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| name = Barbed Wire Kisses
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| Name = Barbed Wire Kisses
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| artist = [[The Jesus and Mary Chain]]
| Type = Compilation album
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| cover = Barbed_Wire_Kisses_(Album_Cover).jpg
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| Artist = [[The Jesus and Mary Chain]]
| released = {{start date|1988|4|18|df=yes}}
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| Cover = Barbed_Wire_Kisses_(Album_Cover).jpg
| recorded = 1984–1987
| Released = 18 April 1988
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| Recorded = 1984-1987
| Genre = [[Alternative rock]]
| genre = [[Alternative rock]]
| Length = 62:20
| length = {{duration|m=62|s=20}}
| Label = [[Blanco y Negro Records|Blanco y Negro]]<br />[[Warner Bros.]]
| label = [[Blanco y Negro Records|Blanco y Negro]]
| Producer = [[John Loder (sound engineer)|John Loder]]<br />[[Jim Reid]]<br />[[William Reid (musician)|William Reid]]
| producer = {{hlist|[[John Loder (sound engineer)|John Loder]]|[[Jim Reid]]|[[William Reid (musician)|William Reid]]}}
| Last album = ''[[Darklands (album)|Darklands]]''<br />(1987)
| prev_title = [[Darklands (album)|Darklands]]
| prev_year = 1987
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| This album = '''''Barbed Wire Kisses'''''<br />(1988)
| Next album = ''[[Automatic (The Jesus and Mary Chain album)|Automatic]]''<br />(1989)
| next_title = [[Automatic (The Jesus and Mary Chain album)|Automatic]]
| next_year = 1989
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| name = Barbed Wire Kisses
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| rev2 = ''[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide]]''
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'''''Barbed Wire Kisses (B-Sides and More)''''' is a compilation of singles, b-sides and rare tracks by [[Scottish people|Scottish]] [[alternative rock]] band [[The Jesus and Mary Chain]]. Throughout the 1980s the band was known for their prodigious output in these formats, often in limited editions which quickly went out of print. This album collects many of those releases spanning the band's career up to that point.
'''''Barbed Wire Kisses (B-Sides and More)''''' is a compilation album by Scottish [[alternative rock]] band [[The Jesus and Mary Chain]]. It was released on 18 April 1988 by [[Blanco y Negro Records]]. The album contains singles, [[B-side]]s and rare tracks. Throughout the 1980s the band was known for their prodigious output in these formats, often in limited editions which quickly went out of print. This album collects many of those releases spanning the band's career up to that point.


The band's cover of [[Bo Diddley]]'s "Who Do You Love?" was used on the soundtrack to the 1988 film [[Earth Girls Are Easy]]. "Mushroom" is a cover of a [[Can (band)|Can]] song. "Sidewalking" was voted one of the best singles of 1988 by [[Musician (magazine)|Musician]] magazine.
The band's cover of [[Bo Diddley]]'s "[[Who Do You Love? (Bo Diddley song)|Who Do You Love?]]" was used on the soundtrack to the 1988 film ''[[Earth Girls Are Easy]]''. "Mushroom" is a cover of a [[Can (band)|Can]] song. "Sidewalking" was voted one of the best singles of 1988 by [[Musician (magazine)|Musician]] magazine.


The title comes from a line in the song "Cherry Came Too" from the ''[[Darklands (album)|Darklands]]'' album.
The title comes from a line in the song "Cherry Came Too" from the ''[[Darklands (album)|Darklands]]'' album.


This album was not included in the 2006 remasterings of the group's back catalogue. All tracks from this compilation, except for "Mushroom" and "Just Out of Reach" (which appears in a re-recorded form on Barbed Wire Kisses) are now included on [[The Power of Negative Thinking: B-Sides & Rarities]].
This album was not included in the 2006 remasterings of the group's back catalogue. All tracks from this compilation, except for "Mushroom" and "Just Out of Reach" (which appears in a re-recorded form on ''Barbed Wire Kisses'') are now included on ''[[The Power of Negative Thinking: B-Sides & Rarities]]''.


