Box of Bongwater
1998 box set by Bongwater
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Box of Bongwater is a career-spanning four-disc box-set of the band Bongwater , released on October 20, 1998 through Shimmy Disc . It contains almost all of the band's recorded output, including four studio albums, an EP, a single, and an edit of a compilation track. The tracks were completely remastered by Alan Douches and Kramer for their inclusion in the set.
Track listing
Disc one Title Writer(s) From the album 1. "Ride My See-Saw " John Lodge Breaking No New Ground! 3:53 2. "Barely Coping" Kramer , Ann Magnuson Breaking No New Ground! 3:11 3. "4 Sticks " Jimmy Page , Robert Plant Breaking No New Ground! 3:13 4. "U.S.O." Kramer, Ann Magnuson Breaking No New Ground! 1:56 5. "His New Look" Kramer, Ann Magnuson Breaking No New Ground! 2:55 6. "Julia " Lennon–McCartney Breaking No New Ground! 3:25 7. "Lesbians of Russia" Kramer, David Licht , Ann Magnuson, Dave Rick Double Bummer 1:30 8. "Frank" Kramer, Ann Magnuson Double Bummer 1:51 9. "We Did It Again " Kevin Ayers Double Bummer 2:16 10. "Homer" Kramer Double Bummer 3:27 11. "Joy Ride" Kramer, Ann Magnuson, Dave Rick Double Bummer 2:57 12. "Decadent Iranian Country Club" Kramer, Ann Magnuson, Dave Rick Double Bummer 2:48 13. "David Bowie Wants Ideas" Kramer, Ann Magnuson Double Bummer 2:13 14. "Rock & Roll Part 2 " Gary Glitter Double Bummer 3:19 15. "Just May Be the One " Michael Nesmith Double Bummer 1:52 16. "There You Go " Johnny Cash Double Bummer 2:50 17. "Shark" Kramer Double Bummer 1:23 18. "Jimmy" Kramer, Ann Magnuson Double Bummer 3:58 19. "Crime" Kramer Double Bummer 2:59 20. "Pornography" Kramer, Dave Rick Double Bummer 3:41 21. "Pew" Kramer Double Bummer 3:10 22. "Dazed & Chinese " Jimmy Page Double Bummer 3:46 23. "Bullaby" Kramer, Ann Magnuson Double Bummer 3:10 24. "So Help Me God" Kramer, Dave Rick Double Bummer 4:37
Disc two Title Writer(s) From the album 1. "His Old Look" Kramer , Ann Magnuson Double Bummer 2:58 2. "Stone" Coby Batty, Kramer Double Bummer 2:25 3. "Number" Coby Batty, Kramer Double Bummer 4:43 4. "Love You To" George Harrison Double Bummer 2:15 5. "Reaganation" Tuli Kupferberg Double Bummer 3:04 6. "Double Birth" Kramer Double Bummer 3:18 7. "Bruce" Kramer, Ann Magnuson Double Bummer 2:18 8. "Pool" Kramer Double Bummer 4:40 9. "Rain " John Lennon Double Bummer 5:45 10. "Havana" Kramer Double Bummer (CD version) 3:31 11. "Pentagon" Kramer Double Bummer (CD version) 2:49 12. "Truth" Coby Batty, Kramer Double Bummer (CD version) 1:58 13. "You Don't Love Me Yet" Roky Erickson You Don't Love Me Yet 5:13 14. "The Porpoise Song " Gerry Goffin , Carole King You Don't Love Me Yet 4:49 15. "The Living End" Kramer, Ann Magnuson Too Much Sleep 2:39 16. "The Drum " Peter Blegvad , Anthony Moore Too Much Sleep 4:25 17. "Mr. and Mrs. Hell" Kramer, Ann Magnuson Too Much Sleep 3:24 18. "Too Much Sleep" Kramer Too Much Sleep 3:39 19. "Talent Is a Vampire" Kramer, Ann Magnuson, Dave Rick Too Much Sleep 5:45 20. "The Bad Review" Kramer, Ann Magnuson, Dave Rick Too Much Sleep 1:51 21. "Ill Fated Lovers Go Time Tripping" Kramer, Ann Magnuson, Dave Rick Too Much Sleep 1:52
