I. INTRODUCTION
I.i. WHAT'S NEW IN THIS VERSION
I.ii. CREDITS
II. DISCOGRAPHY
II.A. OFFICIAL RELEASES
II.B. COMPILATION APPEARANCES
II.C. BOOTLEGS
II.D. MISCELLANEOUS and PROMOTIONAL AUDIO
II.E. VIDEO
II.F. ODDS & SODS
III. FURTHER INFORMATION
IV. RUMOURS AND FUTURE
+++ This is a minor revision of the "E.C." version (see below). I have updated some of the bootlegs to include the Split tour boots that have come out. Not much else has changed.
+++ The E.C. version ("Emma Correct"). After giving her a copy of version 3.3 after a show, Emma was kind enough to send me a VERY detailed set of corrections. These have been incorporated into this version. I'm sure her involvement should not be read as any kind of official endorsement of this document or of any computer system where it might be found.
{JAD 911 - 12"
JAD 911 C - cassette
JAD 911 CD}
a) Baby Talk (2.16)
b) Thoughtforms (2.41)
c) Scarlet (3.26)
d) Bitter (2.01)
e) Second Sight (2.39)
f) Etheriel (3.24)
+ Co-produced by John Fryer. Sleeve by Vaughan Oliver, Christopher Bigg and Jim Friedman. Matthew Kirkcaldie writes: "_Scar_[LP] has BRIGHT salmon pink on the inside of the LP sleeve, with illustrations from a Japanese textbook showing the kanji for "tongue" and "elder sister" with the English words and a 50s-style line drawing in a box, one to each side, in white on the pink. Very vulgar overtones, this sort of pink cavity...and the choice of words... The same things are on the reverse side of the folded insert for the jewel case CD." "Etheriel" is about Meriel Barham, now of Pale Saints. Emma Anderson writes: "She used to be in the band and she was going out with a guy called Ethan. She wasn't really into the band that much, and she was a lot more into Ethan... every time we wanted to do something she was like, 'I can't do that because Ethan's sick, or Ethan's something... Ethan's broken his fingernail so I can't rehearse today...' so in the end we thought, well, this isn't going to work out and Miki wrote a song about it. We blended the two names together, Ethan and Meriel..." Dark Image writes: "On the _Scar_ vinyl run-off grooves, there is a quote on one side that reads 'I'll still fondle you' and on the other side 'Fanny Tits Delight' Well, the reason for this was that Emma didn't know the lyrics to Scarlet and Etheriel (go figure) So she thought that Miki was saying 'Fanny Tits Delight' instead of Vanities Delight and likewise for 'I'll still fondle you' (I'm still fond of you)."
{BAD 0003 - 12"
BAD 0003 C - cassette
BAD 0003 CD}
a) de-luxe (3.26)
b) leaves me cold (2.55)
c) downer (2.39)
d) thoughtforms (2.43) [new recording of 1.b]
+ Produced by Robin Guthrie. Engineered by Lincoln Fong. Sleeve by Vaughan Oliver/v23, Chris Bigg and Jim Friedman.
{BAD 0013 - 12"
ADC 0013 - cassingle
AD 0013 - 7"
BAD 0013 - CD}
a) Sweetness and Light (5.19) [(4.12)*]
b) Sunbathing (3.09) [CD and 12" only]
c) Breeze (2.47)
+ Produced by Tim Friese-Green (Talk Talk). Engineered by Ed Buller. Featuring Phil Overhead. Sleeve by Vaughan Oliver, Chris Bigg and Jim Friedman. *The 7" contains a shortened version of "sweetness and light".
{CAD 0017 - lp
CAD 0017 C - cassette
CAD 0017 CD - CD in special sleeve - see below
4AD-Japan: COCY-6925 - CD
Reprise: 9 26463-1 - lp
Reprise: 9 26463-2 - CD
Reprise: 9 26463-4 - cassette}
a) Sweetness And Light (5.19)
b) Sunbathing (3.09)
c) Breeze (2.47)
d) De-Luxe (3.26)
e) Leaves Me Cold (2.55)
f) Downer (2.39)
g) Thoughtforms (2.43)
h) Baby Talk (2.16)
i) Thoughtforms (2.41)
j) Scarlet (3.26)
k) Bitter (2.01)
l) Second Sight (2.39)
m) Etheriel (3.24)
n) Hey Hey Helen (2.27) [ABBA cover]
o) Scarlet (Gigantic 2 version) (3.53)
+ This album is a compilation of all tracks from #1, 2, 3, together with a new track (n), and the Robin Guthrie rerecording of "Scarlet" (from B3). The CD release in the UK came with a card slip case. Matthew Kirkcaldie writes: "the CD features a cardboard wraparound with another Jim Friedman photo on the outside (black and dark green, a 2-colour print with a little full colour one in the middle) and a nice inside with (a) the Lush logo faintly over a pink-yellow background with the EP sleeves placed over it and a big calligraphic Chris Bigg scrawl, and (b) on the other half, a whole gallery of those dated pictures of Japanese women. The LP has the same thing as a second sleeve, but the CD one can be detached at the bottom while you have to open the LP one as far as you dare without wrecking it." The Japanese version comes with lyrics to all the songs except "Downer," "Leaves Me Cold" and "Hey Hey Helen."