[[Rhino Entertainment|Rhino Records]] re-released ''Barbed Wire Kisses'' as a 2-LP Limited edition of 8,000 copies on 180-gram blood red vinyl for 2015 [[Black Friday (shopping)|Black Friday]] [[Record Store Day]].
[[Rhino Entertainment|Rhino Records]] re-released ''Barbed Wire Kisses'' as a 2-LP Limited edition of 8,000 copies on 180-gram blood red vinyl for 2015 [[Black Friday (shopping)|Black Friday]] [[Record Store Day]].


The name is also used for Zoë Howe's 2014 biography of the band.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Howe|first1=Zoë|title=The Jesus and Mary Chain: Barbed Wire Kisses.|date=2014|publisher=St Martin's Press|isbn=978-1-250-03024-5|accessdate=31 January 2017}}</ref>
The name is also used for Zoë Howe's 2014 biography of the band.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Howe|first1=Zoë|title=The Jesus and Mary Chain: Barbed Wire Kisses.|date=2014|publisher=St Martin's Press|isbn=978-1-250-03024-5}}</ref>


== Track listing ==
==Track listing==
All tracks written by [[Jim Reid]] and [[William Reid (musician)|William Reid]], except where noted.
All tracks written by [[Jim Reid]] and [[William Reid (musician)|William Reid]], except where noted.


;LP (BYN 15)
;LP (BYN 15)
''Side 1''
''Side 1''
# "Kill Surf City" – 3:09 <sup>G</sup>
# "Kill Surf City" – 3:09 <sup>G</sup>
# "Head" – 3:48 <sup>C</sup>
# "Head" – 3:48 <sup>C</sup>
# "Rider" – 2:10 <sup>F</sup>
# "Rider" – 2:10 <sup>F</sup>
# "Hit" – 3:26 <sup>D</sup>
# "Hit" – 3:26 <sup>D</sup>
# "Don't Ever Change" – 3:30 <sup>E</sup>
# "Don't Ever Change" – 3:30 <sup>E</sup>
# "Just Out of Reach" – 3:04 <sup>K</sup>
# "Just Out of Reach" – 3:04 <sup>J</sup>
# "Happy Place" – 2:22 <sup>H</sup>
# "Happy Place" – 2:22 <sup>H</sup>
# "Psycho Candy" – 2:52 <sup>D</sup>
# "Psychocandy" – 2:52 <sup>D</sup>
''Side 2''
''Side 2''
# "[[Sidewalking]]" – 3:32 <sup>I</sup>
# "[[Sidewalking]]" – 3:32 <sup>I</sup>
# "[[Who Do You Love? (Bo Diddley song)|Who Do you Love?]]" ([[Bo Diddley]]) – 4:03 <sup>G</sup>
# "[[Who Do You Love? (Bo Diddley song)|Who Do You Love?]]" ([[Bo Diddley]]) – 4:03 <sup>G</sup>
# "[[Surfin' U.S.A. (song)|Surfin' U.S.A.]]" ([[Chuck Berry]], [[Brian Wilson]]) – 2:57 <sup>F</sup>
# "[[Surfin' U.S.A. (song)|Surfin' U.S.A.]]" ([[Chuck Berry]], [[Brian Wilson]]) – 2:57 <sup>F</sup>
# "Everything's Alright When You're Down" – 2:37 <sup>H</sup>
# "Everything's Alright When You're Down" – 2:37 <sup>H</sup>
# "[[Upside Down (The Jesus and Mary Chain song)|Upside Down]]" – 2:57 <sup>A</sup>
# "[[Upside Down (The Jesus and Mary Chain song)|Upside Down]]" – 2:57 <sup>A</sup>
# "Taste of Cindy <small>(Acoustic)</small>" – 1:58 <sup>J</sup>
# "Taste of Cindy <small>(Acoustic)</small>" – 1:58 <sup>D</sup>
# "Swing" – 2:23 <sup>E</sup>
# "Swing" – 2:23 <sup>E</sup>
# "On The Wall <small>(Demo)</small>" - 4:46 <sup>F</sup>
# "On the Wall <small>(Porta Studio Demo/F. Hole)</small>" - 4:46 <sup>F</sup>

