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Barbed Wire Kisses

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Barbed Wire Kisses
Company typeCompilation album
IndustryMusic
Founded18 April 1988
FounderThe Jesus and Mary Chain
ProductsMusic album
ParentBlanco y Negro Records

Barbed Wire Kisses (B-Sides and More) is a 1988 compilation album by the Scottish alternative rock group The Jesus and Mary Chain, launched on 18 April through Blanco y Negro Records. This collection assembles singles, B-side tracks, and rare recordings, bringing together the band's numerous limited-edition releases from the 1980s.

Among the highlights is their rendition of Bo Diddley's "Who Do You Love?", which featured on the soundtrack of the 1988 movie Earth Girls Are Easy. The track "Mushroom" is a cover of a song by Can, while "Sidewalking" earned recognition as one of the top singles of 1988 by Musician magazine.

The album's name originates from a lyric in "Cherry Came Too," a track from their Darklands release.

This compilation was not included in the 2006 remastered reissue of the band's back catalogue; however, every track except for "Mushroom" and the re-recorded version of "Just Out of Reach" appears on The Power of Negative Thinking: B-Sides & Rarities.

In 2015, Rhino Records re-released Barbed Wire Kisses as a special limited edition double LP pressed on 180-gram blood red vinyl for Record Store Day Black Friday, with a production run of 8,000 copies.

Additionally, the title was used for Zoë Howe's 2014 biography chronicling the band.

Track listing

All compositions are credited to Jim Reid and William Reid, unless otherwise specified.

LP (BYN 15)

Side 1

  1. "Kill Surf City" – 3:09 G
  2. "Head" – 3:48 C
  3. "Rider" – 2:10 F
  4. "Hit" – 3:26 D
  5. "Don't Ever Change" – 3:30 E
  6. "Just Out of Reach" – 3:04 J
  7. "Happy Place" – 2:22 H
  8. "Psychocandy" – 2:52 D

Side 2

  1. "Sidewalking" – 3:32 I
  2. "Who Do You Love?" (Bo Diddley) – 4:03 G
  3. "Surfin' U.S.A." (Chuck Berry, Brian Wilson) – 2:57 F
  4. "Everything's Alright When You're Down" – 2:37 H
  5. "Upside Down" – 2:57 A
  6. "Taste of Cindy (Acoustic)" – 1:58 D
  7. "Swing" – 2:23 E
  8. "On the Wall (Porta Studio Demo/F. Hole)" – 4:46 F
Cassette (BYNC 15)

Side 1

  1. "Kill Surf City" – 3:09 G
  2. "Head" – 3:48 C
  3. "Rider" – 2:10 F
  4. "Hit" – 3:26 D
  5. "Don't Ever Change" – 3:30 E
  6. "Just Out of Reach" – 3:04 J
  7. "Happy Place" – 2:22 H
  8. "Psycho Candy" – 2:52 D
  9. "Cracked" – 3:43 C
  10. "Mushroom (Live 1986)" (Can) – 3:16 G

Side 2

  1. "Sidewalking" – 3:32 I
  2. "Who Do you Love?" (Bo Diddley) – 4:03 G
  3. "Surfin' U.S.A." (Chuck Berry, Brian Wilson) – 2:57 F
  4. "Everything's Alright When You're Down" – 2:37 H
  5. "Upside Down" – 2:57 A
  6. "Taste of Cindy (Acoustic)" – 1:58 D
  7. "Swing" – 2:23 E
  8. "On the Wall (Demo)" – 4:46 F
  9. "Here It Comes Again" – 2:31 F
  10. "Bo Diddley is Jesus" – 3:16 G
CD (BYNC 15)
  1. "Kill Surf City" – 3:09 G
  2. "Head" – 3:48 C
  3. "Rider" – 2:10 F
  4. "Hit" – 3:26 <su>D</su>
  5. "Don't Ever Change" – 3:30 <su>E</su>
  6. "Just Out of Reach" – 3:04 <su>J</su>
  7. "Happy Place" – 2:22 <su>H</su>
  8. "Psycho Candy" – 2:52 <su>D</su>
  9. "Sidewalking" – 3:32 <su>I</su>
  10. "Who Do You Love?" (Bo Diddley) – 4:03 <su>G</su>
  11. "Surfin' U.S.A." (Chuck Berry, Brian Wilson) – 2:57 <su>F</su>
  12. "Everything's Alright When You're Down" – 2:37 <su>H</su>
  13. "Upside Down" – 2:57 <su>A</su>
  14. "Taste of Cindy (Acoustic)" –1:58<su>D</su>
  15. "Swing"–2:23<su>E</su>
  16. "On the Wall (Demo)"–4:46<su>F</su>
  17. "Cracked"–3:43<su>C</su>
  18. "Here It Comes Again"–2:31<su>F</su>
  19. "Mushroom(Live1986)" (Can)–3:16<su>G</su>
  20. "Bo Diddley Is Jesus"-3-16<su>G</su>

Certain editions list the noise piece F-Hole—originating from the Happy When It Rains single—as following the demo version of On the Wall, although it appears consistently across all formats. The track F-Hole is separately available on the compilation The Power of Negative Thinking: B-Sides & Rarities.

Initial releases

  • A The band's debut non-album single Upside Down released in 1984.
  • B B-side track accompanying the 1985 single You Trip Me Up.
  • C Tracks featured as B-sides on the 1985 single Just Like Honey.
  • D B-side selections from the Some Candy Talking EP issued in 1986.
  • E Outtake recordings originating from sessions for the Darklands album.
  • F B-side material linked to the 1987 Darklands EP.
  • G B-sides released alongside the 1987 single April Skies.
  • H B-side tracks for the 1987 single Happy When It Rains.
  • I Standalone non-album single titled Sidewalking from 1988.
  • J A previously unreleased rerecorded version; the original version was part of the 1985 You Trip Me Up release.

Personnel

The Jesus and Mary Chain

  • Jim Reid – vocals, guitar, production duties
  • William Reid – vocals, guitar, production responsibilities

Supporting personnel

  • John Loder – production work
  • Helen Backhouse – design contributions
  • Andrew Catlin – photography

Charts

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Chart rankings for Barbed Wire Kisses
Chart (1988–1990) Highest
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) 97
European Albums (Music & Media) 37
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) 38

References

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