The Best of Morphine: 1992-1995
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The Best Of Morphine, 1992-1995 is a greatest hits
compilation by the band Morphine
, released on the label Rykodisc
in the year 2003.
The Best of Morphine, 1992-1995 chronicles the bands first four albums: Good
, Cure For Pain
, Yes
and B-sides and Otherwise
, and includes two previously unreleased tracks: “Pretty Face”, a dark atmospheric ballad recorded live in one take at Morphine’s studio in Cambridge, MA
, and “Jack And Tina”, described by Morphine drummer Billy Conway as “the most beautiful bridge Mark Sandman
ever wrote.” The B-side of the long-out-of-print 1000-piece pressing of “Cure For Pain” on 7" vinyl called “Sexy Christmas Baby Mine” (1993) rounds out the adventure through Morphine
musical history. The CD is enhanced with a video of the song “Shame”, recorded at the Masquerade in Atlanta.
In Europe, the album was released as simply The Best Of Morphine and also included a song from Like Swimming
and two songs from The Night
. These had to be omitted on the US release because The Night was released by DreamWorks
, not Rykodisc
, in North America. In Europe, all Morphine albums appeared on Rykodisc, which made it possible to release the Best Of album with a career spanning track listing.
South American editions are the same as the European version, but also include the song "Early To Bed" from Like Swimming, making it a 17 track compilation.
Greatest hits
A greatest hits album is a music compilation album of successful, previously released songs by a particular artist or band...
compilation by the band Morphine
Morphine (band)
Morphine was an American alternative rock group formed by Mark Sandman and Dana Colley in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1989. They disbanded in 1999 after frontman Sandman died of a heart attack....
, released on the label Rykodisc
Rykodisc
Rykodisc Records is an American record label. It is owned by Warner Music Group, operates as a unit of WMG's Independent Label Group and is distributed through Alternative Distribution Alliance.-Company history:...
in the year 2003.
The Best of Morphine, 1992-1995 chronicles the bands first four albums: Good
Good (Morphine album)
Good is the first album recorded by the Boston based alternative rock trio Morphine. It was originally released in 1992 on the Accurate label, and then re-released by Rykodisc in 1993.- Track listing :...
, Cure For Pain
Cure for Pain
Cure for Pain was the second album released by alternative rock band Morphine through Rykodisc in 1993. The tracks "Sheila" and "In Spite of Me" were prominently featured on the soundtrack of the 1994 independent film Spanking the Monkey...
, Yes
Yes (Morphine album)
Yes is an album by alternative rock band Morphine, released in March 1995.-Track listing:All songs written by Mark Sandman .# "Honey White" – 3:06# "Scratch" – 3:13# "Radar" – 3:28# "Whisper" – 3:28# "Yes" – 2:00...
and B-sides and Otherwise
B-Sides and Otherwise
B-Sides and Otherwise was a collection of B-Sides and previously unreleased songs by Morphine, put out in 1997 by the Rykodisc label.-Track listing:# "Have a Lucky Day"# "All Wrong"# "I Know You-Part Two"# "Bo's Veranda"# "Mile High"# "Shame"...
, and includes two previously unreleased tracks: “Pretty Face”, a dark atmospheric ballad recorded live in one take at Morphine’s studio in Cambridge, MA
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cambridge is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Greater Boston area. It was named in honor of the University of Cambridge in England, an important center of the Puritan theology embraced by the town's founders. Cambridge is home to two of the world's most prominent...
, and “Jack And Tina”, described by Morphine drummer Billy Conway as “the most beautiful bridge Mark Sandman
Mark Sandman
Mark Sandman was an American singer, songwriter, musical instrument inventor and multi-instrumentalist.An indie rock icon and longtime fixture on the Boston/Cambridge music scene, Sandman was best known as the lead singer and slide bass player of the band Morphine...
ever wrote.” The B-side of the long-out-of-print 1000-piece pressing of “Cure For Pain” on 7" vinyl called “Sexy Christmas Baby Mine” (1993) rounds out the adventure through Morphine
Morphine (band)
Morphine was an American alternative rock group formed by Mark Sandman and Dana Colley in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1989. They disbanded in 1999 after frontman Sandman died of a heart attack....
musical history. The CD is enhanced with a video of the song “Shame”, recorded at the Masquerade in Atlanta.