{AD 1016 - 7"
BAD 1016 - 12"
ADC 1016 - cassingle
BAD 1016 CD
PIAS: ?? - slimline CD}
a) nothing natural (5.58)
b) fallin' in love (2.44) [Dennis Wilson cover] [CD and 12" only]
c) god's gift (4.13)
d) monochrome (5.08) [CD and 12" only]
+ Produced by Robin Guthrie. The PIAS Benelux release came in a slim-line case is in dispute. If you own one, send me the catalogue number, please!
{Reprise: 9 40231-2). Digipak.
a) nothing natural (5.56)
b) god's gift (4.10)
d) monochrome (5.07)
e) nothing natural (version) (3.59)
+ Produced by Robin Guthrie.
{BAD 2001 - 12"
BAD 2001 CD. Gatefold digipak.
BAD D 2001 - lmt-ed 10"
PIAS: 170.2001.22 - slimline CD}
a) for love (3.35)
b) starlust (4.24)
c) outdoor miner (2.49) [Wire cover]
d) astronaut (2.39)
+ a) produced and engineered by Robin Guthrie. b), c) and d) all produced by Lush and Mark Freegard. From _Eyesore_: "'Outdoor Miner' was originally recorded by Wire. BAD D 2001 is a 10'' single with a different sleeve. The run-out grooves read "Steve, yah, bloody good bloke." "Miki? Face like a bulldog chewing a wasp!" (BADD2001). BAD2001CD was released in a deluxe fold-out digipak. 'For Love' produced by Robin Guthrie (Cocteau Twins). 'Outdoor Miner' written by Graham Lewis (Wire) and Colin Newman (Wire). 'Outdoor Miner' coproduced by Mark Freegard." The Digipak-CD has "for the love of Steve" in the credits.
{CAD 2002 - lp
CAD D 2002 - 2x10"Limited-edition gatefold with different sleeve
artwork.
CAD C 2002 - cassette
CAD 2002 CD - CD
CAD D 2002 CD Limited edition DP with different sleeve artwork.
Reprise: 9 26798-2
Shock records: SHOCK 1017 CD - Australian release of both CD and
special DP sleeve}
a) stray (2.08)
b) nothing natural (5.54)
c) tiny smiles (4.27)
d) covert (3.35)
e) ocean (4.50)
f) for love (3.29)
g) superblast! (4.07)
h) untogether (3.34)
i) fantasy (4.27)
j) take (3.29)
k) laura (3.23)
l) monochrome (5.06)
m) god's gift (4.10)*
n) fallin' in love (2.44)*
+ The first legitimate studio album. The tracks marked with a "*" are found only on the Japanese release and are identical to the tracks found on the _Black Spring_ e.p., [#A5]. This release also comes with lyrics to all the songs except m) and n). From _Eyesore_ : 'CADD2002CD is a limited edition deluxe fold-out digipak. CADD2002 is a double 10'' release. They both have similar sleeves, which are pretty different from the other formats. The run-out grooves read "What do you call Lush's..." / "bass player in Japan?" / "Rippon in Nippon..." / "...wise words mate."' Also, [email protected] (Bones, Inner Sanctum, Sanctuary) writes: "there is also a limited edition CD of _Spooky_ that comes with a blue velour pouch. The pouch is imprinted with the circles from the _Spooky_ cover, that is, where the logos are, there are no fuzzy textures." A promotional version of this release involved a brown paper bag with the "circle-Lush" logo containing a promo cassette of the album. Matt Tschantz writes: "The cassette has the circular logo and Spooky logo in orange on a black background with 'advance cassette' in white in small print at the bottom." Some versions of this promo have been reported to contain an autographed XL tour shirt.
{4AD(japan): COCY-5185 - CD}
a) superblast! [remix] (4.04)
b) outdoor minor (2.49) [same as #A7]
c) fallin' in love (2.44) [same as #A7]
+ This Japanese-only single came with the lyrics to all three songs. Lists Phil, not Steve as the bassist. Says "for the love of steve" in the credits. "Peter Granstr\vm" ([email protected]) claims his version of this disc has "starlust" as the final track (instead of "falling in love") and that it lists Steve as the bassist, though Phil is in the photo.
{BAD 4008 CD - CD
? - 12"
? - 7"}
a) Hypocrite (2.58)
b) Love at First Sight (5.12)*
c) Cat's Chorus (3.23)
d) Undertow (Spooky mix) (9.13)*
+ Emma Anderson writes: "['Love At First Sight'] is a cover of a song by The Gist-- a band Stuart Moxham formed after the Young Marble Giants." Track d) is a remix by techno band called Spooky. [*Not on 7" format.]
{BAD 4010 CD - CD
? - 12"
? - 7"}
a) Desire Lines (7.29)
b) Girl's World (4.14)*
c) White Wood (4.56)
d) Lovelife (Suga Bullit mix) (8.15)*
+ "Lovelife" remix is by Co-co T and Suga-D. [*Not on 7" format.]
