Hear It Is is the debut studio album by American rock band The Flaming Lips, released on July 1986[1], by Restless Records. It marked the official debut of Wayne Coyne on vocals after the departure of his brother Mark Coyne.
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| Released | July 1986[1] | |||
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| Length | 44:22 | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
| The Great Rock Discography | 5/10[4] |
| MusicHound | 3/5[5] |
| Paste | 6.9/10[6] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [7] |
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by the Flaming Lips, except where noted
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "With You" | 3:39 |
| 2. | "Unplugged" | 2:14 |
| 3. | "Trains, Brains & Rain" | 3:39 |
| 4. | "Jesus Shootin' Heroin" | 7:21 |
| 5. | "Just Like Before" | 3:22 |
| 6. | "She Is Death" | 4:04 |
| 7. | "Charlie Manson Blues" | 4:22 |
| 8. | "Man from Pakistan" | 3:59 |
| 9. | "Godzilla Flick" | 4:05 |
| 10. | "Staring at Sound/With You (Reprise)" | 5:08 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 11. | "Summertime Blues" (On some editions) | 2:30 |
| 12. | "Bag Full of Thoughts" (On "Pink Dust" edition) | 5:38 |
| 13. | "Out for a Walk" (On "Pink Dust" edition) | 3:20 |
| 14. | "Garden of Eyes/Forever Is a Long Time" (On "Pink Dust" edition) | 5:27 |
| 15. | "Scratching the Door" (On "Pink Dust" edition) | 7:09 |
| 16. | "My Own Planet" (On "Pink Dust" edition) | 4:12 |
Personnel
editThe Flaming Lips
- Wayne Coyne – lead vocals, guitars
- Mike Ivins – bass, backing vocals
- Richard English – drums, keyboards, backing vocals
Technical personnel
- Randy Burns – engineer
- The Flaming Lips – design
- Michele Vlasimsky – photography
References
edit- ^ a b "MM Band Life: Flaming Lips". Melody Maker. August 21, 1993. p. 45. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
- ^ "Hear It Is – The Flaming Lips". Allmusic.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). "The Flaming Lips". Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958 – via Google Books.
- ^ Strong, Martin C. (2004). "Flaming Lips". The Great Rock Discography (7th ed.). Canongate Books. p. 543–544. ISBN 1-84195-615-5.
- ^ Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel, eds. (1999). "The Flaming Lips". MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. p. 428–429. ISBN 1-57859-061-2.
- ^ Schonfeld, Zach (July 31, 2018). "The Flaming Lips: Hear It Is/Oh My Gawd!!!/Telepathic Surgery Reissues". Paste.
- ^ Cross, Charles R. (2004). "Flaming Lips". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 300. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
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