In Europe, the album was released as simply The Best Of Morphine and also included a song from Like Swimming
Like Swimming
Like Swimming is a 1997 album by the alternative rock band Morphine.-Track listing:All songs written by Mark Sandman.# "Lilah" – 0:59# "Potion" – 2:00# "I Know You Like Swimming is a 1997 album by the alternative rock band Morphine.-Track listing:All songs written by Mark Sandman.# "Lilah" – 0:59#...
and two songs from The Night
The Night
The Night is the fifth and final studio album by the alternative rock band Morphine. Completed just before the sudden July 1999 death of bass player and lead singer Mark Sandman, the album was released in February 2000...
. These had to be omitted on the US release because The Night was released by DreamWorks
DreamWorks
DreamWorks Pictures, also known as DreamWorks, LLC, DreamWorks SKG, DreamWorks II Distribution Co., LLC, DreamWorks Studios or DW Studios, LLC, is an American film studio which develops, produces, and distributes films, video games and television programming...
, not Rykodisc
Rykodisc
Rykodisc Records is an American record label. It is owned by Warner Music Group, operates as a unit of WMG's Independent Label Group and is distributed through Alternative Distribution Alliance.-Company history:...
, in North America. In Europe, all Morphine albums appeared on Rykodisc, which made it possible to release the Best Of album with a career spanning track listing.
South American editions are the same as the European version, but also include the song "Early To Bed" from Like Swimming, making it a 17 track compilation.
USA edition
- "Buena" (from Cure For PainCure for PainCure for Pain was the second album released by alternative rock band Morphine through Rykodisc in 1993. The tracks "Sheila" and "In Spite of Me" were prominently featured on the soundtrack of the 1994 independent film Spanking the Monkey...
) - "Honey White" (from YesYes (Morphine album)Yes is an album by alternative rock band Morphine, released in March 1995.-Track listing:All songs written by Mark Sandman .# "Honey White" – 3:06# "Scratch" – 3:13# "Radar" – 3:28# "Whisper" – 3:28# "Yes" – 2:00...
) - "You Speak My Language" (from GoodGood (Morphine album)Good is the first album recorded by the Boston based alternative rock trio Morphine. It was originally released in 1992 on the Accurate label, and then re-released by Rykodisc in 1993.- Track listing :...
) - "Cure For Pain" (from Cure For PainCure for PainCure for Pain was the second album released by alternative rock band Morphine through Rykodisc in 1993. The tracks "Sheila" and "In Spite of Me" were prominently featured on the soundtrack of the 1994 independent film Spanking the Monkey...
) - "Candy" (from Cure For PainCure for PainCure for Pain was the second album released by alternative rock band Morphine through Rykodisc in 1993. The tracks "Sheila" and "In Spite of Me" were prominently featured on the soundtrack of the 1994 independent film Spanking the Monkey...
) - "Have A Lucky Day" (from GoodGood (Morphine album)Good is the first album recorded by the Boston based alternative rock trio Morphine. It was originally released in 1992 on the Accurate label, and then re-released by Rykodisc in 1993.- Track listing :...
) - "I'm Free Now" (from Cure For PainCure for PainCure for Pain was the second album released by alternative rock band Morphine through Rykodisc in 1993. The tracks "Sheila" and "In Spite of Me" were prominently featured on the soundtrack of the 1994 independent film Spanking the Monkey...
) - "Thursday" (from Cure For PainCure for PainCure for Pain was the second album released by alternative rock band Morphine through Rykodisc in 1993. The tracks "Sheila" and "In Spite of Me" were prominently featured on the soundtrack of the 1994 independent film Spanking the Monkey...
) - "Super Sex" (from YesYes (Morphine album)Yes is an album by alternative rock band Morphine, released in March 1995.-Track listing:All songs written by Mark Sandman .# "Honey White" – 3:06# "Scratch" – 3:13# "Radar" – 3:28# "Whisper" – 3:28# "Yes" – 2:00...
) - "Whisper" (from YesYes (Morphine album)Yes is an album by alternative rock band Morphine, released in March 1995.-Track listing:All songs written by Mark Sandman .# "Honey White" – 3:06# "Scratch" – 3:13# "Radar" – 3:28# "Whisper" – 3:28# "Yes" – 2:00...
) - "Radar" (from YesYes (Morphine album)Yes is an album by alternative rock band Morphine, released in March 1995.-Track listing:All songs written by Mark Sandman .# "Honey White" – 3:06# "Scratch" – 3:13# "Radar" – 3:28# "Whisper" – 3:28# "Yes" – 2:00...
