Peter Gabriel

Games Without Frontiers - Mercury, 1980

The U.S. radio edit of his first hit, complete with altered lyrics. The mix is actually top-notch - I prefer it to the LP version.

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John Cale

Rosegarden Funeral Of Sores - IRS, 1980

This is the B-side of of "Mercenaries (Ready For War)" which was a studio version of the leadoff track from his 1979 LP Sabotage/Live. One of his more bizarre recordings (which is saying a lot), this tune was later popularized by British goth rockers Bauhaus, who also released it as a B-side.

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Wazmo Nariz

Wacker Drive - Stiff (UK), 1978

Wazmo Nariz was a minor New Wave sensation in Chicago in the late '70s. He released a few singles on the local Fiction label, and was later picked up by IRS for a full length LP. One single - "Tele-Tele Telephone", was released in the UK by Stiff Records with an alternate B-side: "Wacker Drive".

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The Buffalo Springfield

Mr. Soul - Atco, 1967

Okay, the sound is a little rough. This was obviously trapped in a jukebox at some point in its life, where it seems to have been quite popular. To make matters worse, it's pressed of the cheaper, brittle polystyrene that so many American 45s are made from (usually good for about ten plays, tops). But it's worth a listen just to hear the mix as Neil and the band originally wanted it to sound, before it got all screwed up on the LP version.

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