cds

[Edge_88]

why on some cds theres like 5 minutes with no music on them ? They put that on there for purpose? For a example The group Filter has at the last song 5 mins of blank room on there.

[alternatetune]

Trippy, I haven't encountered that...yet. Maybe someone asleep at the wheel?

[Edge_88]

I have some other cds that have blank spots on them to

[Metralla]

Me too. Two examples.

On Sarah McLachlan's "The Freedom Sessions", the album ends (or so one thinks) and about 2 minutes later there is an incredible version of Tom Wait's "Old '55". It's not on the liner notes. I wonder if some have missed this.

On Mary Chapin Carpenter's "time* sex* love*" on SACD, there is a long song for the last number - about 7 minutes. I noticed the track times as I was listening, but was surprised when the last (and very beautiful) song seemed to finish. There was a blank space of some 30 seconds, and then some every weird stuff from a recording session, starting with MCC laughing uncontrollably, and ending with a very nice song.

Fun stuff.

Regards,
Metralla

[KLM]

There are a lot of cds like this (Nirvana's Nevermind is another example) where the cd ends and then several minutes later a song starts playing on the same track number. Many times the song is not even mentioned on the album

I don't know the reason for these. it's almost like a little bonus surprise when you first buy the album. It could be a marketing ploy to create some word of mouth excitement (like the hidden bonuses on DVDs) and give the customer a little something extra that they weren't expecting.

[Kayaker]

I think the fist time I encountered this on CD was with Cracker - Kerosene Hat. The unlisted "Eurotrash Girl" is a gem.

[AKA]

Bonus Track Examples:

"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" - The Beatles (1967)
Sgt. Pepper's Inner Groove

"Nevermind" - Nirvana (1991)
Endless, Nameless

"No Alternative" (Compilation; 1992)
Verse Chorus Verse by Nirvana

"Purple" - Stone Temple Pilots (1994)
Twelve Gracious Melodies

"Dookie" - Green Day (1994)
All By Myself

"Smash" - The Offspring (1994)
Instrumental Version of 'Come Out And Play'

"Pure Frosting" - The Presidents Of The United States Of America (1998)
Hot Karl

"Americana" - The Offspring (1998)
Larry "Bud" Melman sings 'Pretty Fly For A White Guy, accompanied by Spanish music.



Here's a very interesting example:

"Factory Showroom" - They Might Be Giants (1996)
If you pop the disc in, it should start of on track one: 'S-E-X-X-Y," but if you hit rewind on your CD player, it should go into track negative one, 'The Token Back To Brooklyn.' This is the only example I know of of such a bonus track.

[Michael]

Yea, Like Steve's DCC The Zombies Greatest Hits Track 15 Bonus "She's Not There" starts at 3:15 in STEREO!

[Togo]

Originally posted by AKA
Bonus Track Examples:

Here's a very interesting example:

"Factory Showroom" - They Might Be Giants (1996)
If you pop the disc in, it should start of on track one: 'S-E-X-X-Y," but if you hit rewind on your CD player, it should go into track negative one, 'The Token Back To Brooklyn.' This is the only example I know of of such a bonus track.

I have another such example..."Songs In the Key of X" is a kind of various artists tribute to the music and atmosphere of the X-Files TV show.

Rewind from the start of track 1 and you get the Dirty Three doing a weirded out version of the X-Files theme.

These so called "hidden tracks" became a bit of a habit for a time...you still hear them on new CD's from time to time.

Keep the faith!

Togo

[joachim.ritter]

Here you can find tons of hidden tracks:

http://www.mwmw.com/pathetic/hidden.html

Regards,

Joachim

[Matt]

My favorites have to be the ones on the Ray Charles 50th anniversary box set. A bit of chatter and piano on one disc, a Coke commercial on another, and a beer commercial on another.

[John Carsell]

Originally posted by Michael
Yea, Like Steve's DCC The Zombies Greatest Hits Track 15 Bonus "She's Not There" starts at 3:15 in STEREO!

I checked my copy out this morning. It ain't on there

anyone else?

[Angel]

Second pressing only. Not on mine either.

[TSmithPage]

Originally posted by joachim.ritter
Here you can find tons of hidden tracks:

http://www.mwmw.com/pathetic/hidden.html

Regards,

Joachim

Thanks for the link, Joachim. I think the hidden tracks before the start of the CD are very interesting, and discovered a few I didn't know through this web site. One I don't think they listed is on the David Bowie CD RarestOne Bowie.

[Pinknik]

There's a hidden track before track 1 on Shaver's excellent "Highway of Life."