The Walkabouts - Chris & Carla
Rare Tracks, Sampler Tracks, and
Promo-Only Releases - version 2.09

This page is an account of rare tracks, sampler/compilation tracks and promo-only releases or in other words a list of CD's, LP's and MC's other than their own that have featured tracks by the Walkabouts and Chris & Carla.

Hint: You can see track listings for many of the more recent compilations mentioned below at: CDDB.com.

Index:
1985 - 1986 - 1987 - 1988 - 1989 - 1992 - 1993 - 1994 - 1995 - 1996 - 1997 - 1998 - 1999 - 2000 - 2001
History of additions and corrections
Comments and corrections/Credits

1985

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Certain Gift on "Sounds of Young Seattle vol. II"
[cassette, Dust Bunnie/Necessity, DBN 004, 1985]

1986

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1+1 on "Monkey Business"
[LP, Green Monkey , GM 1986, 1986]

1987

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Barnstorming on "Lowlife"
[LP, Ironwood?, ? ?, 1987]

1988

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Got No Chains on "Various / Sub Pop 200"
[CD, SubPop, SP 25b, 1987/88?]; [CD, SubPop Germany?, SPCD 71/238, 1988]; [triple-MP, SubPop, SP25, 1987]
The album also includes a great track by Terry Lee Hale featuring Chris Eckman on guitar
Long Black Veil on "The Grunge Years: Sub Pop Compilation"
[CD, SubPop,?,1988]

1989

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On the Beach on "Unhinged #6"
[ U 006, 1989]
Free flexi/soft single with cover.

1992

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Break It Down Gently on "The Seventh ADventure"
[2LP, Guiding Lights, JEWEL 7,1992]
free double-LP in magazine ADventure #7
Cello Song on "Various Artists / Brittle Days: A Tribute To Nick Drake"
[CD, Imaginary, ILLUSION/CD 026 (?), 1992] & [LP, Imaginary, ???, 1992]
Maggie's Farm on "Sub Pop / Revolution Come & Gone"
[CD, SubPop Germany, SPCD 31/186 ,1992]
Stir The Ashes on "Adventures In Music / AIM-066 Caroline Rock 6 Sampler"
[CD, ?, ?, ?]

1993

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promo Promo "NEW WEST MOTEL" [CD, Germany SUBPOP, 81/252, 1993]
Complete album in CD-single slim jewel case. Printed doublefolded inlay with photo of the band on the front cover.
promo Promo "SATISFIED MIND" [CD, Germany SUBPOP, 116/294, 1993]
Complete album in CD-single slim jewel case. Printed doublefolded inlay with photo of the band on the front cover.
Dead Man Rise on "Going Underground Vol. II"
[CD, Eurostar Schallplatten GmbH / SubLine Indie-Progressive Rock & Pop Magazine, ? , 1993]
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Findlay's Motel on "Various Artists / Wave Ballads"
[CD, ?, ?, ?]
Grand Theft Auto on "Various / Sub Pop Employee Of The Month - Lutz R. Mastmeyer"
[CD ?, SubPop Germany, ?? ?,1993?]
Jack Candy on "New Rock-Sound Therapy". Promo compilation cd released only for a greek magazine. 16 tracks featuring Frank Zappa, Porcupine Tree, The Residents, Beck, Dream Syndicate, Big Sleep and Morphine.
[CD, year uncertain]
Like a Hurricane on "Misc / Facelifted"
[CD, ?, ?, ?]
Yesterday Is Here on "Various Artists / Musikexpress N 24"
[CD, ?, ?, ?]
Unholy Dreams on "The Return of The Furious Swampriders"
[CD, Strange Ways Records, Way 41, Indigo 1141-2, 1993]

