by Zoe Howe
Darklands
Released: August 1987
Labels: Blanco Y Negro, Warner Bros
Peak chart position: UK 5; US 161
Certification: Gold (UK)
Personnel:
Jim Reid – vocals (tracks 2–4, 6–8, 10), guitar, bass, drum machine programming/William Reid – vocals (tracks 1, 5, 9), guitar, bass, drum machine programming, production
Additional personnel:
Bill Price – production (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9)/John Loder – production (tracks 5, 7, 10)/Helen Backhouse – design/Andrew Catlin – photography/John Maybury – photography/Tim Broad – photography
Track listing:
‘Darklands’/‘Deep One Perfect Morning’/‘Happy When It Rains’/‘Down On Me’/‘Nine Million Rainy Days’/‘April Skies’/‘Fall’/‘Cherry Came Too’/‘On The Wall’/‘About You’
Automatic
Released: September 1989
Labels: Blanco Y Negro, Warner Bros
Peak chart position: UK 11; US 105
Certification: Silver (UK)
Personnel:
The Jesus and Mary Chain/Jim Reid – vocals (tracks 2, 4–10), guitar, synthesizer, drum programming, production/William Reid – vocals (tracks 1, 3, 11), guitar, synthesizer, drum programming, production
Additional personnel:
Alan Moulder – engineer/Jamie Harley – recording assistant/Lee Curle – recording assistant/Dick Meaney – mixing assistant/Richard Thomas – drums on ‘Gimme Hell’/Ryan Art – design/Steve Mitchell – photography/Andrew Catlin – photography
Track listing:
‘Here Comes Alice’/‘Coast To Coast’/‘Blues From A Gun’/‘Between Planets’/‘UV Ray’/‘Her Way Of Praying’/‘Head On’/‘Take It’/‘Halfway To Crazy’/‘Gimme Hell’/‘Drop’ (not on original vinyl release)
Honey’s Dead
Released: March 1992
Labels: Blanco Y Negro, Def American
Peak chart position: UK 14; US 158
Personnel:
Jim Reid – vocals (tracks 1–3, 5–6, 8), guitar, producer/William Reid – vocals (tracks 4, 7, 9–12), guitar, producer/Steve Monti – drums, percussion
Additional personnel:
Alan Moulder – engineer (except track 9), mixing/Flood – engineer (track 9)/Andy Catlin – photography
Track listing:
‘Reverence’/‘Teenage Lust’/‘Far Gone And Out’/‘Almost Gold’/‘Sugar Ray’/‘Tumbledown’/‘Catchfire’/‘Good For My Soul’/‘Rollercoaster’/‘I Can’t Get Enough’/‘Sundown’/‘Frequency’
Stoned & Dethroned
Released: 23 August 1994
Labels: Blanco Y Negro, Def American
Peak chart position: UK 13; US 98
Personnel:
Jim Reid – vocals (tracks 1–4, 6, 8, 10, 13–15), guitar, bass, production/William Reid – vocals (tracks 5, 7, 9–14, 16–17), guitar, production/Ben Lurie – guitar, harmonica, organ, bass/Steve Monti – drums, percussion
Additional personnel:
Hope Sandoval – vocals (track 3)/Shane MacGowan – vocals (track 12)/Alan Moulder – engineer (tracks 1–2, 9, 11, 14), mixing (tracks 1–2, 7, 9, 13–14)/Dick Meaney – engineer (tracks 3–8, 10, 12–13, 15–17), mixing (tracks 3–6, 8, 10–12, 15–17)/Stylorouge – design/Sophie Muller – photography
