Discography of Suzanne Vega

From: "John M. Relph" <relph@presto.ig.com>
Subject: DISCOGRAPHY: Suzanne Vega
Message-ID: <1993Feb22.101638.4668@dutrun2.tudelft.nl>
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Date: Mon, 22 Feb 1993 10:16:38 GMT
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By John Relph <relph@presto.ig.com> Revision 2.4f (19 February 1993)
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This document is a discography of:

Suzanne Vega

This list was compiled by Gary Hanley and John Relph.

The information included is from the liner notes of the releases.

Special thanks to: (in alphabetical order)

Timo Ahonen, Jeff Burka, Benjamin L. Combee, Chris Dow,
Kenton Hoover, Matti Kalalahti, Richard K. Lloyd,
David A. Pearlman, Mike Schuster, James Uther.

Please send any additions or corrections to:

John Relph
relph@presto.ig.com

224 Alvarado Ave.
Los Altos, CA  94022-1215
U.S.A.

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Key to Abbreviations and Terms:

Album Full album release, in one or more of the formats below:
  LP 12" vinyl long-player (33 1/3 RPM)
  CD Compact (digital) disc
  CT Cassette tape
  DAT DAT, digital audio tape
  8T 8-track tape (obsolete)
  RR 1/4" reel-to-reel tape (obsolete)
  DCC Digital compact cassette tape
  MD MiniDisc, CD-like optical disc

Single Single release, usually from an album, in one or more of
the formats below:
  7" 7" 45 RPM vinyl
  10" 10" 45 RPM vinyl
  12" 12" 45 RPM vinyl
  EP Extended play single or mini-album, usually 33 1/3 RPM
  CD-3 CD-3, 3" (7 cm) CD single
  CD-5 5" (12 cm) CD single
  CS Cassette single
  Flexi Flexi-disc, usually included with a magazine

Video A video, in one or more of the formats below, that may or
may not have had an official release:
  VHS VHS-format video tape
  Beta Beta-format video tape
  CLV Video disk in Constant Linear Velocity format (8" or 12")
  CAV Video disk in Constant Angular Velocity format (8" or 12")
  NTSC The U.S.A. and Japan video standard
  PAL The E.C. (except France) and Scandinavia video standard

Collection A collection of tracks by this artist, usually previously
released on various albums and singles.
Compilation A compilation of tracks by various artists.
Soundtrack Soundtrack to a film or play released in Album format.
Box Set Box set of previously released and/or unreleased material.
Songbook Book of words and music.

Bootleg Unauthorized release of previously unreleased material
consisting of concert recordings, studio outtakes, and
radio or television broadcasts.
Pirate Unauthorized release of previously released material
without attempting to make the album look like an original.
Counterfeit Unauthorized exact copy of an officially released album.

xNN Indicates multiple disc or tape release, for example, CDx2
indicates two CD release.

Country Codes
AA Australasia AU Austria
BX BeNeLux BR Brazil
CA Canada EC European Community
EU Europe FR France
GE Germany GR Greece
IR Ireland IT Italy
JA Japan NL Netherlands
OZ Australia SC Scandinavia
UK United Kingdom US United States
WG West Germany WW Worldwide

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All singles come in a picture sleeve unless otherwise indicated.
CDs come in a jewel box unless otherwise indicated.

Information flagged with a question mark is not verified, if
you have further information, please let me know.

Most CD track times were found using a NAD 4170 compact disc player
and the time on your CD player may vary slightly (+- 5-8 seconds),
due to the way different machines calculate track times.

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Notes:
Suzanne Vega & Kitchens of Distinction Tour Dates:

    Febuary
    16 Coach House                        San Juan Capistrano, CA
    17 Coach House                        San Juan Capistrano, CA
    18 Wiltern Theatre                    Los Angeles, CA
    20 Celebrity Theatre                  Phoenix,   AZ
    22 Montezuma Hall                     San Diego, CA
    23 The Huntridge                      Las Vegas, NV
    25 Kingsbury Hall                     Salt Lake, UT
    26 Boulder Theater                    Boulder,   CO
    28 The Backroom                       Austin,    TX
    March
    1  Deep Ellum Live                    Dallas,    TX
    2  New Eden Ballroom                  Fayettesville, AR
    3  McAlister Auditorium               New Orleans, LA
    5  TBA                                Atlanta,   GA
    9  Kraushaar Auditorium               Ballitmore, MD
    10 Fine Arts Center/U. of Mass        Amherst,   MA
    11 The Academy                        New York,  NY
    15 Avalon Ballroom                    Boston,    MA

    For more info call Jay or Scott at A&M +1-213-469-2411.

