The Blind Leading the Naked

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Annotation

BACK: (p) (c) 1986 SLASH RECORDS. DISTRIBUTED BY/ DISTRIBUE PAR WARNER MUSIC CANADA LTD 3751 VICTORIA PARK AVENUE, SCARBOROUGH, ONTARIO M1W 3Z4 A WARNER GROUP COMPANY.
DISC: (p) 1986 Slash Records. Distributed by/Distribue par WEA Music of Canada Ltd. / WEA Musique du Canada Ltee. 1810 Birchmont Rd., Scarborough, Ontario. A Warner Communications Company

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Tracklist

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1Old Mother Reagan
recording engineer:
David Vartanian (from 1985-07 until 1985-09)
producer:
Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads)
mixer:
David Vartanian
bass:
Brian Ritchie (from 1985-07 until 1985-09)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Victor DeLorenzo (from 1985-07 until 1985-09)
guitar and lead vocals:
Gordon Gano (from 1985-07 until 1985-09)
vocals:
Victor DeLorenzo (from 1985-07 until 1985-09) and Brian Ritchie (from 1985-07 until 1985-09)
recorded at:
DV's Perversion Room in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States (from 1985-07 until 1985-09)
mixed at:
DV's Perversion Room in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
recording of:
Old Mother Reagan (from 1985-07 until 1985-09)
lyricist and composer:
Gordon Gano
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Gorno Music (in 1985)
3.350:32
2No Killing
engineer:
David Vartanian
producer:
Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads)
organ:
Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads) (from 1985-07 until 1985-09)
percussion:
Steve Scales (from 1985-07 until 1985-09)
recorded at:
DV's Perversion Room in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States (from 1985-07 until 1985-09)
recording of:
No Killing (from 1985-07 until 1985-09)
composer:
Gordon Gano
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
35:14
3Faith
engineer:
David Vartanian
producer:
Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads)
alto saxophone:
Peter Balestrieri (from 1985-07 until 1985-09)
baritone saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Steve Mackay (saxophone player) (from 1985-07 until 1985-09)
harmonica:
Jim Liban (from 1985-07 until 1985-09)
organ:
Sigmund Snopek III (from 1985-07 until 1985-09)
percussion:
Steve Scales (from 1985-07 until 1985-09)
piano:
Junior Brantley (from 1985-07 until 1985-09)
trombone:
Bill Schaefgen (from 1985-07 until 1985-09)
vocals:
Peter Balestrieri (from 1985-07 until 1985-09)
recorded at:
DV's Perversion Room in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States (from 1985-07 until 1985-09)
recording of:
Faith (from 1985-07 until 1985-09)
composer:
Gordon Gano
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
34:15
4Breakin’ Hearts
engineer:
David Vartanian
producer:
Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads)
percussion:
Steve Scales (from 1985-07 until 1985-09)
recorded at:
DV's Perversion Room in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States (from 1985-07 until 1985-09)
recording of:
Breakin’ Hearts (from 1985-07 until 1985-09)
composer:
Gordon Gano
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
22:16
5Special
engineer:
David Vartanian
producer:
Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads)
percussion:
Steve Scales (from 1985-07 until 1985-09)
recorded at:
DV's Perversion Room in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States (from 1985-07 until 1985-09)
recording of:
Special (from 1985-07 until 1985-09)
composer:
Gordon Gano
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Gorno Music
42:18
6Love & Me Make Three
engineer:
David Vartanian
producer:
Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads)
piano:
Sigmund Snopek III (from 1985-07 until 1985-09)
lead vocals:
Brian Ritchie (from 1985-07 until 1985-09)
recorded at:
DV's Perversion Room in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States (from 1985-07 until 1985-09)
recording of:
Love & Me Make Three (from 1985-07 until 1985-09)
composer:
Victor DeLorenzo and Brian Ritchie
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
42:53
7Candlelight Song
engineer:
David Vartanian
producer:
Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads)
daf and darbuka:
Abdulhameed Alwan (from 1985-07 until 1985-09)
