Lydia Lunch: Spoken Word

(November 1982 - today)

Discography


Discography: a chronological overview of all record releases. Recordings of Lydia Lunch's Spoken Word releases.
Regular releases, Guest appearances, Various Artists recordings and Unofficial releases.
-Information in grey italics is uncertain-

Regular releases

HARD ROCK - EP (Feb-84)

Hard Rock -front HARD ROCK (TAPE)

Tracklist: Lydia Lunch: Wet Me On A Dead Night (14 mins)// Michael Gira: I’m an Infant/I Worship Him (23 mins).

Recording info: Lydia's part recorded on a Sony Walkman in Michael Gira's bedroom and Michael's part in his kitchen ,Brooklyn, New York City during Feb-84.

Notes: Spoken Word. Split Lydia Lunch/ Michael Gira [Swans] tape. Ecstatic Peace label founded by Thurston Moore [Sonic Youth].

  • Ecstatic Peace -E#1 (US,Feb-84) Ltd ed. 600 copies.

Hard Rock -label

THE UNCENSORED LYDIA LUNCH - ALBUM (14-Feb-85)

The Uncensored -front THE UNCENSORED LYDIA LUNCH (TAPE)

Tracklist: Dear Whores/ Shotgun/ Ugly Notes On Dirty Brown Paper// Black Romeo/ Daddy Dearest.

Recording info: Recorded in a studio in London during Nov-84. Engineered by Paul Gomersall.

Notes: Spoken Word. First release on Lydia Lunch's own newly formed Widowspeak label. Total time: 46mins. "Daddy Dearest" also released on the "Crimes Against Nature" album. Re-released on "The Uncensored/Oral Fixation" CD (1990), except for "Ugly Notes On Dirty Brown Paper".

  • Widowspeak/Rough Trade -WSP1 (UK,14-Feb-85) Ltd edition.

The Uncensored -label

The Uncensored Oral Fixation -front THE UNCENSORED/ORAL FIXATION (CD)

Tracklist: Dear Whores/ Shotgun/ Black Romeo/ Daddy Dearest/Oral Fixation.

Recording info: "The Uncensored" recorded in a studio in London during Nov-84. Engineered by Paul Gomersall. "Oral Fixation" recorded live @ Lines the Detroit Institute of Art, Detroit on 24-Jan-88.

Notes: Spoken Word. Re-release of "The Uncensored" tape album (WSP1) (omitting "Ugly Notes On Dirty Brown Paper" from the original release) and "Oral Fixation" vinyl album (WSP16).

  • Widowspeak -WSP23CD (US,May-90)
  • Widowspeak -WSP23CD (UK,May-90)
  • Widowspeak/Torso records -TORSO CD147 (NL,May-90)
  • Widowspeak/Torso/EFA -TORSO CD147/EFA 02352-26 (GE,May-90)

The Uncensored  Oral Fixation -back

The Uncensored Oral Fixation Atavistic -front THE UNCENSORED/ORAL FIXATION (CD)

Tracklist: Dear Whores/ Shotgun/ Black Romeo/ Daddy Dearest/Oral Fixation.

Recording info: "The Uncensored" recorded in a studio in London during Nov-84. Engineered by Paul Gomersall. "Oral Fixation" recorded live @ Lines the Detroit Institute of Art, Detroit on 24-Jan-88.

Notes: Spoken Word. Re-release of "The Uncensored" tape album (WSP1) (omitting "Ugly Notes On Dirty Brown Paper" from the original release) and "Oral Fixation" vinyl album (WSP16).

  • Atavistic -ALP70CD (US,10-Sep-96)


ORAL FIXATION - SINGLE (May-89)

Oral Fixation Flexi -front ORAL FIXATION (7")

Tracklist: Lydia Lunch: Oral Fixation (excerpt)/ Emilio Cubeiro: Respect Is Grey.

Recording info: Lydia Lunch recorded live @ Lines the Detroit Institute of Art, Detroit on 24-Jan-88.

Notes: Spoken Word. Flexi given away with May-89 issue of The Catalogue (record industry monthly). Excerpt from the "Oral Fixation" album (WSP16). Emilio Cubeiro's "Respect Is Grey" taken from his "Death Of An Asshole" album (WSP22).

  • Catalogue -CAT070 (UK,May-89)


ORAL FIXATION - ALBUM (Sep-89)

Oral Fixation LP -front ORAL FIXATION (LP)

Tracklist: Oral Fixation.

