by Zoe Howe
Personnel:
Jim Reid – vocals, guitar/William Reid – vocals, guitar, producer
Additional personnel:
Bill Price – producer (‘Darklands’)/John Loder – producer (‘Rider’, ‘Here It Comes Again’)/Linda Reid – design/Helen Backhouse – design
Track listing, 7-inch:
‘Darklands’/‘Rider’/‘On The Wall (Portastudio Demo)’
10-inch:
‘Darklands’/‘Rider’/‘Here It Comes Again’/‘On The Wall (Portastudio Demo)’
12-inch:
‘Darklands’/‘Rider’/‘Surfin’ USA’ (Chuck Berry/Brian Wilson)/‘On The Wall (Portastudio Demo)’
‘Rollercoaster’
Released: September 1990
Label: Blanco Y Negro
Peak chart position: UK 46; Ireland 25
Personnel:
Jim Reid – vocals, guitar, producer/William Reid – guitar, producer, engineer (track 4)
Additional personnel:
Flood – engineer (tracks 1–3)/Ian Cooper – mastering
Track listing, 7-inch, 12-inch, CD and cassette:
‘Rollercoaster’/‘Silverblade’/‘Lowlife’/‘Tower Of Song’ (Leonard Cohen)
‘The Peel Sessions’
Released: September 1991
Label: Strange Fruit
Peak chart position: did not chart
Personnel:
The Jesus and Mary Chain
Additional personnel:
Dale ‘Buffin’ Griffin – producer (tracks 1–3)/Mike Engels – engineer (tracks 1–3)/Dave Dade – producer (tracks 4–6)/Simon Clifford – engineer (tracks 4–6)/Don Walker – mastering
Track listing, 12-inch and CD:
‘Inside Me’/‘The Living End’/‘Just Like Honey’/‘Fall’/‘Happy Place’/‘In The Rain (About You)’
Tracks 1–3 recorded 3 February 1985
Tracks 4–5 recorded 25 November 1986
‘Sound Of Speed’
Released: July 1993
Label: Blanco Y Negro
Peak chart position: UK 30; Ireland did not chart
Personnel:
Jim Reid – vocals, guitar, producer/William Reid – vocal, guitar, producer
Additional personnel
Dick Meaney – engineer
Track listing, 7-inch, 10-inch and CD:
‘Snakedriver’/‘Something I Can’t Have’/‘Write Record Release Blues’/‘Little Red Rooster’ (Willie Dixon)
SINGLES
‘Upside Down’
(non-album single) (Jim Reid/William Reid)
Released: November 1984
Label: Creation Records
Peak chart position: did not chart
Personnel:
Jim Reid – vocals, producer/William Reid – guitar, producer/Douglas Hart – bass/Murray Dalglish – drums
Additional personnel:
Alan McGee – producer (track 1)/Joe Foster – producer (track 2)/Pat Collier – engineer
B-side: ‘Vegetable Man’ (Syd Barrett)
‘Never Understand’
(Jim Reid/William Reid)
From Psychocandy
Released: February 1985
Label: Blanco Y Negro
Peak chart position: UK 47
Personnel:
Jim Reid – vocals, producer/William Reid – guitar, producer/Douglas Hart – bass, producer/Bobby Gillespie – drums, producer
John Loder – engineer
Track listing, 7-inch:
‘Never Understand’/‘Suck’
12-inch:
‘Never Understand’/‘Suck’/‘Ambition’ (Vic Godard)
‘You Trip Me Up’
(Jim Reid/William Reid)
From Psychocandy
Released: May 1985
Label: Blanco Y Negro
Peak chart position: UK 55
Personnel:
Jim Reid – vocals, producer/William Reid – guitar, producer/Douglas Hart – bass, producer/Bobby Gillespie – drums, producer
Additional personnel:
John Loder – engineer/Pat Collier – mixing
Track listing, 7-inch:
‘You Trip Me Up’/‘Just Out of Reach’
12-inch:
‘You Trip Me Up’/‘Just Out Of Reach’/‘Boyfriend’s Dead’
‘Just Like Honey’
(Jim Reid/William Reid)
From Psychocandy
Released: September 1985
Label: Blanco Y Negro
Peak chart position: UK 45
Personnel:
