B-Sides & Rarities (Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds album)
B-Sides & Rarities is a 3CD compilation by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, released in March 2005. It features over 20 years of the band's B-sides and previously unreleased tracks, including tracks performed with Shane MacGowan and acoustic versions of "Deanna" and "The Mercy Seat". It is also the first recording to include all members of The Bad Seeds, past and present: Nick Cave, Mick Harvey, Blixa Bargeld, Thomas Wydler, Martyn P. Casey, Conway Savage, Jim Sclavunos, Warren Ellis, Barry Adamson, Kid Congo Powers, James Johnston, Roland Wolf and Hugo Race.
Track listing
All songs written by Nick Cave unless otherwise statedDisc 1
- "Deanna" – 2:51
- *Acoustic version of the song from 'Tender Prey', attached as a bonus 7" to initial pressings of 'The Good Son' album, 1990
- "The Mercy Seat" – 3:45
- *Acoustic version of the song from 'Tender Prey', attached as a bonus 7" to initial pressings of 'The Good Son' album, 1990
- "City of Refuge" – 2:42
- *Acoustic version of the song from 'Tender Prey', attached as a bonus 7" to initial pressings of 'The Good Son' album, 1990
- "The Moon is in the Gutter" – 2:35
- *B-side of 'In the Ghetto', 1984
- "The Six Strings that Drew Blood" – 4:47
- *B-side of 'Tupelo', 1985
- "Rye Whiskey" – 3:27
- *Flexidisc in Reflex magazine in 1989
- "Running Scared" – 2:06
- *B-side of 'The Singer', 1986
- "Black Betty" – 2:32
- *B-side of 'The Singer', 1986
- "Scum" – 2:53
- *Flexidisc sold at concerts, 1986
- "The Girl at the Bottom of My Glass" – 4:48
- *B-side of 'Deanna' 12", 1988
- "The Train Song" – 3:26
- *B-side of 'The Ship Song', 1990
- "Cocks 'N' Asses" – 5:43
- *B-side of 'The Weeping Song', 1990, retitled as 'The B-Side Song' on the US single
- "Blue Bird" – 2:46
- *B-side of 'Straight To You/Jack The Ripper', 1992
- "Helpless" – 3:51
- *From Neil Young Tribute/Charity Album 'The Bridge', 1989. Also B-side of 'The Weeping Song', 1990
- "God's Hotel" – 3:07
- *Live Radio Session for KCRW Santa Monica. Released on 'Rare on Air Vol. 1', Mammoth Records, 1992
- " Till the End of the World" – 3:58
- *From the original soundtrack 'Until The End Of The World',1991. Also B-side of 'Loverman', 1994
- "Cassiel's Song" – 3:35
- *From the original soundtrack 'Faraway, So Close', 1993. Also B-side of 'Do You Love Me?', 1994
- "Tower of Song" – 5:39
- *From Leonard Cohen tribute album 'I'm Your Fan', 1991
- "What Can I Give You?" – 3:40
- *From the French promo give-away with 'Henry's Dream', 1992
Disc 2
- "What a Wonderful World" – 3:04
- *From the single 'What A Wonderful World', 1992
- "Rainy Night in Soho" – 3:58
- *Harvey & Bill McGee – String & Woodwind Arrangement
- *From the single 'What A Wonderful World', 1992
- "Lucy " – 2:23
- *From the single 'What A Wonderful World', 1992
- "Jack the Ripper" – 4:45
- *B-side of the limited edition 7" 'Straight To You/Jack The Ripper', 1992
- "Sail Away" – 4:13
- *B-side of 'Do You Love Me?', 1994
- "There's No Night Out in the Jail" – 3:43
- *Recorded for a compilation of Australian country music cover versions which was never released, 1993
- "That's What Jazz is to Me" – 5:05