Recording info: Recorded live @ Lines the Detroit Institute of Art, Detroit on 24-Jan-88.

Notes: Spoken Word. Initial working title was "Timebomb". Total time: 38 mins. Re-released on "The Uncensored/Oral Fixation" CD (1990).

  • Widowspeak -WSP16 (UK,Sep-89) LP
  • Widowspeak -WSP16 (US,Sep-89) LP

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CONSPIRACY OF WOMEN - ALBUM (14-Feb-91)

C.O.W. Pathological -front CONSPIRACY OF WOMEN (LP/CD/CS)

Tracklist: Conspiracy Of Women.

Recording info: Recorded live @ the Sputnik Cinema in Berlin on 12-Apr-90. Mastered by Jim G.Thirlwell.

Notes: Spoken Word. Total time: 49mins.

  • Widowspeak -WSP21 (US,14-Feb-91) LP/CD/CS
  • Pathological Records -PATH 6CD (UK,14-Feb-91) CD

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P.O.W. - ALBUM (Feb-92)

P.O.W. -front P.O.W. (CD)

Tracklist: P.O.W.

Recording info: Recorded in live @ Zaal 100, Amsterdam on 23-Feb-91.

Notes: Spoken Word. Total time: 51mins. Includes 33 page hardbound booklet with the text.

  • Soyo Records/Staalplaat -ISBN 9072789068 (NL,Feb-92)
    Limited edition in wooden box. 300 copies.

P.O.W. -booklet

CRIMES AGAINST NATURE - ALBUM (Jun-93)

Crimes TripleX -front CRIMES AGAINST NATURE (3CD)

Tracklist: Disc I: 1.Crimes Against Nature/ 2.The Beast/ 3.Unearthly Delights/ 4.Cruel Story Of Youth/ 5.Daddy Dearest/ 6.Terminal Distraction/ Disc II: 1.Shock Corridor/ 2.Oral Fixation/ Disc III: 1.The Right To Revolt/ 2.Conspiracy Of Women.

Recording info: Disc I: 1-4 Recorded @ Brent Newman's studio, New Orleans on 13-Jun-92; 5-6 Recorded in a studio in London during Oct-84. Engineered by Paul Gomersall. Disc II: 1 Recorded @ Brent Newman's studio, New Orleans in Jun-92; 2 Recorded live @ Lines the Detroit Institute of Art, Detroit on 24-Jan-88. Disc III: 1 Recorded live @ the Cactus Café, Austin, on 03-Sep-92, 2 recorded live @ the Sputnik Cinema in Berlin on 12-Apr-90. Mastered by Jim G.Thirlwell.

Notes: Spoken Word anthology. Compilation of the "Oral Fixation" (1989) album (Disc II-2), the "Conspiracy Of Women" (1991) album (Disc III-2), the "Unearthly Delights" (1993) single (Disc I-3), excerpt from "The Uncensored" (1985) album (Disc I-5) plus some unreleased tracks (Disc I-1,2,4,6/ Disc II-1 and Disc III-1).

  • Triple X Records -51157-2 (US,Jun-93) In silkscreen slipcase.

Crimes TripleX -booklet

Crimes Atavistic -front CRIMES AGAINST NATURE (3CD)

Tracklist: Disc I: 1.Crimes Against Nature/ 2.The Beast/ 3.Unearthly Delights/ 4.Cruel Story Of Youth/ 5.Daddy Dearest/ 6.Terminal Distraction/ Disc II: 1.Shock Corridor/ 2.Oral Fixation/ Disc III: 1.The Right To Revolt/ 2.Conspiracy Of Women.

Recording info: Disc I: 1-4 Recorded @ Brent Newman's studio, New Orleans on 13-Jun-92; 5-6 Recorded in a studio in London during Oct-84. Engineered by Paul Gomersall. Disc II: 1 Recorded @ Brent Newman's studio, New Orleans in Jun-92; 2 Recorded live @ Lines the Detroit Institute of Art, Detroit on 24-Jan-88. Disc III: 1 Recorded live @ the Cactus Café, Austin, on 03-Sep-92, 2 recorded live @ the Sputnik Cinema in Berlin on 12-Apr-90. Mastered by Jim G.Thirlwell.

