Original Seeds: Songs That Inspired Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds, Volume 1

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Annotation

This compilation © Rubber Records Australia Pty Ltd.
Manufactured and Distributed in Europe by Cargo Records.
Email:infor@cargorecords.co.uk.

Annotation last modified on 2025-11-21 18:05 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Long Time Man
recording of:
Long Time Man
composer:
Tim Rose (US singer/songwriter based mostly in UK)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc.
version of:
(It Makes) A Long Time Man Feel Bad
Tim Rose5:04
2Cat Man
Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps2:20
3Avalanche
engineer:
Robin Geoffrey Cable, Ed Hudson (engineer) and Neil Wilburn
producer:
Bob Johnston (US record producer and early rockebilly singer)
lead vocals:
Leonard Cohen (Canadian singer‐songwriter and poet)
arranger:
Paul Buckmaster
recording of:
Avalanche (in 1970)
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Cohen (Canadian singer‐songwriter and poet)
Leonard Cohen4.45:03
4Katie Cruel
engineer:
Jon Child, Warren Dewey and John Gardner (engineer)
producer:
Harvey Brooks (US electric bassist)
vocals:
Karen Dalton
arranger:
Karen Dalton and Harvey Brooks (US electric bassist)
recording of:
Katie Cruel
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Karen Dalton2:22
5Hammer Song
recording of:
Hammer Song
lyricist and composer:
Alex Harvey (of The Sensational Alex Harvey Band)
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band4.54:06
6Weeping Annaleah
cover recording of:
Weeping Annaleah
composer:
Dan Folger and Mickey Newbury (American songwriter)
recording of:
Weeping Annaleah
composer:
Dan Folger and Mickey Newbury (American songwriter)
Tom Jones3:25
7Sad Dark Eyes
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Music Australia Pty Ltd. (not for release label use! formerly Polygram Pty Ltd. until 1999-03-22) (in 1967)
recording of:
Sad Dark Eyes
writer:
Gavin Anderson, Gerry Humphreys, Robert John Lovett and Treva Richards
publisher:
Mushroom Music (Mushroom label’s publishing company)
The Loved Ones2:15
8The Big Hurt
vocals:
Scott Walker (singer‐songwriter, musician and producer) (in 1967)
conductor:
Wally Stott (in 1967)
arranger:
Wally Stott
cover recording of:
The Big Hurt (in 1967)
lyricist and composer:
Wayne Shanklin
Scott Walker2:26
9Tupelo Blues
John Lee Hooker3:26
10The Long Black Veil
Lefty Frizzell3:13
11The Folk Singer
recording of:
The Folk Singer
composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) and Charlie Daniels
Johnny Cash3:06
12Another Man Done Gone
recording of:
Another Man Done Gone
writer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend), Vera Hall, Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist), John A. Lomax and Ruby Pickens Tartt
Odetta2:12
13I'm Gonna Run to the City of Refuge
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1928-12-05)
guitar:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1928-12-05)
vocals:
Willie B. Harris (on 1928-12-05) and Blind Willie Johnson (on 1928-12-05)
recording of:
I’m Gonna Run to the City of Refuge (on 1928-12-05)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Blind Willie Johnson
Blind Willie Johnson3:25
14Oh Happy Day
recording of:
Oh Happy Day (Hawkins’ 1967 gospel arrangement)
lyricist:
Philip Doddridge
composer:
Edward Francis Rimbault (in 1854)
arranger:
Edwin Hawkins (in 1967)
publisher:
Edwin R Hawkins Music Co, EMI U Catalog Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and EMI United Partnership Ltd.
arrangement of:
Oh Happy Day
version of:
O Happy Day, That Fixed My Choice (mid‐19th century version, with new melody and a chorus by Rimbault)
Edwin Hawkins Singers45:11
15Je t'aime... Moi non plus
producer:
Jean-Claude Desmarty
vocals:
Jane Birkin (in 1968-11) and Serge Gainsbourg (in 1968-11)
orchestra:
Arthur Greenslade & His Orchestra (in 1968-11)
conductor:
Arthur Greenslade (in 1968-11)
arranger:
Arthur Greenslade
recording of:
Je t’aime… Moi non plus (in 1968-11)
lyricist and composer:
Serge Gainsbourg
publisher:
Heath Levy Music Co. Ltd. and Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd.
Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg44:29
16By the Time I Get to Phoenix
producer:
Al Bell, Allen Jones (producer/songwriter/musician/engineer) and Marvell Thomas
bass:
James Alexander (US soul bassist, singer and songwriter) (from 1969-03 until 1969-05)
drums (drum set):
Willie "Too Big" Hall (from 1969-03 until 1969-05)
guitar:
Michael Toles (from 1969-03 until 1969-05)
Hammond organ:
Isaac Hayes (from 1969-03 until 1969-05)
instruments:
The Bar‐Kays (in 1969-03)
keyboard:
Marvell Thomas (from 1969-03 until 1969-05)
vocals:
Isaac Hayes (from 1969-03 until 1969-05)
recorded at:
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (from 1969-03 until 1969-05)
part of:
New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 79)
cover recording of:
By the Time I Get to Phoenix (from 1969-03 until 1969-05)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Webb (US songwriter, composer, producer, pianist & singer)
publisher:
Charles Koppelman Music, Jonathan Three Music Co. and Martin Bandier Music
Isaac Hayes18:42