Swans – Various Failures 1988-1992
Tracklist
| Yellow CD | 1:15:52 | ||
| 1-1 | Miracle Of Love | 6:25 | |
| 1-2 | Black Eyed Dog | 3:59 | |
| 1-3 | The Golden Boy That Was Swallowed By The Sea | 5:09 | |
| 1-4 | Untitled | 2:07 | |
| 1-5 | I Remember Who You Are | 4:24 | |
| 1-6 | Her | 5:23 | |
| 1-7 | No Cruel Angel | 4:28 | |
| 1-8 | When She Breathes | 4:31 | |
| 1-9 | Why Are We Alive? | 6:05 | |
| 1-10 | The Child's Right | 3:35 | |
| 1-11 | Untitled | 1:03 | |
| 1-12 | The Other Side Of The World | 4:29 | |
| 1-13 | Song For Dead Time (M. Gira Version) | 4:34 | |
| 1-14 | Love Will Save You | 6:05 | |
| 1-15 | Blind | 4:31 | |
| 1-16 | Unfortunate Lie (Instrumental Version) | 2:20 | |
| 1-17 | Was He Ever Alive? | 6:25 | |
| Red CD | 1:18:02 | ||
| 2-1 | Failure | 6:19 | |
| 2-2 | Identity | 5:35 | |
| 2-3 | Can't Find My Way Home | 4:48 | |
| 2-4 | Trust Me | 4:19 | |
| 2-5 | Better Than You | 5:58 | |
| 2-6 | Love Will Tear Us Apart (Jarboe Version) | 3:44 | |
| 2-7 | Will We Survive? | 5:56 | |
| 2-8 | Drink To Me Only With Thine Eyes | 1:17 | |
| 2-9 | God Damn The Sun | 4:21 | |
| 2-10 | Eyes Of Nature | 4:40 | |
| 2-11 | You Know Everything | 4:26 | |
| 2-12 | Song For Dead Time (Jarboe Version) | 4:59 | |
| 2-13 | Picture Of Maryanne | 4:22 | |
| 2-14 | Amnesia | 3:42 | |
| 2-15 | Dream Dream | 5:32 | |
| 2-16 | Please Remember Me | 4:48 | |
| 2-17 | New Mind (Acoustic) | 3:26 |
Companies, etc.
- Distributed By – Revolver USA
- Remastered At – Griffin Mastering
- Pressed By – Reel Picture Productions – CR50626
- Pressed By – Reel Picture Productions – CR50627
Credits
- Artwork [Drawings] – Mr. Deryck Thomas Esq.*
- Bass – Al Kizys*, Jenny Wade
- Drums – Anton Fier, Ted Parsons, Vincent Signorelli*
- Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar – Clinton Steele, Christoph Hahn*, Norman Westberg
- Engineer – Brian Martin, Bruce Calder, Bryce Goggin, Jason Corsaro, Martin Bisi, Oz Fritz, Robert Musso, Steve McAllister, Wharton Tiers
- Guitar, Other [Eccentricities] – Larry Seven*
- Lyrics By – Jarboe (tracks: 2-15), M. Gira* (tracks: 1-01 to 2-14, 2-16, 2-17)
- Mastered By – Howie Weinberg
- Performer [Additional Musician] – Aiyb Dieng, Fred Frith, Hahn Rowe, Shankar, Steve Bergh*, Tony Maimone, Trilok Gutru*
- Producer, Remastered By, Artwork [Packaging Design/concept] – M. Gira*
- Remastered By – Chris Griffin (2)
- Strings [Baglama], Bouzouki, Banjo, Acoustic Guitar – Nicky Skopelitis
- Vibraphone, Strings [Arranged By] – Karl Berger (tracks: 2-03, 2-12)
- Vocals, Guitar, Sounds, Keyboards, Arranged By – M. Gira*
- Vocals, Keyboards, Arranged By – Jarboe
Notes
Jewel case edition.
All material remastered 1998.
All material remastered 1998.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (String): 658457000625
- Barcode (Text): 6 58457 00062 5
- Matrix / Runout (Yellow CD): RPP-CA CR50626 VARIOUS FAILURES #1 YG06 01
- Mastering SID Code (Yellow CD): IFPI LL26
- Mould SID Code (Yellow CD): IFPI UA02
- Matrix / Runout (Red CD): RPP-CA CR50627 VARIOUS FAILURES #1 TG06 02
- Mastering SID Code (Red CD): IFPI LL27
- Mould SID Code (Red CD): IFPI UA02
Other Versions (5)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Recently Edited | Various Failures 1988-1992 (2×CD, Compilation, Remastered) | Fringecore | FR002 | Belgium | 1999 | ||
Recently Edited | Various Failures 1988-1992 (2×CD, Compilation, Remastered, Digipak) | Young God Records | YG06 | US | 1999 | ||
New Submission | Various Failures 1988-1992 (2×CD, Compilation, Remastered) | Young God Records | YG06 | US | 1999 | ||
Recently Edited | Various Failures 1988-1992 (2×CD, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered) | Young God Records | YG06 | US | 2000 | ||
New Submission | Various Failures 1988-1992 (2×CD, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered) | Young God Records | YG06 | US | 2016 |
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Reviews
- Edited 8 months agoEven though this is a compilation, it's up there with the best of their studio albums. In fact, I actually prefer Various Failures to either of the original 'rabbit albums' (White Light... and Love of Life). It cuts out some filler, has better alternate versions of some songs (the Gira version of 'Song For Dead Time' is essential), and it's all supplemented with a generous selection of complimentary material from as far back as the Children of God era (I love the acoustic version of 'Trust Me').
A lot of the material presented here sees Swans at their most neofolk, especially the World of Skin songs. The sequencing of tracks is great too; 'Was He Ever Alive?' and 'New Mind (acoustic)' are the perfect endings to their respective disks. I'd very much love to see this get a vinyl release, but I seriously doubt that will ever happen seeing as White Light and Love of Life were already given deluxe reissues less than 10 years ago.
If you're new to Swans, this compilation is a great place to start! - is this a compilation of the best of that years?
Release
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