The Island Years (John Cale album)
# The Island Years (John Cale album)

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The Island Years is a double CD compilation of John Cale's work during 1974 and 1975. The collection, released in 1996, is composed of the three previously released Cale albums issued by Island Records: Fear, Slow Dazzle and Helen of Troy. The album also includes some extra tracks, b-sides, and individual tracks from other albums but the Slow Dazzle's last and experimental track "The Jeweller" was shortened to 4:11 (The same length as on the original LP of Slow Dazzle. On the CD version of the album, the track's duration is 5:07). In 2007 The Island Years was reissued as a budget release, Gold, with the same track listing but reduced packaging.

## Track listing

CD 1

       Fear (1974) & outtake
* "Fear Is a Man's Best Friend" – 3:52
* "Buffalo Ballet" – 3:28
* "Barracuda" – 3:46
* "Emily" – 4:21
* "Ship of Fools" – 4:36
* "Gun" – 8:04
* "The Man Who Couldn't Afford to Orgy" – 4:33
* "You Know More Than I Know" – 3:34
* "Momamma Scuba" – 4:23
* "Sylvia Said" – 4:07 (single B-side, remixed; leaving the original single 45 a rarity)

       Slow Dazzle (1975) & outtakes
* "All I Want Is You" – 2:55 (outtake)
* "Bamboo Floor" – 3:24 (outtake)
* "Mr. Wilson" – 3:15
* "Taking It All Away" – 2:56
* "Dirty-Ass Rock 'N' Roll" – 4:41
* "Darling I Need You" – 3:35
* "Rollaroll" – 3:57

CD2

* "Heartbreak Hotel" – 3:10
* "Ski Patrol" – 2:05
* "I'm Not the Loving Kind" – 3:07
* "Guts" – 3:26
* "The Jeweller" – 4:11

       Helen of Troy (1975) & outtakes
* "My Maria" – 3:48
* "Helen of Troy" – 4:18
* "China Sea" – 2:30
* "Engine" – 2:45
* "Save Us" – 2:20
* "Cable Hogue" – 3:30
* "(I Keep A) Close Watch" – 3:27
* "Pablo Picasso" – 3:20
* "Leaving It Up To You" – 4:33
* "Baby, What You Want Me to Do?" – 4:48
* "Sudden Death" – 4:36
* "You & Me" – 2:50 (outtake)
* "Coral Moon" – 2:14 (originally replaced "Leaving It Up To You")
* "Mary Lou" – 2:46 (outtake that originally appeared on the 1977 Guts compilation)