{CAD-4011-CD - CD
Reprise: 0936-45578-1 - LP
Reprise: 0936-45578-4 - Cassette
Reprise: 0936-45578-2 - CD
Play It Again Sam: 170.4011.20 - Benelux release- see below
Rough Trade: 1-RTD120-1905-2 12 CD - German release- see below}
a) light from a dead star (3.15)
b) kiss chase (3.17)
c) blackout (3.06)
d) hypocrite (2.53)
e) lovelife (3.56)
f) desire lines (7.37)
g) the invisible man (2.14)
h) undertow (4.57)
i) never-never (8.04)
j) lit up (4.00)
k) starlust (4.30)
l) when i die (4.17)
+ The album was produced by Mike Hedges (Siouxsie And The Banshees, The Cure). It was mixed by Alan Moulder (Nine Inch Nails, Smashing Pumpkins, Curve, My Bloody Valentine). [email protected] (Michael Schuster) writes: "The cover art bears a new logo (the band name in a sorta outline script, partially covering a circular background) and has a picture of four lemons." The Rough Trade and PIAS versions come with a "bonus disk" which contains the three B-sides from the Desire Lines single #A11, i.e., "Girl's World," "White Wood," "Lovelife" (Suga Bullit mix).
{Columbia Japan: COCY-78365 \2000 - CD}
a) white wood (4.34)
b) girl's world (4.56)
c) lovelife (suga bullit remix) (8.15)
d) love at first sight (5.12)
e) cat's chorus (3.23)
f) undertow (spooky remix) (9.13)
+ A small Japanese-only release of the B-sides from the _Split_ singles. a), b), & c) are from _Desire Line_ EP (#A11) and d), e), & f) are from _Hypocrite_ EP (#A10). I'm not sure why the timings of a) & b) don't match up to the _Desire Line_ EP listing.
{4AD: BAD 6001 CD}
a) Single Girl (.) <--- CD #1
b) Tinkerbell (.)
c) Outside World (.)
d) Cul De Sac (.)
{4AD: BAD D 6001 CD}
a) Single Girl (.) <--- CD #2
b) Pudding (.)
c) Demystification (.) [Cover of Zounds]
d) Shut Up (.)
{4AD: AD 6001 - seven-inch}
a) Single Girl (.) <--- 7"
b) Sweetie (.)
+ Buying into the new British marketing ploys, this single is released in two CDs (featuring different B-sides) and a limited edition, clear vinyl seven-inch. "Sweetie" is cowritten by Acland & Berenyi, "Shut up" is Phil King's contribution, "Pudding" is Miki Berenyi's, and "Outside World" is a cover of *** (written by S. Lake). The rest of the songs are Emma Anderson's. Coproduced by Pete Bartlett. Engineered by Giles Hall, Liam Molloy and Neil Simons. Recorded at Protocol Studios, London. Mixed by Sean Slade, Paul Q. Kolderie, Pete Bartlett and Giles Hall. Featuring Kate Holmes (Frazier Chorus) and Ray Dickaty. Sleeve by v23 and Ichiro Kono.
{4AD: BAD 6002 CD}
a) Ladykillers (.) <--- CD #1
b) Heavenly (.)
c) Carmen (.)
d) Plums and Oranges (.)
{4AD: BAD D 6002 CD}
a) Ladykillers (.) <--- CD #2
b) Matador (.)
c) Ex (.)
d) Dear Me (.)
{4AD: AD 6002- seven-inch}
a) Ladykillers (.) <--- 7"
b) I Wanna Be Your Girlfriend (.) [Cover of the Rubinoo's]
+ Another marketing bonanza, this single is released in two CDs (featuring different B-sides) and a limited edition, green vinyl seven-inch. "I Wanna Be Your Girlfriend" is a cover of the Rubinoo's "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend". Coproduced by Pete Bartlett. Engineered by Giles Hall, Liam Molloy and Neil Simons. Recorded at Protocol Studios, London. Mixed by Sean Slade, Paul Q. Kolderie, Pete Bartlett and Giles Hall. Sleeve by v23 and Ichiro Kono. "Heavenly" arranged by Pete Bartlett. "Plums and Oranges" mixed by Neil Simons.
{4AD- CAD 6004 - CD
Reprise
Japan: SONY - COZY->27->28 - dbl-CD}
a) ladykillers (.)
b) heavenly nobodies (.)
c) 500 (.)
d) i've been here before (.)
e) papasan (.)
f) single girl (.)
g) ciao! (.)
h) tra la la (.)
i) last night (.)
j) runaway (.)
k) childcatcher (.)
l) olympia (.)
+ Released both as a CD and (in the UK) in vinyl. "Lovelife" includes a cameo appearance by Pulp singer Jarvis Cocker on 'Ciao!'. Coproduced by Pete Bartlett. Engineered by Giles Hall and Liam Molloy. Recorded at Protocol Studios, London, Fort Apache, Cambridge, MA and BJG Studios, London. Mastered by Bob Ludwig. Sleeve by v23, Ichiro Kono and Andrew Catlin. Mixed by Sean Slade and Paul Q. Kolderie. The LP was released on clear vinyl. The run-out grooves read "Browning in a sea of Britpop" "No, I've never seen a blind man's buff". "Last Night" mixed by Steve Orborne. The Japanese version features an extra insert of pictures, the standard insert, and the lyrics in Japanese and an 6 track 3-inch CD with all the "Single Girl" b-sides.
