Desire of the Rhino King
Compilation album by
ReleasedNovember 5, 1991
GenreExperimental rock, AOR
Length71:58
LabelIsland
ProducerAdrian Belew
Adrian Belew chronology
Young Lions
(1990)
Desire of the Rhino King
(1991)
Inner Revolution
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Desire of the Rhino King is a compilation album released in 1991 by experimental rock musician and guitarist Adrian Belew. It includes songs from Belew's first three solo albums for Island Records: Lone Rhino (1982), Twang Bar King (1983), and Desire Caught By the Tail (1986).[2]

Track 18 is an outtake from the Desire sessions, appearing for the first time on CD. It was first released on a Flexi disc included with the March 1987 issue of Guitar Player.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Adrian Belew except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."The Final Rhino" Lone Rhino (1982)1:25
2."The Lone Rhinoceros" Lone Rhino3:59
3."Big Electric Cat" Lone Rhino4:52
4."The Momur" Lone Rhino3:48
5."Hot Sun" Lone Rhino1:31
6."The Man in the Moon" Lone Rhino3:48
7."Swingline" Lone Rhino3:29
8."Adidas in Heat" Lone Rhino2:46
9."Fish Head" Twang Bar King (1983)4:31
10."The Ideal Woman" Twang Bar King4:09
11."Sexy Rhino" Twang Bar King0:37
12."Twang Bar King" Twang Bar King1:27
13."Paint the Road"Belew, Bill JanssenTwang Bar King3:21
14."She Is Not Dead" Twang Bar King4:43
15."The Rail Song" Twang Bar King5:38
16."Ballet for a Blue Whale" Twang Bar King4:45
17."The Gypsy Zurna" Desire Caught by the Tail (1986)3:06
18."Joan Miro's Procession Through the Insides of a Purple Antelope Across a Sea of Tuna Fish" Guitar Player magazine (March 1987)3:05
19."Portrait of Margaret" Desire Caught by the Tail3:58
20."Laughing Man" Desire Caught by the Tail5:31
21."Guernica" Desire Caught by the Tail2:18
Total length:71:58

Personnel

Musicians

Technical

  • Adrian Belew – producer, liner notes, cover art concept
  • Stan Hertzman – executive producer, photography
  • Gary Platt – engineer
  • Rich Denhart – assistant engineer
  • Greg Calbi – remastering
  • Christine Rodin – photography
  • Margaret Belew – cover design, cover art

References

  1. Desire of the Rhino King at AllMusic
  2. "TrouserPress.com :: Adrian Belew". www.trouserpress.com.
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