Jim Reid – vocals, producer/William Reid – guitar, producer/Douglas Hart – bass, producer/Bobby Gillespie – drums, producer
Additional personnel:
Karen Parker – backing vocals/John Loder – engineer
Track listing, 7-inch:
‘Just Like Honey’/‘Head’
2 x 7-inch gatefold:
‘Just Like Honey’/‘Head’/‘Inside Me’/‘Just Like Honey (Demo)’
12-inch:
‘Just Like Honey’/‘Head’/‘Cracked’/‘Just Like Honey (Demo)’
‘April Skies’
(Jim Reid/William Reid)
From Darklands
Released: April 1987
Peak chart position: UK 8; Ireland 6
Personnel:
Jim Reid – vocals, guitar/William Reid – guitar, producer
Additional personnel:
Bill Price – producer (track 1)/John Loder – producer (tracks 2–4)/Linda Reid – design/Helen Backhouse – design
Track listing, 7-inch:
‘April Skies’/‘Kill Surf City’
2 x 7-inch gatefold:
‘April Skies’/‘Kill Surf City’/‘Mushroom (Live)’ (Can [band])/‘Bo Diddley Is Jesus’
12-inch:
‘April Skies’/‘Kill Surf City’/‘Who Do You Love?’ (Bo Diddley)
‘Happy When It Rains’
(Jim Reid/William Reid)
From Darklands
Released: August 1987
Peak chart position: UK 25; Ireland 15
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 E.P.’:
‘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’
(Jim Reid/William Reid)
From Darklands
Released: October 1987
Peak chart position: UK 33; Ireland 23
Personnel:
Jim Reid – vocals, guitar/William Reid – vocals, guitar, producer
Additional personnel:
Bill Price – producer (‘Darklands’)/John Loder – producer (‘Rider’, ‘Here It Comes Again’)/Linda Reid – design/Helen Backhouse – design
Track listing, 7-inch:
‘Darklands’/‘Rider’/‘On The Wall (Portastudio Demo)’
10-inch and CD single, ‘Darklands E.P.’:
‘Darklands’/‘Rider’/‘Here It Comes Again’/‘On The Wall (Portastudio Demo)’
12-inch:
‘Darklands’/‘Rider’/‘Surfin’ U.S.A.’ (Chuck Berry/Brian Wilson)/‘On The Wall (Portastudio Demo)’
‘Sidewalking’
(Jim Reid/William Reid)
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Released: March 1988
Peak chart position: UK 30; Ireland 20
Personnel:
Jim Reid – vocals, guitar, producer/William Reid – guitar, producer
Additional personnel:
John Loder – producer/Westwood One – engineer (live tracks)/Helen Backhouse – design/Andrew Catlin – photography
Track listing, 7-inch:
‘Sidewalking’/‘Taste Of Cindy (Live)’
12-inch:
‘Sidewalking (Extended)’/‘Sidewalking (Short)’/‘Taste Of Cindy (Recorded Live in Detroit)’/‘April Skies (Recorded Live in Detroit)’
CD:
‘Sidewalking (Short)’/‘Sidewalking (Extended)’/‘Taste Of Cindy (Recorded Live in Detroit)’/‘Sidewalking (Chilled To The Bone)’
‘Blues From A Gun’
(Jim Reid/William Reid)
From Automatic
Released: September 1989
Peak chart position: UK 32; Ireland 15; US Modern Rock Tracks 1
Personnel:
Jim Reid – guitar, synthesizer, drum programming, producer/William Reid – vocals, guitar, synthesizer, drum programming, producer
Additional personnel:
Alan Moulder – engineer (track 1)/Andrew Catlin – photography
Track listing, 7-inch:
‘Blues From A Gun’/‘Shimmer’
10-inch gatefold:
‘Blues From A Gun’/‘Shimmer’/‘Penetration’/‘Break Me Down’
12-inch:
‘Blues From A Gun’/‘Shimmer’/‘Penetration’/‘Subway’
CD:
‘Blues From A Gun’/‘Shimmer’/‘Penetration’/‘My Girl’ (Smokey Robinson/Ronald White)
‘Head On’
(Jim Reid/William Reid)
From Automatic
Released: November 1990 in seven different formats over a period of weeks, one of which included a box to contain the full set.
