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Desire of the Rhino King

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Released
  
November 5, 1991

Artist
  
Adrian Belew

Producer
  
Adrian Belew

Length
  
71:58

Release date
  
5 November 1991

Label
  
Island Records

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Desire of the Rhino King (1991)
  
Inner Revolution (1992)

Genres
  
Experimental rock, Album-oriented rock

Similar
  
Adrian Belew albums, Experimental rock albums

Desire of the Rhino King is a compilation album released in 1991 by experimental rock musician and guitarist Adrian Belew. It includes songs from Belew's first three solo albums for Island Records: Lone Rhino (1982), Twang Bar King (1983), and Desire Caught By the Tail (1986).

Contents

Track 18 is an outtake from the Desire sessions which makes its CD debut here. It was first released on a Flexi disc included with the March 1987 issue of Guitar Player magazine.

Track listing

All music composed by Adrian Belew except where noted.

  1. "The Final Rhino" - 1:25
  2. "The Lone Rhinoceros" - 3:59
  3. "Big Electric Cat" - 4:52
  4. "The Momur" - 3:48
  5. "Hot Sun" - 1:30
  6. "The Man in the Moon" - 3:47
  7. "Swingline" - 3:29
  8. "Adidas in Heat" - 2:45
  9. "Fish Head" - 4:31
  10. "The Ideal Woman" - 4:08
  11. "Sexy Rhino" - :37
  12. "Twang Bar King" - 1:26
  13. "Paint the Road" (Belew, Janssen) - 3:21
  14. "She Is Not Dead" - 4:42
  15. "The Rail Song" - 5:38
  16. "Ballet for a Blue Whale" - 4:45
  17. "The Gypsy Zurna" - 3:06
  18. "Joan Miro's Procession Through the Insides of a Purple Antelope Across a Sea of Tuna Fish" - 3:05
  19. "Portrait of Margaret" - 3:58
  20. "Laughing Man" - 5:31
  21. "Guernica" - 2:18

Personnel

  • Adrian Belew - Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Drums, Vocals, Producer, Liner Notes, Cover Art Concept
  • Audie Belew -Piano
  • Margaret Belew -Cover Design, Cover Art
  • Christy Bley - Keyboards, Vocals
  • Greg Calbi - Remastering, Digital Remastering
  • Rich Denhart - Assistant Engineer, Assistant
  • Mike Getz - Cover Design, Cover Art
  • Stan Hertzman - Executive Producer, Photography
  • Bill Janssen - Saxophone, Vocals
  • Cindy Johnston - Typesetting
  • Larrie Londin - Drums
  • Clif Mayhugh - Bass, Vocals
  • Gary Platt - Engineer
  • Christine Rodin - Photography
  • Sukita - Cover Design, Cover Art

    • Songs

    1The Final Rhino1:23
    2The Lone Rhinoceros4:00
    3Big Electric Cat4:54

    References

    Desire of the Rhino King Wikipedia
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