Box of Bongwater

Box of Bongwater is a career-spanning four-disc box-set of the band Bongwater, released on October 20, 1998 through Shimmy Disc. It contains almost all of the band's recorded output, including four studio albums, an EP, a single, and an edit of a compilation track. The tracks were completely remastered by Alan Douches and Kramer for their inclusion in the set.

Box of Bongwater
Box set by Bongwater
Released	October 20, 1998
Recorded	1987 – 1991
Studio	Noise New York (New York City, NY)
Genre	Experimental rock
Length	288:27
Label	Shimmy Disc
Producer	Kramer
Bongwater chronology
The Peel Session (1992) Box of Bongwater (1998)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Track listing

Disc one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	From the album	Length
1.	"Ride My See-Saw"	John Lodge	Breaking No New Ground!	3:53
2.	"Barely Coping"	Kramer, Ann Magnuson	Breaking No New Ground!	3:11
3.	"4 Sticks"	Jimmy Page, Robert Plant	Breaking No New Ground!	3:13
4.	"U.S.O."	Kramer, Ann Magnuson	Breaking No New Ground!	1:56
5.	"His New Look"	Kramer, Ann Magnuson	Breaking No New Ground!	2:55
6.	"Julia"	Lennon–McCartney	Breaking No New Ground!	3:25
7.	"Lesbians of Russia"	Kramer, David Licht, Ann Magnuson, Dave Rick	Double Bummer	1:30
8.	"Frank"	Kramer, Ann Magnuson	Double Bummer	1:51
9.	"We Did It Again"	Kevin Ayers	Double Bummer	2:16
10.	"Homer"	Kramer	Double Bummer	3:27
11.	"Joy Ride"	Kramer, Ann Magnuson, Dave Rick	Double Bummer	2:57
12.	"Decadent Iranian Country Club"	Kramer, Ann Magnuson, Dave Rick	Double Bummer	2:48
13.	"David Bowie Wants Ideas"	Kramer, Ann Magnuson	Double Bummer	2:13
14.	"Rock & Roll Part 2"	Gary Glitter	Double Bummer	3:19
15.	"Just May Be the One"	Michael Nesmith	Double Bummer	1:52
16.	"There You Go"	Johnny Cash	Double Bummer	2:50
17.	"Shark"	Kramer	Double Bummer	1:23
18.	"Jimmy"	Kramer, Ann Magnuson	Double Bummer	3:58
19.	"Crime"	Kramer	Double Bummer	2:59
20.	"Pornography"	Kramer, Dave Rick	Double Bummer	3:41
21.	"Pew"	Kramer	Double Bummer	3:10
22.	"Dazed & Chinese"	Jimmy Page	Double Bummer	3:46
23.	"Bullaby"	Kramer, Ann Magnuson	Double Bummer	3:10
24.	"So Help Me God"	Kramer, Dave Rick	Double Bummer	4:37

Disc two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	From the album	Length
1.	"His Old Look"	Kramer, Ann Magnuson	Double Bummer	2:58
2.	"Stone"	Coby Batty, Kramer	Double Bummer	2:25
3.	"Number"	Coby Batty, Kramer	Double Bummer	4:43
4.	"Love You To"	George Harrison	Double Bummer	2:15
5.	"Reaganation"	Tuli Kupferberg	Double Bummer	3:04
6.	"Double Birth"	Kramer	Double Bummer	3:18
7.	"Bruce"	Kramer, Ann Magnuson	Double Bummer	2:18
8.	"Pool"	Kramer	Double Bummer	4:40
9.	"Rain"	John Lennon	Double Bummer	5:45
10.	"Havana"	Kramer	Double Bummer (CD version)	3:31
11.	"Pentagon"	Kramer	Double Bummer (CD version)	2:49
12.	"Truth"	Coby Batty, Kramer	Double Bummer (CD version)	1:58
13.	"You Don't Love Me Yet"	Roky Erickson	You Don't Love Me Yet	5:13
14.	"The Porpoise Song"	Gerry Goffin, Carole King	You Don't Love Me Yet	4:49
15.	"The Living End"	Kramer, Ann Magnuson	Too Much Sleep	2:39
16.	"The Drum"	Peter Blegvad, Anthony Moore	Too Much Sleep	4:25
17.	"Mr. and Mrs. Hell"	Kramer, Ann Magnuson	Too Much Sleep	3:24
18.	"Too Much Sleep"	Kramer	Too Much Sleep	3:39
19.	"Talent Is a Vampire"	Kramer, Ann Magnuson, Dave Rick	Too Much Sleep	5:45
20.	"The Bad Review"	Kramer, Ann Magnuson, Dave Rick	Too Much Sleep	1:51
21.	"Ill Fated Lovers Go Time Tripping"	Kramer, Ann Magnuson, Dave Rick	Too Much Sleep	1:52