{4AD: BAD 6009 CD}
a) 500 (.) <--- CD #1
b) I have the Moon (.) [cover of Magnetic Fields]
c) Piledriver (.)
d) Olympia (Acoustic Version) (.)
{4AD: BAD D 6009 CD}
a) 500 (.) <--- CD #2
b) I'd Like to Walk Around in Your Mind (.)
c) Kiss Chase(Acoustic Version) (.)
d) Last Night(Hexidecimal Mix) (.)
{4AD: AD 6009 - seven-inch}
a) 500 (.) <--- 7"
b) I have the Moon (.) [cover of Magnetic Fields]
+ The last single from _Lovelife_, to be released on 15 July, 1996. It is subtitled "Shake Baby Shake". The seven-inch is transparent vinyl. It's not yet clear whether the seven inch will feature any unique tracks.
{INSECTS 03 - Cassette}
Contains:
a) etheriel (demo) ( . )
b) second sight (demo) ( . )
+ Released in England sometime in 1989, this compilation of text, noise, sound collage, and music. Emma Anderson writes: "This was a tape put together by friend of ours at the time. It was very arty & underground & us & Silverfish were the only bands on it. The songs used were... the demos we sent to record companies. Indeed, the ones that 4AD liked & agreed to pursue us with. They are not the same recordings as on _Scar_."
{Midnight Music: CLANG 4 - lp
CLANG 4 C - cassette
CLANG 4 CD}
Contains:
a) chirpy chirpy cheep cheep (2.38) [cover of Middle of the Road]
+ A 1990 benefit album of seventies cover tunes to raise money to fight the British poll tax proposal. Lush track (produced by Robin Guthrie) appears nowhere else. [And is brilliant, BTW! -ed]
{Melody Maker/Rough Trade :MMMRTD 002 - cassette
MMRTD 002 CD}
Contains:
a) scarlet (Gigantic 2 mix) (3.53)
+ This compilation of songs was released through the UK's _Melody Maker_ weekly music rag. The Lush track is Robin Guthrie's (Cocteau Twins) rerecording of the track that originally appears on _Scar_, #A1. This track also appears on _Gala_, #A4.
{Mute/4AD Records: RT1 - cassette}
Contains:
a) de-luxe ( . )
+ Free with the UK monthly magazine _Select_ (Vol. 1, no. 4). Apparently, same track that appears on #A2 & #A4.
{Volume: V2CD}
Contains:
a) tiny smiles (4.27)
+ _V2_ is a UK combination CD/magazine. Lush track is identical to that which appears on _Spooky_, #A8.
{Strange Fruit: SFRCD 205 - CD}
a) nothing natural (2.25)
+ This is one of the two previously available versions. [It's not clear why the time was reported to be so short.]
{Strange Fruit: SFRCD 205}
Contains:
a) breeze ( . )
+ This is the only released recording from Lush's Peel session. This is from the 19 Feb, 1990 session. The other songs broadcast at this time were "hey hey helen" and "leaves me cold." These were the only three songs recorded.
{no label: EMC1 - CD}
Contains:
a) superblast! (remix) (4.07)
+ A special offer available in connection with Stolar Vodka. This is the same track that appears on #A9.
{no label: glaston 1DCD}
Contains:
a) starlust (live) (4.30)
+ A special offer double-CD from the UK weekly music rag, _NME_ (with profits going to Greenpeace). Featuring highlights from the 1992 Glastonbury Festival.
{LILIPUT 1 - dbl-cd w/ promo booklet}
LILIPUT 2 - dbl-cd
Contains:
a) de-luxe (3.26)
+ A 4AD sampler compilation. Same as the version on #A2.
{ - cas}
Contains:
a) nothing natural (.)
+ A 4AD sampler compilation. Not clear which version this is.
{Anti-Vivisection Agency: AVACD 001 - CD}
Contains:
a) god's gift (4.10)
+ Made in England and distributed by Revolver, Lush contributed this album track.
{Dino: DINCD38 - CD}
Contains:
a) for love (3:30)
+ A compilation released by Dino Entertainment Ltd. of London.
{4AD: shuffle - CD}
Contains:
a) desire lines (demo) (7.05)
+ A very limited edition CD that was available at the 13 Year Itch celebration put on for the 13th anniversary of 4AD.
{Warner: ?? - CD}
Contains:
a) for love (3.29)
+ a sampler CD distributed with the original-model Sega CD-ROM peripheral from Warner Special Products.
{?? }
Contains:
a) for love (3.35)
+ A charity album supporting the animal rights group called In Defense of Animals. This is the single version from A7.
{?? - cassette}
Contains:
a) the childcatcher (3.07)
+ work in progress from the _Split_. The first mix, straight from the studio. Same as the track on the _AVAM_ compilation, #B19.
