Best of James Ray's Performance & Gangwar is a compilation album by James Ray and The Performance and James Rays Gangwar, released on March 5, 1996 by Fifth Colvmn Records.
| Best of James Ray's Performance & Gangwar | ||||
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| Released | March 5, 1996 | |||
| Recorded | 1986 – | |||
| Genre | Gothic rock | |||
| Length | 72:40 | |||
| Label | Fifth Colvmn | |||
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| James Ray chronology | ||||
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Reception
edit| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
AllMusic awarded Best of James Ray's Performance & Gangwar four out of five stars.[1] Aiding & Abetting recommended the anthology to listeners of The Sisters of Mercy and said "Ray avoids some of the dreary excesses that later Sisters stuff got bogged down in, and simply cranks out quite a few moody yet catchy tunes."[2] A critic at babysue commended the album and said "sounds nice, and is a bit poppier than you might think."[3]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Travis Earl, James Ray, John Ridge and Damon Vingoe, except "Coo Ca Choo" by Peter Shelley
| No. | Title | Album (date) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Mexico Sundown Blues" | A New Kind of Assassin (1989) | 9:05 |
| 2. | "Texas" | A New Kind of Assassin (1989) | 5:31 |
| 3. | "Mountain Voices" (Remix) | A New Kind of Assassin (1989) | 5:03 |
| 4. | "Dust Boat" | A New Kind of Assassin (1989) | 4:30 |
| 5. | "Edie Sedgwick" | A New Kind of Assassin (1989) | 6:20 |
| 6. | "Rev Rev Lowrider" | A New Kind of Assassin (1989) | 8:19 |
| 7. | "Heart Surgery" | Dios Está De Nuestro Lado (1992) | 4:57 |
| 8. | "35 Thousand Times" | Dios Está De Nuestro Lado (1992) | 4:31 |
| 9. | "Badlands" | Dios Está De Nuestro Lado (1992) | 2:54 |
| 10. | "Hardwar" | Dios Está De Nuestro Lado (1992) | 4:58 |
| 11. | "Cadillac Coming" | Dios Está De Nuestro Lado (1992) | 4:38 |
| 12. | "Bad Gin" | Dios Está De Nuestro Lado (1992) | 3:42 |
| 13. | "Santa Susana" | Dios Está De Nuestro Lado (1992) | 4:21 |
| 14. | "Coo Ca Choo" (Alvin Stardust cover) | Dios Está De Nuestro Lado (1992) | 3:51 |
Personnel
editAdapted from the Best of James Ray's Performance & Gangwar liner notes.[4]
James Ray's Performance & Gangwar
- Travis Earl – guitar
- James Ray – vocals, mixing (6–13)
- John Ridge – guitar
- Damon Vingoe – bass guitar
Production and design
- Andrew Eldritch – producer (1–5)
- Zalman Fishman – executive-production
- Hugh Jones – producer (1–5)
- Roy Neave – producer and mixing (6–13)
Release history
edit| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1996 | Fifth Colvmn | CD | 9868-63216 |
References
edit- ^ a b Ankeny, Jason. "James Rays Gangwar: The Best of James Ray's Performance & Gangwar > Overview". AllMusic. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
- ^ Worley, Jon (March 18, 1996). "James Ray: Best of James Ray's Performance & Gangwar". Aiding & Abetting (103). Retrieved September 5, 2020.
- ^ "James Ray – Best of James Ray's Performance & Gangwar (CD, Fifth Colvmn, Industrial)". babysue. December 1996. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
- ^ Best of James Ray's Performance & Gangwar (booklet). James Ray and The Performance/James Rays Gangwar. Washington, DC: Fifth Colvmn Records. 1996.
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External links
edit- Best of James Ray's Performance & Gangwar at Discogs (list of releases)