Fastbacks

Covers & Unreleased Songs

Allison (1:17)
From the Answer the Phone, Dummy tour single. Also available on the Waste of Time Promo CD5. Originally recorded by the Pixies. Can be found on the Bossanova LP.

Apologies (1:50)
From Very, Very Powerful Motor. Originally recorded by the Pointed Sticks. Can be found on the Zulu reissue CD entitled, "Part of the Noise."

Ball of Fire (3:21)
Currently unreleased. Originally recorded by Tommy James and the Shondells. Can be found on the Rhino records collection, The Best of Tommy James and the Shondells.

Book of Revelation (2:37)
Win Lose Or Both EP. Originally recorded by The Mr. T Experience. Can be found on the Milk, Milk, Lemonade LP (Lookout Records). It's funny to note that Kim sang background vocals on the original version.

Brighton Rock (4:02)
Live from In America. Originally recorded by Queen for the 1973 record, Sheer Heart Attack.

Exposed (3:58)
Spanish 'Dictators Forever' comp. Originally recorded by the Dictators for the Manifest Destiny LP. Footnote on this one: recorded with Richard Stuverud circa 1985 but never got released until 13 years later.

Eyes of a Child (pt.2) (3:13)
From Alone In a Furniture Warehouse. Originally recorded by The Moody Blues. Can be found on the LP, To Our Father's Father's Father.

Girl’s Eyes (2:26)
From New Mansions In Sound. Originally recorded by The Who. Can be found on the Who box set and also on the reissue of the Who Sell Out CD. Eddie Vedder does the background vocals on the Fastbacks version.

Go All The Way (3:20)
From the Gone to the Moon single. Originally recorded by the Raspberries in the early 70's.

Hit Or Miss (2:40)
From the compilation record, Another Damned Seattle Compilation (Dashboard Hulagirl - out of print). Originally recorded by The Damned. Can be found on The Damned Greatest Hits.

Hung Up On A Dream (3:03)
From the compilation record, The World of the Zombies (Popllama). Originally recorded by The Zombies. Can be found on the Odessey and Oracle LP.

I Can't Hide
From the Flamin' Groovies Tribute CD (details TBA). Originally recorded by The Flamin' Groovies. Can be found on the Shake Some Action LP.

I Live In a Car (1:26)
From the Gearhead #3 free single. Originally recorded by The U.K. Subs. Can be found on the UK Subs 1979-1981 Singles LP. Lulu does lead vocals.

I'll Return (4:10)
From the soon to be released 'Maybe' 7" on Munster. A Kurt Bloch original.

Jester (2:44)
From the Wait It Out/Jester 45rpm on Munster Records. Originally recorded by Pure Joy. Can be found on the CD version of Carnivore (Popllama).

Just Out of Reach (2:05)
From the compilation record, The World of the Zombies (Popllama). Originally recorded by The Zombies.

Love You More (1:29)
From the live record, In America. Originally recorded by the Buzzcocks. Can be found on the greatest hits package, Singles Going Steady.

Marionette (4:54)
From the New Mansions In Sound tour single. Originally recorded by Mott the Hoople. Can be found on the Mott the Hoople 2 disc retrospective. Kurt does everything on this recording.

Midnight Confessions (2:45)
From the Every Day Is Saturday EP. Originally recorded by The Grass Roots.

Oh Candy (2:49)
Currently unreleased. Originally recorded by Cheap Trick on their first LP.

On The Couch (2:31)
From An Evenings In Edenbrook Forest Comp and the Maybe 7". Originally recorded by the Supersuckers on La Mano Cornuda. First debuted by the Fastbacks on Halloween of 1997, as they came on stage dressed as the Supersuckers.

Please Read Me (2:07)
From Zucker. Originally recorded by the Bee Gees. Can be found on the Bee Gees First LP.

Queen of Eyes (1:58)
From the In the Summer 45rpm. Originally recorded by the Soft Boys. Can be found on the LP, Underwater Moonlight.

Ramblin' Rose (2:12)
Currently unreleased. Originally recorded by the MC5. Was to appear on an MC5 tribute record which never got released.

Rat Race (1:38)
From the Gearhead #3 free single. Originally recorded by The U.K. Subs. Kim does the lead vocals on this one.

The Right Thing (2:03)
From the Gone to the Moon CD5. Originally recorded by Wenis and written by Al Bloch.

Rocket Man (4:03)
From the compilation 20 More Hit Explosions (Pravda). Originally recorded by Elton John. Can be found on the Goodbye Yellow Brick Road double album.

Roll Away the Stone (2:48)
From the live In America CD. Originally recorded by Mott The Hoople. Can be found on the Mott the Hoople 2 disc retrospective.

Set Me Free (3:43)
From ...And His Orchestra. Originally recorded by The Sweet. Can be found on the Desolation Boulevard LP.

Sign of the Times (3:12)
From Alone In a Furniture Warehouse. Originally recorded by Petula Clark. Can be found on the My Love LP.

Space Station #5 (4:36)
From New Mansions In Sound. Originally recorded by Montrose. Can be found on Montrose (first LP).

Swallow My Pride (3:02)
From the compilation LP Sub Pop 200. Originally recorded by Green River. Can be found on the Hype! Soundtrack.

Swallow My Pride (2:11)
From the live CD, In America. Originally recorded by The Ramones. Can be found on the Leave Home LP.

Teenage F.B.I. (1:29)
From the Maybe 7". Originally recorded by Guided By Voices. Can be found on the forthcoming GBV 1999 Matador LP (produced by Ric Ocasek).

Telephone Numbers (1:05)
From the Gearhead #3 bonus single. Originally recorded by the U.K. Subs. Can be found on the UK Subs 1979-1981 Singles CD. Kurt sings the lead vocals here.

Time and Matter (2:34)
From the compilation CD, Home Alive (Epic). Originally recorded by the U.K. Subs.

Turn of the Century (2:27)
From the compilation entitled Melody Fair. Originally recorded by the Bee Gees. Can be found on the Bee Gees First LP.

Wait It Out (2:19)
From Alone In a Furniture Warehouse. Originally recorded by Wenis and written by Al Bloch.

Waterloo Sunset (3:23)
From the Kinks tribute "Give the People What We Want" (Burn Burn Burn / Sub Pop). Originally recorded by the Kinks. Can be found on the Something Else LP.

Whatever Happened To? (2:20)
From the Answer Is You double 7" (Sub Pop). Originally recorded by the Buzzcocks. Can be found on the Singles Going Steady LP.

Won’t Have to Worry (2:30)
From the compilation LP, Oh Canaduh! Originally recorded by the Modernettes. Can be found on the Zulu reissue CD, Get It On.

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