My Psychedelic Furs CDs #16

Richard Butler – Richard Butler (2006) (Koch Records KOC-CD-9987)

The very first solo album by Richard Butler. The musician on this album was Jon Carin, who handled all the instruments. The songs were written by Richard and Jon, but Tim Butler got two writing credits on the songs "Broken Aeroplanes" and "Last Monkey".

It's such a shame that this album is mostly unknown. It deserves to be heard because it is a beautiful album and I'm really disappointed it's not on Spotify. I want it to get a reissue, and maybe hopefully The Furs' current label Cooking Vinyl will acquire the rights to this album and rerelease it. I hope something like that will happen in the future.

One more thing I want to mention, today is Richard Butler's birthday. Happy birthday Richard!

Track Listing:

1. Good Days, Bad Days

2. California

3. Breathe

4. Satellites

5. Broken Aeroplanes

6. Milk

7. Nothing's Wrong

8. Second To Second

9. Last Monkey

10. Sentimental Airlines

11. Maybe Someday

My Psychedelic Furs CDs #15

Love Spit Love – Trysome Eatone (1997) (Maverick/Warner Bros. 9 46560-2)

The second and final album by Love Spit Love. Tim Butler didn't play on Trysome Eatone because he left shortly after the first album came out; but he got a writing credit on "It Hurts When I Laugh".

Trysome Eatone is a really good album but I have to say I prefer Love Spit Love more. I love the grunge sounding music on the latter and to me it fits the Love Spit Love band name perfectly.

Track Listing:

1. Long Long Time

2. Believe

3. Well Well Well

4. Friends

5. Fall On Tears

6. Little Fist

7. It Hurts When I Laugh

8. 7 Years

9. Sweet Thing

10. All God's Children

11. More Than Money

12. November 5

My Psychedelic Furs CDs #14

Love Spit Love – Love Spit Love (1994) (Imago 72787-21030-2)

The first album by Richard Butler's other band Love Spit Love.

Track Listing:

1. Seventeen

2. Superman

3. Half A Life

4. Jigsaw

5. Change In The Weather

6. Wake Up

7. Am I Wrong

8. Green

9. Please

10. Codeine

11. St. Mary's Gate

12. More

My Psychedelic Furs CDs #13

Should God Forget: A Retrospective (1997) (Columbia/Legacy C2K 65152) (Double CD)

This is a 2-disc compilation album that was released in 1997 and was produced by Tim Butler and Bruce Dickinson of Columbia Records. Has songs from the first seven albums, plus five live recordings, two alternate versions, and a b-side.

Track listing:

CD 1:

1. India

2. Sister Europe

3. Pulse

4. Mack The Knife (Live)

5. Blacks/Radio

6. We Love You

7. Imitation Of Christ

8. Soap Commercial (Live)

9. Pretty In Pink (Original Version)

10. Mr. Jones

11. Into You Like A Train

12. I Wanna Sleep With You

13. Merry Go Round (Yes I Do) (UK Version)

14. President Gas

15. Love My Way

16. Sleep Comes Down

17. I Don't Want To Be Your Shadow (Non-LP B-side)

CD 2:

1. Alice's House (Alternate Version)

2. The Ghost In You

3. Here Come Cowboys

4. Heaven

5. Highwire Days

6. Heartbeat (Live)

7. All Of The Law (Live)

8. Heartbreak Beat

9. All That Money Wants

10. Entertain Me

11. Should God Forget

12. Torch

13. Get A Room (Live)

14. Until She Comes

15. All About You

16. There's A World

Notes:

CD 1:

Tracks 1–3 and 5–7: From The Psychedelic Furs (1980); "Blacks/Radio" made its first US appearance on this compilation because the song was removed from US releases of the album. The only Americans who were lucky enough to hear the song were the ones who bought the UK version of the debut as an import.

Track 4: Recorded during the Peel Sessions on BBC Radio, broadcasted on June 18, 1980. 

Track 8: From the Peel Sessions, June 18, 1980.

9–12: From Talk Talk Talk (1981)

13–16: From Forever Now (1982); the version of "Merry Go Round (Yes I Do) is the one that only appeared on the British versions of Forever Now.

Track 17: B-side of "Danger" (UK single) and "Love My Way" (US single).

CD 2:

Tracks 1–6: From Mirror Moves (1984); the alternate version of "Alice's House" was recorded during the sessions for Forever Now; the live version of "Heartbeat" was from The Psychedelic Furs' concert at the Greek Theater in Berkeley, California on August 28, 1987.

7–8: From Midnight To Midnight (1987); the live version of "All Of The Law" was from the August 28, 1987 show.

Track 9: From All Of This And Nothing (1988)

10–12: From Book Of Days (1989)

13–16: From World Outside (1991); the live version of "Get A Room" was from The Psychedelic Furs' concert at the Metro in Chicago, Illinois on November 13, 1991.