Peak chart position: UK 57; US Modern Rock Tracks 2
Personnel:
Jim Reid – vocals, guitar, synthesizer, drum programming, producer/William Reid – guitar, synthesizer, drum programming, producer
Additional personnel:
Alan Moulder – engineer (‘Head On’, ‘Drop’)
Track listing, 7-inch:
‘Head On’/‘In The Black’
7-inch:
‘Head On’/‘Terminal Beach’
7-inch:
‘Head On’/‘Deviant Slice’
7-inch:
‘Head On’/‘I’m Glad I Never’ (Lee Hazlewood)
12-inch:
‘Head On’/‘In The Black’/‘Terminal Beach’
CD:
‘Head On’/‘In The Black’/‘Drop (Acoustic Remix)’/‘Break Me Down’
Cassette:
‘Head On’/‘In The Black’
‘Reverence’
(Jim Reid, William Reid)
From Honey’s Dead
Released: February 1992
Peak chart position: UK 10
Personnel:
Jim Reid – vocals, guitar, producer/William Reid – guitar, producer
Additional personnel:
Alan Moulder – engineering (‘Reverence’, ‘Guitarman’)/Dick Meaney – engineering (‘Heat’)/Anjali Dutt – engineering (‘Reverence (Radio Mix)’)/Al Jourgensen – remixing (‘Reverence (Al Jourgensen Mix)’)/Mark Stent – remixing (‘Reverence (Mark Stent Mix)’)
Track listing, 7-inch and cassette:
‘Reverence’/‘Heat’
12-inch and CD single:
‘Reverence’/‘Heat’/‘Reverence (Radio Mix)’/‘Guitarman’ (Jerry Reed/Hubbard)
Def American CD single:
‘Reverence (Album Version)’/‘Reverence (Jim and William Reid Mix)’/‘Reverence (Al Jourgensen Mix)’/‘Reverence (Mark Stent Mix)’/‘Guitarman’ (Jerry Reed/Hubbard)
‘Far Gone And Out’
(Jim Reid/William Reid)
From Honey’s Dead
Released: April 1992
Peak chart position: UK 23; US Modern Rock Tracks 3
Personnel:
Jim Reid – vocals, guitar, producer/William Reid – guitar, producer
Additional personnel:
Alan Moulder – engineering (‘Far Gone And Out’)/Dick Meaney – engineering (‘Sometimes’, ‘Why’d You Want Me?’)/Al Jourgensen – remixing (‘Reverence (Al Jourgensen Mix)’)/George Drakoulias – remixing (‘Far Gone And Out (Arc Weld Mix)’)
Track listing, 7-inch:
‘Far Gone And Out’/‘Why’d You Want Me?’
12-inch:
‘Far Gone And Out’/‘Sometimes’/‘Why’d You Want Me?’
12-inch box with insert and postcards:
‘Far Gone And Out’/‘Reverence (Al Jourgensen Mix)’/‘Sometimes’/‘Why’d You Want Me?’
CD-s holographic disc:
‘Far Gone And Out’/‘Far Gone And Out (Arc Weld Mix)’/‘Sometimes’/‘Why’d You Want Me?’
‘Almost Gold’
(Jim Reid/William Reid)
From Honey’s Dead
Released: June 1992
Peak chart position: UK 41; US Modern Rock Tracks 13
Personnel:
Jim Reid – vocals, guitar, producer/William Reid – vocals, guitar, producer
Additional personnel:
Alan Moulder – engineer (‘Almost Gold’)/Georg Kaleve – engineer (‘Teenage Lust (Acoustic Version)’)/Dick Meaney – engineer (‘Don’t Come Down’)/Mark Radcliffe – producer (live tracks)/Greg Jakobek – design
Track listing, 7-inch:
‘Almost Gold’/‘Teenage Lust (Acoustic Version)’
10-inch:
‘Almost Gold’/‘Catchfire (Live)’/‘Blues From A Gun (Live)’/‘Head On (Live)’
12-inch and CD-s:
‘Almost Gold’/‘Teenage Lust (Acoustic Version)’/‘Reverberation (Doubt)’ (Roky Erickson/Tommy Hall/Stacy Sutherland)/‘Don’t Come Down’
Live tracks recorded by the BBC at the Sheffield Arena on 14 May 1992.