) - "You Look Like Rain" (from GoodGood (Morphine album)Good is the first album recorded by the Boston based alternative rock trio Morphine. It was originally released in 1992 on the Accurate label, and then re-released by Rykodisc in 1993.- Track listing :...
) - "Jack And Tina" (previously unreleased)
- "Pretty Face" (previously unreleased)
- "Shame" (from B-sides and OtherwiseB-Sides and OtherwiseB-Sides and Otherwise was a collection of B-Sides and previously unreleased songs by Morphine, put out in 1997 by the Rykodisc label.-Track listing:# "Have a Lucky Day"# "All Wrong"# "I Know You-Part Two"# "Bo's Veranda"# "Mile High"# "Shame"...
) - "Sexy Christmas Baby Mine" (previously unreleased)
European edition
- "Have A Lucky Day" (from GoodGood (Morphine album)Good is the first album recorded by the Boston based alternative rock trio Morphine. It was originally released in 1992 on the Accurate label, and then re-released by Rykodisc in 1993.- Track listing :...
) - "You Look Like Rain" (from GoodGood (Morphine album)Good is the first album recorded by the Boston based alternative rock trio Morphine. It was originally released in 1992 on the Accurate label, and then re-released by Rykodisc in 1993.- Track listing :...
) - "You Speak My Language" (from GoodGood (Morphine album)Good is the first album recorded by the Boston based alternative rock trio Morphine. It was originally released in 1992 on the Accurate label, and then re-released by Rykodisc in 1993.- Track listing :...
) - "Thursday" (from Cure For PainCure for PainCure for Pain was the second album released by alternative rock band Morphine through Rykodisc in 1993. The tracks "Sheila" and "In Spite of Me" were prominently featured on the soundtrack of the 1994 independent film Spanking the Monkey...
) - "Buena" (from Cure For PainCure for PainCure for Pain was the second album released by alternative rock band Morphine through Rykodisc in 1993. The tracks "Sheila" and "In Spite of Me" were prominently featured on the soundtrack of the 1994 independent film Spanking the Monkey...
) - "Cure For Pain" (from Cure For PainCure for PainCure for Pain was the second album released by alternative rock band Morphine through Rykodisc in 1993. The tracks "Sheila" and "In Spite of Me" were prominently featured on the soundtrack of the 1994 independent film Spanking the Monkey...
) - "Honey White" (from YesYes (Morphine album)Yes is an album by alternative rock band Morphine, released in March 1995.-Track listing:All songs written by Mark Sandman .# "Honey White" – 3:06# "Scratch" – 3:13# "Radar" – 3:28# "Whisper" – 3:28# "Yes" – 2:00...
) - "Super Sex" (from YesYes (Morphine album)Yes is an album by alternative rock band Morphine, released in March 1995.-Track listing:All songs written by Mark Sandman .# "Honey White" – 3:06# "Scratch" – 3:13# "Radar" – 3:28# "Whisper" – 3:28# "Yes" – 2:00...
) - "Whisper" (from YesYes (Morphine album)Yes is an album by alternative rock band Morphine, released in March 1995.-Track listing:All songs written by Mark Sandman .# "Honey White" – 3:06# "Scratch" – 3:13# "Radar" – 3:28# "Whisper" – 3:28# "Yes" – 2:00...
) - "Eleven O'Clock" (from Like SwimmingLike SwimmingLike Swimming is a 1997 album by the alternative rock band Morphine.-Track listing:All songs written by Mark Sandman.# "Lilah" – 0:59# "Potion" – 2:00# "I Know You Like Swimming is a 1997 album by the alternative rock band Morphine.-Track listing:All songs written by Mark Sandman.# "Lilah" – 0:59#...
) - "Top Floor, Bottom Buzzer" (from The NightThe NightThe Night is the fifth and final studio album by the alternative rock band Morphine. Completed just before the sudden July 1999 death of bass player and lead singer Mark Sandman, the album was released in February 2000...
) - "The Night" (from The NightThe NightThe Night is the fifth and final studio album by the alternative rock band Morphine. Completed just before the sudden July 1999 death of bass player and lead singer Mark Sandman, the album was released in February 2000...
) - "Jack And Tina" (previously unreleased)
- "Pretty Face" (previously unreleased)
- "Shame" (from B-sides and OtherwiseB-Sides and OtherwiseB-Sides and Otherwise was a collection of B-Sides and previously unreleased songs by Morphine, put out in 1997 by the Rykodisc label.-Track listing:# "Have a Lucky Day"# "All Wrong"# "I Know You-Part Two"# "Bo's Veranda"# "Mile High"# "Shame"...