1994

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promo Promo "SETTING THE WOODS ON FIRE" [CD, Germany SUBPOP, 128/319, 1994]
Complete album in CD-single slim jewel case. Printed doublefolded inlay with photo of the band on the front cover.
Jack Candy on "Various Artists / Zillo Jubiläums-Compilation 1989-1994"
[CD, ?, ?, ?]
Murdering Stone (uptempo alternate version to the New West Motel version) appeared on the "This Is Fort Apache" compilation [mcad 11179] as well as on a free cassette single (MCA FA1) distributed with New Musical Express (Dec. 10, 1994) and on a CMJ Monthly Music magazine sampler.
Murdering Stone Promo CD-single (MCA5P-3188) version of "Murdering Stone" from the Fort Apache compilation (MCAD-11179). The CD is dated 1994, but the sleeve is dated 1995.
Bordertown/
Loom of the Land/
Pass Me on Over
(live; recorded May 28th 1994) From Fingerprints, Vol. 2; produced and released by Arge Kulturgelande Nonntal, Muhlbacherhofweg 5, a-5020 Salzburg
Good Luck Morning/
Maggie's Farm
[3" CD Single, Subpop Europe, EFAJUCHTE 001]
1> Goodluck morning 2. Maggie's Farm (Previously unreleased)
3" promo CD single for the album "SETTING THE WOODS ON FIRE" that came in a cardboard black sleeve fliptop package. It came with a special cardboard doublefolded black box of matches. Printed on: "Setting the woods on fire"
Loom Of The Land on "Various Artists / 2 Meter Sessies - Volume 5"
[Radio Records 477702 2]
Recorded live in the Bullet Sound Studios on 17-04-1994;
Train To Mercy on "Various Artists / Bouquet Of Dreams - Volume 2"
[CD 1994 Dark Star CD/Indigo 1325-2 DE]

1995

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Findlay's Motel on "Absolutely Live 1995"
[CD, ?, ?, ?]
a promotional CD with unreleased live songs of various bands put together by the german music promoter Berthold Seliger.
Inauguration Day on "Various Artists / Out Of The Blue, Volume 1"
[CD, Glitterhouse, GRCD 378, Fall 1995]
Murdering Stone on "Various Artists / CMJ New Music January 1995-Volume 17"
[CD, ?, ?, ?]
Inauguration Day Chris & Carla on "Various Artists / Introducing Vol. 3"
[CD, Indigo 7040-2, 1995]
Never Gonna Fall Chris & Carla on "Various Artists / Out Of The Blue, Volume 1"
[CD, Glitterhouse, GRCD 378, Fall 1995]
Soul Of A Better Man Chris & Carla on "V.A. / Silos And Utility Sheds"
[CD, Glitterhouse, GRCD 361, 1995]
Velvet Fog (Greek version) Chris & Carla on "Various / Genre-Fest, Volume 1"
[CD, Ivy Records, ?, 1995]

1996

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All For This on "Various Artists / Rockgarden Vol. 6"
[CD, ?, ?, ?]
Blue Head Fame on "Various Artists / Wild Magazine, CD05"
[CD, Wild CD 05 (Denmark), 1996]
Bordertown (live) on "Bite Back: Live At The Crocodile Cafe"
[POPLLAMA PLCD 2200, 1996]
Fairground Blues on "Various Virgin / Details Festival Sampler 1996"
[CD, ?, ?, ?]
Loswerden on "Various Artists / Out Of The Blue, Volume 2"
[CD, Glitterhouse, GRCD 392, early 1996]
(a cover of the German band Die Regierung, Carla is singing 'in German!)
The Light Will Stay On on "Various Artists / Wild Magazine / CD07"
[CD, Wild CD 07 (Denmark), 1996]
The Light Will Stay On on "Diverse / Total Tracks 2"
[CD, ?, ?, ?]
The Light Will Stay On on "Various Artists / CryoSonic 6"
[CD, ?, ?, ?]
The Light Will Stay On on "Various / Studio Brussel : 't Gaat Vooruit '96 (Disc 2/2)"
[CD, ?, ?, ?]
The Light Will Stay On on "Assorted / Fade Out"
[CD, ?, ?, ?]
The Light Will Stay On on "Various Artists / MTV Fresh 2"
[CD, ?, ?, ?]
The Light Will Stay On on "Various Artists / Definitivt Beat Nr 1-96"
[CD, ?, ?, ?]
The Light Will Stay On/ Blue Head Flame/ When Fortune Smiles/ All for This on Promo CD Single "DEVIL'S ROAD"
[CD single, U.K. Virgin Records, CDVIRDJ46, 1996]
1. The light will stay on (5:25) 2. Blue headed flame (5:03) 3. When the fortune smiles (5:32) 4. All for this (4:15)
5" CDsingle in cardboard sleeve.
The Light Will Stay On Tourpromo CD single "THE LIGHT WILL STAY ON" [CD single, Dutch VGP 00063, 1996] 1. The light will stay on (Radio Edit)(4:15) 2. The light will stay on (Album Version)(5:25) CD single only sold at concerts in 1996 in the special shaped package like the Cello shaped cdsingle.
The Light Will Stay On This version of the CD single "The Light Will Stay On" only has 4 tracks (missing the album version). The sleeve only lists 4 tracks, but the notes wrongly state 'Tracks 1,2 & 5 produced by Victor Van Vugt'. Reference is [Virgin Schallplatten 7243893477 2 2 1996]. It was a UK release.
The Stopping-off Place/ Blue Head Flame/ Findlay's Motel on "The Black Session"
[EP, Virgin Schallplatten, GMBH LC3098, 1996]
In 1996 Virgin France released a 3-song live disc with copies of "Devil's Road". It is refereed to as "The Black Session" EP because that was the radio program it was recorded for.
The Stopping Off Place on "Various Artists / New Voices - Rolling Stone, Volume 4"
[CD, 1996]
Storms are on the ocean Chris & Carla on "Various Artists / Out Of The Blue, Volume 2"
[CD, Glitterhouse, GRCD 392, early 1996]