{Volume - V10CD}
Contains:
a) tinkerbell (demo) (3.16)
+ This is one of Miki's 8-track demos for an in-progress song. Liner notes say it is a "home recording, produced by Miki Berenyi at Mostyn Sound."
{?? - CD}
Contains:
a) the childcatcher (3.07)
+ A limited-edition digipacked disc put out to celebrate the _All Virgos are Mad_ show in L.A. (Basically the U.S. version of the _13 Year Itch_ celebration. This song is identical to the one of the _Secret Tracks 2_ cassette, #B17.
{? }
Contains:
a) etheriel (3.24)
+ Radio station promo.
{? }
Contains:
a) superblast (4.07)
+ Radio station promo.
{?? - CD}
Contains:
d) Undertow (Spooky mix) (9.13)
+ This 4AD laden soundtrack features the version of "undertow" that showed up on the "hypocrite" e.p. [A10].
{Reprise: pro-cd-7815 - CD}
Contains:
a) ladykillers (.)
+ This is a compilation of 19 tracks from various Reprise artists and comes in a white cardboard slipcase.
{UK: Fierce Panda NING05 - 2x7"}
Contains:
a) the childcatcher (.)
+ Not much known about this.
{UK: Fierce Panda NONG1 - CD}
Contains:
a) love at first sight (.)
+ Not much known about this.
{Wire Mail Order (UK): WMO 2CD - CD}
Contains:
a) mannequin (.) [cover of Wire]
+ Lush record their second Wire cover for this 21 artist tribute to the band. (The first Wire cover was "outdoor miner" on the _For Love_ e.p.) "Mannequin" originally appeared on Wire's _Pink Flag_ album.
{Reprise: PRO-C-8096 - CD & Cassette}
Contains:
a) ladykillers (.)
b) tinkerbell (.)
+ A Reprise/Warner Bros/4AD promo compilation distributed in conjunction with the Shaving the Pavement Tour of the US. Contains some otherwise unreleased tracks, but the Lush tracks are otherwised unreleased.
{UK: Volume V16CD - CD & magazine}
Contains:
a) half and half (.)
+ This track is otherwise unreleased.
{Kiss the Stone: KTS 108 - CD}
a) thoughtforms(3.05)
b) breeze(2.49)
c) bitter(2.38)
d) second sight(2.55)
e) take(3.43)
f) covert(3.27)
g) deluxe [sic](4.29)
h) etheriel(4.08)
i) ocean(4.42)
j) scarlet(4.20)
k) sweetness and light(5.22)
l) downer(3.28)
m) baby talk(4.20)
n) tiny smiles(4.15)
o) leaves me cold(4.49)
p) monochrome(5.10)
+ This rather well-packaged bootleg CD from KTS (a rather prolific Italian record company) is apparently an audience recording of an English show. Though the disc purports to be "Recorded Live in Europe 1991", I rather suspicion it's recorded in England in 1992, perhaps during the _Spooky_ tour. The disc clocks in at about 65mins. The sound quality is mediocre (what you would expect from an audience recording), lots of crowd noise and rather poor resolution on the vocals (particularly Emma's). The set itself is not particularly inspired; lots of long breaks between songs, and some miscues. CD total time: (63.34).
{Kiss the Stone: KTS 114 - CD}
a) stray/bitter (5.55)
b) nothing natural (5.28)
c) for love (3.44)
d) superblast! (4.36)
e) covert[/de-luxe] (7.41)
f) downer (3.22)
g) sweetness & light (5.46)
h) new song [sic] (4.25)
i) leaves me cold (2.53)
j) similar number of tracks by JMC
+ Clocking in at 77:34, this split CD boot features performances by Lush and the Jesus and Mary Chain at Lollapalooza in Miami. e) and h) are mistakes in the track listing. Note: This disc is both sold singly and in a 3CD set also featuring Pearl Jam and Soundgarden's sets from the same show.
{Surf City Recordings: SC03 - 7"}
a) sweetness and light
b) ocean
c) etheriel
d) leaves me cold
+ A purportedly limited-edition (300 total) live bootleg vinyl 7-inch. Tracks a) & b) are "Live in London, 1990"; tracks c) & d) are "Live in Paris, 1991". The picture sleeve cover is a nice photo of Emma and Miki, and the back is a _Gala_-era promo photo of the band. The record labels list the name of the record company and call the recording the "'slush e.p." My copy is purple vinyl, also spotted in grey.
a) stray b) bitter c) god's gift d) nothing natural e) ocean f) for love g) starlust h) covert i) de-Luxe j) downer k) sweetness and light l) superblast! m) monochrome [1st encore] n) leaves me cold o) baby talk [2nd encore]+ Live at the Cabaret Metro, Chicago, Aug. 30 1992. "Bones, Inner Sanctum, Sanctuary" writes: "(1CS-100 Rating 10) A VERY good bootleg. Great sound and mixing. This was a special concert that Lush did in between their Aug 29, 1992 appearance at Alpine Valley theatre WI and their appearance in Atlanta for Lollapalooza '92. Moderate dialogue from Miki, and a frenzied ending that included a mosh pit, yes a mosh pit! I didn't believe it either until I ended up in it." Recorded and broadcast live by Metro Mobile.
a) stray b) bitter c) nothing natural d) for love e) superblast! f) covert g) de-Luxe h) downer i) sweetness and light j) starlust k) leaves me cold+ Live Lollapalooza, 29 Aug 92, Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, WI (1CS90 Rating:8) This is the bootleg of the show that was described above. Includes a bit of the in between Lollapalooza bits used for entertainment between shows.
