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Songs of Pain: 1980-81

Daniel Johnston
Barcode 0013189292159
Vinyl

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Release Date: 10/03/2023

Edition: 12" Album
Genre: Rock
Sub-Genre: Lo-Fi
Label: Eternal Yip Eye Music
Number of Discs: 2

Originally recorded on homemade cassette in 1981 and later released as a standardised version by Stress Records in 1988, Songs of Pain was recorded between 1980 and 1981 in Johnston's parents' basement in West Virginia. This remastered edition features eight additional unreleased tracks and a 12-page art and lyric book.

Track Listing:

Disc 1
1: Grievances
2: A Little Story
3: Joy Without Pleasure
4: Never Relaxed
5: Brainwash
6: Pot Head
7: Wicked World
8: Lazy
9: I Save Cigarette Butts
10: Like a Monkey in a Zoo
11: Wicked Will
12: An Idiot's End
13: Wild West Virginia
14: Since I Lost My Tooth

Disc 2
1: Urge
2: Living Life
3: Tuna Ketchup
4: Premarital Sex
5: Don't Act Nice
6: Hate Song
7: Lead Belly Was an Outlaw
8: I Love You (I'd Like to Read You Some Poetry)
9: Why Don't You Love Me True
10: I'm a Rambling Kinda Guy
11: Sleepy Lagoon
12: Natalie Queen of Weirton
13: Golly Gee
14: You Need a Reason