Suzanne Vega wrote some songs for Philip Glass, issued on his album
Songs For Liquid Days, but she does not sing them.

The Lemonheads covered Luka on their album Lick (CD US Taang!
TAANG! 32).

The limited edition CD package for 99.9 F o was nominated for the
Best Packaging category in the 1992 Grammy Awards.

Please send me any additional information you have about these or
other releases featuring Suzanne Vega.

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Short Discography

1985 Album Suzanne Vega
1985 Single Marlene on the Wall

1986 May Single Left of Centre
1986 EP Live in London - 1986
1986 Soundtrack Pretty in Pink

1987 Single Luka
1987 Album Solitude Standing
1987 Jul Single Tom's Diner

1988 May Single Solitude Standing
1988 Aug Collection Compact Hits: Suzanne Vega
1988 Video Live at the Royal Albert Hall
1988 Compilation Stay Awake
1988? Collection Portrait of the Artist

1989 CD Philip Glass: 1000 Airplanes Interview

1990 May Single Book of Dreams
1990 Apr Album days of open Hand
1990 Jun Single Tired of Sleeping
1990 Jul Single Men in a War
1990 Single D.N.A. featuring Suzanne Vega: Tom's Diner

1991 Sep Compilation Tom's Album
1991 Apr Compilation Deadicated
1991? Album D.N.A.: Taste This

1992 May Compilation One World, One Voice
1992 Oct? Single In Liverpool
1992 Oct? Single Blood Makes Noise
1992 Nov 9? Album 99.9 F o
1992 Nov? Single 99.9 F o
1992 Dec? Songbook 99.9 F o

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Full Discography

1985 Suzanne Vega

Produced by Lenny Kaye and Steve Addabbo.  Some Journey was
arranged and co-produced by Steven Miller.

2'49  Cracking
2'36  Freeze Tag
3'40  Marlene on the Wall
3'54  Small Blue Thing
3'49  Straight Lines
3'26  Undertow
3'38  Some Journey
4'48  The Queen and the Soldier
3'36  Knight Moves
3'21  Neighborhood Girls

LP US A&M 5072 (unseen)
CT US A&M CS 6-5072
CD US A&M CD 5072
LP UK A&M AMA 5072
CD UK A&M CDA 5072

1985 Marlene on the Wall

Promotional single.

      Marlene on the Wall (Specially Remixed Version)

12" US A&M SP-17328

1986 May Left of Centre

Track listing unknown.

      Left of Centre

CD-5 UK A&M? CDQ 320

1986 Live in London - 1986

      Left Of Centre
      Neighborhood Girls
      Straight Lines
      Black Widow Station
      Knight Moves
      Cracking

CD OZ A&M (Festival) D 20054

1987? Luka

Original US pressings mistakenly contained the album
version of Neighborhood Girls but the mistake was rectified
in later pressings.

3'51  Luka
3'45  Left of Center (live)
3'29  Neighborhood Girls (live)

CD-5 UK A&M vegcd 1
CD-3 US A&M CC 31021 [DDD] (1988?)
CD-5 US A&M 75021 2372 2 (1991 Sep reissue)

1987 Solitude Standing

Produced by Steve Addabbo and Lenny Kaye.  Gypsy was
co-produced by Mitch Easter.

2'06  Tom's Diner
3'52  Luka
6'19  Ironbound Fancy Poultry
4'16  In the Eye
2'47  Night Vision
4'49  Solitude Standing
4'14  Calypso
3'57  Language
4'04  Gypsy
5'13  Wooden Horse (Caspar Hauser's song)
2'40  Tom's Diner (Reprise)

LP US A&M 5136 (unseen)
CD US A&M CD 5136
LP UK A&M SUZLP 2
CD UK A&M SUZCD 2
CD WG A&M 395 136-2
DCC US A&M 75021 5136-5 (Nov? 1992 reissue)

1987 Luka

      Luka (Spanish version)
      Luke (English version)

7" US A&M AM-35084

1987 Jul Tom's Diner

      Tom's Diner (studio)
      Left of Center (studio)
      Tom's Diner (live)
      Luka (live)

CD-5 UK A&M vegcd 2

1988 May Solitude Standing

      Solitude Standing
      Ironbound/Fancy Poultry
      Marlene On the Wall (live)
      Some Journey (live)

CD-5 UK A&M vegcd3 (390 300-2)

1988 Aug Compact Hits: Suzanne Vega

Collection.