{?? - CD?}
a) stray
b) bitter
c) nothing natural
d) for love
e) superblast!
f) covert
g) downer
h) sweetness and light
i) starlust
j) leaves me cold
+ Live, Lollapalooza, August 22, 1992, Miami, FL (1CS-90 Rating:8). A great quality boot. Includes introduction to Lollapalooza festival. Reportedly, the exact same recording as in #C2.
{?? - Video}
a) stray
b) thoughtforms
c) nothing natural
d) for love
e) starlust
f) breeze
g) de-Luxe
h) sweetness and light
i) leaves me cold
j) monochrome
k) downer
+ San Francisco, 15 April 1992 (VIDEO VHS MONO Rating: 7) Shot from the stage itself. Includes Italian TV interview with videos for "nothing natural" and "superblast!"
{?? - Cassette}
+ Live 70 minute show apparently broadcast on air in New Orleans. Sound quality of a recording off the air for this show was "B+"
{?? - Cassette}
+ nothing else known.
{Australia: BULLSEYE RECORDS CD-EYE-12 - CD}
a) stray (2.11)
b) bitter (2.47)
c) god's gift (3.40) (misprinted as gos's gift on the tracklisting)
d) nothing natural (5.48)
e) ocean (4.50)
f) for love (3.49)
g) starlust (5.06) (misprinted as stardust)
h) covert (4.14)
i) de-luxe (3.49)
j) downer (3.35) (misprinted as downers)
k) sweetness and light (5.52)
l) superblast (4.37)
m) monochrome (5.59)
n) leaves me cold (5.19)
o) baby talk (2.53)
+ Total running time: (64.28). Live in Seattle, Washington. Dark Image writes: "There were only 1000 printed of their live performance in Seattle. The sound is okay I guess and it's from the Spooky tour ..On the cover has the band in four separate corners divided into 4 equal parts with four different colored background for each member. The funny thing is that it shows Steve Rippon instead of Phil King..Hmmm..." [Sounds suspiciously like the infamous NME "topless" poster- ed] Thanks to Cord Walter for the track listing.
{Shocking Records: no cat. # - 7"}
a) downer
b) thoughtforms
c) second sight
d) baby talk
+ Recorded live in Surlorie, France. Dark Image writes: "...it's quite good. It's quite raw in terms of production." Josh Gentry writes: "I have this same recording, but it is named 'Sparky the High Voltage Live Wire' from 'Shocking Records, Tashkent, Uzbekistan.' The 7" is pressed in pink vinyl with blank yellow labels, the only groove notes being 'sr1' and 'sr2.' It is packaged in a folded piece of yellow paper with simple xerox quality art of two babies looking like they were stolen from a diaper package with a crudely drawn cartoon electrical wire asking them if they want to play. Sound quality is very good. 45rpm." [email protected] (matt matuga) also has one of these, except his is yellow vinyl, with ROGS "SHOCKING ISN'T IT" on the "sr I" side, and "CARE FOR A JOLT" on the "sr II" side. [Perhaps this was a second printing? - Reality]
a) bitter b) breeze c) ?? d) scarlet e) for love f) covert g) de-luxe h) downer i) sweetness & light j) baby talk k) monochrome l) leaves me cold
{bootleg cassette}
a) grotesque [female hybrid]
b) sun shines [skin]
c) (untitled) [truth or fiction]
d) quicksand [sunbathing]
+ Cord Walter writes: "Although the sound quality of this demo is very poor, the songs are quite good." Emma Anderson writes: "Meriel [now of Pale Saints] is on vocals here-- she wrote "Skin". We used this demo to get gigs on the pub circuit in London. We never send it to a record company. 'Sunbathing' was reworked 2 years later for the B-side of 'Sweetness & Light' [A3]." The listed titles are those reported by Cord Walter. The titles in brackets are those reported by Emma Anderson. Obviously, the names in brackets are the correct song titles, but the names given by Cord may reflect those used by the bootleggers (and those which you may see if you ever stumble across this bootleg).
{??}
a) Blackout
b) For Love
c) Lit Up
d) Kiss Chase
e) De-luxe
f) Lovelife
g) Hypocrite
h) Sweetness And Light
+ [email protected] writes: "...a bootleg recorded at Brighton Zap Club on September 5th 1994 as part of a special showcase which was broadcast live by the UK's Radio 1. It lasts about 31 mins. ... This was a slightly shortened version of the set Lush played on their "Split" tour over the summer of 94.
