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Looking for Lewis and Clark: the Long Ryders Anthology

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Looking for Lewis and Clark: the Long Ryders Anthology
Compilation album by
ReleasedJuly 1998
Recorded1983–1987
Genre
Length2:25:16
LabelChronicles / PolyGram
The Long Ryders chronology
BBC Radio One Live in Concert
(1994)
Looking for Lewis and Clark: the Long Ryders Anthology
(1998)
Three Minute Warnings: the Long Ryders Live in New York City
(2003)

Looking for Lewis and Clark: the Long Ryders Anthology is a two-CD compilation album by American band the Long Ryders, released in July 1998 on PolyGram's Chronicles label. It collects 40 tracks spanning the band's career from 1983 to 1987, including B-sides, demos and live recordings, many of which are previously unreleased. All tracks have been remastered for this release and the album's booklet includes sleevenotes by Rolling Stone's David Fricke. The long version of "Looking for Lewis and Clark" from the 10-inch single release makes its first appearance on CD here.[1]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]

AllMusic's Matthew Greenwald called it "an excellent collection from one of the most honest and genuinely gifted bands of the period." He added, "They were a great band, and should be remembered as such. The Long Ryders' Anthology accomplishes just that."[2] No Depression magazine wrote, "The uninitiated may find in this a new obsession, but old fans will recognize that the Long Ryders have aged pretty darn well for a band that looked and sounded worn to begin with." They felt, however, that the compilation wasn't without flaws, as some of the band's best tracks were omitted to make room for "a dozen or so rarities and (occasionally clunky) demos."[4]

Track listing

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Disc one

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No.TitleWriter(s)Original releaseLength
1."10-5-60"Sid Griffin, Barry Shank10-5-60, 19833:11
2."And She Rides"Griffin, Greg Sowders10-5-604:30
3."Born to Believe in You"Griffin10-5-603:10
4."You Don't Know What's Right, You Don't Know What's Wrong"Stephen McCarthy, Des Brewer10-5-604:02
5."Join My Gang"Griffin10-5-602:48
6."Final Wild Son"Griffin, McCarthyNative Sons, 19842:38
7."Ivory Tower"ShankNative Sons3:00
8."Still Get By"McCarthyNative Sons2:50
9."Run Dusty Run"Griffin, SowdersNative Sons2:26
10."(Sweet) Mental Revenge"Mel TillisNative Sons2:50
11."Fair Game"Griffin, McCarthyNative Sons2:40
12."Too Close to the Light"Griffin, McCarthy, Tom Stevens, SowdersNative Sons4:11
13."I Had A Dream"McCarthyNative Sons3:51
14."I'll Get Out Somehow" (Demo)McCarthyPreviously unreleased; Native Sons demo3:45
15."Masters of War"Bob DylanPreviously unreleased; 5x5 sessions4:41
16."I Can't Hide"Cyril Jordan, Chris WilsonFlexi disc single, 1986; 5x5 sessions3:10
17."Lights of Downtown"McCarthyState of Our Union, 19853:07
18."Mason-Dixon Line"McCarthyState of Our Union4:21
19."Capturing the Flag"Griffin, McCarthy, Stevens, Sowders, Will BirchState of Our Union3:47
20."Years Long Ago"StevensState of Our Union3:33

Disc two

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No.TitleWriter(s)Original releaseLength
1."Looking for Lewis and Clark (Long Version)"GriffinState of Our Union; 10" single version, 19853:59
2."State of My Union"Griffin, SowdersState of Our Union4:49
3."Two Kinds of Love"GriffinState of Our Union4:19
4."If I Were a Bramble and You Were a Rose"GriffinB-side from "Looking for Lewis and Clark" 10" single, 19853:20
5."Christmas in New Zealand"Griffin, McCarthy, Stevens, SowdersChristmas flexi disc single, 19854:31
6."Basic Black" (Demo)GriffinPreviously unreleased; Two-Fisted Tales demo3:10
7."Pushin' Uphill" (Demo)McCarthyPreviously unreleased; Two-Fisted Tales demo3:18
8."He Can Hear His Brother Calling" (Demo)McCarthyPreviously unreleased; Two-Fisted Tales demo5:11
9."17 Ways" (Demo)StevensPreviously unreleased; Two-Fisted Tales demo3:05
10."He's Got Himself a Young Girl (and He Can't Keep Up)" (Demo)GriffinPreviously unreleased; Two-Fisted Tales demo2:56
11."Gunslinger Man"GriffinTwo-Fisted Tales, 19873:20
12."I Want You Bad"Terry Adams, Phil CrandonTwo-Fisted Tales2:44
13."A Stitch in Time"StevensTwo-Fisted Tales4:08
14."Baby's in Toyland"GriffinTwo-Fisted Tales4:18
15."Harriet Tubman's Gonna Carry Me Home" (Demo)GriffinPreviously unreleased; Two-Fisted Tales demo3:34
16."The Light Gets in the Way"McCarthyTwo-Fisted Tales3:51
17."Spectacular Fall"GriffinTwo-Fisted Tales4:44
18."Flak Jacket" (Demo)GriffinPreviously unreleased; Two-Fisted Tales demo5:21
19."Ring Bells"GriffinB-side from "I Want You Bad" single, 19872:21
20."Prisoners of Rock 'n' Roll" (Live)Neil YoungMetallic B.O., 19893:46

Personnel

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Credits are adapted from the album liner notes.[5]

The Long Ryders
  • Sid Griffin – guitar, autoharp, harmonica, bugle, vocals
  • Steve McCarthy – guitar, steel guitar, banjo, mandolin, lap steel guitar, keyboards, vocals
  • Greg Sowders – drums, percussion, keyboards
  • Tom Stevens – bass, double bass, cello, acoustic guitar, vocals (except 10-5-60)
  • Des Brewer – bass, vocals (10-5-60)
Additional musicians
Technical
  • Bill Inglot – compilation producer, mastering, mixing
  • Sid Griffin – compilation producer, mixing
  • John Strother – mixing
  • Dan Hersch – mastering
  • Ed Colver – cover photography
  • Glen Colver – booklet photos
  • Greg Allen – booklet photos
  • Henry Diltz – booklet photos
  • Wherefore Art? – design
  • David Fricke – liner notes
  • Terri Tierney – project coordinator
  • Catherine Ladis – project assistance
  • Bill Levenson – executive producer
  • All previously unreleased tracks (except "I Can't Hide") mixed at Penguin Studios, Los Angeles, March 1997
  • All tracks mastered at DigiPrep Studios, Hollywood

References

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  1. ^ "Long Ryders Discography". sidgriffin.com. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  2. ^ a b Greenwald, Matthew. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). Encyclopedia of Popular Music: Concise (5th ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  4. ^ "No Depression Review". nodepression.com. 1 September 1998. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  5. ^ Looking for Lewis and Clark: the Long Ryders Anthology (Media notes). The Long Ryders. Chronicles. 1998.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)