Disc three Title Writer(s) From the album 1. "Psychedelic Sewing Room" Kramer , Ann Magnuson Too Much Sleep 4:22 2. "Splash 1 " Roky Erickson , Tommy Hall Too Much Sleep 2:19 3. "He Loved the Weather" Kramer, Ann Magnuson Too Much Sleep 4:06 4. "Teena Stays the Same" Kramer, Ann Magnuson Too Much Sleep 2:33 5. "One Hand on the Road" Kramer, Ann Magnuson Too Much Sleep 3:16 6. "Then the Babies Return" Kramer, Ann Magnuson Too Much Sleep 3:29 7. "Why Are We Sleeping? " Kevin Ayers Too Much Sleep 3:58 8. "Khomeini Died Tonight" Kramer, Ann Magnuson Too Much Sleep 1:58 9. "One So Black" Dogbowl Too Much Sleep 5:04 10. "No Trespassing" Kramer, Ann Magnuson Too Much Sleep 4:23 11. "The Power of Pussy" Kramer, Ann Magnuson The Power of Pussy 4:00 12. "Great Radio" Kramer, Ann Magnuson The Power of Pussy 4:36 13. "What If?" Kramer, Ann Magnuson The Power of Pussy 2:01 14. "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine " The Weavers The Power of Pussy 3:58 15. "Chicken Pussy" Kramer, Ann Magnuson The Power of Pussy 1:40 16. "White Rental Car Blues" Kramer, Ann Magnuson The Power of Pussy 2:19 17. "Nick Cave Dolls" Kramer, Ann Magnuson The Power of Pussy 4:20 18. "Bedazzled" Dudley Moore The Power of Pussy 2:53 19. "Obscene and Pornographic Art" Kramer, Ann Magnuson The Power of Pussy 3:19 20. "Connie" Kramer, Ann Magnuson, Dave Rick The Power of Pussy 2:37 21. "What Kind of Man Reads Playboy?" Robert Fripp , Kramer, Ann Magnuson, Andy Summers The Power of Pussy 2:23 22. "I Need a New Tape" Kramer, Ann Magnuson The Power of Pussy 1:39 23. "Women Tied Up in Knots" Kramer, Ann Magnuson The Power of Pussy 0:49
Disc four Title Writer(s) From the album 1. "Junior" Kramer , Ann Magnuson , Dave Rick The Power of Pussy 2:16 2. "Mystery Hole" Kramer, Ann Magnuson The Power of Pussy 1:36 3. "Time Is Coming" Kramer, Ann Magnuson The Power of Pussy 2:03 4. "Folk Song" Ann Magnuson The Power of Pussy 9:23 5. "Ye Olde Backlash" Kramer, Ann Magnuson The Big Sell-Out 2:40 6. "The Real Thing" Kramer, Ann Magnuson The Big Sell-Out 3:09 7. "Free Love Messes Up My Life" Randolph A. Hudson III, Kramer, Ann Magnuson The Big Sell-Out 2:17 8. "You're Like Me Now" Randolph A. Hudson III, Kramer, Ann Magnuson The Big Sell-Out 4:31 9. "I Wanna Talk About It Now" Kramer The Big Sell-Out 3:42 10. "What's Big in England Now?" Kramer, Ann Magnuson The Big Sell-Out 1:44 11. "Schmoozedance" Kramer, Ann Magnuson The Big Sell-Out 3:52 12. "Celebrity Compass" Randolph A. Hudson III, Kramer, Ann Magnuson The Big Sell-Out 3:26 13. "When Johnnie Dies" Kramer, Ann Magnuson The Big Sell-Out 3:49 14. "The Big Sell-Out" Kramer The Big Sell-Out 3:50 15. "Over the Credit Line" Kramer, Ann Magnuson The Big Sell-Out 3:09 16. "Flop Sweats" Kramer, Ann Magnuson The Big Sell-Out 4:09 17. "Holding Hands" Kramer, Ann Magnuson The Big Sell-Out 1:39 18. "Flute of Shame" Kramer, Ann Magnuson The Big Sell-Out 1:55 19. "On the Cusp of 1970" Kramer, Ann Magnuson The Big Sell-Out 2:57 20. "Her Litigious Nature" Kramer, Ann Magnuson The Big Sell-Out 2:57 21. "Love Song" Ann Magnuson, Kurt Weill The Big Sell-Out 3:50 22. "Everybody's Talking " Ann Magnuson, Fred Neil The Big Sell-Out 3:16 23. "Love Life " Neil Innes Rutles Highway Revisited 1:34
Personnel
Adapted from the Box of Bongwater liner notes.[ 2]
Bongwater
Production and additional personnel
Release history
Region
Date
Label
Format
Catalog
United States
1998
Shimmy Disc
CD
SHM-5555
References
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