Notes: Spoken Word anthology. Compilation of the "Oral Fixation" (1989) album (Disc II-2), the "Conspiracy Of Women" (1991) album (Disc III-2), the "Unearthly Delights" (1993) single (Disc I-3), excerpt from "The Uncensored" (1985) album (Disc I-5) plus some unreleased tracks (Disc I-1,2,4,6/ Disc II-1 and Disc III-1).

  • Atavistic -ALP1143CD (US,19-Oct-99)

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RUDE HIEROGLYPHICS - ALBUM (17-Oct-95)

Rude Hieroglyphics -front RUDE HIEROGLYPHICS (CD)

Tracklist: Woman Destroyed/ Tropic of Cancer/ Fear and Trembling/ Being and Nothingness/ Beyond Good and Evil/ Executioners Song/ Gypsy's Curse/ Bell Jar/ Lady in a Cage/ Port of Saints/ Delicate Prey/ Funeral Rites/ Death Watch/ No Exit No Exit/ That's Right There Is No Fucking Exit/ Waiting on Another Jesus Come Lately.

Recording info: Recorded live @ the Sapphire Supper Club,Orlando on 20-Mar-95.

Notes: Spoken Word. Total time: 54 mins. Lydia Lunch with Exene Cervenka recorded during their 'Terror Twins' tour.

  • Rykodisc -RCD10326 (US,17-Oct-95)

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UNIVERSAL INFILTRATORS - ALBUM (26-Mar-96)

Universal Infiltrators -front UNIVERSAL INFILTRATORS (CD)

Tracklist: Unearthly Delights/Universal Infiltrators.

Recording info: Recorded live in Newcastle on 02-Jun-94.

Notes: Total time: 42 mins. Lydia Lunch (spoken voice,words) and David Knight [Shock Headed Peters/Arkkon] (soundscapes)

  • Atavistic -ALP55CD (US,26-Mar-96)

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THE DEVIL'S RACETRACK - ALBUM (27-Nov-00)

Devil's Racetrack -front THE DEVIL'S RACETRACK (CD/CD-R)

Tracklist: 1.The Devil’s Racetrack/ 2.Nesbitt Family Portrait/ 3.Tricking Ain’t Easy/ 4.Ill Will/ 5.Grandpa & The Glue Boys/ 6.Charles Manson Is In My Heart Always/ 7.Blurry Recollection/ 8.Crucified City/ 9.Murdered Sons.

Recording info: Tracks 1 and 9 recorded live @ the Sapphire Supper Club,Orlando on 22-Jun-00 by Jeff Nolan. Track 2 recorded @ Jim Faherty’s house (Of Pain),Orlando on 2x-Jun-00 by Jeff Nolan. Tracks 3-8 recorded live @ Vega,København (DK) on 28-Oct-98 by Jan Sneum. Produced by Lydia Lunch and Tom Garretson.

Notes: Spoken Word. Total time: 72 mins. All tracks are readings from "Paradoxia, a Predator’s Diary" except track 1 is from a novel ("The Devil’s Racetrack") that was never published and track 2 is from a novel/film ("Johnny Behind The Deuce") that was never published/made either. Cover photos by Bart D. Frescura.

  • Almafame Records -ALMACD 18 (UK,27-Nov-00) CD
  • Widowspeak/lydia-lunch.org (US,2001) CD-R. Website only release.

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IN OUR TIME OF DYING - ALBUM (Mar-03)

In Our Time Of Dying -front IN OUR TIME OF DYING (CD-R)

Tracklist: 1.In My Time Of Dying/ 2.Women & Children First/ 3.Invalids Of Duration/ 4.Destiny/ 5.Murdered Sons.

Recording info: Track 1 recorded live @ Kosmopolis,Centre Cultura Contemporania Barcelona,International Literature Festival, Barcelona (SP) on 13-Dec-02; track 2 recorded @ Extra Teeth Studios, Los Angeles during March 2003; tracks 3-5 recorded live @ the ICA, London on 10-Dec-02. Produced by Lawrence T.Lewis.

Notes: Spoken Word. Total time: 34 mins. "Murdered Sons" was used (and treated) by Black Sun Productions on their "The Impossible Of Silence" album. Line-up for tracks 4-5: Lydia Lunch (spoken voice,words) and Terry Edwards (saxophone).

  • Widowspeak/lydia-lunch.org (US,Mar-03) CD-R. Website only release.