1997

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Break It Down Gently on "Various Artists / Out Of The Blue, Volume 4"
[CD, Glitterhouse, GRCD 415, winter/spring 1997]
Corcovado ("Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars") on "Various Artists / Tribute To Antonio Carlos Jobim"
[Les belles promesses, CD LP 177192, 1997]
The Walkabouts plays a Antonio Carlos Jobim composition on the compilation album "Tribute To Antonio Carlos Jobim"
Follow Me An Angel on "Various / New Voices - Rolling Stone, Volume 13"
[CD, ?, ?, ?]
Harbour Lights on "Various artists / Zoo Magazine, CD 08"
[CD, Zoo 08 (Denmark), 1997]
Harbour lights on "Various / Les Inrockuptibles - Un Ete 97"
[CD, ?, ?, ?]
Lift Your Burdens Up on "Various / Virgin Land"
[CD, ?, ?, ?]
Lift Your Burdens Up (cello-shaped disc) [Virgin/Cube gmbh: 9705022]
CDsingle only sold at concerts in 1997 in the special shaped cardboard package (Twice the size a normal CD).
Prisoner Of Texas on "Various Artists / Have One"
[CD, Glitterhouse, GRCD 425, 1997]
These Proud Streets on "High Fidelity / Reference CD No. 27"
[CD, ?, ?, ?]
These Proud Streets/ Harbour Lights/ Lift Your Burdens Up on "Nighttown promo CD"
[CD, Virgin gmbh, CDVIRDJ57, 1997]
Tremble Goes The Night on "Various Artists / Abre Los Ojos"
[CD, ?, ?, ?]
Made To Burn Chris & Carla on "Various Artists / Out Of The Blue, Volume 4"
[CD, Glitterhouse, GRCD 415, winter/spring 1997]
Runaround Chris & Carla on "Glitterhouse sampler / Have One"
[CD, Glitterhouse, GRCD 425, 1997]
Velvet Fog Chris & Carla on "Various Artists / Bouquet Of Dreams - Volume 3"
[CD, Strange Ways, 1997]

1998

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On The Beach on "The Best of Alternative Country / Sounds Of The New West"
[Promo CD, Uncut Magazine, UK, UNCUTNW5, September 1998]
Yesterday Is Here on "Musikexpress/Sounds 14"
[Promo CD, Musikexpress, 1998]
Electric Wire Chris & Carla on "V.A. / Harakiri No. 9"
[CD, ?, ?, ?]
Fear Chris & Carla on "Various Artists / Out Of The Blue, Volume 5"
[CD, Glitterhouse, GRCD 440, summer 1998]
Swinger 500 Chris & Carla on "Rolling Stone / New Voices Vol. 20"
[CD, ?, ?, ?]
Swinger 500 Chris & Carla on "Musikexpress/Sounds 14"
[CD, Musikexpress, 1998]
The Point/ The Tree/ Emmet & Laura/ On The Beach/ Two Girls Chris Eckman, Pete Gerrald & Carla Torgerson on "Various Artists / Out Of The Blue, Volume 5"
[CD, Glitterhouse, GRCD 440, summer 1998]
Songs taken from the mailorder only CD "Where The Air Is Cool And Dark".

