Ruby Trax

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Ruby Trax
Various - Ruby Trax.jpg
Compilation album by
various artists
Released23 November 1992 (1992-11-23)
GenreAlternative rock
Length156:04
LabelNew Musical Express
Producervarious producers
Singles from Ruby Trax
  1. "Theme from MASH" / "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You"
    Released: 7 September 1992 (1992-09-07)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4/5 stars[1]

Ruby Trax - The NME's Roaring Forty is a compilation album released by the 'rock inkie' (newspaper)[2][3][4][5][6][7] NME (New Musical Express) in 1992 to commemorate 40 years of publication. The album features 40 cover versions of classic Number 1 songs by popular bands of the era, though as the NME based it on the NME's own chart,[8] some songs (such as Ultravox's "Vienna" recorded by Vic Reeves)[9] did not reach number one on the British Market Research Bureau/Gallup chart (now branded as the Official Singles Chart).[10][11] It was released in the following formats: three LPs (NME40LP), three CDs (NME40CD) or two cassettes (NME40MC), all having a total of 40 songs.

The album spawned a double A-side single featuring Manic Street Preachers' version of "Suicide Is Painless", which was listed as "Theme from M.A.S.H.", and The Fatima Mansions' take on Bryan Adams' "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" . The 12" and CD versions of the single included an interview with Steve Lamacq about the infamous '4 Real' incident. This was entitled "Sleeping with the NME" and credited to the Manic Street Preachers. The single peaked at #7 in the UK Singles Chart.[12]

All proceeds from the album went to the charity The Spastics Society.

Track listings[]

3-CD version[]

Disc one
No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
1."Coz I Luv You"Noddy Holder, Jim LeaThe Wonder Stuff3:26
2."When Will I See You Again?"Gamble and HuffBilly Bragg2:59
3."Little Red Rooster"Willie DixonThe Jesus and Mary Chain3:24
4."Atomic"Debbie Harry, Jimmy DestriThe Mission5:11
5."(Everything I Do) I Do It for You"Bryan Adams, Michael Kamen, Robert John "Mutt" LangeThe Fatima Mansions6:26
6."Stranger in Paradise"Alexander Borodin, Robert Wright, George ForrestSaint Etienne3:25
7."Cumberland Gap"traditionalThe Wedding Present1:30
8."(If Paradise Is) Half as Nice"Lucio Battisti, Jack FishmanAztec Camera / Andy Fairweather-Low5:22
9."Show You the Way to Go"Gamble and HuffDannii Minogue4:40
10."Where Do You Go To My Lovely?"Peter SarstedtWelfare Heroine5:20
11."Bad Moon Rising"John FogertyThe Blue Aeroplanes5:21
12."Apache"Jerry LordanSenseless Things2:41
13."Mr. Tambourine Man"Bob DylanTeenage Fanclub2:11
Disc two
No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
1."Another Brick in the Wall"Roger WatersCarter USM3:49
2."Maggie May"Rod Stewart, Martin QuittentonBlur4:08
3."Ashes to Ashes"David BowieTears for Fears4:32
4."Rock Your Baby"Harry Wayne Casey, Richard FinchThe House of Love2:31
5."I'm a Believer"Neil DiamondThe Frank and Walters2:42
6."Shaddap You Face"Joe DolceEMF1:56
7."Brass in Pocket"Chrissie Hynde, James Honeyman-ScottSuede3:42
8."Ring My Bell"Frederick KnightTori Amos4:35
9."Lady Madonna"Lennon–McCartneyKingmaker2:04
10."Like a Prayer"Madonna, Patrick LeonardMarc Almond6:10
11."Don't You Want Me?"Philip Oakey, Jo Callis, Philip Adrian WrightThe Farm4:09
12."I've Never Been to Me"Ron Miller, Kenneth HirschNed's Atomic Dustbin5:28
13."My Sweet Lord"George HarrisonBoy George3:27
Disc three
No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
1."Voodoo Chile"Jimi HendrixJesus Jones5:15
2."Sunny Afternoon"Ray DaviesBob Geldof3:49
3."The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"Ennio MorriconeJohnny Marr & Billy Duffy4:50
4."Down Down"Francis Rossi, Bob YoungCud3:20
5."The Legend of Xanadu"Ken Howard, Alan BlaikleyThe Fall3:28
6."Secret Love"Sammy Fain, Paul Francis WebsterSinéad O'Connor2:53
7."World without Love"Lennon–McCartneyWorld Party3:10
8."Tainted Love"Ed CobbInspiral Carpets4:24
9."Baby Come Back"Eddy GrantElektric Music4:01
10."The Model"Ralf Hütter, Karl Bartos, Emil SchultRide3:49
11."Vienna"Midge Ure, Chris Cross, Warren Cann, Billy CurrieVic Reeves3:21
12."Go Now"Larry Banks, Milton BennettTin Machine4:30
13."I Feel Love"Donna Summer, Giorgio Moroder, Pete BellotteCurve4:25
14."Suicide Is Painless"Johnny Mandel, Mike AltmanManic Street Preachers3:40

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Carlson, Dean. "Review: Ruby Trax: The NME's Roaring 40". Allmusic. Retrieved 27 July 2009.
  2. ^ Lamb, Maggoty (April 21, 2010). "Inky Fingers: Maggoty Lamb asks if NME can save us from Q" – via www.theguardian.com.
  3. ^ Sturges, Fiona (February 3, 2002). "From weekly to weakly". The Guardian.
  4. ^ "The king of the inkies". Los Angeles Times. May 9, 2004.
  5. ^ "Worth Their Wait". Pitchfork.
  6. ^ "Media: NME faces the music". The Independent. October 23, 2011.
  7. ^ Warner, Simon. "Friends and NME, PopMatters".
  8. ^ "Old-Charts". www.old-charts.com.
  9. ^ "Ultravox | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
  10. ^ "Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
  11. ^ "Who We Are - History of the Official Charts - The Eighties". www.officialcharts.com.
  12. ^ "The Official Charts Company - Manic Street Preachers/Fatima Mansions - Theme From M*A*S*H/(Everything I Do) I Do It For You". Retrieved 26 July 2009.
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