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MEMORY AND MADNESS - ALBUM (Oct-03)

Memory and Madness -front MEMORY AND MADNESS (CD/CD-R)

Tracklist: Bitter Champagne/ The Root Of Hysteria/ Wet Nurse In The Trauma Unit/ Sick With Need/ Dirty White Honeysuckle/ Miserable Bastard/ Tiny’s Tite Spot/ Static/ Memory And Madness/ Wretched Possibility.

Recording info: Recorded live @ the Rep Door,Fierce Festival, Birmingham on 06-Jun-03.

Notes: Spoken Word. Total time: 53 mins. Line-up: Lydia Lunch (spoken voice,words) and (limited) Terry Edwards (saxophone/pocket trumpet). Cover photos by Lydia Lunch and Bart D.Frescura. The back cover shows Gene Gregorits' chest.

  • Widowspeak/lydia-lunch.org (US,Oct-03) CD-R. Website only release.
  • Sartorial -FIT 011CD (UK,23-Sep-2006) CD

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OMAR RODRIGUEZ LOPEZ AND LYDIA LUNCH - EP (08-Oct-07)

Omar Rodriguez Lopez -front OMAR RODRIGUEZ LOPEZ AND LYDIA LUNCH (CD/12")

Tracklist: Welcome To My Church/ Getting Rid Of God/ Back To The Goddess/ The End Of The White Man's Revolution/ Woman-In The Beginning (a.k.a. Solo Mystico).

Recording info: Music recorded @ Double 2 studios, Amsterdam (NL) by Jon Debaun during 2007. Vocals recorded by Lydia Lunch @ her home studio in Barcelona (SP) during 2007. Mixed @ Electric Lady studio, New York City by Shawn Michael Sullivan during 2007.

Notes: Spoken Word with music. Total time: 24 mins. Line-up: Lydia Lunch (spoken voice,words) with (all from The Mars Volta) Omar Rodriguez Lopez, Juan Aldrete de la Pena, Money Mark Ramos-Nishita, Adrian Terrazas Gonzales and Marcel Rodriguez Lopez. Photo montage by Lydia Lunch.

  • Willie Alexander Recordings -WAR06CD (NL,08-Oct-2007) CD
  • Willie Alexander Recordings -WAR06LP (NL,08-Oct-2007) 12"

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Guest Appearances

EMILIO CUBEIRO: DEATH OF AN ASSHOLE - ALBUM (May-90)

Cubeiro: Death of an Asshole -front EMILIO CUBEIRO: DEATH OF AN ASSHOLE (TAPE/LP)

Tracklist: 1.Germ/ 2.This Guy Knows His Meat/ 3.Mr. Officer Sir!/ 4.Respect Is Grey// 5.The Death Of An Asshole/ 6.Meat For The Masses (6 mins)/ 7.The Meat At The End Of The Rainbow/ 8.It's All Desert Now.

Recording info: Recorded @ Dessau studios, New York City in 1988, except tracks 2-3 recorded @ Industrial Strength studios, New York City in 1986. Remastered by Jim G.Thirlwell @ BC studios, Brooklyn with Martin Bisi. Produced by Lydia Lunch.

Notes: Banned in 13 countries, including the U.K. Spoken Word with music. Lydia Lunch (spoken voice) on "Meat For The Masses". Line-up: Emilio Cubeiro (spoken voice,words)/ Michael Hrynyk (keyboards)/ Roy Nathanson [Lounge Lizards] (sax)/ Mark Cunningham [Mars] (trumpet) and Jim G.Thirlwell.

Emilio Cubeiro died on June 15, 2001 in Craftbury Common,VT of complications due to Hepatitis C.

  • Widowspeak/LSR Records -WSP22C (US,May-90) CS
  • Widowspeak/LSR Records -WSP22 (US,May-90) LP

Cubeiro: Death of an Asshole -back



Various Artists compilations

V/A: BETTER AN OLD DEMON THAN A NEW GOD - ALBUM (Oct-1984)

Better An Old Demon -front V/A: BETTER AN OLD DEMON THAN A NEW GOD (LP/MP3)
(THE DIAL-A-POEM POETS:)

Tracklist: David Johansen: Imaginatin’ Coctail/ John Giorno: Exiled in Domestic Life/ William S Burroughs: Dinosaurs/ Psychic TV: Unclean/ Lydia Lunch and Jim G.Thirlwell: What It Is// Meredith Monk: Candy Bullets and Moon/ Jim Carroll: A Peculiar-Looking Girl/ Anne Waldman: Uh-Oh Platonium/ Richard Hell: The Rev. Hell Gets Confused/ Arto Lindsay: Alisa.