- *Improvised piece. B-side of 'Red Right Hand', 1994
- "The Willow Garden" – 3:59
- *B-side of 'Where The Wild Roses Grow', 1995
- "The Ballad of Robert Moore and Betty Coltrane" – 3:35
- *B-side of 'Where The Wild Roses Grow', 1995
- "King Kong Kitchee Kitchee Ki-Mi-O" – 3:10
- *B-side of 'Henry Lee', 1996
- "Knoxville Girl" – 3:36
- *B-side of 'Henry Lee', 1996
- "Where the Wild Roses Grow" – 3:47
- *Version with original guide vocal by Herr Bargeld. Previously unreleased, 1995
- "O'Malley's Bar Pt. 1" – 5:16
- *From Mark Radcliffe Radio 1 session, 1996
- "O'Malley's Bar Pt. 2" – 6:38
- *From Mark Radcliffe Radio 1 session, 1996
- "O'Malley's Bar Pt. 3" – 4:57
- *From Mark Radcliffe Radio 1 session, 1996
- "Time Jesum Transeuntum Et Non Riverentum" – 6:22
- *Featuring The Dirty 3. Hidden track on X-Files album, 1996
- "O'Malley's Bar Reprise" – 1:03
- *From Mark Radcliffe Radio 1 session, 1996
- "Red Right Hand" – 6:01
- *Recorded for the movie Scream 3. Previously unreleased, 1999
Disc 3
- "Little Empty Boat" – 4:26
- *B-side of 'Into My Arms', 1997
- "Right Now I'm A-Roaming" – 4:21
- *B-side of 'Into My Arms', 1997
- "Come Into My Sleep" – 3:47
- *B-side of ' The One That I've Been Waiting For?', 1997
- "Black Hair" – 4:13
- *B-side of ' The One That I've Been Waiting For?', 1997
- "Babe, I Got You Bad" – 3:51
- *B-side of ' The One That I've Been Waiting For?', 1997
- "Sheep May Safely Graze" – 4:14
- *Unreleased studio outtake, 1996
- "Opium Tea" – 3:48
- *Unreleased studio outtake, 1996
- "Grief Came Riding" – 5:05
- *From limited edition of 'No More Shall We Part' Album, 2001
- "Bless His Ever Loving Heart" – 4:02
- *From limited edition of 'No More Shall We Part' Album, 2001
- "Good Good Day" – 4:04
- *B-side of 'As I Sat Sadly By Her Side', 2001
- "Little Janey's Gone" – 2:59
- *B-side of 'As I Sat Sadly By Her Side', 2001
- "I Feel So Good" – 1:44
- *From the film 'The Soul of a Man' by Wim Wenders, 2003
- "Shoot Me Down" – 3:32
- *B-side of 'Bring It On', 2003
- "Swing Low" – 5:40
- *B-side of 'Bring It On', 2003
- "Little Ghost Song" – 3:44
- *B-side of 'He Wants You/Babe, I'm On Fire', 2003
- "Everything Must Converge" – 3:17
- *B-side of 'He Wants You/Babe, I'm On Fire', 2003
- "Nocturama" – 4:01
- *B-side of limited edition 7" 'Rock of Gibraltar', 2003
- "She's Leaving You" – 4:01
- *B-side of 'Nature Boy', 2004
- "Under This Moon" – 4:01
- *B-side of 'Breathless/There She Goes, My Beautiful World', 2004
Musicians
- Bronwyn Adams: Backing Vocals, Violin
- Barry Adamson: Bass, Timpani, Orchestral Arrangement
- Blixa Bargeld: Guitar, Backing Vocals, Vocals, Handclaps, Slide Guitar, Pedal Steel Guitar, Feedback Guitar, Percussion
- Martyn P. Casey: Bass, Backing Vocals, Percussion
- Nick Cave: Vocals, Piano, Hammond, Harmonica, Backing Vocals, Keyboards, Whistling, Guitar, String Synth, Sound Effects
- Tony Cohen: Backing Vocals, Percussion
- Kid Congo Powers: Backing Vocals, Handclaps, Slide Guitar, Tremolo Guitar
- Terry Edwards: Brass Section
- Warren Ellis: Violin, Mandolin, Bouzouki, Looped Violin
- Mick Gallagher: Backing Vocals
- Mick Harvey: Guitar, Backing Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Organ, Drums, String Arrangement, Piano, Hammond, Marimba, Keyboards, Sound Effects, Cymbals, Vibes, Xylophone, Woodwind Arrangement
