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).[2]
Track 18 is an outtake from the Desire sessions, appearing for the first time on CD. It was first released on a Flexi disc included with the March 1987 issue of Guitar Player.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Adrian Belew except where noted
| Title | Writer(s) | Original album |
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| 1. | "The Final Rhino" | | Lone Rhino (1982) | 1:25 |
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| 2. | "The Lone Rhinoceros" | | Lone Rhino | 3:59 |
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| 3. | "Big Electric Cat" | | Lone Rhino | 4:52 |
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| 4. | "The Momur" | | Lone Rhino | 3:48 |
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| 5. | "Hot Sun" | | Lone Rhino | 1:31 |
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| 6. | "The Man in the Moon" | | Lone Rhino | 3:48 |
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| 7. | "Swingline" | | Lone Rhino | 3:29 |
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| 8. | "Adidas in Heat" | | Lone Rhino | 2:46 |
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| 9. | "Fish Head" | | Twang Bar King (1983) | 4:31 |
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| 10. | "The Ideal Woman" | | Twang Bar King | 4:09 |
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| 11. | "Sexy Rhino" | | Twang Bar King | 0:37 |
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| 12. | "Twang Bar King" | | Twang Bar King | 1:27 |
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| 13. | "Paint the Road" | Belew, Bill Janssen | Twang Bar King | 3:21 |
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| 14. | "She Is Not Dead" | | Twang Bar King | 4:43 |
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| 15. | "The Rail Song" | | Twang Bar King | 5:38 |
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| 16. | "Ballet for a Blue Whale" | | Twang Bar King | 4:45 |
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| 17. | "The Gypsy Zurna" | | Desire Caught by the Tail (1986) | 3:06 |
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| 18. | "Joan Miro's Procession Through the Insides of a Purple Antelope Across a Sea of Tuna Fish" | | Guitar Player magazine (March 1987) | 3:05 |
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| 19. | "Portrait of Margaret" | | Desire Caught by the Tail | 3:58 |
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| 20. | "Laughing Man" | | Desire Caught by the Tail | 5:31 |
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| 21. | "Guernica" | | Desire Caught by the Tail | 2:18 |
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| Total length: | 71:58 |
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Personnel
Musicians
Technical
- Adrian Belew – producer, liner notes, cover art concept
- Stan Hertzman – executive producer, photography
- Gary Platt – engineer
- Rich Denhart – assistant engineer
- Greg Calbi – remastering
- Christine Rodin – photography
- Margaret Belew – cover design, cover art
References