Recording info: Lydia Lunch recorded by Bobby Bielecki in Los Angeles during December 1983.

Note: "What It Is" is a 1:30mins dialogue. Line-up: Lydia Lunch (spoken voice) and Clint Ruin (a.k.a. Jim G. Thirlwell) (spoken voice). The photo on the front cover was taken in New York at W.S.Burroughs' 70th birthday party (05-Feb-84).

  • Giorno Poetry Systems -GPS 033 (US,Oct-1984) LP
  • www.ubu.com (US,2004) MP3 (legal)

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V/A: SPEED TRIALS - ALBUM (1984)

Speed Trials -front V/A: SPEED TRIALS (LP/CS)

Tracklist: The Fall: Tempo House, Smile/ Beastie Boys: Egg Raid On Mojo/ Live Skull: I Was Wrong/ Sonic Youth: Dig This!// Lydia Lunch: Main Kelly And Me On A Bender/ Carbon: YTYKYD/ Swans: Weakling/ Toy Killers: Victimless Crime.

Recording info: Recorded live @ White Columns gallery, New York City on 05-May-83 by Mark Roule. Mixed @ Wharton Thiers' Fun City studio, New York City by Wharton Thiers and the bands.

Note: "Main Kelly" is one of the "50 One Act" plays that Lydia and Nick Cave wrote. Here performed by Lydia Lunch (vocals,voice) and Norman Westberg [Swans] (voice,guitar) with Michael Gira [Swans] (metal)/ Roli Mosimann [Swans] (percussion] and Frankie (a.k.a. Jim G. Thirlwell) (pig calls).

  • Homestead/LSR Records -HMS011 (US,1984) LP
  • Homestead/LSR Records -HMS011C (US,1984) CS

Speed Trials -back

V/A: FEAR, GOD, POWER - ALBUM (Jan-88)

Fear God Power -front V/A: FEAR, GOD, POWER (TAPE/LP/CD)

Tracklist: Lydia Lunch: Human Animal (4 mins)/ Matt Heckert (of Survival Research Labs): Untitled/ Lawrence Ferlinghetti: The Lord’s Prayer/ Charles Manson: Prison Tape/ Mr V.O. Real: Balls in the Great Meat Grinder// Jello Biafra: Alien Orders Space Shuttle/ Allen Ginsberg: A Song Dream About William Carlos Williams/ Anton La Vey (of Church of Satan): Book IV/ Henry Rollins: L.A. / Whipping Boy: The 3rd Secret.

Recording info: Lydia's track recorded in her bedroom in Brooklyn in 1987. Produced by Bart Thurber.

Notes: Spoken Word. Audio cassette as part of The Birth Of Tragedy magazine. Later re-released on LP and 10 years later on CD.

  • CFY Records - CFY 004 (US,Jan-88) CS
  • CFY Records - CFY 004 (US,Feb-89) LP. White vinyl.
  • Worker’s Playtime Records (UK,1989) LP. Black vinyl.
  • Blackhouse Records -BKSZ 99924 (US,12-Aug-08) CD

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V/A: TELLUS # 18: EXPERIMENTAL THEATRE - ALBUM (1988)

Tellus 18 -front V/A: TELLUS # 18: EXPERIMENTAL THEATRE (TAPE)

Tracklist: 1.Spalding Gray: excerpt from "Sex and Death to the Age 14"/ 2.Vulcan Death Grip with Ann Magnuson: "Get It Up Or Get Out"/ 3.Mike Kelley with Sonic Youth: excerpt from "Plato’s Cave, Rothko’s Chapel, Lincoln’s Profile"// 1.Jerri Allyn: "Queer Revolution"/ 2.Ann Magnuson: "Arachnae X. Pudenda"/ 3.Lydia Lunch: "The Cancer Has Finally Become Contagious" (14 mins).

Recording info: Lydia Lunch recorded live @ Siberia, New York City late 1987. Engineered @ Studio PASS, New York City during 1987 by Carol Parkinson.

Notes: Spoken Word. Audio cassette magazine. Parts of Lydia's "The Cancer Has Finally Become Contagious" rant has been used by the Floors on "No Excuses" (from their "Superbe" 1996 album).