- Chas Jankel: Backing Vocals
- James Johnston: Organ, Guitar
- Shane MacGowan: Vocals
- Anna McGarrigle: Backing Vocals
- Kate McGarrigle: Backing Vocals
- Bill McGee: String Arrangement, Woodwind Arrangement
- Astrid Munday: Percussion
- Tracy Pew: Bass
- Hugo Race: Guitar
- Conway Savage: Piano, Organ, Backing Vocals, Vocals, Electric Piano, Hammond, Percussion
- Jim Sclavunos: Drums, Brushed Snare, Tambourine, Percussion, Tubular Bells, Organ, Bongos, Bells, Shaker
- Johnny Turnbull: Backing Vocals
- Mick Turner: Guitar
- Victor Van Vugt: Drum Machine
- Norman Watt-Roy: Backing Vocals
- Jim White: Drums
- Roland Wolf: Backing Vocals, Handclaps, Piano
- Thomas Wydler: Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals, Tambourine, Handclaps
Musicians by track
- "Deanna"
- *Cave – Vocals
- *Harvey – Guitar, Backing vocals
- *Wydler – Percussion
- *Congo Powers, Bargeld, Wolf – Handclaps, Backing vocals
- "The Mercy Seat"
- *Cave – Vocals
- *Harvey – Guitar, Backing vocals
- *Wolf – Piano
- *Bargeld – Backing vocals
- "City of Refuge"
- *Cave – Vocals
- *Harvey – Guitar, Backing vocals
- *Bargeld, Wydler, Congo Powers, Wolf – Handclaps, Backing vocals
- "The Moon is in the Gutter"
- *Cave – Vocals, Piano
- *Bargeld – Guitar
- *Race – Guitar
- *Adamson – Bass
- *Harvey – Drums
- "The Six Strings that Drew Blood"
- *Cave – Vocals, Whistling
- *Harvey – Guitars, Bass, Keyboard
- *Bargeld – Feedback Guitar
- "Rye Whiskey"
- *Cave – Vocals, Harmonica
- *Harvey – Acoustic Guitar, Drums
- *Race – Guitar
- *Tracy Pew – Bass
- "Running Scared"
- *Cave – Vocals
- *Harvey – Drums, String Arrangement
- *Race – Guitar
- *Tracy Pew – Bass
- "Black Betty"
- *Cave – Vocals
- *Harvey – Drums, Backing vocals
- *Bargeld – Backing vocals
- "Scum" – 2:53
- *Cave – Vocals
- *Bargeld – Guitar
- *Harvey – Bass
- *Wydler – Drums
- "The Girl at the Bottom of My Glass"
- *Cave – Vocals, Guitar, Backing vocals
- *Harvey – Drums, Backing vocals
- *Tony Cohen – Backing vocals
- "The Train Song" – 3:26
- *Cave – Vocals, Piano
- *Harvey – Acoustic Guitar, Bass
- *Bargeld – Guitar
- *Congo Powers – Tremolo Guitar
- *Wydler – Drums
- *Harvey & Bill McGee – String Arrangement
- "Cocks 'N' Asses"
- *Cave – Piano, Vocals, String Synth
- *Harvey – Guitar, Sound Effects
- *Victor Van Vugt – Drum Machine
- "Blue Bird"
- *Cave – Vocals, Piano, Hammond organ
- *Harvey – Marimba
- *Casey – Bass
- *Wydler – Drums
- "Helpless"
- *Cave – Vocals, Keyboard
- *Harvey – Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Organ, Drums, Backing vocals
- *Congo Powers – Slide Guitar
- *Bronwyn Adams – Backing vocals
- "God's Hotel"
- *Cave – Vocals
- *Harvey – Acoustic Guitar
- *Bargeld – Slide Guitar
- *Savage – Piano
- *Casey – Bass
- *Wydler – Drums
- " Till the End of the World"
- *Cave – Vocals, Piano
- *Bargeld – Guitar
- *Harvey – Acoustic Guitar, Bass, String Arrangement
- *Wydler – Drums
- *Bronwyn Adams – Violin
- "Cassiel's Song"
- *Cave – Vocals, Piano
- *Adamson – Bass, Timpani
- *Harvey – String Arrangement
- "Tower of Song"
- *Cave – Vocals
- *Harvey – Guitar
- *Bargeld – Guitar, Vocals
- *Casey – Bass
- *Wydler – Drums
- "What Can I Give You?"
