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| Dark Adapted Eye | ||||
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| Compilation album by | ||||
| Released | November 1988[1] | |||
| Recorded | Fortress Dax Spring 1987 | |||
| Genre | Art rock | |||
| Label | Sire Records | |||
| Producer | Danielle Dax | |||
| Danielle Dax chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Dark Adapted Eye | ||||
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Dark Adapted Eye is a compilation album by Danielle Dax, an English experimental musician, formerly of The Lemon Kittens. Released in 1988 on Sire Records on LP, cassette and CD, it consisted of material from albums and singles released on her own label, Awesome Records, and was the first release of her material in North America.
Cover artwork is by Holly Warburton.
Background
[edit]Dark Adapted Eye was Dax's debut album release in North America, and contains all songs from her 1987 album Inky Bloaters except "Born to Be Bad". The compilation also includes the standalone U.K. single "Cat-House", remixed versions of three B-sides "When I Was Young", "Whistling for His Love" and "Touch Piggy's Eyes", another B-side "House-Cat", and a previously unreleased song titled "White Knuckle Ride", which was later released as a single in the United Kingdom in April 1989.
After being out of print for years, the CD was reissued in the U.S. by the Noble Rot label in 2008. In 2019, the U.S. label Rubellan Remasters remastered the album and reissued it on CD with several bonus tracks different from the original release.
Track listing
[edit]All lyrics are written by Danielle Dax; all music is composed by Danielle Dax and David Knight except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album or single | Length |
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| 1. | "Cat-House" (Single version) | The Chemical Wedding | 3:30 | |
| 2. | "Big Hollow Man" (Remix/Single version) | Inky Bloaters | 4:48 | |
| 3. | "White Knuckle Ride" | Previously unreleased | 2:54 | |
| 4. | "When I Was Young" (U.S. Mix) |
| B-side of "Where the Flies Are" | 3:49 |
| 5. | "Yummer-Yummer Man" | Inky Bloaters | 3:25 | |
| 6. | "Fizzing Human Bomb" | Inky Bloaters | 3:44 | |
| 7. | "Whistling for His Love" (U.S. Mix) | The Chemical Wedding | 3:29 | |
| 8. | "Flashback" | Inky Bloaters | 4:20 | |
| 9. | "Inky Bloaters" | Inky Bloaters | 3:29 | |
| 10. | "Brimstone in a Barren Land" | Inky Bloaters | 4:28 | |
| 11. | "Bad Miss 'M'" | Inky Bloaters | 2:44 | |
| 12. | "Touch Piggy's Eyes" (U.S. Mix) | The Chemical Wedding | 4:05 | |
| Total length: | 44:49 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album or single | Length |
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| 13. | "House-Cat" | B-side of "Cat-House" (U.K. single) | 3:31 | |
| 14. | "Bed Caves" | Danielle Dax | Pop-Eyes | 3:14 |
| 15. | "Sleep Has No Property" | Inky Bloaters | 4:31 | |
| 16. | "Hammerheads" | Danielle Dax | Jesus Egg That Wept | 3:15 |
| 17. | "Pariah" | Danielle Dax | Jesus Egg That Wept | 3:46 |
| 18. | "Where the Flies Are" |
| Inky Bloaters | 3:15 |
| 19. | "Funtime" | Inky Bloaters | 3:22 | |
| Total length: | 1:09:43 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album or single | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Sleep Has No Property" | Inky Bloaters | 4:31 | |
| 14. | "Where the Flies Are" |
| Inky Bloaters | 3:15 |
| 15. | "Funtime" | Inky Bloaters | 3:22 | |
| 16. | "Cold Sweat" | B-side of "White Knuckle Ride" (U.K.) and "Cat-House" 12" single (U.S.) | 6:01 | |
| 17. | "Cat-House" (Overnight Mix) | "Cat-House" 12" single (U.S.) | 5:00 | |
| 18. | "White Knuckle Ride" (Remix/Single version) | "White Knuckle Ride" single (U.K.) and "Cat-House" 12" single (U.S.) | 2:50 | |
| 19. | "Whistling for His Love" (12" Remix) | "Whistling for His Love" 12" promo single (U.S.) | 6:15 | |
| Total length: | 1:16:06 | |||
Singles
[edit]Cat-House
[edit]White Knuckle Ride
[edit]U.K. 7" (3 April 1989) – Awesome Records AO23
- "White Knuckle Ride" (Remix) – 2:47
- "Whistling for His Love" (7" Remix) – 3:19
U.K. 12" (3 April 1989) – Awesome Records AO23T
- "White Knuckle Ride" (Remix) – 2:47
- "Whistling for His Love" (7" Remix) – 3:19
- "Cold Sweat" (U.K. Edit) – 5:41
Promotional Singles
[edit]Whistling for His Love
[edit]U.S. 12" Promo (1989) – Sire PRO–A–3630
- "Whistling for His Love" (12" Remix) – 6:14
- "Whistling for His Love" (Bonus Beat Dub) – 4:04
- "Whistling for His Love" (7" Remix) – 3:19
- "Whistling for His Love" (Vocal Dub) – 4:03
Release history
[edit]| Country | Date | Label | Format | Cat. No. | Ref. |
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| United States | November 1988 | Sire |
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[1] |
| Germany | 16 May 1989 | Rough Trade | LP | RTD 112 | [3] |
| United States | 8 September 2008 | Noble Rot | CD | NOT5018 | [4] |
| Japan | 27 July 2012 (Cancelled) | Hayabusa Landings | CD (Mini-LP replica sleeve) | HYCA-2060 | [5] |
| United States | 22 May 2019 | Rubellan Remasters | CD | RUBY07CD | |
| 28 August 2023 |
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RUBY47LP | |||
References
[edit]- 1 2 Bill Coleman (26 November 1988). "Divas Get Respect With First-Rate Releases" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 100, no. 48. p. 19.
- ↑ "Danielle Dax – Dark Adapted Eye (2019, CD)". Discogs.
- ↑ "Danielle Dax – Dark Adapted Eye". Discogs.com. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
- ↑ "Dark Adapted Eye". Amazon. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
- ↑ "Dark Adapted Eye [Cardboard Sleeve (mini LP)]". CDJapan. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