1999

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Albuquerque on "Various Artists / This Note's For You Too! (A Tribute To Neil Young) - Disc 2"
[CD, Inbetween Records, 1999]
A 2-CD compilation of Neil Young covers, to benefit the Bridge School.
Cowbells Shakin' on "Various Artists / Out Of The Blue, Volume 6"
[CD, Glitterhouse, GRCD 456, spring/summer 1999]
(a previously unreleased Scott Walker tune)
Drown on "V.A. MM Bodystyler / Bodyhorsts Popshow 4 (Nr.31, 10-11 99)"
[CD, ?, ?, ?]
Straight To The Stars on "Various Artists / Classic Rock : Classic Cuts 6"
[CD, ?, ?, ?]
Till I Reach You on "Various Artists / Out Of The Blue, Volume 7"
[CD, Glitterhouse, GRCD 475, winter 1999/spring 2000]
(album version from "Trail of Stars")
Galveston Chris & Carla on "Various Artists / Out Of The Blue, Volume 6"
[CD, Glitterhouse, GRCD 456, spring/summer 1999]
(a Jimmy Webb classic, taken from the radio HO*T FM 9 qm session. Prod.: Otto Geymeier).
Fadista Chris Eckman on "Various Artists / Out Of The Blue, Volume 7"
[CD, Glitterhouse, GRCD 475, winter 1999/spring 2000]
(from Chris Eckman's Mailorder only CD "A Janela". Fadista is a Portuguese word. The fadista is the person who sing the Portuguese national song the Fado. The Fado is very sad and lament music.)

2000

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Drown on "Come Fly With Us". [CD, Glitterhouse, 2000] new
Swinger 500 Chris & Carla on "Come Fly With Us". [CD, Glitterhouse, 2000] new
Man From Reno on "Rolling Stone New Voices Vol. 37 / German Magazine". [CD, August 2000]
Shot Bayou The Walkabouts on "Various Artists / Out Of The Blue, Volume 8"
[CD, Glitterhouse, GRCD 500, fall/winter 2000]
A 22 Pistepirkko song (Finnish band). Previously unreleased. Originally recorded for "The Train Leaves At Eight".
Sense of Wonder Chris Eckman on "Various Artists / Out Of The Blue, Volume 8"
[CD, Glitterhouse, GRCD 500, fall/winter 2000]
Outtake from his mail order only album "A Janela".
How Many Times (Must the Piper Be Paid for His Song) The Walkabouts on tribute CD "Frisco Mabel Joy Revisited - For Mickey Newbury"
[CD, Glitterhouse, GRCD 511, 2000]
A tribute cd for Mickey Newbury. Co-produced by Chris Eckman,
Distributed in the US by Appleseed Records
Blue And Grey Shirt Chris & Carla on tribute CD "Come On Beautiful - The Songs of American Music Club"
[CD, Glitterhouse, GRCD 514, 2000]
More info. at comeonbeautiful.free.fr

2001

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  none yet

 

Update history

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VersionDateComments
2.09January 17th, 2001 new:
Various additions: "Dead Man Rise" (1993) - "Drown" (2000) - "Swinger 500" (2000)
and some other updates with more accurate info.
2.08December 17th, 2000 Sense of Wonder outtake from Chris' mailorder only solo album A Janela and The Walkabouts covering Shot Bayou a 22 Pistepirkko song, both from Out of the Blue Vol. 8 (2000).
And two tribute CD appearances in (2000) added.
2.07September 2nd, 2000 "Jack Candy" on a greek compilation 1993
New promo stuff for 1993, 1994 and 1996
2.06August 30th, 2000 "Man From Reno" on "Rolling Stone New Voices Vol. 37" 2000.
"Murdering Stone" promo CD 1994.
Special version of the "The Light Will Stay On" CD single.1996.
2.05June 3rd, 2000 Nighttown promo CD from 1997.
2.04April 20th, 2000 Gerhard Frese has supplied info. about 5 Walkabouts and Chris & Carla appearances on various samplers.
2.03March 29th, 2000 Through searches at CDDB.com a lot of various artists compilations where found and added to the list above.
2.02October 24th, 1999 On the Beach on promotional CD "Sounds of the New West" (1998).
Fadista from Chris' upcoming mailorder only solo album and the album version of Till I Reach You both from Out of the Blue Vol. 7 (1999).
2.01September 27th, 1999 Findlay's Motel on promotional CD "Absolutely Live 1995" (1995) added.
2.00April 6th, 1999 Upgraded to version 2. Additions made for the following years: 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999.
<2  Earlier versions.

 

Comments and corrections/Credits

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Thanks to Nick Beck, Ton van Roosmalen, Bruce Graham, R.M. van Os, Andrew Chin and Gerhard Frese for providing some of the above information.
Please e-mail Chris Hall chrisbkreme@yahoo.com or Jørgen Rasmussen jorras@hotmail.com with questions, suggestions, additions or corrections.