‘Sometimes Always’
(William Reid)
From Stoned & Dethroned
Released: July 1994
Peak chart position: UK 22; US Hot 100 96; US Modern Rock Tracks 4
Personnel:
Jim Reid – vocals, guitar, producer/William Reid – guitar, producer
Additional personnel
Hope Sandoval – vocals/Dick Meaney – engineer
Track listing, 7-inch:
‘Sometimes Always’ (William Reid)/‘The Perfect Crime’ (Jim Reid)
10-inch, 12-inch and CD-s:
‘Sometimes Always’ (William Reid)/‘The Perfect Crime’ (Jim Reid)/‘Little Stars’ (William Reid)/‘Drop Re-Recorded’ (William Reid)
‘Come On’
(Jim Reid)
From Stoned & Dethroned
Released: October 1994
Peak chart position: UK 52
Personnel:
Jim Reid – vocals, guitar, production/William Reid – guitar, production
Additional personnel:
Dick Meaney – engineer/Nick Addison – engineer (‘I’m In With The Out Crowd’)
Track listing, 7-inch:
‘Come On’/‘I’m In With The Out Crowd’
12-inch and CD:
‘Come On’/‘New York City’ (William Reid)/‘Taking It Away’ (Ben Lurie)/‘I’m In With The Out Crowd’
CD:
‘Come On’/‘Ghost Of A Smile’ (Shane MacGowan)/‘Alphabet Street’ (Prince)/‘A New Kind Of Kick (Live)’ (Lux Interior/Ivy Rorschach)
Live track recorded at UC San Diego, California, USA, on 11 November 1992.
‘I Hate Rock’n’Roll’
(William Reid)
From I Hate Rock’n’Roll
Released: May 1995
Peak chart position: UK 61
Personnel:
Jim Reid – vocals, guitar, production/William Reid – gui
tar, production/Ben Lurie – bass, guitar/Nick Sanderson – drums
Additional personnel:
Dick Meaney – engineer
Track listing, numbered 10-inch and CD:
‘I Hate Rock’n’Roll’ (William Reid)/‘Bleed Me’ (Jim Reid)/‘33⅓’ (Jim Reid)/‘Lost Star’ (William Reid)
‘Cracking Up’
(William Reid)
From Munki
Released: April 1998
Peak chart position: UK 35
Personnel:
Jim Reid – vocals, guitar, production/William Reid – guitar, production/Ben Lurie – bass, guitar/Nick Sanderson – drums
Additional personnel:
Dick Meaney – engineer
Track listing, 7-inch:
‘Cracking Up’/‘Rocket’ (Ben Lurie)
CD:
‘Cracking Up’/‘Hide Myself’ (Jim Reid)/‘Rocket’ (Lurie)/‘Commercial’
‘I Love Rock’n’Roll’
(Jim Reid)
From Munki
Released: May 1998
Peak chart position: UK 38
Personnel:
Jim Reid – vocals, guitar, production/William Reid – guitar, production/Ben Lurie – bass, guitar/Nick Sanderson – drums
Additional personnel:
Dick Meaney – engineer
Track listing, 7-inch:
‘I Love Rock’n’Roll’/‘Nineteen666’ (Dick Meaney/William Reid)
CD:
‘I Love Rock’n’Roll’/‘Easylife, Easylove’/‘40,000K’/‘Nineteen666’
VIDEO ALBUMS
The Jesus And Mary Chain
Released 1988
Label: Warner Music Vision
Videos: 198–1989
Released: 1990
Label: Warner Music Japan
Credits
‘At the volume Jesus and sons play at, anything is enervating and psychologically disorienting’, live review by Ralph Traitor, December 1984, Sounds.
Sounds interview with Sandy Robertson, 9 February 1985.
‘Like A Virgin’, interview with John Robb for ZigZag, 1985.
‘Don’t you think it’s quite funny that sound men don’t understand the word treble?’, William Reid interview conducted by Biba Kopf for NME, 16 February 1985.
‘Jesus Wept’, Max Bell for The Face, June 1985.
Interview with Jim and Douglas, Picture Disc, 1985.
‘The Jaz and Maz boys continue to attach delightful thumbnail sketches . . .’, ‘You Trip Me Up’ reviewed as NME Single of the Week, 1 June 1985.
‘Sweet Things’, Richard Lowe, The Hit, 26 October 1985.
‘(“Jesus Fuck”) was just downright repulsion at how sacred the name Jesus was . . .’, Jim Reid to NME’s Mat Snow, July 1986.
Jim: ‘We took some time off because we were getting really pissed off with it. Just couldn’t stand it . . .’, Smash Hits, April 1987.