<br>
;Cassette (BYNC 15)
;Cassette (BYNC 15)
''Side 1''
''Side 1''
# "Kill Surf City" – 3:09 <sup>G</sup>
# "Kill Surf City" – 3:09 <sup>G</sup>
# "Head" – 3:48 <sup>C</sup>
# "Head" – 3:48 <sup>C</sup>
# "Rider" – 2:10 <sup>F</sup>
# "Rider" – 2:10 <sup>F</sup>
# "Hit" – 3:26 <sup>D</sup>
# "Hit" – 3:26 <sup>D</sup>
# "Don't Ever Change" – 3:30 <sup>E</sup>
# "Don't Ever Change" – 3:30 <sup>E</sup>
# "Just Out of Reach" – 3:04 <sup>K</sup>
# "Just Out of Reach" – 3:04 <sup>J</sup>
# "Happy Place" – 2:22 <sup>H</sup>
# "Happy Place" – 2:22 <sup>H</sup>
# "Psycho Candy" – 2:52 <sup>D</sup>
# "Psycho Candy" – 2:52 <sup>D</sup>
# "Cracked" – 3:43 <sup>C</sup>
# "Cracked" – 3:43 <sup>C</sup>
# "[[Mushroom (song)|Mushroom]] <small>(Live 1986)</small>" ([[Can (band)|Can]]) – 3:16 <sup>G</sup>
# "[[Mushroom (song)|Mushroom]] <small>(Live 1986)</small>" ([[Can (band)|Can]]) – 3:16 <sup>G</sup>
''Side 2''
''Side 2''
# "[[Sidewalking]]" – 3:32 <sup>I</sup>
# "[[Sidewalking]]" – 3:32 <sup>I</sup>
# "[[Who Do You Love? (Bo Diddley song)|Who Do you Love?]]" ([[Bo Diddley]]) – 4:03 <sup>G</sup>
# "[[Who Do You Love? (Bo Diddley song)|Who Do you Love?]]" ([[Bo Diddley]]) – 4:03 <sup>G</sup>
# "[[Surfin' U.S.A. (song)|Surfin' U.S.A.]]" ([[Chuck Berry]], [[Brian Wilson]]) – 2:57 <sup>F</sup>
# "[[Surfin' U.S.A. (song)|Surfin' U.S.A.]]" ([[Chuck Berry]], [[Brian Wilson]]) – 2:57 <sup>F</sup>
# "Everything's Alright When You're Down" – 2:37 <sup>H</sup>
# "Everything's Alright When You're Down" – 2:37 <sup>H</sup>
# "[[Upside Down (The Jesus and Mary Chain song)|Upside Down]]" – 2:57 <sup>A</sup>
# "[[Upside Down (The Jesus and Mary Chain song)|Upside Down]]" – 2:57 <sup>A</sup>
# "Taste of Cindy <small>(Acoustic)</small>" – 1:58 <sup>J</sup>
# "Taste of Cindy <small>(Acoustic)</small>" – 1:58 <sup>D</sup>
# "Swing" – 2:23 <sup>E</sup>
# "Swing" – 2:23 <sup>E</sup>
# "On The Wall <small>(Demo)</small>" - 4:46 <sup>F</sup>
# "On the Wall <small>(Demo)</small>" - 4:46 <sup>F</sup>
# "Here It Comes Again" – 2:31 <sup>F</sup>
# "Here It Comes Again" – 2:31 <sup>F</sup>
# "Bo Diddley Is Jesus" – 3:16 <sup>G</sup>
# "Bo Diddley is Jesus" – 3:16 <sup>G</sup>

