The Days of Pearly Spencer
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The Days of Pearly Spencer is an compilation album
by The Vietnam Veterans, released in 1988. It was the band's last full-length album before they broke up.
Their record label gave the following statement: "The Vietnam Veterans are no more. This album contains material which was recorded during long night sessions, but remained unreleased. With the re-recordings of the old "demo" songs, they want to prove that they are better than ever. Now it's time to die!"
The Vietnam Veterans has later come to life again, and released a new full-length album in 2009.
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
by The Vietnam Veterans, released in 1988. It was the band's last full-length album before they broke up.
Their record label gave the following statement: "The Vietnam Veterans are no more. This album contains material which was recorded during long night sessions, but remained unreleased. With the re-recordings of the old "demo" songs, they want to prove that they are better than ever. Now it's time to die!"
The Vietnam Veterans has later come to life again, and released a new full-length album in 2009.
Track listing
| # CD/LP | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 / A1 | "The Days of Pearly Spencer The Days of Pearly Spencer The Days of Pearly Spencer is an compilation album by The Vietnam Veterans, released in 1988. It was the band's last full-length album before they broke up.... " |
David McWilliams | 4:22 |
| 2 / A2 | "500 Miles" | Hedy West Hedy West Hedy West was an American folksinger and songwriter.West was of the same generation as Joan Baez, Judy Collins, and others of the American folk music revival. Her most famous song "500 Miles" is one of America's best loved and best known folk songs... |
5:54 |
| 3 / A3 | "Is This Really the Time" | Mark Enbatta | 3:18 |
| 4 / A4 | "Burning Temples" | Mark Enbatta | 4:19 |
| 5 / A5 | "Don't Try to Walk on Me" | Mark Enbatta | 3:39 |
| 6 / B1 | "Dogs" | Mark Enbatta | 4:43 |
| 7 / B2 | "You're Gonna Fall" | Mark Enbatta | 3:59 |
| 8 / B3 | "Dreams of Today" | Mark Enbatta | 6:18 |
| 9 / B4 | "Be My Baby Be My Baby "Be My Baby" is a 1963 single written by Phil Spector, Jeff Barry, and Ellie Greenwich, performed by The Ronettes and produced by Spector. When released as a single, the song reached #2 on the U.S. Billboard Pop Singles Chart and #4 on the UK's Record Retailer... " |
Ellie Greenwich Ellie Greenwich Eleanor Louise "Ellie" Greenwich was an American pop music singer, songwriter, and record producer. She wrote or co-wrote "Be My Baby", "Christmas ", "Da Doo Ron Ron", "Leader of the Pack", "Do Wah Diddy Diddy", and "River Deep, Mountain High", among many others... , Jeff Barry Jeff Barry Jeff Barry is an American pop music songwriter, singer, and record producer.-Early career:... , Phil Spector Phil Spector Phillip Harvey "Phil" Spector is an American record producer and songwriter, later known for his conviction in the murder of actress Lana Clarkson.... |
6:01 |
| 10 | "The Trip" (CD only) | Kim Fowley Kim Fowley Kim Vincent Fowley is an American record producer, impresario, songwriter, musician, film maker, and radio actor. He is best known for his role behind a string of novelty and cult rock pop singles in the 1960s, and for managing The Runaways in the 1970s... |
23:53 |