Disc three

No.	Title	Writer(s)	From the album	Length
1.	"Psychedelic Sewing Room"	Kramer, Ann Magnuson	Too Much Sleep	4:22
2.	"Splash 1"	Roky Erickson, Tommy Hall	Too Much Sleep	2:19
3.	"He Loved the Weather"	Kramer, Ann Magnuson	Too Much Sleep	4:06
4.	"Teena Stays the Same"	Kramer, Ann Magnuson	Too Much Sleep	2:33
5.	"One Hand on the Road"	Kramer, Ann Magnuson	Too Much Sleep	3:16
6.	"Then the Babies Return"	Kramer, Ann Magnuson	Too Much Sleep	3:29
7.	"Why Are We Sleeping?"	Kevin Ayers	Too Much Sleep	3:58
8.	"Khomeini Died Tonight"	Kramer, Ann Magnuson	Too Much Sleep	1:58
9.	"One So Black"	Dogbowl	Too Much Sleep	5:04
10.	"No Trespassing"	Kramer, Ann Magnuson	Too Much Sleep	4:23
11.	"The Power of Pussy"	Kramer, Ann Magnuson	The Power of Pussy	4:00
12.	"Great Radio"	Kramer, Ann Magnuson	The Power of Pussy	4:36
13.	"What If?"	Kramer, Ann Magnuson	The Power of Pussy	2:01
14.	"Kisses Sweeter Than Wine"	The Weavers	The Power of Pussy	3:58
15.	"Chicken Pussy"	Kramer, Ann Magnuson	The Power of Pussy	1:40
16.	"White Rental Car Blues"	Kramer, Ann Magnuson	The Power of Pussy	2:19
17.	"Nick Cave Dolls"	Kramer, Ann Magnuson	The Power of Pussy	4:20
18.	"Bedazzled"	Dudley Moore	The Power of Pussy	2:53
19.	"Obscene and Pornographic Art"	Kramer, Ann Magnuson	The Power of Pussy	3:19
20.	"Connie"	Kramer, Ann Magnuson, Dave Rick	The Power of Pussy	2:37
21.	"What Kind of Man Reads Playboy?"	Robert Fripp, Kramer, Ann Magnuson, Andy Summers	The Power of Pussy	2:23
22.	"I Need a New Tape"	Kramer, Ann Magnuson	The Power of Pussy	1:39
23.	"Women Tied Up in Knots"	Kramer, Ann Magnuson	The Power of Pussy	0:49

Disc four

No.	Title	Writer(s)	From the album	Length
1.	"Junior"	Kramer, Ann Magnuson, Dave Rick	The Power of Pussy	2:16
2.	"Mystery Hole"	Kramer, Ann Magnuson	The Power of Pussy	1:36
3.	"Time Is Coming"	Kramer, Ann Magnuson	The Power of Pussy	2:03
4.	"Folk Song"	Ann Magnuson	The Power of Pussy	9:23
5.	"Ye Olde Backlash"	Kramer, Ann Magnuson	The Big Sell-Out	2:40
6.	"The Real Thing"	Kramer, Ann Magnuson	The Big Sell-Out	3:09
7.	"Free Love Messes Up My Life"	Randolph A. Hudson III, Kramer, Ann Magnuson	The Big Sell-Out	2:17
8.	"You're Like Me Now"	Randolph A. Hudson III, Kramer, Ann Magnuson	The Big Sell-Out	4:31
9.	"I Wanna Talk About It Now"	Kramer	The Big Sell-Out	3:42
10.	"What's Big in England Now?"	Kramer, Ann Magnuson	The Big Sell-Out	1:44
11.	"Schmoozedance"	Kramer, Ann Magnuson	The Big Sell-Out	3:52
12.	"Celebrity Compass"	Randolph A. Hudson III, Kramer, Ann Magnuson	The Big Sell-Out	3:26
13.	"When Johnnie Dies"	Kramer, Ann Magnuson	The Big Sell-Out	3:49
14.	"The Big Sell-Out"	Kramer	The Big Sell-Out	3:50
15.	"Over the Credit Line"	Kramer, Ann Magnuson	The Big Sell-Out	3:09
16.	"Flop Sweats"	Kramer, Ann Magnuson	The Big Sell-Out	4:09
17.	"Holding Hands"	Kramer, Ann Magnuson	The Big Sell-Out	1:39
18.	"Flute of Shame"	Kramer, Ann Magnuson	The Big Sell-Out	1:55
19.	"On the Cusp of 1970"	Kramer, Ann Magnuson	The Big Sell-Out	2:57
20.	"Her Litigious Nature"	Kramer, Ann Magnuson	The Big Sell-Out	2:57
21.	"Love Song"	Ann Magnuson, Kurt Weill	The Big Sell-Out	3:50
22.	"Everybody's Talking"	Ann Magnuson, Fred Neil	The Big Sell-Out	3:16
23.	"Love Life"	Neil Innes	Rutles Highway Revisited	1:34

Personnel

Adapted from the Box of Bongwater liner notes.[2]

Bongwater

• Randolph A. Hudson III – guitar
• Kramer – vocals, instruments, engineering, production
• David Licht – drums, percussion
• Ann Magnuson – vocals
• Dave Rick – guitar

Production and additional personnel

• Dave Bias – art direction
• Alan Douches – remastering
• Laurie Henzel – art direction
• Michael Lavine – photography
• Michael Macioce – photography
• Jim Shaw – art direction

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1998	Shimmy Disc	CD	SHM-5555

References

1. Planer, Lindsay. "Bongwater: Box of Bongwater > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
2. Box of Bongwater (booklet). Shockabilly. New York City, New York: Bongwater. 1998.CS1 maint: others (link)

External links

• Box of Bongwater at Discogs (list of releases)