The Definitive Story of CBGB: The Home of US Punk

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Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1See No Evil
assistant engineer:
Jim Boyer (producer/engineer)
engineer and mixer:
Andy Johns
producer:
Andy Johns and Tom Verlaine
assistant mixer:
Jimmy Douglass (engineer) and Randy Mason
bass guitar:
Fred Smith (bassist)
drums (drum set):
Billy Ficca
electric guitar and lead vocals:
Tom Verlaine
solo electric guitar:
Richard Lloyd (American guitarist and singer, Television)
background vocals:
Richard Lloyd (American guitarist and singer, Television) and Fred Smith (bassist)
vocals:
Richard Lloyd (American guitarist and singer, Television) and Fred Smith (bassist)
recorded at:
A&R Studios (third studio, 322 West 48th Street, closed in 1989) in New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
See No Evil
lyricist and composer:
Tom Verlaine
publisher:
Double Exposure Music
Television53:54
2Piss Factory
producer:
Lenny Kaye
recording of:
Piss Factory
writer:
Patti Smith and Richard Sohl
Patti Smith5:03
3Born to Lose
recording of:
Born to Lose
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Thunders (US punk guitarist & singer)
Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers3:04
4X Offender
recording engineer:
Rob Freeman (engineer) (from 1976-08 until 1976-09)
assistant engineer:
Don Hünerberg
engineer:
Rob Freeman (engineer) and Craig Leon (musician, arranger, composer and producer)
producer:
Richard Gottehrer (American songwriter and music executive) and Craig Leon (musician, arranger, composer and producer)
bass guitar:
Chris Stein (from 1976-08 until 1976-09)
drums (drum set):
Clem Burke (from 1976-08 until 1976-09)
farfisa, grand piano, piano and synthesizer [roland]:
Jimmy Destri (from 1976-08 until 1976-09)
guitar:
Gary Valentine (from 1976-08 until 1976-09)
lead vocals:
Deborah Harry (from 1976-08 until 1976-09)
remixer:
Craig Leon (musician, arranger, composer and producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records (Don’t use as an imprint. Please use “Chrysalis” instead.) (in 1976), Chrysalis Records, Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1977, in 2001), Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) (in 2001) and Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 2001)
recorded at:
Plaza Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (from 1976-08 until 1976-09)
recording of:
X Offender (from 1976-08 until 1976-09)
writer:
Gary Lachman and Deborah Harry
publisher:
Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) (ended), Monster Island Music Publishing Corporation (ended), EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Jiru Music, Inc. and Norfolk Square Music
Blondie3.83:12
5I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend
recording of:
I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend
writer:
Douglas Glenn Colvin, Thomas Erdelyi (Tommy Ramone), Jeffrey Hyman and John Cummings
publisher:
Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc. (publisher), Bleu-Disque-Music Co. Inc. and Taco Tunes Inc.
Ramones2:56
6Soul Twist
Mink DeVille2:35
7Planet Claire
assistant engineer:
Cass Rigby
engineer:
Robert Ash (sound engineer)
producer:
Chris Blackwell (Island Records)
lead vocals:
Kate Pierson (from 1978 until 1979-06) and Fred Schneider (US singer-songwriter, frontman of The B-52s) (from 1978 until 1979-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records, Inc. (US) (in 1979)
recorded at:
Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas (from 1978 until 1979-06)
recording of:
Planet Claire (from 1978 until 1979-06)
lyricist:
Fred Schneider (US singer-songwriter, frontman of The B-52s)
composer:
Henry Mancini (US composer, conductor & arranger), Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider (US singer-songwriter, frontman of The B-52s), Keith Strickland, Cindy Wilson and Ricky Wilson (The B‐52’s)
publisher:
Boo-fant Tunes, Inc. (publisher), Northridge Music Co. and RCA Music Ltd. (publisher)
The B‐52s4.24:36
8I Got You (I Feel Good)
James Chance and the Contortions2:37
9Bored
Destroy All Monsters43:59
10Cool as Ice
recording of:
Cool as Ice
writer:
Martin Rev and Alan Vega
Suicide3:22
11Human Fly
engineer:
John Hampton (engineer, producer)
producer:
Alex Chilton
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Nick Knox (in 1977-10)
guitar:
Bryan Gregory (in 1977-10) and Ivy Rorschach (in 1997-10)
vocals:
Lux Interior (in 1977-10)
recorded at:
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (in 1977-10)
part of:
Pitchfork: The Story of Goth in 33 Songs
recording of:
Human Fly (in 1977-10)
writer:
Lux Interior and Poison Ivy (founding guitarist of The Cramps)
The Cramps32:15
12Sex Beat
recording of:
Sex Beat
lyricist and composer:
Jeffrey Lee Pierce
publisher:
Bug Music Ltd., Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23) and Creeping Ritual (in 1981)
The Gun Club2:49
13Butcher Baby
recording of:
Butcher Baby
lyricist:
Rod Swenson
composer:
Richie Stotts
Plasmatics3:34
14Final Solution
recording of:
Final Solution
writer:
Craig Bell, Tom Herman, Scott Krauss, Peter Laughner, Dave Taylor (Pere Ubu), David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs) and Tim Wright (Bassist, DNA, Pere Ubu)
publisher:
Hearpen Records, Rex Felinum Music and Virgin / EMI Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!)