Track listing (all written by William Reid unless otherwise stated): ‘Dirty Water’/‘Bullet Lovers’/‘Sometimes Always’/‘Come On’ (Jim Reid)/‘Between Us’/‘Hole’ (Jim Reid)/‘Never Saw It Coming’/‘She’ (Jim Reid)/‘Wish I Could’/‘Save Me’ (Jim Reid/William Reid)/‘Till It Shines’/‘God Help Me’/‘Girlfriend’/‘Everybody I Know’/‘You’ve Been A Friend’ (Jim Reid)/‘These Days’/‘Feeling Lucky’
Munki
Released: 9 June 1998
Labels: Creation, Sub Pop
Peak chart position: UK 47; US did not chart
Personnel:
Jim Reid – vocals (tracks 1–4, 6, 8, 10, 13–15), guitar, production/William Reid – vocals (tracks 1–3, 5, 7, 9–14, 16–17), guitar, production/Ben Lurie – guitar, bass/Nick Sanderson – drums
Additional personnel:
Sister Vanilla – vocals (track 5)/Sean Lebon – vocals (track 5)/Hope Sandoval – vocals (track 6)/Terry Edwards – horns/Dick Meaney – mixing (tracks 1–7, 9–12, 14, 16–17)/Alan Moulder – mixing (tracks 8, 13, 15)/Nick Addison – additional mixing (track 6)
Track listing:
‘I Love Rock’n’Roll’ (Jim Reid)/‘Birthday’ (William Reid)/‘Stardust Remedy’ (Jim Reid)/‘Fizzy’ (William Reid)/‘Moe Tucker’ (Jim Reid)/‘Perfume’ (William Reid)/‘Virtually Unreal’ (Jim Reid)/‘Degenerate’ (William Reid)/‘Cracking Up’ (William Reid)/‘Commercial’ (William Reid)/‘Supertramp’ (Jim Reid)/‘Never Understood’ (William Reid)/‘I Can’t Find The Time For Times’ (William Reid)/‘Man On The Moon’ (Jim Reid)/‘Black’ (William Reid)/‘Dream Lover’ (Jim Reid)/‘I Hate Rock’n’Roll’ (William Reid)
LIVE ALBUMS
Live In Concert
Released: 25 May 2003
Label: Strange Fruit
Track listing:
‘Catch Fire’/‘Blues From A Gun’/‘Head On’/‘Reverence’/‘Far Gone And Out’/‘Half Way To Crazy’/‘Sidewalking’/‘Reverence’/‘Snakedriver’/‘Come On’ (Jim Reid)/‘Happy When It Rains’/‘Teenage Lust’/‘The Perfect Crime’ (Jim Reid)/‘Everybody I Know’ (William Reid)/‘Girlfriend’ (William Reid)/‘Hole’ (Jim Reid)/‘Head On’/‘Sugar Ray’/‘I Hate Rock’n’Roll’ (William Reid)
COMPILATION ALBUMS
Barbed Wire Kisses
Released: April 1988
Labels: Blanco Y Negro, Warner Bros.
Peak chart position: UK 9; US 192
Certification: Gold (UK)
Personnel:
Jim Reid – vocals, guitar, production/William Reid – vocals, guitar, production
Additional personnel:
John Loder – production/Helen Backhouse – design/Andrew Catlin – photography
Track listing, LP:
‘Kill Surf City’/‘Head’/‘Rider’/‘Hit’/‘Don’t Ever Change’/‘Just Out of Reach’/‘Happy Place’/‘Psychocandy’/‘Sidewalking’/‘Who Do You Love?’ (Bo Diddley)/‘Surfin’ USA’ (Chuck Berry/Brian Wilson)/‘Everything’s Alright When You’re Down’/‘Upside Down’/‘Taste Of Cindy (Acoustic)’/‘Swing’/‘On The Wall (Demo)’
Extra tracks on CD:
‘Cracked’/‘Here It Comes Again’/‘Mushroom (Live 1986)’ (Can [band])/‘Bo Diddley Is Jesus’
The Sound Of Speed
Released: August 1993
Labels: Blanco Y Negro, Warner Bros.