- *Cave – Vocals, Piano
- *Harvey – Acoustic Guitar
- *Savage – Electric Piano
- *Casey – Bass
- *Wydler – Drums
- "What a Wonderful World"
- *Cave – Vocals
- *Shane MacGowan – Vocals
- *Harvey – Acoustic Guitar
- *Bargeld – Guitar
- *Savage – Piano
- *Casey – Bass
- *Wydler – Drums
- *Bill McGee – Woodwind Arrangement
- "Rainy Night in Soho"
- *Cave – Vocals
- *Harvey – Acoustic Guitar, Vibes
- *Bargeld – Guitar
- *Savage – Piano
- *Casey – Bass
- *Wydler – Drums
- *Harvey & Bill McGee – String & Woodwind Arrangement
- "Lucy"
- *MacGowan – Vocals
- *Cave – Piano, Backing vocals
- *Harvey & Bill McGee – String Arrangement
- "Jack the Ripper"
- *Cave – Vocals
- *Harvey – Acoustic Guitar
- *The Bad Seeds – Backing vocals, Percussion
- "Sail Away"
- *Cave – Vocals, Hammond organ
- *Harvey – Marimba
- *Savage – Backing vocals
- *Casey – Bass
- *Wydler – Drums
- "There's No Night Out in the Jail"
- *Cave – Vocals, Harmonica organ
- *Harvey – Organ, Guitar
- *Savage – Piano
- *Casey – Bass
- *Wydler – Drums
- "That's What Jazz is to Me"
- *Cave – Vocals, Piano
- *Savage – Hammond organ
- *Harvey – Bass
- *Wydler – Drums
- "The Willow Garden"
- *Savage – Vocals, Piano
- *Cave – Hammond organ
- *Ellis – Violin
- *Casey – Bass
- *Harvey – Cymbals
- "The Ballad of Robert Moore and Betty Coltrane"
- *Cave – Vocals, Hammond organ, Piano, Sound Effects
- *Harvey – Acoustic Guitar
- *Casey – Bass
- *Wydler – Drums, Percussion
- *Terry Edwards – Brass Section
- "King Kong Kitchee Kitchee Ki-Mi-O"
- *Cave – Vocals
- *Bargeld – Guitar
- *Ellis – Violin
- *Race – Guitar
- *Casey – Bass
- *Wydler – Drums
- *Sclavunos, Tony Cohen, Astrid Munday – Percussion
- "Knoxville Girl"
- *Cave – Vocals
- *Johnston – Guitars
- "Where the Wild Roses Grow"
- *Bargeld – Vocals, Guitar
- *Cave – Vocals, Piano
- *Harvey – Guitars, Backing vocals
- *Casey – Bass
- *Savage – Piano
- *Wydler – Drums
- *Sclavunos – Tubular Bells
- "O'Malley's Bar Pt. 1"
- *Cave – Vocals
- *Harvey – Piano
- *Savage – Organ
- *Casey – Bass
- *Wydler – Drums
- *Sclavunos – Brushed Snare
- "O'Malley's Bar Pt. 2"
- *Cave – Vocals
- *Harvey – Piano
- *Savage – Organ
- *Casey – Bass
- *Wydler – Drums
- *Sclavunos – Brushed Snare
- "O'Malley's Bar Pt. 3"
- *Cave – Vocals
- *Harvey – Piano
- *Savage – Organ
- *Casey – Bass
- *Wydler – Drums
- *Sclavunos – Brushed Snare
- "Time Jesum Transeuntum Et Non Riverentum"
- *Cave – Vocals, Piano
- *Ellis – Violin
- *Mick Turner – Guitar
- *Jim White – Drums
- "O'Malley's Bar Reprise"
- *Cave – Vocals
- *Harvey – Piano
- *Savage – Organ
- *Casey – Bass
- *Wydler – Drums
- *Sclavunos – Brushed Snare
- "Red Right Hand"
- *Cave – Vocals, Hammond organ
- *Harvey – Guitar
- *Bargeld – Guitar
- *Casey – Bass
- *Wydler – Drums, Percussion
- *Adamson – Orchestral Arrangement
- "Little Empty Boat"
- *Cave – Vocals, Piano
- *Harvey – Guitar, Organ
- *Bargeld – Guitar, Backing vocals
- *Casey – Bass, Backing vocals
