Hear It Is

Hear It Is is the debut studio album by American rock band The Flaming Lips, released on January 21, 1986 by Restless Records. It marked the official debut of Wayne Coyne on vocals after the departure of his brother Mark Coyne.

Hear It Is
Studio album by The Flaming Lips
Released	January 21, 1986
Genre	Post-punk noise rock
Length	44:22
Label	Restless/Rykodisc
Producer	The Flaming Lips Randy Burns
The Flaming Lips chronology
Hear It Is (1986) Oh My Gawd!!! (1987)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[2]

Background

In an early interview, the band claimed that the back cover was an image of drummer Richard English's eye when he was on acid.

Track listing

All 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

Bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
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

• Wayne Coyne – lead vocals, guitars
• Mike Ivins – bass, backing vocals
• Richard English – drums, keyboards, backing vocals

References

1. "Hear It Is - The Flaming Lips". Allmusic.
2. 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.