      Luka
      Left Of Centre
      Neighbourhood Girls
      The Queen And The Soldier

CD-5 UK A&M AMCD 912

1988 Live at the Royal Albert Hall

Live video.  Details unknown.

VHS-PAL UK A&M? am 836
CLV-PAL UK A&M? am 836

1988? Portrait of the Artist

Promotional collection album.  Full track listing unknown.

      Luka
      Solitude Standing
      Tom's Diner

LP US? A&M ?

1990 May Book of Dreams

3'22  Book of Dreams
3'48  Big Space
4'05  Marlene on the Wall (live)
5'59  Ironbound/Fancy Poultry (live)

CD-5 UK A&M AMCD 559 (slimline jewel box)

Numbered limited edition of 10,000?, hologram cover,
title silkscreened on cover of slimline jewel box.

CD-5 UK A&M AMCDH 559 (slimline jewel box)

1990 May? Book of Dreams

Promotional single.  Includes sticker on cover.

      Book of Dreams
      Men in a War (live)

12" US A&M SP-1808

1990 Apr days of open Hand

Produced by Anton Sanko and Suzanne Vega.

4'22  Tired of Sleeping
4'47  Men in a War
4'16  Rusted Pipe
3'22  Book of Dreams
6'15  Institution Green
3'09  Those Whole Girls (Run in Grace)
3'00  Room off the Street
3'48  Big Space
4'59  Predictions
2'36  Fifty-Fifty Chance
5'10  Pilgrimage

CD US A&M 7502-15293-2 [ADD]
LP UK A&M 395 293-1
CD OZ A&M (Polygram) 395 293 2

Limited edition multifold digipak comes with hologram
cover.

CD US A&M 75021-3933-2 [ADD] (1990 Apr?)

1990 Jun Tired of Sleeping

      tired of sleeping
      those whole girls (run in grace)
      left of center (live)
      room of the street (live)

CD-5 UK A&M AMCD 565 (slimline jewel box)

1990 Jul Men in a War

      Men in a War (remix)
      Undertow (live in Israel)
      Men in a War (live In Germany)

CD-5 UK A&M AMCD 584 (slimline jewel box)

1992 Oct? In Liverpool

Released in both digipak and slimline jewel box.

4'44  In Liverpool
4'17  Some Journey (live)
5'19  The Queen And The Soldier (live)
3'38  Luka (live)

CD-5 UK A&M AMCDR 0029 (580 031-2) (slimline jewel box)

Digipak unfolds to reveal lyrics and additional photos.

CD-5 UK A&M AMCD 0029 (580 029-2) [AAD] (digipak)

1992 Oct? Blood Makes Noise

Promotional single, in stock die-cut cover with sticker.

4'10  Blood Makes Noise (remix)
2'28  Blood Makes Noise

12" US A&M 31458 8046 1

1992 Nov 9? 99.9 F o

The name of this album actually has the degrees symbol in
it, but this file doesn't.

3'31  Rock In This Pocket (Song of David)
2'28  Blood Makes Noise
4'41  In Liverpool
3'15  99.9 F o
3'18  Blood Sings
2'18  Fat Man & Dancing Girl
3'06  (If You Were) In My Movie
2'56  As a Child
3'22  Bad Wisdom
1'54  When Heroes Go Down
3'26  As Girls Go
3'05  Song of Sand

CD US A&M 31454 0005 2 [AAD]
CT US A&M 31454 0005 4
CD UK A&M 540 012-2
CD OZ A&M (Polygram) 540 005 2

Some European editions include bonus track.

1'56  Private Goes Public

CD FR A&M 540 012-2
CD EU A&M 540 012-2

Limited edition CD comes with book, paperboard case and
bonus track.

CD US A&M 31454 0026 2 [AAD] (23? Nov 1992)

1992 Nov? 99.9 F o

Collectors Single, digipak with cover sticker.

3'14  99.9 F o
4'06  Tired of Sleeping (live)
4'16  Straight Lines (live)
3'43  Tom's Diner (live)

CD-5 UK A&M AMCD 0085R (580 085-2)

1992 Nov? 99.9 F o

Slimline jewel box with cover sticker.  Live tracks
recorded 20 August 1992 for the BBC.

