| The Sound of Speed | ||||
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| Compilation album by | ||||
| Released | 25 October 1992 (Japan) 12 July 1993 (Worldwide) | |||
| Recorded | 1988–1993 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 74:11 | |||
| Label | Blanco y Negro | |||
| Producer | Jim Reid, William Reid | |||
| The Jesus and Mary Chain chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
| NME | 7/10[3] |
The Sound of Speed is a compilation of singles and rare tracks by Scottish alternative rock band The Jesus and Mary Chain.[4][5]
The track listing below is for the version released in most of the world - the Japanese version dropped "Snakedriver", "Something I Can't Have", "Write Record Release Blues", "Tower of Song", "Little Red Rooster", "Lowlife" and "Reverberation", but added "Subway", "In the Black", "Terminal Beach" and "I'm Glad I Never".
It reached #15 on the UK albums chart.[6]
- ^ "The Sound of Speed - The Jesus and Mary Chain". Allmusic.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (27 May 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958 – via Google Books.
- ^ Fadele, Dele (10 July 1993). "Long Play: Kilbriders on the Storm". New Musical Express. p. 31.
- ^ "Jesus and Mary Chain". Trouser Press. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ Howe, Zoe (11 November 2014). The Jesus and Mary Chain: Barbed Wire Kisses. Macmillan. ISBN 9781250030245 – via Google Books.
- ^ "The Jesus and Mary Chain Barbed Wire Disses". exclaim.ca.