Final Wild Songs

Final Wild Songs
Final Wild Songs
Box set by The Long Ryders
Released	22 January 2016
Recorded	1983–1987
Genre	Paisley Underground; garage rock; psychedelia; folk rock; country rock;
Length	4:31:53
Label	Cherry Red
Producer	Earle Mankey; The Long Ryders; Henry Lewy; Paul McKenna; Will Birch; Ed Stasium;
The Long Ryders chronology

Final Wild Songs is a four-CD compilation

the Netherlands.^[2]

The collection was researched and compiled by the Long Ryders' Tom Stevens and Sid Griffin and remastered from original master tapes, where available.^[3] "Still Get By", originally track 2 on Native Sons, is omitted from disc one, as requested by its writer Stephen McCarthy for unknown reasons, according to Tom Stevens.^[4]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
R2	^[12]
Scottish Daily Express	^[13]
Shindig!	^[14]
The Sun	^[15]
Uncut	^[16]
Vive Le Rock	8/10^[17]

Final Wild Songs received positive critical reception upon release. Americana UK called it "truly glorious" and "an absolute essential purchase, even if one already has the original albums",

B-sides, outtakes and demos, that make this collection essential."^[12]

Track listing

Disc one: 1983–1984

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original release	Length
1.	"Join My Gang"	Traditional	Previously unreleased	2:52
18.	"Wreck of the 809" (Live at McCabe's, Santa Monica, 18 May 1984)	McCarthy, Stevens	Previously unreleased	3:35
19.	"Further Along" (Live at McCabe's, Santa Monica, 18 May 1984)	Traditional arr. by Gram Parsons Chris Hillman	Previously unreleased	4:53
20.	"The Rains Came" (Live at CBGB's, New York City, 19 April 1984)	Huey P. Meaux	Previously unreleased	2:36
21.	"You Can't Judge a Book by the Cover" (Live at the West End, Chicago, 3 November 1984)	Willie Dixon	Previously unreleased	5:49
Total length:				72:52

Disc two: 1985

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original release	Length
1.	"Looking for Lewis and Clark"	Griffin	B-side from "Looking for Lewis and Clark (Extended Version)", 1985	3:21
13.	"Child Bride"	McCarthy, Sowders	B-side from "Looking for Lewis and Clark"	2:47
14.	"If I Were a Bramble and You Were a Rose"	Griffin	B-side from "Looking for Lewis and Clark (Extended Version)"	4:49
15.	"Looking for Lewis and Clark" (Recorded live for BBC's the Old Grey Whistle Test, 1 October 1985)	Griffin	Previously unreleased	3:25
16.	"Lights of Downtown" (Captain's Mix)	McCarthy	Previously unreleased	3:09
17.	"Capturing the Flag" (Captain's Mix)	Griffin, McCarthy, Stevens, Sowders, Birch	Previously unreleased	3:27
18.	"Christmas in New Zealand"	Griffin, McCarthy, Stevens, Sowders	Flexi disc, 1985	4:39
19.	"Encore from Hell" (Recorded live at the Mean Fiddler, London, December 1985)	Griffin, McCarthy, Stevens, Sowders	Flexi disc, 1986	3:30
Total length:				69:17

Disc three: 1986

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original release	Length
1.	"Gunslinger Man"	Griffin	B-side from "I Want You Bad", 1987	2:12
13.	"17 Ways" (Demo; recorded at Control Center, Los Angeles, April 1986)	Stevens	Looking for Lewis and Clark: the Long Ryders Anthology	3:15
14.	"Basic Black" (Demo; recorded at Score One, Burbank, 17 July 1986)	Griffin	Looking for Lewis and Clark: the Long Ryders Anthology	4:49
15.	"Pushin' Uphill" (Demo; recorded at Penguin Studios, Pasadena, September 1986)	McCarthy	Looking for Lewis and Clark: the Long Ryders Anthology	3:25
16.	"How Do We Feel What's Real?" (Demo; recorded at Score One, Burbank, 17 July 1986)	Stevens	Previously unreleased	3:11
17.	"He's Got Himself a Young Girl (and He Can't Keep Up)" (Demo; recorded at Control Center, Los Angeles, April 1986)	Griffin	Looking for Lewis and Clark: the Long Ryders Anthology	2:56
18.	"He Can Hear His Brother Calling" (Demo; recorded at Score One, Burbank, 17 July 1986)	McCarthy	Looking for Lewis and Clark: the Long Ryders Anthology	5:12
19.	"Sad Sad Songs" (Demo; recorded at Penguin Studios, Pasadena, September 1986)	Stevens	Previously unreleased	2:31
20.	"Flak Jacket" (Demo; recorded at Control Center, Los Angeles, April 1986)	Griffin	Looking for Lewis and Clark: the Long Ryders Anthology	5:22
21.	"Blues Theme" (Two-Fisted Tales outtake; recorded November–December 1986)	Davie Allan, Mike Curb	Metallic B.O., 1989	3:29
Total length:				76:16