3'15  99.9 F o
3'30  Rock In This Pocket (Song of David) (live)
4'42  In Liverpool (live)
4'43  Men Will Be Men

CD-5 UK A&M AMCD 0085

1992 Dec Blood Makes Noise

Promotional single?.

2'28  Blood Makes Noise

12" US A&M 31458 8046 1

1992 Dec Blood Makes Noise

      Blood Makes Noise
      Neighborhood Girls (live)
      Predictions (live)
      China Doll (live)

CD-5 UK A&M AMCD 0112 (slimline jewel box)

1992 Dec? Blood Makes Noise

2'28  Blood Makes Noise (Album Version)
4'10  Blood Makes Noise (Mitchell Froom Mix)
8'24  Blood Makes Noise (House Version)
3'56  Blood Makes Noise (Master Mix Club)

12" EU A&M AMY 0112 (580 112-1)

1992 Dec? Blood Makes Noise

2'27  Blood Makes Noise
4'43  Men Will Be Men

CS US A&M 31458 0033 4

1992 Dec? 99.9 F o

Songbook.  Details unknown.

Songbook US ?

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Other Collaborations and Compilations

1986 Pretty in Pink

Soundtrack album.  Produced by Steve Addabbo and Authur
Baker.  Only information for the track by Suzanne Vega is
included.  Featuring Joe Jackson (piano).

3'33  Left of Center

CD US A&M CD 3293

1988 Stay Awake

Compilation album.  Covers of Disney songs.  Produced by
Hal Willner.  Only information for the track featuring
Suzanne Vega is included.

7'47  Medley Two ("The Darkness Sheds Its Veil")
Suzanne Vega: Stay Awake
Bill Frisell and Wayne Horvitz: Little Wooden Head
Syd Straw: Blue Shadows on the Trail

CD US A&M CD 3918 [AAD] (ISBN 0-945338-21-X)

1989 Philip Glass: 1000 Airplanes on the Roof Interview

Interviewed by Suzanne Vega.  Promotional CD.

CD US Virgin America PRCD 2708

1990 D.N.A. featuring Suzanne Vega: Tom's Diner

D.N.A. re-worked this Suzanne Vega song.

3'47  Tom's Diner (7" A)
2'39  Tom's Diner (reprise)
2'08  Tom's Diner (acappella)
5'20  Tom's Diner (12" A)

CD-5 UK A&M amcd 592 (slimline jewel box)
CD-5 WG A&M 390 564-2 [AAD] (slimline jewel box)

1991 Sep Tom's Album

Compilation album, includes twelve different versions of
Tom's Diner, and a remix of Rusted Pipe.

4'52  D.N.A. featuring Suzanne Vega: Rusted Pipe (remix)
2'06  Suzanne Vega: Tom's Diner
2'44  Peter Behrens: Dep De Do Dep
4'00  Nikki D.: Daddy's Little Girl
3'15  Vocal by Beth Watson: Waiting At the Border
3'22  Michigan & Smiley: Tom's Diner
2'45  N.D.A. Project: Tom's Diner
2'12  Marilyn E. Whitelaw & Mark Davis: Jeannie's Diner
2'16  After One: Tom's Diner Rap
2'05  Mats Hojer: Tages Kafe
2'03  Bingo Hand Job: Tom's ?
2'33  Suzanne Vega: Tom's Diner (Reprise)
3'49  D.N.A. featuring Suzanne Vega: Tom's Diner (remix)

CD US A&M 75021 5363 2 [AAD]

1991? D.N.A.: Taste This

Suzanne Vega (co-author, vocals)

      Saltwater
      Tom's Diner

CD UK EMI DNACD 1
LP UK EMI DNALP 1

1991 Apr Deadicated

Compilation, tribute to the Grateful Dead.

3'25  China Doll
3'34  Cassidy

CD US Arista ARCD-8669

1992 May One World, One Voice

Collaboration project conceived by Kevin Godley, features
Suzanne Vega.

CD UK Virgin CDV 2632

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Rumoured Releases and Future Projects

1985 Small Blue Thing

Doublepack single?

      Small Blue Thing
      Black Widow Station (live)

7" UK?

1986? The Authentic Guitar Style of Suzanne Vega

Songbook.  Details unknown.

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End of Suzanne Vega discography

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