The Dream Syndicate - Never Ending Rain (1991)

For my final rarities collection from The Dream Syndicate, we cover the very productive years between 1986 to 1988, with one late addition from 1991. While recording their 1986 album 'Out Of The Grey' the band taped a number of additional songs, including a take of Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass's 'The Lonely Bull' and a aborted cover of the Stones' 'Shake Your Hips', while the 1997 re-issue added in some songs recorded at KCRW studios in Los Angeles and in Van Nuys in California, including some choice covers from Alice Cooper, Eric Clapton and Neil Young. When their 1988 'Ghost Stories' album was re-issued in 2004 it also included extra songs recorded at KCRW studios, a number of which were unique to those recordings. Finally, we have the band's contribution to the 1991 Bob Dylan tribute album 'I Shall Be Unreleased', with their version of his 'Blind Willie McTell'.  

Track listing

01 If You Should Ever Need A Fool (KCRW studios, Los Angeles 1988)
02 Darlin' They Know (KCRW studios, Los Angeles 1987)
03 Let It Rain (previously unreleased 1987)
04 Shake Your Hips ('Out Of The Grey' out-take 1986)
05 I Won't Forget (previously unreleased 1986)
06 Ballad Of Dwight Frye (previously unreleased 1986)
07 Spill The Wine (KCRW studios, Los Angeles 1988)
08 Blind Willie McTell (from 'I Shall Be Unreleased: The Songs Of Bob Dylan' 1991)
09 Never Ending Rain (KCRW studios, Los Angeles 1988)
10 The Lonely Bull ('Out Of The Grey' out-take 1986)
11 Carolyn (KCRW studios, Los Angeles 1988)
12 Cinnamon Girl (previously unreleased 1987)