{Kaliedscopic Music: - CD}
a) Introduction
b) Blackout
c) Stardust
d) For Love
e) Lit Up
f) Lit Up [nope, it's not a typo]
g) Kiss Chase
h) Desire Lines
i) Lovelife
j) Hypocrite
l) Downer
m) Undertow
n) De-Luxe
o) Leaves me Cold
p) Sweetness and Light
+ Length: 60:16. Dark Image ([email protected]) writes: "This was recorded live at the _Melody Maker_ Tent at the Reading Festival on the 26th of August 1994. It's distributed by Kaliedscopic Music which is an Italian based company. The cover of the CD has the whole band inside a Tea-Cup ride like the one at Disneyland and they are looking towards the Camera. On the back however, It has Emma and Miki standing against the wall. Miki is dressed in a black mini-skirt with fishnets and a black Sleevless T-Shirt that has the Tramps (not too sure on that since it is hard to read the small print backwards) on it. Emma on the other hand is wearing a nice flower blouse with a black Overcoat and black and white stripe stockings. She is also wearing these red lensed sunglasses and has all sorts of shopping bags in her hand. On the inside sleeve it has a nice picture of Emma, Miki and Chris looking at the Camera. The inside sleeve does fold out and has yet another picture of the Orginal band (i.e with Steve Rippon instead of Phil King) out in the country side. One last comment on the Sleeve, it has some sort of Fly looking thing on one of the pictures and in captions it says "Insects do it better" The sound quality of the CD is about a 7. The Vocals are well heard but the music seems distant. There are a lot of electircal problems with their set and also some band miscalculations. Lit up is mentioned twice because half way through the first try their equipment gave out or something and they had to start all over. The second try though it happened again so Miki said "Okay, so we'll leave that one for now" There are some pretty funny comments between songs as well. One of the most notable ones is from Miki; she says " No, Sorry I don't get my tits out.....They're not actually real you know.....They're just two holes in a grapefruit".
{Reprise: PRO-CD-4662 - No cover insert in jewel case}
a) de-luxe (single edit) (3.02)
b) de-luxe (alternate single edit) (3.03)
c) de-luxe (album version) (3.27)
+ US Promo for #A4.
{Reprise: PRO-CD-4568}
a) sweetness and light (single edit) (4.12)
b) sweetness and light (album version) (5.17)
+ US Promo for #A4.
{Reprise: PROC-4608 - cassette}
Contains:
a) de-luxe
b) baby talk
c) bitter
d) etheriel
e) thoughtforms
f) downer
g) hey hey helen
h) scarlet
i) sweetness and light
j) sunbathing
+ US Promo cassette for #A4. Contains ten complete tracks from _Gala_, interspersed with an interview with Miki and Emma. Contains all sorts of juicy bits about Miki loosing her virginity in Hollywood as a teenager, and Emma's work experience selling sandwiches.
{LUSH CD 1 - CD}
a) nothing natural ( . )
a) monochrome ( . )
a) nothing natural ( . ) (12" version)
+ UK promo disc. Same material as the singles #A5-A6.
{Reprise: ?? - CD }
a) nothing natural ( . )
+Promo disc. No other information known.
{Reprise: PRO-CD-5299}
a) for love (3.29)
+ This is the album version. Jewel case, no insert.
{Reprise: PRO-CD-5471}
a) superblast! (remix) (4:04) [same as #A9]
b) starlust (4:20)
c) fallin' in love (2:38)
d) superblast! (album version) (4:08)
+ US Promo for #A8. [The remix of "Superblast!" is not great, but better than album version.] Some versions come with a sticker that says "Spin it for Lollapalooza".
{Cockadoodle records: COCK 01 - one-sided flexi-disc}
a) "And David Seaman Will Be Very Disappointed About That..."
(5.17)
+ The Lillies are a one-off "bliss-rock" super-group featuring Simon Raymonde (Cocteau Twins), Chris & Miki (Lush), and Kevin McKillop & Russell Yates (Moose). Song written by Raymonde. The group was formed to record this song in support of their favorite local football club, the Tottenham 'Spurs. The resulting recording was included in the magazine _Spur_ (No. 24, Sept '91). (Also a T-shirt available featuring a lillie and band name on front, and song title on back. Grey shirt.)
{MIDI CIRCUS - 12"}
a) stray (choirmaster mix)
b) stray (groove mix)
c) stray (hole in the sky mix)
+ This single-sided twelve inch features three "techno remixes" of "stray".
{?? - flexi}
a) Lit Up (demo) (?.?)
b) Rupert the Bear (?.?) [TV theme cover [Beadle and Roper]]
+ After collecting names and addresses since 10.91 (#A6), the Lush Information Service (see III, below) surprised everyone in Christmas of '93 by sending out a fan club mailing including news of the bands' doings, a musical family tree of the members' past bands, lyrics to all their songs, a card, and this neat flexi. "Rupert the Bear" is NOT a Robert Johnson cover. That was a joke. It's really a cover of the theme from the 60s British children's TV show of the same name (by Beadle and Roper). This flexi was reissued as #D16, below.
{Reprise: PRO-C-6996 - cassette}
a) Kiss Chase (?.?)
b) Undertow (?.?)
+ Promo for the new album. Songs are album versions.
