Ultra Vivid Scene (album)

Ultra Vivid Scene is the debut album by Ultra Vivid Scene, released in 1988.[5] Kurt Ralske was the writer, producer, and sole performer.[2]

Ultra Vivid Scene
Studio album by Ultra Vivid Scene
Released	October 31, 1988[1]
Recorded	Ben Munve's Studio, New York, May–July 1988[2]
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	48:19
Language	English
Label	4AD[3]
Producer	Kurt Ralske
Ultra Vivid Scene chronology
Ultra Vivid Scene (1988) Joy 1967–1990 (1990)
Singles from Ultra Vivid Scene
"She Screamed" Released: August 22, 1988 "Mercy Seat" Released: April 24, 1989

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Kurt Ralske.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"She Screamed"	2:19
2.	"Crash"	3:29
3.	"You Didn't Say Please"	3:46
4.	"Lynn-Marie #2"	3:17
5.	"Nausea"	3:12
6.	"Mercy Seat"	4:05
7.	"A Dream of Love"	4:00
8.	"Extra CD Track" (bonus track on CD versions only)	1:27
9.	"Lynn-Marie #1"	2:35
10.	"This Isn't Real"	2:22
11.	"The Whore of God"	3:06
12.	"Bloodline"	4:01
13.	"A Kiss and a Slap"	2:33
14.	"How Did It Feel"	2:52
15.	"Hail Mary"	4:37
16.	"Mercy Seat" (12" version; bonus track on US CD only)	6:35

Singles

• "She Screamed" (August 22, 1988)
  1. "She Screamed"
  2. "Walkin' After Midnight" (Patsy Cline cover)
  3. "Not in Love (Hit by a Truck)"
  4. "You Know It All" (on CD single only)
• "Mercy Seat" (April 24, 1989)
  1. "Mercy Seat" (12" version)
  2. "Codine" (Buffy Sainte-Marie cover)
  3. "H Like in Heaven"
  4. "Mercy Seat" (album version)

Personnel

• Kurt Ralske – vocals, instrumentation, producer, engineer[6]

References

1. "Ultra Vivid Scene". 4AD. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
2. "Ultra Vivid Scene". Allmusic. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
3. Earles, Andrew (September 15, 2014). Gimme Indie Rock: 500 Essential American Underground Rock Albums 1981-1996. Voyageur Press. ISBN 9780760346488 – via Google Books.
4. Allmusic review
5. "TrouserPress.com :: Ultra Vivid Scene". www.trouserpress.com.
6. "Ultra Vivid Scene: Credits". Allmusic. Retrieved 8 August 2010.