  • Tellus/Harvestworks -CM931 (US,1988)

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V/A: OUR FATHERS WHO AREN'T IN HEAVEN - ALBUM (May-90)

Our fathers who aren't LP -front V/A: OUR FATHERS WHO AREN'T IN HEAVEN (2LP/CS)

Tracklist: Don Bajema: Desolate/ Dog Party/ Shakespear/ Military Man/ Underdog/ I Was Dreaming// Lydia Lunch: Selby Bajema/ Lunch/ Rollins// Hubert Selby Jr: The Queen Is Dead/ Autumn Ode/ A Little Respect/ Girls And Boys Together/ Fat Phil’s Day// Henry Rollins: Psa/ One Handed/ Smoking The Filter/ Romance.

Recording info: Lydia Lunch recorded and mixed @ Self Immolation Studios, Brooklyn during 1989. Produced and engineered by Jim G.Thirlwell. Don Bajema recorded @ Komotion international San Francisco, CA during 1989; Hubert Selby Jr. recorded live in Hamburg, Germany, 11-Mar-89; Henry Rollins recorded live in Hamburg, Germany, 11-Mar-89 and Lausanne, Switzerland, 19-Mar-89.

Notes: Spoken Word. Lydia Lunch line-up: Lydia Lunch (spoken voice), Jim G. Thirlwell (instruments,music) [not on "Bajema"] and Lucy Hamilton (a.k.a. China/Connie Burg) (bass clarinet) [only on "Rollins" track].

  • Widowspeak/LSR/Dutch East India Trading -WSP25 (US,May-90) 2LP
  • Widowspeak/LSR/Dutch East India Trading -WSP25C (US,May-90) 2CS

Our fathers who aren't LP -back

Our fathers who aren't CD -front V/A: OUR FATHERS WHO AREN'T IN HEAVEN (2CD)

Tracklist: Don Bajema: Desolate/ Dog Party/ Shakespear/ Military Man/ Underdog/ I Was Dreaming// Lydia Lunch reads from: Selby/ Bajema/ Lunch/ Rollins// Hubert Selby Jr: The Queen Is Dead/ Autumn Ode/ A Little Respect/ Girls And Boys Together/ Fat Phil’s Day// Henry Rollins: Psa/ One Handed/ Smoking The Filter/ Romance.

Recording info: Lydia Lunch recorded and mixed @ Self Immolation Studios, Brooklyn during 1989. Produced and engineered by Jim G.Thirlwell.

Notes: Spoken Word. Lydia Lunch line-up: Lydia Lunch (spoken voice), Jim G. Thirlwell (instruments,music) [not on "Bajema"] and Lucy Hamilton (a.k.a. China/Connie Burg) (bass clarinet) [only on "Rollins" track].

  • Widowspeak/LSR/Dutch East India Trading -WSP25CD (US,May-90) 2CD

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V/A: TRYING TO MAKE IT TO THE END OF THE CENTURY - ALBUM (1991)

Trying to make it -front V/A: TRYING TO MAKE IT TO THE END OF THE CENTURY (LP)

Tracklist: Emilio (Cubeiro) Y Los Culpables: I’m Fucking Innocent/ Fist Of Facts: One I Want/ Claude Bessy: Untitled Moment/ Josh Lazie: Comin Home/ Pascal Comelade: Dos Horas De Two Ojos (1)// Lydia Lunch: Last Gasp (4 mins)/ ABT 409: Huno/ Claude Bessy: Les Avis/ Raeo: The Mummy Awakes/ Claude Bessy: Yo No Soy Hemingway/ Pascal Comelade: Dos Horas De Two Ojos (2).

Recording info: Recorded @ Estudios Lin, Barcelona (SP) on 1x-Dec-89. Engineered by Jaume Sitges and Gat Gabrado.

Notes: Spoken Word. Comes with lyrics insert sheet. Lydia Lunch (spoken voice,words) and Pepe Sarto [Raeo] (piano).