<br>
;CD (BYNC 15)
;CD (BYNC 15)
# "Kill Surf City" – 3:09 <sup>G</sup>
# "Kill Surf City" – 3:09 <sup>G</sup>
# "Head" – 3:48 <sup>C</sup>
# "Head" – 3:48 <sup>C</sup>
# "Rider" – 2:10 <sup>F</sup>
# "Rider" – 2:10 <sup>F</sup>
# "Hit" – 3:26 <sup>D</sup>
# "Hit" – 3:26 <sup>D</sup>
# "Don't Ever Change" – 3:30 <sup>E</sup>
# "Don't Ever Change" – 3:30 <sup>E</sup>
# "Just Out of Reach" – 3:04 <sup>K</sup>
# "Just Out of Reach" – 3:04 <sup>J</sup>
# "Happy Place" – 2:22 <sup>8</sup>
# "Happy Place" – 2:22 <sup>H</sup>
# "Psycho Candy" – 2:52 <sup>D</sup>
# "Psycho Candy" – 2:52 <sup>D</sup>
# "[[Sidewalking]]" – 3:32 <sup>I</sup>
# "[[Sidewalking]]" – 3:32 <sup>I</sup>
# "[[Who Do You Love? (Bo Diddley song)|Who Do You Love?]]" (Diddley) – 4:03 <sup>G</sup>
# "[[Who Do You Love? (Bo Diddley song)|Who Do You Love?]]" (Diddley) – 4:03 <sup>G</sup>
# "[[Surfin' U.S.A. (song)|Surfin' U.S.A.]]" (Berry, Wilson) – 2:57 <sup>F</sup>
# "[[Surfin' U.S.A. (song)|Surfin' U.S.A.]]" (Berry, Wilson) – 2:57 <sup>F</sup>
# "Everything's Alright When You're Down" – 2:37 <sup>H</sup>
# "Everything's Alright When You're Down" – 2:37 <sup>H</sup>
# "[[Upside Down (The Jesus and Mary Chain song)|Upside Down]]" – 2:57 <sup>A</sup>
# "[[Upside Down (The Jesus and Mary Chain song)|Upside Down]]" – 2:57 <sup>A</sup>
# "Taste of Cindy <small>(Acoustic)</small>" – 1:58 <sup>J</sup>
# "Taste of Cindy <small>(Acoustic)</small>" – 1:58 <sup>D</sup>
# "Swing" – 2:23 <sup>E</sup>
# "Swing" – 2:23 <sup>E</sup>
# "On the Wall <small>(Demo)</small>" – 4:46 <sup>F</sup>
# "On the Wall <small>(Demo)</small>" – 4:46 <sup>F</sup>
# "Cracked" – 3:43 <sup>C</sup>
# "Cracked" – 3:43 <sup>C</sup>
# "Here It Comes Again" – 2:31 <sup>F</sup>
# "Here It Comes Again" – 2:31 <sup>F</sup>
# "[[Mushroom (song)|Mushroom]] <small>(Live 1986)</small>" ([[Can (band)|Can]]) – 3:16 <sup>G</sup>
# "[[Mushroom (song)|Mushroom]] <small>(Live 1986)</small>" ([[Can (band)|Can]]) – 3:16 <sup>G</sup>
# "Bo Diddley Is Jesus" – 3:16 <sup>G</sup>
# "Bo Diddley Is Jesus" – 3:16 <sup>G</sup>


A noisy instrumental included on the same track as "On the Wall" is unlisted on the album sleeve, but is now known to be called "F. Hole." "F. Hole" is a separate track on the 2008 compilation [[The Power of Negative Thinking: B-Sides & Rarities]].
Some, but not all, of the releases of the album credit the short noise instrumental "F-Hole" (from the "[[Happy When It Rains]]" 12" single) as appearing directly after the demo version of "On the Wall," but it's there on all of the releases. "F-Hole" appears as its own track on the 2008 compilation [[The Power of Negative Thinking: B-Sides & Rarities]].