Peak chart position: UK 15; US did not chart
Personnel:
Jim Reid – vocals, guitar, production/William Reid – vocals, guitar, production, engineer (tracks 11–14, 16, 18–19)/Ben Lurie – bass (track 1), guitar (track 15)/Nick Sanderson – drums (tracks 1, 8)
Additional personnel:
Brad Davidson – bass (track 15)/Wiff – drums (track 15)/Dick Meaney – engineer (tracks 1, 3, 5, 6, 8–10, 15)/Anjali Dutt – engineer (track 2)/George Kaleve – engineer (track 4)/Alan Moulder – engineer (track 7)/Flood – engineer (track 17)/John Loder – production (track 20)/Colin Bell – photography
Track listing:
‘Snakedriver’/‘Reverence (Radio Mix)’/‘Heat’/‘Teenage Lust (acoustic version)’/‘Why’d You Want Me?’/‘Don’t Come Down’/‘Guitarman’ (Jerry Reed/Hubbard)/‘Something I Can’t Have’/‘Sometimes’/‘Write Record Release Blues’/‘Shimmer’/‘Penetration’/‘My Girl’ (Smokey Robinson)/‘Tower Of Song’ (Leonard Cohen)/‘Little Red Rooster’ (Willie Dixon)/‘Break Me Down’/‘Lowlife’
Additional tracks on CD version:
‘Deviant Slice’/‘Reverberation’ (Roky Erickson, Tommy Hall, Stacy Sutherland)/‘Sidewalking (Extended Version)’
The Jesus And Mary Chain Hate Rock’n’Roll
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Released: September 1995
Label: Def American
Peak chart position: did not chart
Personnel:
Jim Reid – vocals, guitar, production/William Reid – vocals, guitar, production, engineer (track 7)/Ben Lurie – bass/Nick Sanderson – drums (tracks 1–6)/Steve Monti – drums (tracks 9–11)
Additional personnel:
Dick Meaney – engineer (tracks 1–6, 11)/Nick Addison – engineer (tracks 8–10)/Martin Schmeize – engineer (track 12)
Track listing:
‘I Hate Rock’n’Roll’ (William Reid)/‘Snakedriver’/‘Something I Can’t Have’/‘Bleed Me’ (Jim Reid)/‘33⅓’ (Jim Reid)/‘Lost Star’ (William Reid)/‘Penetration’/‘New York City’ (William Reid)/‘Taking It Away’ (Ben Lurie)/‘I’m In With The Out Crowd’ (Jim Reid)/‘Little Stars’ (William Reid)/‘Teenage Lust (Desdemoana Mix)’/‘Perfect Crime’ (William Reid)
The Complete John Peel Sessions
Released: February 2000
Label: Strange Fruit
Peak chart position: did not chart
Personnel:
Jim Reid – vocals/William Reid – guitar/Douglas Hart – bass (tracks 1–7, 15–21)/Bobby Gillespie – drums (tracks 1–7)
Additional personnel:
Karen Parker – backing vocals (tracks 5–7)/Mark Radcliffe – production (tracks 1–4)/Dale ‘Buffin’ Griffin – production (tracks 5–14, 19–21)/Mike Robinson – production (tracks 15–18)/Mike Engels – engineer (tracks 5–7, 19–21)/Dave Dade – engineer (tracks 12–14)/Mike Robinson – engineer (tracks 1–4, 15–18)/Simon Clifford – engineer (tracks 12–14)
Track listing:
‘In A Hole’/‘You Trip Me Up’/‘Never Understand’/‘Taste the Floor’/‘The Living End’/‘Inside Me’/‘Just Like Honey’/‘Some Candy Talking’/‘Psychocandy’/‘You Trip Me Up’/‘Cut Dead’/‘Fall’/‘In The Rain’/‘Happy Place’/‘Sidewalking’/‘Coast To Coast’/‘Take It’/‘My Girl’ (Smokey Robinson/Ronald White)/‘Far Gone And Out’/‘Silverblade’/‘Here Comes Alice’
Tracks 1–4 recorded 23 October 1984
Tracks 5–7 recorded 3 February 1985
Tracks 8–11 recorded 29 October 1985
Tracks 12–14 recorded 25 November 1986
Tracks 15–18 recorded 31 May 1988
Tracks 19–21 recorded 26 November 1989
In 1985 John Peel’s listeners voted The Jesus and Mary Chain 1st (‘Never Understand’), 2nd (‘Just Like Honey’) and 12th (‘You Trip Me Up’) in his annual Festive Fifty.
