T.R.A.S.H. (Tubes Rarities and Smash Hits)
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| Released | November 1981 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
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T.R.A.S.H. (Tubes Rarities and Smash Hits) is a compilation album by the rock band The Tubes, released in November 1981.[1]
Background
[edit]After four studio albums and a live album for A&M Records, the band were working on the Suffer for Sound album when they were dropped by the label.[1] They subsequently signed a deal with Capitol Records in 1981, but to fulfil their contract, A&M released this collection of recordings in November that year, including tracks from their early singles and unreleased material.[1][2][3][4] One track from the shelved Suffer for Sound album, "Drivin' All Night", was included as the album's opener.[5]
T.R.A.S.H. has been described as the band's best album.[2] A review from Billboard picked out the live version of Captain & Tennille's "Love Will Keep Us Together" as a highlight.[4]
Track listing
[edit]Side one
[edit]1. "Drivin' All Night" (Bill Spooner, Steen, Prairie Prince, Vince Welnick, Cotten, Anderson, Fee Waybill, Styles, Kesse)
- from the unreleased album Suffer for Sound, referred to as the "Black" album in the sleeve notes
2. "What Do You Want from Life?" (Spooner, Evans)
- from The Tubes
3. "Turn Me On" (Spooner, Steen, Prince, Welnick, Cotten, Anderson, Waybill)
- from Remote Control
4. "Slipped My Disco" (Spooner, Steen)
- from Young and Rich
5. "Don't Touch Me There" (Ron Nagle, Jane Dornacker) (sic)
- from Young and Rich
6. "Mondo Bondage" (Spooner, Steen, Prince, Welnick, Cotten, Anderson, Waybill)
- live version from What Do You Want from Live
Side two
[edit]1. "Love Will Keep Us Together" (Neil Sedaka, Howard Greenfield)
- unreleased live recording from 1976
2. "White Punks on Dope (W.P.O.D.)" Parts A&B (Evans, Spooner, Steen)
- Part A is an unreleased live "country rock" version from 1979
- Part B is a promo single edit of the track from The Tubes
3. "Prime Time" (Spooner, Steen, Prince, Welnick, Cotten, Anderson, Waybill)
- alternate version of the Remote Control track featuring Re Styles on solo vocals
4. "I'm Just a Mess" (Steen, Spooner)
- from Now
5. "Only the Strong Survive" (Spooner, Steen, Prince, Welnick, Cotten, Anderson, Waybill)
- from Remote Control[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Strong, Martin C. (2002) The Great Rock Discography, Canongate, ISBN 1-84195-312-1, p. 1076
- ^ a b Eddy, Chuck (2009) "Essentials", SPIN, June 2009, p. 90. Retrieved November 25, 2012
- ^ Stone, Doug "T.R.A.S.H. Review", Allmusic. Retrieved November 25, 2012
- ^ a b "Billboard's Top Album Picks", Billboard, August 15, 1981, p. 80. Retrieved November 25, 2012
- ^ "T.R.A.S.H.", thetubes.com. Retrieved November 25, 2012
- ^ Tubes, The. T.R.A.S.H. (Tubes Rarities and Smash Hits). A&M, 1981. LP.