- *Wydler – Drums, Backing vocals
- *Sclavunos – Percussion
- *Ellis – Looped Violin
- "Right Now I'm A-Roaming"
- *Cave – Vocals, Keyboard
- *Harvey – Organ, Guitar, Backing vocals
- *Bargeld – Guitar, Backing vocals
- *Savage – Piano
- *Casey – Bass
- *Wydler – Drums
- *Sclavunos – Bells
- "Come Into My Sleep"
- *Cave – Vocals
- *Harvey – Xylophone, Guitar, Organ
- *Bargeld – Guitar
- *Savage – Piano
- *Casey – Bass
- *Wydler – Drums
- *Sclavunos – Bongos
- "Black Hair"
- *Cave – Vocals, Piano
- *Sclavunos – Organ
- *Casey – Bass
- *Wydler – Drums
- "Babe, I Got You Bad"
- *Cave – Vocals
- *Harvey – Guitar, Organ
- *Bargeld – Guitar
- *Savage – Piano
- *Casey – Bass
- *Wydler – Drums
- *Sclavunos – Tambourine
- "Sheep May Safely Graze"
- *Cave – Vocals
- *Harvey – Guitar
- *Bargeld – Guitar
- *Savage – Piano
- *Casey – Bass
- "Opium Tea"
- *Cave – Vocals, Hammond organ
- *Savage – Piano
- *Casey – Bass
- *Wydler – Drums
- "Grief Came Riding"
- *Cave – Vocals, Piano
- *Harvey – Guitar
- *Casey – Bass
- *Wydler – Drums
- *Kate & Anna McGarrigle – Backing vocals
- "Bless His Ever Loving Heart"
- *Cave – Vocals, Piano
- *Harvey – Guitar
- *Ellis – Violin
- *Casey – Bass
- *Wydler – Drums
- *Kate & Anna McGarrigle – Backing vocals
- "Good Good Day"
- *Cave – Vocals, Piano
- *Harvey – Guitar
- *Bargeld – Guitar
- *Casey – Bass
- *Wydler – Drums
- *Sclavunos – Tambourine
- "Little Janey's Gone"
- *Cave – Vocals, Piano
- *Harvey – Guitar
- *Bargeld – Guitar
- *Ellis – Violin
- *Casey – Bass
- *Wydler – Drums
- "I Feel So Good"
- *Cave – Vocals, Hammond organ
- *Harvey – Guitar, Backing vocals
- *Savage – Piano, Backing vocals
- *Sclavunos – Drums
- "Shoot Me Down"
- *Cave – Vocals, Piano
- *Harvey – Guitar, Hammond organ
- *Ellis – Violin
- *Casey – Bass
- *Wydler – Drums
- *The Blockheads – Backing vocals
- "Swing Low"
- *Cave – Vocals, Hammond organ
- *Harvey – Guitar, Hammond
- *Bargeld – Pedal Steel Guitar
- *Ellis – Violin
- *Casey – Bass
- *Wydler – Drums
- *Sclavunos – Tubular Bells, Tambourine
- *The Blockheads – Backing vocals
- "Little Ghost Song"
- *Cave – Vocals, Piano, Hammond organ
- *Savage – Vocal
- *Harvey – Guitar, Backing vocals
- *Bargeld – Guitar
- *Ellis – Violin
- *Casey – Bass
- *Wydler – Drums
- "Everything Must Converge"
- *Cave – Vocals, Hammond organ, Harmonica
- *Bargeld – Guitar
- *Harvey – Bass
- *Sclavunos – Drums
- *The Blockheads – Backing vocals
- "Nocturama"
- *Cave – Vocals
- *Harvey – Guitar
- *Bargeld – Guitar
- *Savage – Organ
- *Casey – Bass
- *Wydler – Drums
- *Sclavunos – Shaker
- *The Blockheads – Backing vocals
- "She's Leaving You"
- *Cave – Vocals, Piano
- *Harvey – Guitar
- *Ellis – Bouzouki
- *Johnston – Organ
- *Savage – Piano
- *Casey – Bass
- *Sclavunos – Drums
- *Wydler – Tambourine
- "Under This Moon"
- *Cave – Vocals, Piano
- *Harvey – Guitar
- *Ellis – Mandolin
- *Johnston – Organ
- *Casey – Bass
- *Sclavunos – Drums
- *Wydler – Tambourine