My Psychedelic Furs CDs #12

Pretty In Pink: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1986) (A&M CD 3293)

Being a Psychedelic Furs fan, I just had to get the soundtrack of Pretty In Pink. And I'm glad I did, especially since it has the "new" version of "Pretty In Pink". I haven't watched the movie so far, but maybe someday I will.

"Pretty In Pink" is the fifth track and I thought it would be the first track since the movie is supposedly based on the song. I say supposedly because the story of the song is not really about a girl wearing a pink dress.

Here's a note from John Hughes about the music featured in the liner notes:

"The music in Pretty In Pink was not an afterthought.

The tracks on this album and in this film are there because Howie Deutch [director] and I believe in the artists, respect the artists and are proud to be in league with them. Endless thanks to them all and to David Anderle, the best friend and ally anyone venturing into the blur of film music could ever have." – John Hughes.

Track Listing:

1. If You Leave - Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

2. Left Of Center - Suzanne Vega featuring Joe Jackson on piano

3. Get To Know Ya - Jesse Johnson

4. Do Wot You Do - INXS

5. Pretty In Pink - The Psychedelic Furs

6. Shell-Shock - New Order

7. Round, Round - Belouis Some

8. Wouldn't It Be Good - Danny Hutton Hitters

9. Bring On The Dancing Horses - Echo & The Bunnymen

10. Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want - The Smiths

My Psychedelic Furs CDs #11

The Best Of The Psychedelic Furs (2021) (Edsel EDSL0085) (Double CD)

This is the newest Psychedelic Furs compilation which came out this year. Has two discs and has songs from seven of The Furs' albums, including Made Of Rain, their most recent album, and Book Of Days. The thing that surprises me is there aren't any songs from World Outside at all. You'd think the compilation would have "Until She Comes" on it, especially since it's one of the most beloved songs by The Psychedelic Furs.

Track Listing:

CD 1:

1. Pulse

2. Sister Europe

3. We Love You

4. Imitation Of Christ

5. India

6. Pretty In Pink

7. Mr. Jones (Single Version)

8. Dumb Waiters

9. All Of This And Nothing

10. Into You Like A Train

11. She Is Mine

12. Love My Way

13. President Gas

14. Sleep Comes Down

15. Only You And I

16. Forever Now

17. No Easy Street

CD 2:

1. The Ghost In You

2. Heaven

3. Heartbeat

4. My Time

5. Like A Stranger

6. Alice's House

7. Heartbreak Beat

8. Midnight To Midnight

9. Angels Don't Cry

10. All That Money Wants

11. House

12. Don't Believe

Notes:

CD 1:

Tracks 1–5: From The Psychedelic Furs (1980)

6 and 8–11: From Talk Talk Talk (1981)

7: Original single version from 1980.

12–17: From Forever Now (1982)

CD 2:

1–6: From Mirror Moves (1984)

7–9: From Midnight To Midnight (1987)

10: From All Of This And Nothing (1988)

11: From Book Of Days (1989)

12: From Made Of Rain (2020)

My Psychedelic Furs CDs #10

Greatest Hits (2001) (Columbia/Legacy CK 61481)

The songs on this compilation were all chosen by Tim Butler himself. Has songs from six of The Psychedelic Furs' albums (Book Of Days got left out) and a couple rarities.

Track Listing:

1. Sister Europe

2. Mr. Jones (Single Version)

3. Dumb Waiters

4. Pretty In Pink

5. Love My Way

6. President Gas

7. Here Come Cowboys

8. Heaven

9. Heartbeat

10. The Ghost In You

11. Heartbreak Beat

12. Angels Don't Cry

13. All That Money Wants

14. Sometimes

15. Until She Comes

16. There's A World Outside

17. Only You And I (Live)

Notes:

Track 1: From The Psychedelic Furs (1980)

2: The original version of "Mr. Jones" that came out as a single in 1980; released for the first time on CD.

3–4: From Talk Talk Talk (1981)

5–6 and 17: From Forever Now (1982); the live recording of "Only You And I" was previously unreleased and was recorded during The Psychedelic Furs' performance at the Pacific Amphitheatre in Costa Mesa, California on September 1, 1987.

7–10: From Mirror Moves (1984)

11–12: From Midnight To Midnight (1987); the version of "Angels Don't Cry" on this compilation is the original single version, not the album version.

