The Destroyed Room: B-sides and Rarities is a compilation album by Sonic Youth

Sonic Youth

Sonic Youth is an American alternative rock band from New York City, formed in 1981. The current lineup consists of Thurston Moore , Kim Gordon , Lee Ranaldo , Steve Shelley , and Mark Ibold .In their early career, Sonic Youth was associated with the No Wave art and music scene in New York City...

. This album contains tracks previously only available on vinyl, limited-release compilations, imports, and b-sides to international singles. The tracks were hand picked by the band, which also includes unreleased material. The album was released on December 12, 2006. A double vinyl LP edition with two extra tracks was released in early 2007 on the band's own Goofin' Records label. The cover image is the 1978 photograph "The Destroyed Room" by Canadian artist Jeff Wall

Jeff Wall

Jeffrey "Jeff" Wall, OC, RSA is a Canadian artist best known for his large-scale back-lit cibachrome photographs and art-historical writing. Wall has been a key figure in Vancouver's art scene since the early-1970s...

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Track listing

CD version

1. "Fire Engine Dream" – 10:22
2. "Fauxhemians" - 4:04
3. "Razor Blade" - 1:08
4. "Blink" - 5:27
5. "Campfire" - 2:19
6. "Loop Cat" - 5:39
7. "Kim's Chords" - 6:02
8. "Beautiful Plateau
   Beautiful Plateau
   "Beautiful Plateau" is a promotional single for Sonic Youth's second 2006 CD The Destroyed Room: B-sides and Rarities. Beautiful Plateau is a Japanese bonus track Sonic Youth's 2004 studio album Sonic Nurse....
   
   " - 3:07
9. "Three Part Sectional Love Seat" - 8:16
10. "Queen Anne Chair" - 4:37
11. "The Diamond Sea" - 25:48

Double vinyl version

1. "Fire Engine Dream" – 10:22
2. "Fauxhemians" - 4:04
3. "Is It My Body?" - 2:49
4. "Doctor's Orders (T-vox version)" - 4:20
5. "Razor Blade" - 1:08
6. "Blink" - 5:27
7. "Campfire" - 2:19
8. "Loop Cat" - 5:39
9. "Kim's Chords" - 6:02
10. "Beautiful Plateau" - 3:07
11. "Three Part Sectional Love Seat" - 8:16
12. "Queen Anne Chair" - 4:37
13. "The Diamond Sea" - 25:48

Track information

• Fire Engine Dream (2003) - outtake from Sonic Nurse
  Sonic Nurse
  Sonic Nurse is the 13th album by Sonic Youth, released on June 7, 2004. The cover art was made by renowned artist Richard Prince from his Nurse Paintings series...
  
  ; previously unreleased.
• Fauxhemians (2002) - from the Noho Furniture sessions; originally released on the compilation All Tomorrow's Parties 1.1, released on ATP Records
  ATP Records
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• Is it my body? (1991) - b-side from "Sugar Kane
  Sugar Kane
  "Sugar Kane" was the third single from Sonic Youth's 1992 album Dirty. It was released in 1993 on DGC.-Track listing:US version:# "Sugar Kane" - 5:03# "The Destroyed Room" - 3:25# "Purr" - 4:22...
  
  " single.
• Doctor's Orders (T-vox version) (1994) - b-side from "Bull in the Heather
  Bull in the Heather
  "Bull in the Heather" is a song by Sonic Youth, released as the only single from their 1994 album Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star....
  
  " single.
• Razor Blade (1994) - b-side from "Bull in the Heather
  Bull in the Heather
  "Bull in the Heather" is a song by Sonic Youth, released as the only single from their 1994 album Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star....
  
  " single.
• Blink (1999) - from the Pola X Soundtrack
  Pola X (soundtrack)
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• Campfire (2000) - from the compilation At Home with the Groovebox, released on Grand Royal Records.
• Loop Cat (2003) - from the compilation You Can Never Go Fast Enough, released on Plain Recordings.
• Kim's Chords (2004) - from the British and Japanese import of Sonic Nurse
  Sonic Nurse
  Sonic Nurse is the 13th album by Sonic Youth, released on June 7, 2004. The cover art was made by renowned artist Richard Prince from his Nurse Paintings series...
  
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• Beautiful Plateau (2004) - from the Japanese import of Sonic Nurse
  Sonic Nurse
  Sonic Nurse is the 13th album by Sonic Youth, released on June 7, 2004. The cover art was made by renowned artist Richard Prince from his Nurse Paintings series...
  
  .
• Three Part Sectional Love Seat (2001) - from the Noho Furniture sessions; previously unreleased.
• Queen Anne Chair (2001) - from the Noho Furniture sessions; previously unreleased.
• The Diamond Sea (1995) - full version from "The Diamond Sea
  The Diamond Sea
  "The Diamond Sea" is a song by Sonic Youth, released as the first single from their 1995 album Washing Machine. The song has also been covered by Yeah Yeah Yeahs and can be found on their iTunes Session EP.-Tracklisting:...
  
  " single; a slightly shorter version appears on Washing Machine.