GREILL MARCUS

Lipstick Traces(Rough Trade Records #R2902, 1993, Various Artists . This is a soundtrack to "Lipstick Traces: A Secret History of the 20th Century," (1989); by Greil Marcus, originally published in the US by Harvard University Press. I'd love to hear this collection condensed into a six minute rap tune, or a twelve minute techno mantra, but in the meantime we begin, with a giggle...Jon Savage, 1993 Track #1 : SLITS: "A Boring Life." Track #2 : ORIOLES: "It's Too Soon To Know." Track #3 : TRISTAN TZARA, MARCEL JANCO, RICHARD HUELSENBECK: "L 'Amiral cherche une maison a louer." Track #4 : JONATHAN RICHMAN: "Road Runner." Track #5 : GUY DEBORD: Excerpt from soundtrack to Hurlements en faveur de Sade. Track #6 : THE ROXY, LONDON: Ambience. Track #7 : JEAN-LOUIS BRAU: "Instrumentation Verbale (Face 2)." Track #8 : BUZZCOCKS: "Boredom." Track #9 : ADVERTS: "One Chord Wonders." Track #10: RAOUL HAUSMANN: "phoneme bbbb." Track #11: GANG OF FOUR: "At Home He's A Tourist." Track #12: ADVERTS: "Gary Gilmore's Eyes." Track #13: KLEENEX: "U (angry side)." Track #14: GUY DEBORD: Excerpt from soundtrack to Critique de la separation (Dansk-Fransk Experimentalfilmskompagni, 1961). Track #15: CLASH: Stage talke, Roundhouse, London, 23 September 1976. Track #16: MEKONS: "Never Been In A Riot." Track #17: LILIPUT: "Split." Track #18: PETER BLEGVAD, et al: "rohrenhose-rokoko-neger-rhythmus." Track #19: ESSENTIAL LOGIC: "Wake Up." Track #20: KLEENEX: "You (friendly side)." Track #21: GIL J. WOLMAN: "Megapneumies, 24 Mars 1963 (Face 1)." Track #22: RAINCOATS: "In Love." Track #23: GUY DEBORD: Excerpt from soundtrack to Hurlements en faveur de Sade. Track #24: MARIE OSMOND: "Karawane." Track #25: BASCAM LAMAR LUNSFORD: "I wish I was A mole In The Ground." Track #26: MEKONS: "The Building." Track #27: BENNY SPELLMAN: "Lipstick Traces (On a Cigarette)."