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A1	(She's In A) Bad Mood (Version)	5:27
A2	Protect Me You Bass – Lee Ranaldo	5:16
A3	Freezer Burn / I Wanna Be Your Dog Drums ["I Wanna Be Your Dog"] – Bob BertWritten-By ["I Wanna Be Your Dog"] – The Stooges	3:28
A4	Shaking Hell	4:01
B1	Inhuman Zither – Lee Ranaldo	3:49
B2	The World Looks Red Lyrics By – M. Gira*	2:35
B3	Confusion Is Next	3:39
B4	Making The Nature Scene Drums – Bob Bert	2:59
B5	Lee Is Free	3:22

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – SST Records
• Recorded At – Wharton's Studio
• Recorded At – The Pier
• Mastered At – Greg Lee Processing – L-26609
• Pressed By – Rainbo Records – S-17385
• Pressed By – Rainbo Records – S-17386
• Published By – Savage Conquest Music

Credits

• Bass – Kim Gordon (tracks: A1, A3, B2, B3), Thurston Moore (tracks: A4, B1, B4)
• Drums – Jim Sclavunos (tracks: A1, A2, A4 to B3)
• Engineer – Wharton Tiers
• Engineer [Assistant] – John Erskine
• Guitar – Kim Gordon (tracks: A4, B1), Lee Ranaldo (tracks: A1, A3 to B5), Thurston Moore (tracks: A1 to A3, B2)
• Producer – Sonic Youth
• Producer [With] – John*, Wharton*
• Vocals – Kim Gordon (tracks: A2 to A4, B4), Thurston Moore (tracks: A1, A3, B1 to B3)
• Written-By – Sonic Youth

Notes

Recorded at Wharton's Studio in 8 tracks, except:
"Dog" recorded live at The Pier, Raleigh, N.C. during the Sonic Youth / Swans savage blunder tour - Nov 1982,
"Lee Is Free" recorded at Lee's on cassette.

Some copies include insert (28x21.5cm) with b&w image of Thurston Moore on one side and lyrics / production info on reverse. Printed on glossy paper.
8 page SST Records catalog also included.

℗ 1987 SST Records
1983 Savage Conquest Music (ASCAP)
Originally released in 1983.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side A, hand-etched runout, variant 1): SST-096-A: L-26609 S-17385 BIRTH OF JOHN SPENCER OR WHAT?
• Matrix / Runout (Side B, hand-etched runout, variant 1): SST-096-B: L-26609 X S-17386 NEUTRAL, ZENSOR, LGW, - RIP US OFF YOU NEED TO -
• Matrix / Runout (Side A, hand-etched runout, variant 2): SST-096-A S-17385 BIRTH OF JOHN SPENCER OR WHAT? L-26609 -F
• Matrix / Runout (Side B, hand-etched runout, variant 2): SST-096-B F NEUTRAL, ZENSOR, LGW, - RIP US OFF YOU NEEDTO- L-26609-X S-17386
• Rights Society: ASCAP

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
n.9, neutral nine	Sonic Youth	Confusion Is Sex ‎(LP, Album)	Neutral Records , Neutral Records	n.9, neutral nine	US	1983
SSTC 096	Sonic Youth	Confusion Is Sex ‎(Cass, Album, RE, Cle)	SST Records	SSTC 096	US	1987
B0013420-01, B0013420-01ST01, ORG 041	Sonic Youth	Confusion Is Sex ‎(LP, Album, Ltd, RE, RM, Whi)	Universal Music Special Markets, Universal Music Special Markets, Original Recordings Group	B0013420-01, B0013420-01ST01, ORG 041	US	2010
B0013420-01ST01, ORG 041	Sonic Youth	Confusion Is Sex ‎(LP, Album, RE, RM, Ltd, Whi)	Universal Music Special Markets, Original Recordings Group	B0013420-01ST01, ORG 041	US	2010
SSTC 096	Sonic Youth	Confusion Is Sex ‎(Cass, Album, RE, Whi)	SST Records	SSTC 096	US	1987

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