  • G3G Records -G3C1 (SP,1991)

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V/A: HOME ALIVE - THE ART OF SELF DEFENSE - ALBUM (20-Feb-96)

Home Alive -front V/A: HOME ALIVE - THE ART OF SELF DEFENSE (2CD)

Tracklist: 1.Jello Biafra: Rob Now Pay Later/ 2.Shark Chum: W.C./ 3.Fastbacks: Time & Matter/ 4.The Gits: Guilt Within Your Head/ 5.Green Apple Quick Step: Party Dream/ 6.Jim Carroll: Nightclubbing/ 7.Monster Truck Driver: Time Is Dead/ 8.Nirvana: Radio Friendly Unit Shifter [live]/ 9.Cristien Storm: I'm Sorry/ 10.Supersuckers: She's My Bitch/ 11.Tribe Eight: Frat Pig/ 12.Bobby Miller: Keep Your Mouth Off My Sisters [live]/ 13.Pearl Jam: Leaving Here/ 14.Seven Year Bitch: Mad Dash/ 15.The Body Has A Head: A Little Restraint/ 16.Lydia Lunch: Why We Murder (3 mins)/ 17.Los Hornets: Dig It/ 18.Gretta Harley: Digging & Striking/ 19.The Posies: Limitless Expressions/ 20.Martha Linehan: Mary's Poem/ 21.Jesse Bernstein: It's Just a Little Bit of Everything/ 22.North American Bison: Broken Dreams/ 23.Michael Nichols: Sensitive Guys Don't Go Home Alone// 1.President Of The United States Of America: Confusion/ 2.Ann Wilson and Nancy Wilson: Momma Why/ 3.Exene Cervenka: They Do Everything For Us/ 4.Viva Project: My Man/ 5.Mia Zapata: Social Love/ 6.Natalie Jacobson: Got What Was Coming/ 7. Catfood: Bruises/ 8. Joan Jett: Go Home (Seattle version)/ 9.Andrew Horwitz: 4th Of July/ 10.Kristen Barry: Joyride/ 11.Soundgarden: Kyle Petty (Son of Richard)/ 12. Wendy-O Matik: Theory of Mutation/ 13.Dancing French Liberals of ’48: Spit In Your Eye/ 14.Maria Mabra: So Long/ 15.Kristen Kosmas: Untitled/ 16.Love Battery: Color Blind/ 17. Alcohol Funnycar: Overtaken/ 18.Tamara Paris: Scared Of Your Shadow/ 19.Portrait Of Poverty: Say So Long/ 20.Alison I Murchie: Another Beer Soaked Night at the Comet Tavern/ 21.Tchkungi: Solidarity/ 22.Christdriver: Clean Eyes.

Recording info: Lydia Lunch's track recorded (live) as part of "Power Of the Word", a documentary film by Jeanne Harco.

Notes: Spoken Word. Home Alive is a Seattle based collective offering practical and creative approaches to ending violence (against women).

  • Epic/Sony Records -E2K 67486 (US,20-Feb-96)
  • Epic/Sony Records -483820 2 (AU,1996)

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V/A: KEROUAC -KICKS JOY DARKNESS - ALBUM (08-Apr-97)

Kicks joy darkness -front V/A: KEROUAC -KICKS JOY DARKNESS (CD)

Tracklist: 1.Morphine: Kerouac/ 2.Lydia Lunch: Bowery Blues (2 mins)/ 3.Michael Stipe: My Gang/ 4.Steven Tyler: Dream: "Us Kids Swim Off A Gray Pier..."/ 5.Hunter S Thompson: Letter To William S Burroughs & Ode to Jack Hunter S.Thompson/ 6.Maggie Estep and The Spitters: Skid Row Wine/ 7.Richard Lewis: America’s New Trinty of Love: Dean, Brando, Presley/ 8.Lawrence Ferlinghetti & Helium: Dream: ”On A Sunny Afternoon...”/ 9. Jack Kerouac and Joe Strummer: MacDougal Street Blues/ 10.Allen Ginsberg: The Brooklyn Bridge Blues (Chorus 1-9)/ 11.Eddie Vedder,Campell 2000 and Sadie 7: Hymn/ 12.William S. Burroughs and Tomandandy: Old Western Movies/ 13.Juliana Hatfield: Silly Goofball Pomes/ 14.John Cale: The Moon/ 15.Johnny Depp and Come: Madroad Driving/ 16.Robert Hunter: Have You Ever Seen Anyone Like Cody Pomeray?/ 17.Lee Ranaldo and Dana Colley: Letter to John Clellon Holmes/ 18.Anna Domino: Pome On Doctor Sax/ 19.Robert Buck and Danny Chauvin: Mexico Rooftop/ 20.Patti Smith,Thurston Moore and Lenny Kaye: The Last Hotel/ 21.Warren Zevon and Michael Wolff: Running Through-Chinese Poem Song/ 22. Jim Carroll,Lee Ranaldo and Lenny Kaye: Woman/ 23.Matt Dillon,Joey Altruda and Joe Gonzalez: Loneliness Mexican/ 24.Inger Lorre and Jeff Buckley: Angel Mine/ 25.Eric Andersen: The Brooklyn Bridge Blues (Chorus 10).