{CAD-P-4011-CD - CD}
a) light from a dead star (3.15)
b) kiss chase (3.17)
c) blackout (3.06)
d) hypocrite (2.53)
e) lovelife (3.56)
f) desire lines (7.37)
g) the invisible man (2.14)
h) undertow (4.57)
i) never-never (8.04)
j) lit up (4.00)
k) starlust (4.30)
l) when i die (4.17)
+ Simply the UK promo disc for _Split_ with less artwork than the standardly released album. Has an orange slip-case.
{Reprise: PRO-CD-6983 - CD}
a) Hypocrite (2.53)
+ Neil Impelluso writes: "Jewel case, no insert. Back insert features same graphics on the grey 4AD mail-order t-shirt - lots of bruskstrokes and the "3oo/5oo" in a circle, whatever that means."
{Reprise: PRO-CD-7092 - CD}
a) Lovelife (3.56)
b) Lovelife (5.28) [Suga Bullit Remix Edit]
c) Lovelife (8:15) [Suga Bullit Remix]
+ Remixed by Suga-D and Co-Co-T for Suga Bullit Prod. at System Sound Studios. b) is an shortened version of c) which is from the _Desire Lines_ e.p. [A11].
{Shock: LUSH 1 - 12"}
a) Hypocrite ( . )
b) Desire Lines ( . )
c) Hypocrite ( . ) 12" Mix
+ UK Promo.
{soil samples #17: PRO-S-7181 - flexi}
a) Lit Up (demo) (?.?)
b) Rupert the Bear (?.?) [TV theme cover [Beadle and Roper]]
+ Released as part of _Dirt_ (#58) a Warner Bros. promotional magazine sent out to music retailers. Lush (together with the Lush taxi) are featured on the cover. This is the same music as the "1993 Fan Club Flexi", #D10.
{Reprise: PRO-CD-7048 - CD}
a) When I Die (Remix) (4:19)
b) Light From A Dead Star (3:16)
c) Lovelife (3:56)
+ This US promo disc features the only known release of the Scott Litt (R.E.M.) remix of "When I Die". Jeff Gayton ([email protected]) writes: "The CD itself is orange and purple, with the same basic design that many US 4AD promos have and comes in a jewel case. There's no front insert, but on the back is Bugs Bunny (!) and the tracklisting of the CD."
{4AD: CAD P 4001 CD}
a) Light From A Dead Star ( . )
+ UK Promo CD. Not sure of the track listing.
{Warner Bros - ??}
Contains:
a) the childcatcher (3.07)
+ Somebody on 4AD-L reported the existence of a compilation from Warner Bros. that featured this track.
{4AD: LUSH 2 - 12"}
a) Hypocrite ( . )
b) Undertow (Spooky Remix)
+ UK promo.
{4AD: LUSH 3 - 12"}
a) Desire Lines ( . )
b) lovelife (suga bullit remix) ( . )
+ UK promo.
{KUDOS: PROJECT 1 - 12"}
a) stray (choirmaster mix)
b) stray (groove mix)
c) stray (hole in the sky mix)
+ [email protected] reports: "[It] has one track on one side and two on the other. It comes in a white die-cut sleeve with a white sticker that reads: "LUSH versus THE DRUM CLUB DJ only limited edition". The label reads: "PROJECT 1 33 1/3 RPM NEVER NEVER: STRAY RETHOUGHT BY BOB + BING ENGINEERED BY KIM LEWIS AT BUTTERFLY STUDIOS DISTRIBUTED BY KUDOS INFO + MERCHANDISE 071 624 5767". The run off groove says: "PROJECT 1-A1 THE RULE IS-THERE ARE NO RULES!" on one side and: PROJECT 1-AA1 WE'RE NOT TAKING SIDES!" on the other." Apparently identical tracks to the Drum Club mixes [#D9, above] - reality.
{4AD: LUSH 4 - 12"}
a) single girl ( . )
+ UK promo.
{4AD: LUSH 5 CD}
a) Single Girl ( . )
b) I've Been Here Before ( . )
c) 500 ( . )
d) Last Night (Steve Osbourne mix) ( . )
+ UK promo. Comes in a cardboard slipcase.
{4AD: LUSH 6 - 12"}
a) Ladykillers ( . )
+ UK promo.
{Reprise: PRO-CD-8034 - CD
Reprise: PRO-A-8034 - 12"}
a) Last Night (Latent Power Mix) (5.23)
b) Undertow (Spooky Remix) (9.12)
c) Last Night (Darkest Hour Mix) (4.57)
d) Lovelife (Suga Bullit Remix) (8.15)
e) Last Night (Hexadecimal Dub Mix) (6.31)
f) Ladykillers (Demo/Ruff Mix '95) (3.14)
+ US promo featuring several otherwise unreleased remixes.
{4AD: LUSH 7 CD - CD}
a) Ciao! ( . )
+ UK promo. The cover photo features the band holding the new lush logo featured in other _lovelife_ releases. Comes in a cardboard slipcase.
a) Lush Information Service P.O. Box 2406 London, NW10 5NEb) Lyrics, pictures and other fun stuff can be found by ftp-ing to the Wisconsin Discography server (cs.uwp.edu).