21 Singles
Released: July 2002
Label: Rhino
Peak chart position: UK 117; US did not chart
Track listing:
‘Upside Down’/‘Never Understand’/‘You Trip Me Up’/‘Just Like Honey’/‘Some Candy Talking’/‘April Skies’/‘Happy When It Rains’/‘Darklands’/‘Sidewalking’/‘Blues From A Gun’/‘Head On’/‘Rollercoaster’/‘Reverence’/‘Far Gone And Out’/‘Almost Gold’/‘Snakedriver’/‘Sometimes Always’ (William Reid)/‘Come On’ (Jim Reid)/‘I Hate Rock’n’Roll’ (William Reid)/‘Cracking Up’ (William Reid)/‘I Love Rock’n’Roll’ (Jim Reid)
The Power Of Negative Thinking: B-Sides & Rarities
Released: September 2008
Labels: WEA, Rhino
Peak chart position: did not chart
Track listings:
Disc 1
‘Up Too High’ (Demo ’83) (William Reid)/‘Upside Down’ (Jim Reid/William Reid)/‘Vegetable Man’ (Syd Barrett)/‘Suck’ (Jim Reid/William Reid)/‘Ambition’ (Vic Godard)/‘Just Out Of Reach’ (Jim Reid/William Reid)/‘Boyfriend’s Dead’ (Jim Reid/William Reid)/‘Head’ (Jim Reid/William Reid)/‘Just Like Honey’ (Demo October ’84) (Jim Reid/William Reid)/‘Cracked’ (Jim Reid/William Reid)/‘Taste Of Cindy’ (Acoustic version) (Jim Reid/William Reid)/‘The Hardest Walk’ (Jim Reid/William Reid)/‘Never Understand’ (Alternate take) (Jim Reid/William Reid)/‘My Little Underground’ (Demo version) (Jim Reid/William Reid)/‘The Living End’ (Demo version) (Jim Reid/William Reid)/‘Some Candy Talking’ (Jim Reid/William Reid)/‘Psychocandy’ (Jim Reid/William Reid)/‘Hit’ (Jim Reid/William Reid)/‘Cut Dead’ (Acoustic version) (Jim Reid/William Reid)/‘You Trip Me Up’ (Acoustic version) (Jim Reid/William Reid)/‘Walk and Crawl’ (Jim Reid/William Reid)
Disc 2
‘Kill Surf City’ (Jim Reid/William Reid)/‘Bo Diddley Is Jesus’ (Jim Reid/William Reid)/‘Who Do You Love?’ (Ellas McDaniel [‘Bo Diddley’])/‘Everything’s Alright When You’re Down’ (Jim Reid/William Reid)/‘Shake’ (Jim Reid/William Reid)/‘Happy When It Rains’ (Demo version) (Jim Reid/William Reid)/‘Happy Place’ (Jim Reid/William Reid)/‘F. Hole’ (Jim Reid/William Reid)/‘Rider’ (Jim Reid/William Reid)/‘On The Wall’ (Portastudio demo) (Jim Reid/William Reid)/‘Surfin’ USA’ (Chuck Berry/Brian Wilson)/‘Here It Comes Again’ (Jim Reid/William Reid)/‘Don’t Ever Change’ (Jim Reid/William Reid)/‘Swing’ (Jim Reid/William Reid)/‘Sidewalking’ (Jim Reid/William Reid)/‘Surfin’ USA’ (Summer Mix) (Berry/Wilson)/‘Shimmer’ (Jim Reid/William Reid)/‘Penetration’ (Jim Reid/William Reid)/‘Break Me Down’ (Jim Reid/William Reid)/‘Subway’ (Jim Reid/William Reid)/‘My Girl’ (Smokey Robinson/Ronald White)
Disc 3
‘In The Black’ (Jim Reid/William Reid)/‘Terminal Beach’ (Jim Reid/William Reid)/‘Deviant Slice’ (Jim Reid/William Reid)/‘I’m Glad I Never’ (Lee Hazlewood)/‘Drop’ (Acoustic remix) (Jim Reid/William Reid)/‘Rollercoaster’ (Jim Reid/William Reid)/‘Silverblade’ (Jim Reid/William Reid)/‘Lowlife’ (Jim Reid/William Reid)/‘Tower Of Song’ Leonard Cohen/‘Heat’ (Jim Reid/William Reid)/‘Guitarman’ (Hubbard/Jerry Reed)/‘Why’d You Want Me’ (Jim Reid/William Reid)/‘Sometimes’ (Jim Reid/William Reid)/‘Teenage Lust’ (Acoustic version) (Jim Reid/William Reid)/‘Reverberation (Doubt)’ (Roky Erickson/Tommy Hall/Stacy Sutherland)/‘Don’t Come Down’ (Jim Reid/William Reid)/‘Snakedriver’ (Jim Reid/William Reid)/‘Something I Can’t Have’ (Jim Reid/William Reid)/‘Write Record Release Blues’ (Jim Reid/William Reid)/‘Little Red Rooster’ (Chester Arthur Burnett/Willie Dixon)
