Various Failures

1999 album

Various Failures

Compilation album by

Swans

Released| March 22, 1999[1]
Recorded| 1988–1992
Length| 153:54
Label| Young God Records
Swans chronology
| Swans Are Dead
(1998)  | Various Failures
(1999)  | Forever Burned
(2003)

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Various Failures is the eighth compilation album by American experimental rock band Swans. It was released on March 22, 1999, and contains tracks from White Light from the Mouth of Infinity, Love of Life, The Burning World, and The World of Skin's Ten Songs for Another World. In addition, it contains B-sides, rarities, and previously unreleased tracks.[3][4][5]

The album was re-released in 2000. The second disc of this edition dropped "Can't Find My Way Home", the Jarboe version of "Love Will Tear Us Apart" and the acoustic version of "New Mind". "The Sound of Freedom" from Love of Life and "Saved" from The Burning World replaced the aforementioned tracks.

The only unreleased tracks featured on this compilation (besides some songs that have been faded in/out) are a longer version of "Why Are We Alive", an instrumental version of "The Most Unfortunate Lie" (listed on this album as "Unfortunate Lie") and a demo version of "When She Breathes". The acoustic version of "New Mind" and the Jarboe version of "Love Will Tear Us Apart" had never been previously available on CD.

## Track listing

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Disc one (Yellow CD; Young God Records 1999)No.| Title| Originally released on| Length

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1.| "Miracle of Love"| White Light from the Mouth of Infinity (1991)| 6:25
2.| "Black Eyed Dog"| Ten Songs for Another World by World of Skin (1990)| 4:00
3.| "The Golden Boy That Was Swallowed by the Sea" (includes "(
)" track 4)| Love of Life (1992)| 5:10
4.| "(
)" (track 5)| Love of Life (1992)| 2:06
5.| "I Remember Who You Are"| The Burning World (1989)| 4:24
6.| "Her"| Love of Life (1992)| 5:23
7.| "No Cruel Angel"| "Saved" single (1989)| 4:28
8.| "When She Breathes" (alternate version)| White Light from the Mouth of Infinity (originally) (1991)| 4:30
9.| "Why Are We Alive?" (alternate version)| White Light from the Mouth of Infinity (originally) (1991)| 6:05
10.| "The Child's Right"| Ten Songs for Another World by World of Skin (1990)| 3:35
11.| "(
)" (track 16)| Love of Life (1992)| 1:03
12.| "The Other Side of the World"| Love of Life (1992)| 4:40
13.| "Song For Dead Time" (M. Gira version)| "Love of Life"/"Amnesia" single (1992)| 4:34
14.| "Love Will Save You"| White Light from the Mouth of Infinity (1991)| 6:05
15.| "Blind"| Drainland by Michael Gira (1995)| 4:30
16.| "Unfortunate Lie" (instrumental version)| White Light from the Mouth of Infinity (originally) (1991)| 2:20
17.| "Was He Ever Alive?"| "Can't Find My Way Home" single (1989)| 6:25

Disc two (Red CD; Young God Records 1999)No.| Title| Originally released on| Length

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1.| "Failure"| White Light from the Mouth of Infinity (1991)| 6:20
2.| "Identity" (includes "(
)" track 12)| Love of Life (1992)| 5:34
3.| "Can't Find My Way Home" (replaced with "Sound of Freedom" on reissue)| The Burning World (1989) / Love of Life (1992)| 4:48
4.| "Trust Me" (alternate version)| Love Will Tear Us Apart EP (1988)| 4:20
5.| "Better Than You"| White Light from the Mouth of Infinity (1991)| 5:58
6.| "Love Will Tear Us Apart" (Jarboe version) (replaced with "Saved" on reissue)| Love Will Tear Us Apart EP (1988) / The Burning World (1989)| 3:44
7.| "Will We Survive"| White Light from the Mouth of Infinity (1991)| 5:56
8.| "Drink to Me Only With Thine Eyes" (edit)| Ten Songs for Another World by World of Skin (1990)| 1:16
9.| "God Damn the Sun"| The Burning World (1989)| 4:20
10.| "Eyes of Nature"| Love of Life (1992)| 4:40
11.| "You Know Everything"| "Celebrity Lifestyle" single (1995)| 4:26
12.| "Song for Dead Time" (Jarboe version; edit)| White Light from the Mouth of Infinity (originally) (1991)| 5:00
13.| "Picture of Maryanne"| "Love of Life/Amnesia" single (1992)| 4:22
14.| "Amnesia" (edit)| Love of Life (1992)| 3:42
15.| "Dream Dream"| Ten Songs for Another World by World of Skin (1990)| 5:32
16.| "Please Remember Me"| Ten Songs for Another World by World of Skin (1990)| 4:48
17.| "New Mind" (acoustic version) (not included on reissue)| Love Will Tear Us Apart EP (1988)| 3:26
Total length:| 153:54

## References

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1. ^ "SWANS NEWS". Archived from the original on April 23, 1999. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
2. ^ Raggett, Ned. "Various Failures 1988–1992". Allmusic. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
3. ^ "Various Failures". allmusic. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
4. ^ "Various Failures". Satan Stole My Teddybear. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
5. ^ "Various Failures". Brainwashed. Retrieved March 1, 2013.

## External links

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* Swans official website - Various Failures

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Swans

* Michael Gira
* Norman Westberg
* Kristof Hahn
* Larry Mullins
* Phil Puleo
* Christopher Pravdica
* Dana Schechter

* Jonathan Kane
* Thurston Moore
* Dan Braun
* Roli Mosimann
* Jarboe
* Ted Parsons
* Algis Kizys
* Virgil Moorefield
* Vincent Signorelli
* Anton Fier
* Bill Rieflin
* Vudi
* Thor Harris
* Paul Wallfisch
* Ben Frost

Studio albums|

* Filth
* Cop
* Greed
* Holy Money
* Children of God
* The Burning World
* White Light from the Mouth of Infinity
* Love of Life
* The Great Annihilator
* Soundtracks for the Blind
* My Father Will Guide Me Up a Rope to the Sky
* The Seer
* To Be Kind
* The Glowing Man
* Leaving Meaning
* The Beggar
* Birthing

Fundraiser albums|

* I Am Not Insane
* We Rose from Your Bed with the Sun in Our Head
* Not Here / Not Now
* The Gate
* What Is This?
* Is There Really a Mind?

Live albums|

* Public Castration Is a Good Idea
* Feel Good Now
* Anonymous Bodies in an Empty Room
* Omniscience
* Kill the Child
* Swans Are Dead
* We Rose from Your Bed with the Sun in Our Head
* Not Here / Not Now
* The Gate
* Deliquescence
* Live Rope

Compilation albums|

* Body to Body, Job to Job
* Various Failures
* Forever Burned

EPs|

* Swans
* Young God
* A Screw
* Love Will Tear Us Apart
* Die Tür ist zu
* Oxygen

Singles|

* "Time Is Money (Bastard)"
* "New Mind"
* "Can't Find My Way Home"
* "Saved"
* "Paradise Is Mine"

Related articles|

* Discography
* Young God Records
* Angels of Light
* The Body Lovers / The Body Haters
* Cop Shoot Cop
* Of Cabbages and Kings
* Prong
* Sulfur
* Unsane
* World of Skin
* Where Does a Body End?

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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