=== Original releases ===
=== Original releases ===
* <sup>A</sup> Band's first, non-album single "[[Upside Down (The Jesus and Mary Chain song)|Upside Down]]" from 1984.
* <sup>A</sup> The band's first, non-album single "[[Upside Down (The Jesus and Mary Chain song)|Upside Down]]" from 1984.
* <sup>B</sup> B-side to "[[You Trip Me Up]]" from 1985.
* <sup>B</sup> B-side to "[[You Trip Me Up]]" from 1985.
* <sup>C</sup> B-sides to "[[Just Like Honey]]" from 1985.
* <sup>C</sup> B-sides to "[[Just Like Honey]]" from 1985.
* <sup>D</sup> B-sides to ''[[Some Candy Talking]]'' EP from 1986.
* <sup>D</sup> B-sides to "[[Some Candy Talking]]" EP from 1986.
* <sup>E</sup> Darklands session out-takes (recorded for ''[[Darklands (album)|Darklands]]'' album but did not make final cut) from 1987.
* <sup>E</sup> ''[[Darklands (album)|Darklands]]'' session out-takes.
* <sup>F</sup> B-sides to ''[[Darklands (EP)|Darklands]]'' EP from 1987.
* <sup>F</sup> B-sides to "[[Darklands (EP)|Darklands]]" EP from 1987.
* <sup>G</sup> B-sides to "[[April Skies]]" from 1987.
* <sup>G</sup> B-sides to "[[April Skies]]" from 1987.
* <sup>H</sup> B-sides to "[[Happy When It Rains]]" from 1987.
* <sup>H</sup> B-sides to "[[Happy When It Rains]]" from 1987.
* <sup>I</sup> Released as non-album single "[[Sidewalking]]" in 1988.
* <sup>I</sup> Released as non-album single "[[Sidewalking]]" in 1988.
* <sup>J</sup> Previously unreleased. Probably from ''[[Some Candy Talking]]'' sessions.
* <sup>J</sup> Previously unreleased. Rerecorded version. The original version appears on "[[You Trip Me Up]]" from 1985.
* <sup>K</sup> Previously unreleased. Rerecorded version. The original version appears on the Power of Negative Thinking boxset.


== Personnel ==
==Personnel==
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'''The Jesus and Mary Chain'''
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* [[Jim Reid]] – vocals, guitar, production
* [[William Reid (musician)|William Reid]] – vocals, guitar, production


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'''Additional personnel'''
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=== The Jesus and Mary Chain ===
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* John Loder – production
* [[Jim Reid]] - [[Singing|vocals]], [[guitar]], [[Record producer|production]]
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* Helen Backhouse – design
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* [[William Reid (musician)|William Reid]] - vocals, guitar, production
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* Andrew Catlin – photography


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==Charts==
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=== Additional personnel ===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
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* John Loder - production
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|+ Chart performance for ''Barbed Wire Kisses''
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* Helen Backhouse - [[Graphic design|design]]
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* Andrew Catlin - [[Photographer|photography]]