Pere Ubu4:59
15Helen Fordsdale
Mars2:30
16Pay to Cum
recording of:
Pay to Cum
writer:
Earl Hudson, Paul D. Hudson (H.R. of Bad Brains), Darryl Jenifer and Gary Miller (US guitarist aka Dr. Know)
Bad Brains1:27
17We Ended Up
The Mumps3:18
▼ CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Kick Out the Jams
recording of:
Kick Out the Jams
writer:
Michael Davis (MC5 bassist), Wayne Kramer (former MC5 guitarist), Fred “Sonic” Smith, Dennis Thompson (drummer for MC5, New Race and The New Order) and Rob Tyner
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
MC51:19
2Penetration
Iggy & The Stooges3:39
3Jet Boy
recording of:
Jet Boy
writer:
David Johansen and Johnny Thunders (US punk guitarist & singer)
New York Dolls4:41
4Run Run Run
recording of:
Run Run Run
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
The Velvet Underground4:21
5Orphans
Teenage Jesus and the Jerks2:28
6Teenage Crutch
The Shirts3:23
7Cherry Bomb
arranger:
Scott Anderson (The Runaways co -writer, -ordinator, -arranger), Kim Fowley and The Runaways (US 1970s all girl rock group)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram, Inc. (in 1976)
recorded at:
Criterion Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Cherry Bomb
lyricist:
Kim Fowley
composer:
Joan Jett
publisher:
Jett Pack Music, Inc. and Peermusic Ltd. (BMI)
The Runaways4.152:19
8Jocko Homo
engineer:
Conny Plank (German producer and sound engineer)
producer:
Brian Eno
recorded at and mixed at:
Conny’s Studio in Neunkirchen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
recording of:
Jocko Homo
lyricist and composer:
Mark Mothersbaugh
publisher:
DEVO Music and Nymph Music
DEVO4.53:40
9I Know What Boys Like
co-producer:
Chris Butler (US musician, writer and artist, led The Waitresses) and Kurt Munkacsi
producer:
Chris Butler (US musician, writer and artist, led The Waitresses) and Kurt Munkacsi
part of:
VH1's 100 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of the '80s (number: 34)
recording of:
I Know What Boys Like
lyricist and composer:
Chris Butler (US musician, writer and artist, led The Waitresses)
The Waitresses3:12
10Heartbreak Hotel
cover recording of:
Heartbreak Hotel
writer:
Mae Boren Axton, Tommy Durden and Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”)
publisher:
Belwin Mills Music Ltd., Durden Breyer Publishing, EMI Harmonies Limited, EMI Mills Music Limited (PRS for Music-affiliated), Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Sony/ATV Tree Publishing and Unichappell Music
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label), コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
John Cale3:13
11Never Gonna Kill Myself Again
Rocket From the Tombs2:08
12Sonic Reducer (live)
live recording of:
Sonic Reducer
writer:
Stiv Bators, Johnny Blitz, Cheetah Chrome, Jeff Magnum, David Thomas (US singer-songwriter/musician: Pere Ubu/Rocket From the Tombs) and Jimmy Zero
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
Dead Boys2:58
13Spin Age Blasters
The Electric Eels3:47
14Next Big Thing (live)
The Dictators4:37
15Too Many Creeps
producer:
Ed Bahlman and Don Christenson
bass guitar [bass]:
Laura Kennedy
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Dee Pop
guitar:
Pat Place
vocals:
Cynthia Sley
recording of:
Too Many Creeps
writer:
Bush Tetras (US post-punk No Wave band from NYC)
Bush Tetras44:02
16Fun City
Tuff Darts2:56
17Mud
Hilly Kristal & Mad Mordechai3:08