Doing a 180: Faith No More

Earlier this summer - well, okay, it wasn't officially summer yet, but if your kids were already out of school on June 9, they'd probably say, “Close enough” - we released deluxe editions of Faith No More's The Real Thing and Angel Dust albums and assured you that there would be vinyl versions coming down the pike pretty darned soon. Well, they're finally here, so if you've been grooving to our ongoing series of 180-gram vinyl reissues, prepare yourself for two kick-ass albums which now kick even more ass, at least sonically speaking.

These particular vinyl reissues are a little bit different from the average, too, in that they've been deluxe-ified a bit: they've both gotten an upgrade to 2-LP sets, with the second LP featuring selections from the deluxe CD reissues. No, it's not everything, but we've done our best to streamline them so that they feature the best of the bonus material. You can check out the precise track listings below, but we think you'll be pleased with our picks.

The Real Thing:

Side One

1. From Out Of Nowhere 3:19
2. Epic 4:51
3. Falling To Pieces 5:12
4. Surprise! You're Dead! 2:26
5. Zombie Eaters 5:57
Side Two

1. The Real Thing 8:10
2. Underwater Love 3:50
3. The Morning After 3:40
4. Woodpecker From Mars 5:38
Side Three: Studio Non-LP tracks
1. War Pigs (studio)
2. Edge of the World
3. Sweet Emotion 4:52
4. Falling To Pieces (Matt Wallace Remix) 4:31
Side Four: Live Bonus Tracks

1. War Pigs (Live in Berlin 1989) 7:59
2. Surprise! You're Dead! (Live in Sheffield 1990) 2:52
3. Chinese Arithmetic (Live in Sheffield 1990) 4:16
4. Underwater Love (Live at Brixton 1990) 3:33
5. As The Worm Turns (Live at Brixton 1990)

Angel Dust:

A1 Land Of Sunshine
A2 Caffeine
A3 Midlife Crisis
A4 RV
A5 Everything's Ruined
A6 Malpractice
B1 Kindergarten
B2 Be Aggressive
B3 A Small Victory
B4 Jizzlobber
B5 Smaller And Smaller
C Midlife Crisis (Scream Mix)
D1 Crack Hitler
D2 Midnight Cowboy