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== Charts ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Chart
!Position
|-
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (1988–1990)
|1988
! scope="col"| Peak<br/>position
|[[UK Albums Chart]]
|-
|align="center"|9
! scope="row"| Australian Albums ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref>{{cite magazine |title=The ARIA Report: ARIA Chart – issue #6 {{!}} Chartifacts |magazine=[[The ARIA Report]] |date=18 February 1990}}</ref>
| 97
|-
! scope="row"| [[European Top 100 Albums|European Albums]] (''[[Music & Media]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Music/Archive-Music-Media-IDX/IDX/80s/88/M&M-1988-05-07-OCR-Page-0013.pdf |title=Eurochart Hot 100 Albums |magazine=[[Music & Media]] |volume=5 |issue=19 |date=7 May 1988 |page=24 |oclc=29800226 |via=World Radio History}}</ref>
| 37
|-
! scope="row"| Finnish Albums ([[The Official Finnish Charts|Suomen virallinen lista]])<ref>{{cite book |last=Pennanen |first=Timo |title=Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 |language=fi |edition=1st |location=Helsinki |publisher=[[Otava (publisher)|Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava]] |year=2006 |isbn=978-951-1-21053-5}}</ref>
| 38
|-
{{album chart|New Zealand|29|artist=The Jesus and Mary Chain|album=Barbed Wire Kisses (B-Sides and More)|rowheader=true|access-date=6 February 2019}}
|-
{{album chart|UK2|9|date=19880424|rowheader=true|access-date=6 February 2019}}
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|192|artist=The Jesus and Mary Chain|rowheader=true|access-date=6 February 2019}}
|}
|}


== References ==
==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for ''Barbed Wire Kisses''}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Jesus & Mary Chain|title=Barbed Wire Kisses|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=1988|certyear=1992|date=1 May 1992|access-date=12 September 2021|id=709-1861-2}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=yes}}

==References==
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Latest revision as of 19:05, 16 December 2024

Barbed Wire Kisses
Compilation album by
The Jesus and Mary Chain
Released18 April 1988 (1988-04-18)
Recorded1984–1987
GenreAlternative rock
Length62:20
LabelBlanco y Negro
Producer
The Jesus and Mary Chain chronology
Darklands
(1987) 		Barbed Wire Kisses
(1988) 		Automatic
(1989)
Singles from Barbed Wire Kisses
  1. "Sidewalking"
    Released: March 1988
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[2]

Barbed Wire Kisses (B-Sides and More) is a compilation album by Scottish alternative rock band The Jesus and Mary Chain. It was released on 18 April 1988 by Blanco y Negro Records. The album contains singles, B-sides and rare tracks. Throughout the 1980s the band was known for their prodigious output in these formats, often in limited editions which quickly went out of print. This album collects many of those releases spanning the band's career up to that point.

The band's cover of Bo Diddley's "Who Do You Love?" was used on the soundtrack to the 1988 film Earth Girls Are Easy. "Mushroom" is a cover of a Can song. "Sidewalking" was voted one of the best singles of 1988 by Musician magazine.

The title comes from a line in the song "Cherry Came Too" from the Darklands album.

This album was not included in the 2006 remasterings of the group's back catalogue. All tracks from this compilation, except for "Mushroom" and "Just Out of Reach" (which appears in a re-recorded form on Barbed Wire Kisses) are now included on The Power of Negative Thinking: B-Sides & Rarities.

Rhino Records re-released Barbed Wire Kisses as a 2-LP Limited edition of 8,000 copies on 180-gram blood red vinyl for 2015 Black Friday Record Store Day.

The name is also used for Zoë Howe's 2014 biography of the band.[3]

Track listing

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All tracks written by Jim Reid and William Reid, except where noted.

LP (BYN 15)

Side 1

  1. "Kill Surf City" – 3:09 G
  2. "Head" – 3:48 C
  3. "Rider" – 2:10 F
  4. "Hit" – 3:26 D
  5. "Don't Ever Change" – 3:30 E
  6. "Just Out of Reach" – 3:04 J
  7. "Happy Place" – 2:22 H
  8. "Psychocandy" – 2:52 D

Side 2

  1. "Sidewalking" – 3:32 I
  2. "Who Do You Love?" (Bo Diddley) – 4:03 G
  3. "Surfin' U.S.A." (Chuck Berry, Brian Wilson) – 2:57 F
  4. "Everything's Alright When You're Down" – 2:37 H
  5. "Upside Down" – 2:57 A
  6. "Taste of Cindy (Acoustic)" – 1:58 D
  7. "Swing" – 2:23 E
  8. "On the Wall (Porta Studio Demo/F. Hole)" - 4:46 F
Cassette (BYNC 15)

