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1991 compilation album by Adrian Belew
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Desire of the Rhino King experimental rock musician and
guitarist
Adrian Belew . It includes songs from Belew's first three solo albums for
Island Records :
Lone Rhino (1982),
Twang Bar King (1983), and
Desire Caught By the Tail (1986).
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Track 18 is an outtake from the Desire sessions, appearing for the first time on CD. It was first released on a
Flexi disc included with the March 1987 issue of
Guitar Player .
Track listing All tracks are written by Adrian Belew except where noted
Title Writer(s) Original album 1. "The Final Rhino"
Lone Rhino (1982)1:25 2. "The Lone Rhinoceros" Lone Rhino 3:59 3. "Big Electric Cat" Lone Rhino 4:52 4. "The Momur" Lone Rhino 3:48 5. "Hot Sun" Lone Rhino 1:31 6. "The Man in the Moon" Lone Rhino 3:48 7. "Swingline" Lone Rhino 3:29 8. "Adidas in Heat" Lone Rhino 2:46 9. "Fish Head"
Twang Bar King (1983)4:31 10. "The Ideal Woman" Twang Bar King 4:09 11. "Sexy Rhino" Twang Bar King 0:37 12. "Twang Bar King" Twang Bar King 1:27 13. "Paint the Road" Belew, Bill Janssen Twang Bar King 3:21 14. "She Is Not Dead" Twang Bar King 4:43 15. "The Rail Song" Twang Bar King 5:38 16. "Ballet for a Blue Whale" Twang Bar King 4:45 17. "The Gypsy Zurna"
Desire Caught by the Tail (1986)3:06 18. "Joan Miro's Procession Through the Insides of a Purple Antelope Across a Sea of Tuna Fish"
Guitar Player magazine (March 1987)3:05 19. "Portrait of Margaret" Desire Caught by the Tail 3:58 20. "Laughing Man" Desire Caught by the Tail 5:31 21. "Guernica" Desire Caught by the Tail 2:18 Total length: 71:58
Personnel Musicians Technical Adrian Belew –
producer ,
liner notes , cover art concept
Stan Hertzman – executive producer,
photography
Gary Platt –
engineer
Rich Denhart – assistant engineer
Greg Calbi – remastering
Christine Rodin – photography
Margaret Belew – cover design,
cover art References
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