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Goin' Down

The Tubes

Initial release : 1997 (Europe only)

A&M

Compilation of material from The Tubes A&M albums including the whole of Remote Control plus some previously unreleased tracks.

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Tracks

Disc 1

  • White Punks on Dope (Parts A and B)
  • Up From The Deep
  • Malaguena Salerosa
  • What Do You Want From Life
  • Boy Crazy
  • Tubes World Tour
  • Don't Touch Me There
  • Slipped My Disco
  • Smoke (La Vie En Fumer)
  • My Head Is My Only Home Unless It Rains
  • God-Bird-Change
  • I'm Just A Mess
  • This Town
  • Pound of Flesh
  • Drivin' All Night
  • Love Will Keep Us Together
  • White Punks On Dope
Disc 2
  • Turn Me On
  • T.V. Is King
  • Prime Time
  • I Want It All now
  • No Way Out
  • Getoverture
  • No Mercy
  • Only The Strong Survive
  • Be Mine Tonight
  • Love's A Mystery (I Don't Understand)
  • Telecide
  • Overture (Live)
  • Mondo Bondage (Live)
  • Crime Medley (Live)
  • I Was A Punk Before You Were A Punk (Live)
  • I Saw Her Standing There (Live)
  • White Punks On Dope (Live)
Musicians

White Punks on Dope, Up From The Deep, Malaguena Salerosa, What Do You Want From Life and Boy Crazy were originally released on the first Tubes LP. The musicians on that LP were;

  • Rick Mark Anderson - bass
  • Michael David Cotten - synthesizer
  • Prairie L'Emprere Prince - drums
  • William Edward Spooner - guitar
  • Roger Allan Steen - guitar, vocals
  • Fee - lead vocals
  • Vincent Leo Welnick - keyboards
  • String and horn sections are used on some tracks but no names are provided
Tubes World Tour, Don't Touch Me There and Slipped My Disco were originally released on the Young And Rich album. Musician information for these tracks will be added when available.

Smoke (Le Vie en Fumer), My Head Is My Only House Unless It Rains, God-Bird-Change, I'm Just a Mess, This Town and Pound of Flesh are taken from the Now album. Musician information for these tracks will be added when available.

Drivin' All Night, Love Will Keep Us Together and White Punks on Dope (Parts A and B) were originally released on the compilation T.R.A.S.H. Tubes Rarities and Smash Hits. Musician information for these tracks is not known.

Overture, Mondo Bondage, Crime Medley, I Was A Punk Before You Were A Punk, I Saw Her Standing There and White Punks On Dope were originally released on the Tubes live album, What Do You Want From Live. The musicians are listed as;

  • Sputnik Spooner - guitar, vocals
  • Prairie Prince - drums
  • Mingo Lewis - drums, percussion, vocals
  • Vince Welnick - keyboards, vocals
  • Michael Cotten - synthesizer
  • Rick Anderson - bass, vocals
  • Fee Waybill - lead vocals
  • Roger Steen - guitar, vocals
  • Re Styles - vocals (Don't Touch Me There)
Turn Me On, TV Is King, Prime Time, I Want It All Now, No Way Out, Getoverture, No Mercy, Only the Strong Survive, Be Mine Tonight, Love's a Mystery (I Don't Understand) and Telecide are the complete contents the Remote Control album. The musicians on that release are;
  • Fee Waybill - vocals
  • Bill Spooner - guitar, vocals
  • Rick Anderson - bass
  • Michael Cotten - synthesizer
  • Mingo Lewis - percussion
  • Prairie Prince - drums
  • Roger Steen - guitar, vocals
  • Vince Welnick - keyboards
  • Todd Rundgren - guitar, keyboards
Credits

For the compilation;

  • Compiler - Jean Luc Epstein
  • Digital remastering - Roger Wake at Bourbery Wake
  • Coordination - Mike Gill
  • Special thanks to - Jay Durgan, Sian Hall, Chris Twomey
  • Photo research - Paul E. Kale
  • Graphics - Jean Luc Epstein / Graphyk
  • Photography - Richien Aaron, Glen A. Baxter, Fin Costello, London Features, David Redfern, Redferns, Couvert De Roos
For the recording of the first Tubes LP;
  • Producer - Alan Peter Kooper
  • Arranger - The Tubes
  • Re-arranger - Al Kooper
  • String and horn arrangements - Dominic Frontiere
  • Engineer - Lee Rhett Kiefer
  • Mixing - Lee Rhett Kiefer, Al Kooper
  • Engineering assistant - Don Seward Wood
  • Recorded at the Record Plant, Los Angeles during March and April 1975
Original recording credits for Young And Rich will be added shortly.

Original recording credits for Now will be added shortly.

For the recording of What Do You Want From Live;

  • Producer - Peter Henderson, Rikki Farr
  • Engineer - Peter Henderson
  • Assistant engineer - Bob Bullock
  • Mixing, mastering - Peter Henderson, Rikki Farr
  • Live sound mixer - Max Norman
  • Recorded at Hammersmith Odeon, London during November 1977
  • Mixed and mastered at Kendun Recorders, Burbank
For the original recording of Remote Control;
  • Producer - Todd Rundgren
  • Engineer - Todd Rundgren
  • Mastering- Greg Calbi
Related releases

White Punks on Dope (Disc 1, track 17), Up From The Deep, Malaguena Salerosa, What Do You Want From Life and Boy Crazy were originally released on the first Tubes LP;

Tubes World Tour, Don't Touch Me There and Slipped My Disco were originally released on; Smoke (Le Vie en Fumer), My Head Is My Only House Unless It Rains, God-Bird-Change, I'm Just a Mess, This Town and Pound of Flesh were originally released on;
  • Now, The Tubes, 1977
Drivin' All Night, Love Will Keep Us Together and White Punks on Dope (Parts A and B) were originally released on the compilation; Overture, Mondo Bondage, Crime Medley, I Was A Punk Before You Were A Punk, I Saw Her Standing There and White Punks On Dope (Disc 2, track 17) were originally released on the live album; Turn Me On, TV Is King, Prime Time, I Want It All Now, No Way Out, Getoverture, No Mercy, Only the Strong Survive, Be Mine Tonight, Love's a Mystery (I Don't Understand) and Telecide are the complete contents of;

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