discography: singles & albums updated 28 November 2007
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album #16
The Infotainment Scan
Original UK release:
26 April 1993
Cog Sinister via Permanent
LP: PERMLP12; cassette: PERMMC12; CD: PERMCD12
Tracklisting:
01. Ladybird (Green Grass)
(Bush/Hanley, S/Scanlon/Smith/Wolstencroft)
3:59
02. Lost In Music
(Edwards/Rodgers)
3:49
03. Glam-Racket
(Hanley, S/Scanlon/Smith)
3:12
04. I'm Going To Spain
(Bent)
3:27
05. It's A Curse
(Scanlon/Smith)
5:19
06. Paranoia Man In Cheap Sh*t Room
(Scanlon/Smith)
4:27
07. Service
(Hanley, S/Scanlon/Smith)
4:11
08. The League Of Bald-Headed Men
(Hanley, S/Smith)
4:07
09. A Past Gone Mad
(Bush/Smith/Wolstencroft)
4:19
10. Light/Fireworks
(Smith)
3:46
11. Why Are People Grudgeful?
(Gibson/Perry)
4:31
12. League Moon Monkey Mix
(Hanley, S/Rogers/Smith)
4:35
(LP - Side 1: tracks 1-5; Side 2: tracks 6-10)
(cassette - Side 1: tracks 1-5; Side 2: tracks 6-10)
(CD: tracks 1-12)
Personnel:
Mark E Smith - vocals
Craig Scanlon - guitar
Steve Hanley - bass
Simon Wolstencroft - drums
Dave Bush - keyboards
Other credits:
Produced and mixed by: Rex Sargeant (tracks 1, 4-9, 11); Mark E Smith (tracks 2, 10); Simon Rogers (tracks 3, 12)
Cover artwork: Pascal Le Gras
Recording info:
Recorded at Suite 16, Rochdale late 1992/early 1993.
Notes:
Track 12 is a remix of track 8. There are different mixes/edits of tracks 2, 3 & 11 on the Why Are People Grudgeful? single. A promotional CD (PRCD5094) was issued for the May 1993 American release on Matador/Atlantic (OLE055) with the following tracks: Ladybird (Green Grass) / Paranoia Man In Cheap Sh*t Room / Free Range / The Birmingham School Of Business School / I'm Frank / So What About It? / Bombast / L.A. / Rouche [sic] Rumble (all album tracks except Rowche Rumble - live Norwich 2/6/84 according to the label, but most probably from Woolwich, 6 February 1986). The US release itself was the same as the original UK release.
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Reissues:
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1999 Artful reissue
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Released on 5 July 1999 on Artful Records.
CD: ARTFULCD22
Original CD tracklisting and cover.
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2006 Sanctuary reissue
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Released on 23 January 2006 on Castle, a label of Sanctuary Records Group.
CD: CMQDD1227 (2 CDs)
Original CD tracklisting on CD1 plus bonus tracks on CD2:
01. Ladybird (Green Grass) (Scanlon/Smith/Hanley, S/Bush/Wolstencroft) 4:05
02. Strychnine (Roslie) 2:54
03. Service (Smith/Hanley, S/Scanlon) 3:36
04. Paranoia Man In Cheap Sh*t Room (Smith/Scanlon) 4:19
05. Glam Racket (Hanley, S/Scanlon/Smith) 3:34
06. War (Blegvad/Moore) 2:36
07. 15 Ways (Hanley, S/Scanlon/Smith) 2:51
08. A Past Gone Mad (Bush/Smith/Wolstencroft) 4:35
09. Why Are People Grudgeful? (Gibson/Perry) 4:28
10. Glam Racket (Hanley, S/Scanlon/Smith) 3:33
11. The Re-Mixer (Scanlon/Smith) 6:03
12. Lost In Music (Edwards/Rodgers) 3:50
13. A Past Gone Mad (alternate version) (Bush/Smith/Wolstencroft) 4:38
14. Instrumental outtake (Hanley, S/Smith) 3:43
15. Service (instrumental demo) (Hanley, S/Scanlon/Smith) 4:41
16. Glam Racket (instrumental demo) (Hanley, S/Scanlon/Smith) 3:17
17. Lost In Music (mix 3) (Edwards/Rodgers) 4:39
18. Lost In Music (mix 7) (Edwards/Rodgers) 4:35
19. Lost In Music (mix 14) (Edwards/Rodgers) 4:29
Tracks 1-4 come from John Peel radio session #16; tracks 5-8 come from Mark Goodier radio session; tracks 9-12 come from the Why Are People Grudgeful? single; track 13 comes from the Various Artists compilation RCD Classic Rock Collection Vol 10; tracks 14-19 are previously unreleased outtakes, demos and alternate mixes.
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US promo CD
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US promo CD back
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