Scratching the Door: The First Recordings of the Flaming Lips

Scratching the Door: The First Recordings of the Flaming Lips
Compilation album by The Flaming Lips
Released April 20, 2018
Recorded 1983–1984
Genre
Length 73:46
Label Warner Bros. Records
The Flaming Lips chronology
Onboard the International Space Station: Concert for Peace
(2017)		 Scratching the Door: The First Recordings of the Flaming Lips
(2018)		 Seeing the Unseeable: The Complete Studio Recordings of the Flaming Lips 1986-1990
(2018)

Scratching the Door: The First Recordings of the Flaming Lips is a rarities album of the very first recordings that the American experimental rock band The Flaming Lips ever made, especially their self-titled EP and the demos for their first album, Hear It Is.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

AllMusic's Heather Phares gave the album 3.5/5 stars and stated that the album "is an entertaining reminder of just how much the band changed over the years", concluding that it's "a suitably gonzo document of the early days of one of indie's most idiosyncratic yet definitive acts".[1]

Track listing

All tracks written by The Flaming Lips unless otherwise noted. Track listing and credits partially adapted from linear notes.[1]

Self-titled EP
No.TitleLength
1."Bag Full of Thoughts"5:40
2."Out for a Walk"3:14
3."Garden of Eyes"1:56
4."Forever Is a Long Time"3:19
5."Scratching the Door"7:09
6."My Own Planet"4:11
1st Cassette Demo
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
7."Killer on the Radio" 2:58
8."Batman Theme"Hefti1:47
9."Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere"Daltry/Townshed2:32
10."Handsome Johnny"Havens/Gossett, Jr.2:56
2nd Cassette Demo
No.TitleLength
11."Flaming Lips Theme Song"3:53
12."The Future Is Gone"3:22
13."Underground Pharmacist"4:48
14."Real Fast Words" 
Hear It Is Demos
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
15."Groove Room" 6:07
16."Jesus Shooting Heroin" 7:05
17."Trains, Brains & Rain" 4:18
18."Communication Breakdown"Page/Jones/Bonham3:44
Hear It Is Session Outtake
No.TitleLength
19."Summertime Blues"2:29
Total length:73:46

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Scratching the Door: The First Recordings of the Flaming Lips- The Flaming Lips". AllMusic. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
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