Ultra Vivid Scene (album)

Ultra Vivid Scene is the debut album by Ultra Vivid Scene, released in 1988. Kurt Ralske was the writer, producer, and sole performer.

Ultra Vivid Scene
Studio album by Ultra Vivid Scene
Released	October 31, 1988
Recorded	May–July 1988
Studio	Ben Munve's Studio, New York
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	48:19
Language	English
Label	4AD
Producer	Kurt Ralske
Ultra Vivid Scene chronology
Ultra Vivid Scene (1988) Joy 1967–1990 (1990)
Singles from Ultra Vivid Scene
"She Screamed" Released: August 22, 1988 "Mercy Seat" Released: April 24, 1989

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Track listing

All tracks are written by Kurt Ralske

No.	Title	Length
1.	"She Screamed"	2:19
2.	"Crash"	3:29
3.	"You Didn't Say Please"	3:46
4.	"Lynn-Marie #2"	3:17
5.	"Nausea"	3:12
6.	"Mercy Seat"	4:05
7.	"A Dream of Love"	4:00
8.	"Extra CD Track" (bonus track on CD versions only)	1:27
9.	"Lynn-Marie #1"	2:35
10.	"This Isn't Real"	2:22
11.	"The Whore of God"	3:06
12.	"Bloodline"	4:01
13.	"A Kiss and a Slap"	2:33
14.	"How Did It Feel"	2:52
15.	"Hail Mary"	4:37
16.	"Mercy Seat" (12" version; bonus track on US CD only)	6:35

Singles

• "She Screamed" (August 22, 1988)
  1. "She Screamed"
  2. "Walkin' After Midnight" (Patsy Cline cover)
  3. "Not in Love (Hit by a Truck)"
  4. "You Know It All" (on CD single only)
• "Mercy Seat" (April 24, 1989)
  1. "Mercy Seat" (12" version)
  2. "Codine" (Buffy Sainte-Marie cover)
  3. "H Like in Heaven"
  4. "Mercy Seat" (album version)

Personnel

• Kurt Ralske – vocals, instrumentation, producer, engineer