Bad Moon Rising (album)
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Bad Moon Rising is the third album by the alternative rock band Sonic Youth. Homestead Records released the album in 1985.
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Track Listing
Original track listing
- "Intro" (1:12)
- "Brave Men Run (in my family)" (3:57)
- "Society Is A Hole" (4:54)
- "I Love Her All The Time" (8:19)
- "Ghost Bitch" (4:24)
- "I'm Insane" (6:56)
- "Justic Is Might" (2:57)
- "Death Valley '69 (with Lydia Lunch)" (5:12)
Reissue track listing
- "Intro" (1:12)
- "Brave Men Run (in my family)" (3:57)
- "Society Is A Hole" (4:54)
- "I Love Her All The Time" (8:19)
- "Ghost Bitch" (4:24)
- "I'm Insane" (6:56)
- "Justic Is Might" (2:57)
- "Death Valley '69 (with Lydia Lunch)" (5:12)
- "Satan Is Boring" (5:12)
- "Flower" (3:36)
- "Halloween" (5:12)
- "Echo Canyon" (1:08)
All tracks except 10-11 were recorded and mixed at Before Christ Studios, Brooklyn, N.Y.C. between Sept. and Dec. 1984.
Tracks 10-11 were recorded and mixed at Radio Tokyo, Venice, California. January 1985.
Personnel
- Lee Ranaldo
- Kim Gordon
- Thurston Moore
- Bob Bert - Drums
- Lydia Lunch - Vocals on track 8
- Sonic Youth - Producer
- Martin Bisi - Engineer, Producer (all tracks except 10-11)
- Ethan James - Engineer (tracks 10-11)
- John Erskine - Producer (all tracks except 10-11)
Releases
- 1985 - LP - Blast First/Homestead (BFFP L/HMS 016) - Released in US.
- 1985 - LP/CS/CD - Blast First (BFFP 1) - Released in UK.
- 1985 - LP - Torso - Released in DE.
- 1993 - CD - Geffen Records (DBCD 24512) - Released in US.
- 1993 - CD - Geffen Records (GED 24512) - Released in EC.
- 1996 - LP - Rough Trade - Released in UK.
Tracks 9-12 appear only on the CD releases.
Tracks 10-11 were also released as the Flower/Halloween single.
The Torso release comes with a lyric insert.
Vinyl etchings
In its vinyl configuration, the album has text etched into the runout grooves:
- Side A: A BIRD ON THE HAND, IST A MODERN LAND- SONICS RENDESVOUZ
- Side B: PREPARE FOR THE WORST, HOPE THE BEST