13: From All Of This And Nothing (1988)

14–16: From World Outside (1991)

My Psychedelic Furs CDs #9

All Of This And Nothing (1988) (Columbia CK 44377)

Track Listing:

1. President Gas

2. All That Money Wants

3. Imitation Of Christ

4. Sister Europe

5. Love My Way

6. No Easy Street

7. Highwire Days

8. She Is Mine

9. Dumb Waiters

10. Pretty In Pink

11. The Ghost In You

12. Heaven

13. Heartbreak Beat

14. All Of This And Nothing

Notes:

Tracks 1 and 5–6: From Forever Now (1982)

2: Exclusive to this compilation

3–4: From The Psychedelic Furs (1980)

7 and 11–12: From Mirror Moves (1984)

8–10 and 14: From Talk Talk Talk (1981)

13: From Midnight To Midnight (1987)

My Psychedelic Furs CDs #8

Made Of Rain (2020) (Cooking Vinyl COOKCD762)

Track Listing:

1. The Boy That Invented Rock & Roll

2. Don't Believe

3. You'll Be Mine

4. Wrong Train

5. This'll Never Be Like Love

6. Ash Wednesday

7. Come All Ye Faithful

8. No-One

9. Tiny Hands

10. Hide The Medicine

11. Turn Your Back On Me

12. Stars

My Psychedelic Furs CDs #7

World Outside (1991) (Columbia CK 47303)

Track Listing:

1. Valentine

2. In My Head

3. Until She Comes

4. Don't Be A Girl

5. Sometimes

6. Tearing Down

7. There's A World

8. Get A Room

9. Better Days

10. All About You

My Psychedelic Furs CDs #6

Book Of Days (1989) (Columbia CK 45412)

Track Listing:

1. Shine

2. Entertain Me

3. Book Of Days

4. Should God Forget

5. Torch

6. Parade

7. Mother-Son

8. House

9. Wedding

10. I Don't Mine

My Psychedelic Furs CDs #5

Midnight To Midnight (1987) (Columbia CK 40466)

Track Listing:

1. Heartbreak Beat

2. Shock

3. Shadow In My Heart

4. Angels Don't Cry

5. Midnight To Midnight

6. One More Word

7. All Of The Law

8. Torture

9. No Release

My Psychedelic Furs CDs #4

Mirror Moves (1984) (Columbia 450356 2)

Track Listing:

1. The Ghost In You

2. Here Come Cowboys

3. Heaven

4. Heartbeat

5. My Time

6. Like A Stranger

7. Alice's House

8. Only A Game

9. Highwire Days

My Psychedelic Furs CDs #3

Forever Now (1982) (Columbia/Legacy CK 85916) (2002 Remaster)

"With their creative process in high gear, the 1982 album Forever Now pushed The Furs over the cusp. Produced by legendary musician/producer Todd Rundgren, and driven by the anthem 'Love My Way,' Forever Now established the band as one of the lasting icons of their era."

Track Listing:

1. Forever Now

2. Love My Way

3. Goodbye

4. Only You And I

5. Sleep Comes Down

6. President Gas

7. Run And Run

8. Danger

9. No Easy Street

10. Yes I Do (Merry-Go-Round)

Bonus Tracks:

11. Alice's House (Early Version)

12. Aeroplane (Non-LP B-Side)

13. I Don't Want To Be Your Shadow (Non-LP B-Side)

14. Mary Go Round (Previously Unreleased Version Of "Yes I Do")

15. President Gas (Live/Non-LP B-Side)

16. No Easy Street (Live)

My Psychedelic Furs CDs #2

Talk Talk Talk (1981) (Columbia/Legacy CK 85917) (2002 Remaster)

"After rewriting the rules with their first album, The Psychedelic Furs returned in 1981 with another outstanding effort. Talk Talk Talk saw The Furs combine the dark raw energy of their first album with a new brighter perspective. The results brought the band the first taste of the stardom that would soon follow."

Track Listing:

1. Dumb Waiters

2. Pretty In Pink

3. I Wanna Sleep With You

4. No Tears

5. Mr. Jones

6. Into You Like A Train

7. It Goes On

8. So Run Down

9. All Of This And Nothing

10. She Is Mine

Bonus Tracks:

11. Mr. Jones (Single Version)

12. So Run Down (Early Version)

13. All Of This And Nothing (Demo)

My Psychedelic Furs CDs #1

The Psychedelic Furs (1980) (Columbia/Legacy 506362 2) (2002 Remaster)

"Originally released in 1980, The Psychedelic Furs bridged the gap between late 70s punk and the new wave movement. Termed 'The Beautiful Chaos' by fans of the band, this album introduced the world to their unmistakable and unforgettable style and became a blueprint for a multitude of bands that followed."

Track Listing:

1. India

2. Sister Europe

3. Imitation Of Christ

4. Fall

5. Pulse

6. We Love You

7. Wedding Song

8. Blacks/Radio

9. Flowers

Bonus Tracks:

10. Susan's Strange

11. Soap Commercial

12. Mack The Knife (Non-LP B-Side)

13. Flowers (Demo)