Disc 4
‘The Perfect Crime’ (Jim Reid)/‘Little Stars’ (William Reid)/‘Drop’ (Re-recorded) (William Reid)/‘I’m In With The Out Crowd’ (Jim Reid)/‘New York City’ (William Reid)/‘Taking It Away’ (Ben Lurie)/‘Ghost Of A Smile’ (Shane MacGowan)/‘Alphabet Street’ (Prince)/‘Coast To Coast’ (Alternate, William vox) (Jim Reid/William Reid)/‘Dirty Water’ (Demo, William vox) (William Reid)/‘Till I Found You’ (Jim Reid/William Reid)/‘Bleed Me’ (Jim Reid)/‘33⅓’ (Jim Reid)/‘Lost Star’ (William Reid)/‘Hide Myself’ (Jim Reid)/‘Rocket’ (Ben Lurie)/‘Easylife, Easylove’ (Jim Reid)/‘40,000k’ (Jim Reid)/‘Nineteen 666’ (Dick Meaney/William Reid)/‘Some Candy Talking’ (Acoustic version; iTunes US bonus track) (Jim Reid/William Reid)
Upside Down: The Best Of The Jesus And Mary Chain
Released: September 2010
Labels: Music Club Deluxe
Peak chart position: did not chart
Track listing, disc one:
‘Just Like Honey’/‘April Skies’/‘Blues From A Gun’/‘Far Gone And Out’/‘Some Candy Talking’/‘Come On’/‘Head On’/‘I Love Rock’n’Roll’/‘All Things Must Pass’/‘Reverence’/‘Sidewalking’/‘Cracking Up’/‘Upside Down’/‘Never Understand’/‘The Hardest Walk’/‘Happy When It Rains’/‘The Perfect Crime’/‘Sometimes Always’/‘Almost Gold’/‘Darklands’/‘45 RPM’/‘Head’
Disc two:
‘Half Way To Crazy’/‘You Trip Me Up’/‘Rollercoaster’/‘Birthday’/‘Happy Place’/‘Something I Can’t Have’/‘I Hate Rock’n’Roll’/‘Tower Of Song’/‘Vegetable Man’/‘In A Hole’/‘Kill Surf City’/‘33⅓’/‘Cherry Came Too’/‘Between Planets’/‘Moe Tucker’/‘Little Stars’/‘God Help Me’/‘New York City’/‘Nine Million Rainy Days’/‘Drop’/‘Black’/‘Psychocandy’
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�Some Candy Talking’
Released: July 1986
Label: Blanco Y Negro
Peak chart position: UK 13; Ireland 11
Personnel:
Jim Reid – vocals, producer/William Reid – guitar, producer/Douglas Hart – bass/Bobby Gillespie – drums
Additional personnel:
Flood – engineer (‘Some Candy Talking’)/John Loder – engineer (‘Psychocandy’, ‘Hit’, ‘Taste of Cindy’)/Alan Moulder – assistant engineer (‘Some Candy Talking’)/Phil Ward-Large – producer (‘Cut Dead (Acoustic)’, ‘Psychocandy (Acoustic)’, ‘You Trip Me Up (Acoustic)’, ‘Some Candy Talking (Acoustic)’)
Track listing, 7-inch:
‘Some Candy Talking’/‘Psychocandy’/‘Hit’
2×7-inch:
‘Some Candy Talking’/‘Psychocandy’/‘Hit’/‘Cut Dead (Acoustic)’/‘Psychocandy (Acoustic)’/‘You Trip Me Up (Acoustic)’/‘Some Candy Talking (Acoustic)’
12-inch:
‘Some Candy Talking’/‘Taste Of Cindy’/‘Hit’/‘Psychocandy’
‘Happy When It Rains’
Released: August 1987
Label: Blanco Y Negro
Peak chart position: UK 25; Ireland 25
Personnel:
Jim Reid – vocals, guitar/William Reid – guitar, producer
Additional personnel:
Bill Price – producer (‘Happy When It Rains’)/John Loder – producer (‘Shake’, ‘Everything’s Alright When You’re Down’), backing vocals (‘Everything’s Alright When You’re Down’)/Linda Reid – design/Helen Backhouse – design
Track listing, 7-inch:
‘Happy When It Rains’/‘Everything’s Alright When You’re Down’
7-inch limited box with postcards:
‘Happy When It Rains’/‘Everything’s Alright When You’re Down’/‘Shake’
10-inch:
‘Happy When It Rains’/‘Shake’/‘Everything’s Alright When You’re Down’/‘Happy When It Rains (Demo)’
12-inch:
‘Happy When It Rains’/‘Shake’/‘Happy Place’/‘F-Hole’
‘Darklands’
Released: October 1987
Label: Blanco Y Negro
Peak chart position: UK 33; Ireland 23