Recording info: Lydia Lunch's track recorded by Lydia Lunch.

Notes: Spoken Word. Artists reading from Jack Kerouac's work (most with music). Lydia Lunch reads from "Pomes All Sizes".

  • Rykodisc Records -RCD 10329 (US,08-Apr-97)

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V/A: DRINKING FROM PUDDLES - ALBUM (23-Mar-99)

Drinking from puddles -front V/A: DRINKING FROM PUDDLES (CD/2LP)

Tracklist: Murder City Dolls: Dance Hall Music/ Come: Hurricane/ Hazel: Mr Magazine Man/ Obituaries: Nobody Else/ Prolaspe: Cacophany #A/ Geraldine Fibbers: Butch/ Jeffery Lee Pierce: Lucky Jim/ Cadallaca: You’re My Only One/ Nicole Panter: Fuck/ Poison Idea: Take By Suprise/ Kristen Hersch: Gazebo Tree/ Pleasant Gehman: Monsanto/ Elliott Smith: Everybody Cares, Everybody Understands/ Cindy Lee Berryhill: Aquamarine/ Dead Moon: Graveyard/ Cat Power: We Dance/ Roger Manning: Pacifica Blues/ Bonefire Madigan: Snowfell Summer/ Crackerbash: Song for Lon Mabon/ Lydia Lunch: excerpt from "Paradoxia: A Predator's Diary" (3 mins)/ Soul Junk: Sweet To My Soul.

Recording info: Lydia Lunch's track recorded live-to-air (via phone) on 0x-Dec-97.

Notes: Spoken Word. Compilation (by Brandon Lieberman) of live-on-air performances @ Portland's KBOO-FM, "Drinking From Puddles" radio program.

  • Kill Rock Stars -KRS 318 (US,23-Mar-99) CD
  • Kill Rock Stars -KRS 318 (US,23-Mar-99) 2LP

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Unofficial Releases

V/A: THE RIVER OF NO RETURN - ALBUM (1986)

River of no return -front V/A: THE RIVER OF NO RETURN (TAPE)

Tracklist: 1.Wiseblood: Death Rape 2000-Backdoor Man/2.Tom Waits:The Sneaking Murder/3.Butthole Surfers:Graveyard/ 4.Skeleton Crew:Trees/ 5.Tuxedomoon: What's The Use/ 6.Pussy Galore:Car Fantasy/ 7.Einstürzende Neubauten: Kalte Sterne/ 8.Henry Rollins: Big Ugly Mouth/ 9. Mark Stewart & The Maffia:Hey Joe/ 10. Coil: Dream Photography/ 11. Pete Seeger: Chorale From Beethoven's 9th Symp.// 12.Sonic Youth: Marilyn Moore/ 13. Blurt: Bullets For You/ 14.Flipper: End The Game/ 15.Crime & The City Solution: Hardcore Crime/ 16.GG Allin: Eat My Fuck/ 17.Lydia Lunch: The Endless Mind-Fuck/ 18.Swell Maps: Whatever Happens Next.../ 19. "Liquid Sky" Soundtrack: Margret's Appartment/ 20.Swans: Stupid Child/ 21.Foetus: Kid Hate/ 22.Big Black: Burning Indian Wife/ 23.Tuxedomoon: 19th Nervous Breakdown/ 24.Half Japanese: Paint It Black/ 25.Residents: We're A Happy Family/ 26.Metabolist: Racing Poodles.

Recording info: All tracks recorded live in the Aachen/Wiesbaden/Krefeld (DE) area during 1986. Lydia Lunch recorded most likley during the Lunch/Wiseblood Aug/Sep-86 tour.

Notes: Compiled by Manfred Monz and Frank Buchholz of Bierfront punk fanzine (founded in 1980 and still active today).

  • United Piss Artists (GE,1986) Ltd to 150 copies.

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