Disc four: Live 1985

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Mason-Dixon Line"	McCarthy	4:20
2.	"Time Keeps Traveling"	Griffin	3:38
3.	"(Sweet) Mental Revenge"	Tillis	2:55
4.	"Run Dusty Run"	Griffin	2:26
5.	"You Don't Know What's Right, You Don't Know What's Wrong"	McCarthy, Brewer	3:56
6.	"As God Is My Witness"	Griffin	4:08
7.	"Ivory Tower"	Shank	3:03
8.	" Chris Wilson	3:01
9.	"Masters of War"	Dylan	4:22
10.	"Wreck of the 809"	McCarthy, Stevens	4:17
11.	"Good Times Tomorrow, Hard Times Today"	Griffin	4:10
12.	"Six Days on the Road"	Earl Green, Carl Montgomery	4:14
13.	"Southside of the Story"	Griffin, Sowders	2:47
14.	"Still Get By"	McCarthy	2:44
15.	"Tell It to the Judge on Sunday"	Griffin	3:26
Total length:			53:28

Note

Recorded live at the Esther Palais de Danse in
the Netherlands
, 6 April 1985.

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album liner notes.[18]

The Long Ryders

Sid Griffin – guitar, harmonica, autoharp, bugle, vocals
Steve McCarthy – guitar, mandolin, steel guitar, lap steel, banjo, keyboards, vocals
Tom Stevens – bass, double bass, cello, acoustic guitar, vocals (except disc one: 1–5)
Greg Sowders – drums, percussion, keyboards
Des Brewer – bass, vocals (disc one: 1–5)

Additional musicians

Gene Clark – additional vocals (disc 1: 7)
Dave Pearlman – steel guitar (disc 1: 9)
Phil Kenzie – tenor and baritone saxophone (disc 1: 11)
Lee Chaifetz – vocals (disc 1: 19)
Victoria Williams – vocals (disc 1: 19)
Snake Davis and his Longhorns – saxophone (disc 2: 3)
Vic Collins – pedal steel guitar (disc 2: 3)
Alan Dunn – accordion (disc 2: 13)
Steve Wickham – violin (disc 2: 14)
Christine Collister – vocals (disc 2: 14)
Debbi Peterson – vocals (disc 3: 2)
Vicki Peterson – vocals (disc 3: 2)
David Hidalgo – accordion (disc 3: 4)

Technical

Earle Mankey – producer, engineer (disc 1: 1–5)
The Long Ryders – producer (disc 1: 1–5, 16; disc 3: 12)
Henry Lewy – producer, engineer (disc 1: 6–15)
Paul McKenna – producer (disc 1: 6–15)
Will Birch – producer (disc 2: 1–14, 16–18)
Ed Stasium – producer, mixing (disc 3: 1–12, 21)
Neill King – engineer (disc 2: 1–14)
Paul Hamingson – engineer, mixing engineer (disc 3: 1–12), mixing (disc 3: 12)
Mark McKenna – assistant engineer (disc 3: 1–12)
Tom Root – assistant engineer (disc 3: 1–12)
Vince McCartney – assistant mixing engineer (disc 3: 1–12)
Nick Stewart – remix (disc 2: 16, 17)
Bill Inglot – engineer (disc 3: 14–16, 18, 19)
Paul B. Cutler – engineer (disc 3: 13, 17, 20)
Willem Mindermann – engineer (disc 4)
Danny Mindermann – engineer (disc 4)
Andy Pearce – mastering
Phil Smee – artwork

References

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^ "Episode #20 Tom Stevens of The Long Ryders talks about his contributions to their new album Psychedelic Country Soul (Podcast)". Paisley Stage, Raspberry and Rhyme. 2 March 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
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[americana-5] Aird, Jonathan (28 April 2016). "Shindig! Review". Americana UK. Retrieved 19 February 2020.

[classicrock-6] Hughes, Rob (22 January 2016). "Classic Rock Review". Classic Rock. Retrieved 19 February 2020.

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[shindig-14] Patterson, Tom (2016). "Shindig! Review". Shindig!. Retrieved 19 February 2020.

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[uncut-16] McKay, Alastair (9 February 2016). "Uncut Review". uncut.co.uk. Retrieved 19 February 2020.

[vivelerock-17] Truman, John (2016). "Vive Le Rock Review". Vive Le Rock. Retrieved 19 February 2020.

[18] Final Wild Songs (Media notes). The Long Ryders. Cherry Red Records. 2016.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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v t e The Long Ryders
Sid Griffin Stephen McCarthy Greg Sowders Tom Stevens Barry Shank Des Brewer
Studio albums	Native Sons State of Our Union Two-Fisted Tales Psychedelic Country Soul September November
Live albums	BBC Radio One Live in Concert Three Minute Warnings: the Long Ryders Live in New York City State of Our Reunion
Compilations	Metallic B.O. Looking for Lewis and Clark: the Long Ryders Anthology The Best of the Long Ryders Final Wild Songs
Extended plays	10-5-60
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