Desire of the Rhino King

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[edit]

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[edit]

Musicians[edit]

Technical[edit]

  • 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[edit]

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