other instruments:
Fred Frith (from 1985-07 until 1985-09)
percussion:
Steve Scales (from 1985-07 until 1985-09)
other vocals:
Drake Scott (from 1985-07 until 1985-09)
recorded at:
DV's Perversion Room in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States (from 1985-07 until 1985-09)
recording of:
Candlelight Song (from 1985-07 until 1985-09)
composer:
Gordon Gano
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
33:12
8I Held Her in My Arms
engineer:
David Vartanian
producer:
Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads)
mixer:
Daniel Lazerus
guitar:
Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads) (from 1985-07 until 1985-09)
organ:
Sigmund Snopek III (from 1985-07 until 1985-09)
percussion:
Steve Scales (from 1985-07 until 1985-09)
saxophone:
Steve Mackay (saxophone player) (from 1985-07 until 1985-09)
recorded at:
DV's Perversion Room in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States (from 1985-07 until 1985-09)
recording of:
I Held Her in My Arms (from 1985-07 until 1985-09)
lyricist and composer:
Gordon Gano
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Gorno Music (in 1985)
4.252:52
9Children of the Revolution
engineer:
Eric Thorngren and David Vartanian
producer:
Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads)
mixer:
Eric Thorngren
bass and guitar:
Brian Ritchie (from 1985-07 until 1985-09)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Victor DeLorenzo (from 1985-07 until 1985-09)
guest guitar and keyboard:
Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads) (from 1985-07 until 1985-09)
guest keyboard:
Junior Brantley (from 1985-07 until 1985-09)
guest percussion:
Steve Scales (from 1985-07 until 1985-09)
guest solo guitar:
Fred Frith (from 1985-07 until 1985-09)
guitar and lead vocals:
Gordon Gano (from 1985-07 until 1985-09)
background vocals:
Connie Blomberg (from 1985-07 until 1985-09), Arlene Holmes (from 1985-07 until 1985-09), Lovelace Redmond (from 1985-07 until 1985-09) and Shirley Simms (from 1985-07 until 1985-09)
vocals:
Victor DeLorenzo (from 1985-07 until 1985-09) and Brian Ritchie (from 1985-07 until 1985-09)
recorded at:
DV's Perversion Room in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States (from 1985-07 until 1985-09)
cover recording of:
Children of the Revolution (from 1985-07 until 1985-09)
lyricist and composer:
Marc Bolan
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Wizard (Bahamas) Ltd. and Wizard Publishing Ltd. (publisher, Marc Bolan)
4.54:19
10Good Friend
engineer:
David Vartanian
producer:
Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads)
guitar and keyboard:
Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads) (from 1985-07 until 1985-09)
percussion:
Steve Scales (from 1985-07 until 1985-09)
recorded at:
DV's Perversion Room in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States (from 1985-07 until 1985-09)
recording of:
Good Friend (from 1985-07 until 1985-09)
composer:
Gordon Gano
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
43:29
11Heartache
engineer:
David Vartanian
producer:
Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads)
percussion:
Steve Scales (from 1985-07 until 1985-09)
solo guitar:
Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads) (from 1985-07 until 1985-09)
recorded at:
DV's Perversion Room in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States (from 1985-07 until 1985-09)
recording of:
Heartache (from 1985-07 until 1985-09)
composer:
Gordon Gano
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
42:02
12Cold Canyon
engineer:
David Vartanian
producer:
Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads)
slide guitar:
Leo Kottke (from 1985-07 until 1985-09)
recorded at:
DV's Perversion Room in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States (from 1985-07 until 1985-09)
recording of:
Cold Canyon (from 1985-07 until 1985-09)
composer:
Gordon Gano
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
23:23
13Two People
engineer:
David Vartanian
producer:
Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads)
recorded at:
DV's Perversion Room in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States (from 1985-07 until 1985-09)
recording of:
Two People (from 1985-07 until 1985-09)
composer:
Gordon Gano
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
30:58