Asylum Records.

Two long-running Elektra artists—Jackson Browne and The Cure—were featured in a double capacity. They were featured as performing artists (covering songs from Elektra's early canon) and were also represented by having songs that they had recorded for Elektra, covered by newer Elektra artists. Carly Simon was the only solo artist to have two songs covered on the collection while the Eagles were the only group to share that distinction.

A promotional version was also released featuring not only the commercially released version of the album, but also a second version featuring each recording in its original incarnation. Another promotional release was a five-song EP consisting of songs from the album redone by John Oswald using his Plunderphonics techniques. The EP's first track, "O'Hell", combined snippets of the original version of "Hello, I Love You", the cover by The Cure contained on this release, plus 17 other songs by The Doors.

The double album was produced by Lenny Kaye, guitarist of the Patti Smith group, who also wrote the liner notes.

Track listing

Disc 1

Track # Title Artist Original Artist
1"Hello, I Love You"The CureThe Doors (1968)
2"The House of the Rising Sun"Tracy ChapmanGlenn Yarbrough (1957)
3"7 and 7 Is"Billy BraggLove (1966)
4"I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing"Jevetta SteeleNew Seekers (1971)
5"Hotel California"Gipsy KingsEagles (1976)
6"Werewolves of London"The Black Velvet BandWarren Zevon (1978)
7"Motorcycle Mama"The SugarcubesSailcat (1972)
8"One Meatball"ShineheadJosh White (1956)
9"Bottle of Wine"The HavalinasTom Paxton (1965)
10"Born in Chicago"PixiesPaul Butterfield Blues Band (1965)
11"You're So Vain"Faster PussycatCarly Simon (1972)
12"Marquee Moon"Kronos QuartetTelevision (1977)
13"Get Ourselves Together"Phoebe SnowDelaney & Bonnie (1968)
14"Tokoloshe Man"Happy MondaysJohn Kongos (1972)
15"Let's Go"Ernie IsleyThe Cars (1979)
16"Going Down"Lynch MobDon Nix and the Alabama State Troupers (1972)
17"A Little Bit of Rain"Arto Lindsay & The Ambitious LoversFred Neil (1965)
18"You Belong to Me"Anita BakerCarly Simon (1978)
19"Road to Cairo"Howard JonesDavid Ackles (1968)

Disc 2

Track # Title Artist Original Artist
1"Kick Out the Jams"The Big FMC5 (1969)
2"Almost Saturday Night/Rockin' All Over the World"The Georgia SatellitesJohn Fogerty (1975)
3"Hello, I Am Your Heart"Sara HickmanDennis Linde (1973)
4"Make It with You"Teddy PendergrassBread (1970)
5"The Blacksmith" (a cappella)Linda RonstadtKathy & Carol (1965)
6"Going Going Gone"Bill Frisell, Robin Holcomb, Wayne HorvitzBob Dylan (1974)
7"First Girl I Loved"Jackson BrowneThe Incredible String Band (1967)
8"These Days"10,000 ManiacsJackson Browne (1973)
9"Stone Cold Crazy"MetallicaQueen (1974)
10"Apricot Brandy"Danny GattonRhinoceros (1968)
11"Union Man"Shaking FamilyThe Cate Brothers (1975)
12"One More Parade"They Might Be GiantsPhil Ochs (1964)
13"I Can't Tell You Why"Howard HewettEagles (1979)
14"Mt. Airy Groove"Leaders of the New SchoolPieces of a Dream (1982)
15"You Brought The Sunshine"Shirley MurdockThe Clark Sisters (1983)
16"Inbetween Days"John EddieThe Cure (1985)
17"Love Wars"The Beautiful SouthWomack & Womack (1983)
18"Both Sides Now"Michael FeinsteinJoni Mitchell (1967)
19"T.V. Eye"John ZornThe Stooges (1970)
20"Hello, I Love You" (slight return)The CureThe Doors (1968)

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