Side 1

  1. "Kill Surf City" – 3:09 G
  2. "Head" – 3:48 C
  3. "Rider" – 2:10 F
  4. "Hit" – 3:26 D
  5. "Don't Ever Change" – 3:30 E
  6. "Just Out of Reach" – 3:04 J
  7. "Happy Place" – 2:22 H
  8. "Psycho Candy" – 2:52 D
  9. "Cracked" – 3:43 C
  10. "Mushroom (Live 1986)" (Can) – 3:16 G

Side 2

  1. "Sidewalking" – 3:32 I
  2. "Who Do you Love?" (Bo Diddley) – 4:03 G
  3. "Surfin' U.S.A." (Chuck Berry, Brian Wilson) – 2:57 F
  4. "Everything's Alright When You're Down" – 2:37 H
  5. "Upside Down" – 2:57 A
  6. "Taste of Cindy (Acoustic)" – 1:58 D
  7. "Swing" – 2:23 E
  8. "On the Wall (Demo)" - 4:46 F
  9. "Here It Comes Again" – 2:31 F
  10. "Bo Diddley is Jesus" – 3:16 G
CD (BYNC 15)
  1. "Kill Surf City" – 3:09 G
  2. "Head" – 3:48 C
  3. "Rider" – 2:10 F
  4. "Hit" – 3:26 D
  5. "Don't Ever Change" – 3:30 E
  6. "Just Out of Reach" – 3:04 J
  7. "Happy Place" – 2:22 H
  8. "Psycho Candy" – 2:52 D
  9. "Sidewalking" – 3:32 I
  10. "Who Do You Love?" (Diddley) – 4:03 G
  11. "Surfin' U.S.A." (Berry, Wilson) – 2:57 F
  12. "Everything's Alright When You're Down" – 2:37 H
  13. "Upside Down" – 2:57 A
  14. "Taste of Cindy (Acoustic)" – 1:58 D
  15. "Swing" – 2:23 E
  16. "On the Wall (Demo)" – 4:46 F
  17. "Cracked" – 3:43 C
  18. "Here It Comes Again" – 2:31 F
  19. "Mushroom (Live 1986)" (Can) – 3:16 G
  20. "Bo Diddley Is Jesus" – 3:16 G

Some, but not all, of the releases of the album credit the short noise instrumental "F-Hole" (from the "Happy When It Rains" 12" single) as appearing directly after the demo version of "On the Wall," but it's there on all of the releases. "F-Hole" appears as its own track on the 2008 compilation The Power of Negative Thinking: B-Sides & Rarities.

Original releases

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Personnel

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The Jesus and Mary Chain

Additional personnel

  • John Loder – production
  • Helen Backhouse – design
  • Andrew Catlin – photography

Charts

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Chart performance for Barbed Wire Kisses
Chart (1988–1990) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[4] 97
European Albums (Music & Media)[5] 37
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[6] 38
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[7] 29
UK Albums (OCC)[8] 9
US Billboard 200[9] 192

Certifications

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Certifications for Barbed Wire Kisses
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[10] Gold 100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Cross, Charles R. (2004). "The Jesus and Mary Chain". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 429. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  3. ^ Howe, Zoë (2014). The Jesus and Mary Chain: Barbed Wire Kisses. St Martin's Press. ISBN 978-1-250-03024-5.
  4. ^ "The ARIA Report: ARIA Chart – issue #6 | Chartifacts". The ARIA Report. 18 February 1990.
  5. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 5, no. 19. 7 May 1988. p. 24. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
  6. ^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
  7. ^ "Charts.nz – The Jesus and Mary Chain – Barbed Wire Kisses (B-Sides and More)". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  8. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  9. ^ "The Jesus and Mary Chain Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  10. ^ "British album certifications – Jesus & Mary Chain – Barbed Wire Kisses". British Phonographic Industry. 1 May 1992. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
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