Name: Wild Gift (Deluxe) by X
Brand: X
SKU: 603497909230
Price: 9.9 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 3 (140 reviews)

ALBUM Explicit

The Los Angeles band X was always light-years better than the bands it was lumped in with in L.A.'s early-'80s punk scene. X's debut album, Los Angeles, remains among the greatest albums ever made, and its follow-up, Wild Gift, is considered in many quarters to be even better. It’s certainly more nuanced and a bit longer. Where Los Angeles played like a bulldozer with a Ferrari engine, Wild Gift is more like a bulldozer attached to a tourist bus. The poetic sketches are as smart and heartbreaking as ever. “We’re Desperate” comes from a place Charles Bukowski romanticized, while “Adult Books” proved the band wasn't there to pay homage to the city and its bohemian underground but to take notes and transcend the old dead ends. The bonus material on the deluxe version is essential to the band's story. X was always a killer live group, and its rough demos and early singles for Dangerhouse Records explain why The Doors’ Ray Manzarek, who produced X's first four albums, was the best ally it could have wished for.

1. The Once over Twice

by X

Primary Artist: X; Main Performer
Composer: John Doe
Cervenka
Doe
Exene Cervenka
E Cervenka
J Doe; Composer

2. We're Desperate

by X

Primary Artist: X; Main Performer
Composer: John Doe
Christine Cervenka
Exene Cervenka
E Cervenka
J Doe; Composer

3. Adult Books

by X

Primary Artist: X; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: John Doe; Performer
Drums: Dj Bonebrake; Performer
Guitar: Billy Zoom; Performer
Keyboard: Ray Manzarek; Performer
Vocals: Exene Cervenka; Performer
Composer: John Doe
Exene Cervenka; Composer
Producer: Ray Manzarek; Production

4. Universal Corner

by X

Primary Artist: X; Main Performer
Composer: John Doe
Cervenka
Exene Cervenka
E Cervenka
J Doe; Composer

5. I'm Coming Over

by X

Primary Artist: X; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: John Doe; Performer
Drums: Dj Bonebrake; Performer
Guitar: Billy Zoom; Performer
Keyboard: Ray Manzarek; Performer
Vocals: Exene Cervenka; Performer
Composer: John Doe
Cervenka
Doe
Exene Cervenka; Composer
Producer: Ray Manzarek; Production

6. It's Who You Know

by X

Primary Artist: X; Main Performer
Composer: E Cervenka
J Doe; Composer

7. In This House That I Call Come

by X

Primary Artist: X; Main Performer
Composer: E Cervenka
J Doe; Composer

8. Some Other Time

by X

Primary Artist: X; Main Performer
Composer: John Doe
Cervenka
Exene Cervenka
E Cervenka
J Doe; Composer

9. White Girl

by X

Primary Artist: X; Main Performer
Composer: John Doe
Cervenka
Doe
Exene Cervenka
E Cervenka
J Doe; Composer

10. Beyond and Back

by X

Primary Artist: X; Main Performer
Composer: John Doe
Cervenka
Exene Cervenka
E Cervenka
J Doe
John Duchac Nommensen; Composer

11. Back 2 the Base

by X

Primary Artist: X; Main Performer
Composer: John Doe
Cervenka
E Cervenka
J Doe; Composer

12. When Our Love Passed out on the Couch

by X

Primary Artist: X; Main Performer
Composer: E Cervenka
J Doe; Composer

13. Year 1

by X

Primary Artist: X; Main Performer
Composer: E Cervenka
J Doe; Composer

14. Beyond and Back

by X

Primary Artist: X; Main Performer
Composer: John Doe
Cervenka
Exene Cervenka
E Cervenka
J Doe
John Duchac Nommensen; Composer

15. Blue Spark

by X

Primary Artist: X; Main Performer
Composer: John Doe
Cervenka
Doe
Christine Cervenka; Composer

16. We're Desperate

by X

17. Back 2 the Base (Demo Version)

by X

Primary Artist: X; Main Performer
Composer: John Doe
Cervenka
E Cervenka
J Doe; Composer

18. Heater

by X

Primary Artist: X; Main Performer
Composer: Doe; Composer

19. White Girl

by X

Primary Artist: X; Main Performer
Composer: John Doe
Cervenka
Doe
Exene Cervenka
E Cervenka
J Doe; Composer

20. Once over Twice

by X

Primary Artist: X; Main Performer
Composer: John Doe
Cervenka
Doe
Exene Cervenka
E Cervenka
J Doe; Composer

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

20 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

49 minutes and 46 seconds

Explicit

Containing curse words, language, or art that is sexually, violently, or offensively oriented.

Coverart

Available and up to 2400x2400 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

14/20 tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

7/20 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Pop/Rock, Alternative & Indie, Alternative, Punk, Indie Rock, Old School Punk

Label

Rhino - Slash

Music Distribution Service

Warner

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Apr 30, 1981

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

603497909230

Shopping cart

Notification

Wild Gift (Deluxe)

1. The Once over Twice

2. We're Desperate

3. Adult Books

4. Universal Corner

5. I'm Coming Over

6. It's Who You Know

7. In This House That I Call Come

8. Some Other Time

9. White Girl

10. Beyond and Back

11. Back 2 the Base

12. When Our Love Passed out on the Couch

13. Year 1

14. Beyond and Back

15. Blue Spark

16. We're Desperate

17. Back 2 the Base (Demo Version)

18. Heater

19. White Girl

20. Once over Twice

Technical Specifications

Wild Gift (Deluxe)

Product information

Release options

1. The Once over Twice

2. We're Desperate

3. Adult Books

4. Universal Corner

5. I'm Coming Over

6. It's Who You Know

7. In This House That I Call Come

8. Some Other Time

9. White Girl

10. Beyond and Back

11. Back 2 the Base

12. When Our Love Passed out on the Couch

13. Year 1

14. Beyond and Back

15. Blue Spark

16. We're Desperate

17. Back 2 the Base (Demo Version)

18. Heater

19. White Girl

20. Once over Twice

Technical Specifications