) - "Sexy Christmas Baby Mine" (previously unreleased)
South American edition
- "Have A Lucky Day" (from GoodGood (Morphine album)Good is the first album recorded by the Boston based alternative rock trio Morphine. It was originally released in 1992 on the Accurate label, and then re-released by Rykodisc in 1993.- Track listing :...
) - "You Look Like Rain" (from GoodGood (Morphine album)Good is the first album recorded by the Boston based alternative rock trio Morphine. It was originally released in 1992 on the Accurate label, and then re-released by Rykodisc in 1993.- Track listing :...
) - "You Speak My Language" (from GoodGood (Morphine album)Good is the first album recorded by the Boston based alternative rock trio Morphine. It was originally released in 1992 on the Accurate label, and then re-released by Rykodisc in 1993.- Track listing :...
) - "Thursday" (from Cure For PainCure for PainCure for Pain was the second album released by alternative rock band Morphine through Rykodisc in 1993. The tracks "Sheila" and "In Spite of Me" were prominently featured on the soundtrack of the 1994 independent film Spanking the Monkey...
) - "Buena" (from Cure For PainCure for PainCure for Pain was the second album released by alternative rock band Morphine through Rykodisc in 1993. The tracks "Sheila" and "In Spite of Me" were prominently featured on the soundtrack of the 1994 independent film Spanking the Monkey...
) - "Cure For Pain" (from Cure For PainCure for PainCure for Pain was the second album released by alternative rock band Morphine through Rykodisc in 1993. The tracks "Sheila" and "In Spite of Me" were prominently featured on the soundtrack of the 1994 independent film Spanking the Monkey...
) - "Honey White" (from YesYes (Morphine album)Yes is an album by alternative rock band Morphine, released in March 1995.-Track listing:All songs written by Mark Sandman .# "Honey White" – 3:06# "Scratch" – 3:13# "Radar" – 3:28# "Whisper" – 3:28# "Yes" – 2:00...
) - "Super Sex" (from YesYes (Morphine album)Yes is an album by alternative rock band Morphine, released in March 1995.-Track listing:All songs written by Mark Sandman .# "Honey White" – 3:06# "Scratch" – 3:13# "Radar" – 3:28# "Whisper" – 3:28# "Yes" – 2:00...
) - "Whisper" (from YesYes (Morphine album)Yes is an album by alternative rock band Morphine, released in March 1995.-Track listing:All songs written by Mark Sandman .# "Honey White" – 3:06# "Scratch" – 3:13# "Radar" – 3:28# "Whisper" – 3:28# "Yes" – 2:00...
) - "Early To Bed" (from Like SwimmingLike SwimmingLike Swimming is a 1997 album by the alternative rock band Morphine.-Track listing:All songs written by Mark Sandman.# "Lilah" – 0:59# "Potion" – 2:00# "I Know You Like Swimming is a 1997 album by the alternative rock band Morphine.-Track listing:All songs written by Mark Sandman.# "Lilah" – 0:59#...
) - "Eleven O'Clock" (from Like SwimmingLike SwimmingLike Swimming is a 1997 album by the alternative rock band Morphine.-Track listing:All songs written by Mark Sandman.# "Lilah" – 0:59# "Potion" – 2:00# "I Know You Like Swimming is a 1997 album by the alternative rock band Morphine.-Track listing:All songs written by Mark Sandman.# "Lilah" – 0:59#...
) - "Top Floor, Bottom Buzzer" (from The NightThe NightThe Night is the fifth and final studio album by the alternative rock band Morphine. Completed just before the sudden July 1999 death of bass player and lead singer Mark Sandman, the album was released in February 2000...
) - "The Night" (from The NightThe NightThe Night is the fifth and final studio album by the alternative rock band Morphine. Completed just before the sudden July 1999 death of bass player and lead singer Mark Sandman, the album was released in February 2000...
) - "Jack And Tina" (previously unreleased)
- "Pretty Face" (previously unreleased)
- "Shame" (from B-sides and OtherwiseB-Sides and OtherwiseB-Sides and Otherwise was a collection of B-Sides and previously unreleased songs by Morphine, put out in 1997 by the Rykodisc label.-Track listing:# "Have a Lucky Day"# "All Wrong"# "I Know You-Part Two"# "Bo's Veranda"# "Mile High"# "Shame"...
) - "Sexy Christmas Baby Mine" (previously unreleased)