Supergrass (album)
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Supergrass is the third album by the English rock group Supergrass
Supergrass
Supergrass was an English alternative rock band from Oxford. The band consisted of brothers Gaz and Rob Coombes , Mick Quinn and Danny Goffey ....

. It was released in the UK on 20 September 1999 and reached #3. It is often referred to as both "the X-ray" album, due to the picture on the sleeve, and (erroneously) self-titled. In Australia a free CD was included with some live tracks.

Track listing

CD 5220562 / TC 5220564 / 12" 5220561 / MD 5220569
  1. "Moving" (4:26)
  2. "Your Love" (3:27) This features a harpsichord
    Harpsichord
    A harpsichord is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It produces sound by plucking a string when a key is pressed.In the narrow sense, "harpsichord" designates only the large wing-shaped instruments in which the strings are perpendicular to the keyboard...

     in the outro.
  3. "What Went Wrong (In Your Head)" (4:05)
  4. "Beautiful People" (3:22)
  5. "Shotover Hill" (3:43)
  6. "Eon" (3:44)
  7. "Mary
    Mary (Supergrass song)
    "Mary" was the third and final single from the Britpop band Supergrass' eponymous third album. Released in November 1999, it reached a disappointing #36 on the UK Charts, their lowest charting single for 5 years. This was also the last Supergrass single to be released on cassette.-Chord progression...

    " (4:00)
  8. "Jesus Came from Outta Space" (4:10)
  9. "Pumping on Your Stereo
    Pumping on Your Stereo
    "Pumping on Your Stereo" is a song by Supergrass, released as their first single from their self-titled third album, Supergrass .The single reached #11 in the UK Singles Chart...

    " (3:20)
  10. "Born Again" (3:38)
  11. "Faraway" (5:05)
  12. "Mama & Papa" (2:30)


LTD. ED. CD 5220560

This was free with a limited number of CD releases of "Supergrass"
  • Exclusive Band Photographs
  • Full Discography
  • "Caught By The Fuzz
    Caught by the Fuzz
    -Background:Supergrass had released "Caught by the Fuzz" and "Mansize Rooster" as singles on Backbeat Records, which sold out quickly and gained the interest of record producer Sam Williams, who then offered to record some demos of the band's other songs at Sawmills Studio...

     (video)" (2:19)
  • "Time
    Alright/Time
    "Alright" is a song by British alternative rock band Supergrass. It was released with "Time" as a double A-side single from their debut album I Should Coco on 3 July 1995...

     (video)" (3:12)


LTD. ED. Mary Live Bonus CD (AUS only)

The Australian release of the album in 1999 came with a bonus live
Live album
A live album is a recording consisting of material recorded during stage performances using remote recording techniques, commonly contrasted with a studio album...

 EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...

 to coincide with the Australian leg of Supergrass' tour.
  1. "Mary (from Lamacq
    Steve Lamacq
    Steve Lamacq , sometimes known by his nicknames Lammo or "The Cat" is an English disc jockey, currently working with the BBC radio stations BBC 6 Music and BBC Radio 2.-Early career:He was born in Basingstoke, Hampshire...

     Live
    )" (4:02)
  2. "Pumping On Your Stereo (live from Peel Acres)" (3:12)
  3. "Strange Ones (live from Peel Acres)" (3:57)
  4. "Richard III
    Richard III (song)
    "Richard III" is a song by the band Supergrass. It was the second single to be released from In It for the Money, the band's second album. The single was preceded by "Going Out", which was released over a year before...

     (live from Peel Acres)" (3:29)
  5. "Sun Hits the Sky
    Sun Hits the Sky
    "Sun Hits the Sky" is a song by the Britpop band Supergrass. It was the third single from the band's second album In It for the Money. It was released in June 1997, and reached #10 in the UK Singles Chart...

    (live from Peel Acres)" (4:44)

Personnel

  • Gaz Coombes - lead vocals, guitar
  • Mick Quinn - bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Rob Coombes - keyboards
  • Danny Goffey - drums, backing vocals


(entire band is also credited with "bells, whistles & bicycle pumps")

with
  • Satin Singh - percussion
  • Gavyn Wright, Patrick Kieran, Boguslav Kostecki, Jackie Shave - violins
  • Bill Benham, Andrew Parker - violas
  • Martin Loveday, Frank Shaefer - cellos

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