Death Valley Days (Lost Songs And Rarities, 1985 To 1995)

Issued in a standard jewel case with white tray and containing a 12-page booklet with liner notes, pics and track-by-track credits. Some copies may contain an additional 2-page leaflet with "The Walkabouts" Glitterhouse Records back catalogue. Track durations not printed on release, taken with EAC. Booklet: All songs Fire & Skill publishing, BMI, administered by Bug Music, Inc. except: Tracks 2, 4 Wolff Songs/ EMI Publishing GMBH Tracks 5, 15 Silver Fiddle Music, ASCAP Track 6 Ardent Productions Inc., ASCAP Track 7 Warlock Music Ltd., PRS Track 8 Special Rider Music, SESAC Track 11 Jalma Music, admin. by Ackee Music, Inc., ASCAP Track 17 Gold Musikverlag Track 1: 1985. Produced at Steve Lawson Productions. Previously unreleased. Recorded for the "" album. Track 2: 1985. Produced at Tom Dyer's home studio. Originally appeared on the "Monkey Business" compilation (Green Monkey Records). Track 3: 1986. Produced at Ironwood Studios. Originally appeared on the "Lowlife" compilation (Ironwood Records). Track 4: 1989. Recorded live in our rehearsal space. Previously unreleased. Backgroung tape is from an Alan Lomax field recording from the 1940's. Track 5: 1989. Recorded live in the studio at Rubato Sound. First appeared as a flexi in "" magazine. Later appeared as a b-side for the "" single (Sub Pop, 1991). Track 6: 1991. Produced at Rubato Sound. Recorded for an abandoned Alex Chilton tribute album. Later appeared on the "" single (Sub Pop, 1991). Track 7: 1991. Produced at Rubato Sound. First appeared on the Nick Drake tribute album "Brittle Days" (Imaginary, 1992). Track 8: 1991. Produced at Rubato Sound. Overdubbed and mixed in 1992. Originally appeared on the "Revolution Come And Gone" compilation (Sub Pop, 1992). Track 9: 1990. Recorded at Steve Lawson Productions. Demo for "" album. Originally appeared on a LP included in "Adventure" magazine (Denmark, 1992). Track 10: 1992. Recorded as part of a "Two Meter Session", Radio Vara, The Netherlands. Previously unreleased. Tracks 11, 12: 1992. Produced at Egg Studios. Originally appeared on the "" CD-5 and as bonus tracks on the vinyl version of "" (Sub Pop, 1993). Track 13: 1993. Produced at Avast. Originally appeared on the "" CD-5 and double 7" (Sub Pop, 1993). Track 14: 1994. Recorded live for a "Studio Brussels" session (Belgium). Previously unreleased. Track 15: 1994. Recorded live for a "Two Meter" session, Vara TV, The Netherlands. Previously unreleased. Track 16: 1994. Produced at Ironwood and Hanzek Audio. Previously unreleased. Commissioned as a track for the independent feature film "House Of The Rising" by Tim Hines. Track 17: 1995. Produced at John & Stu's. Originally appeared on the limited edition sampler ""Out Of The Blue Vol. II" (Glitterhouse, 1996). Track 18: 1994. Produced at Hanzek Audio. Previously unreleased. Sequenced and edited at Hanzek Audio. Mastered by Pauler Acoustics.