The Day They Shot a Hole in the Jesus Egg
Compilation album by
The Flaming Lips
ReleasedOctober 1, 2002
Recorded1989–1991
GenreAlternative rock
Length139:46
LabelRestless
ProducerThe Flaming Lips, Dave Fridmann
The Flaming Lips compilation chronology
Finally the Punk Rockers Are Taking Acid
(2002) 		The Day They Shot a Hole in the Jesus Egg
(2002) 		Shambolic Birth and Early Life Of
(2002)
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Allmusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[2]

The Day They Shot a Hole in the Jesus Egg (subtitled The Priest Driven Ambulance Album, Demos, and Outtakes, 1989-1991) is a 2xCD compilation of material by the Flaming Lips released by Restless Records in late 2002. It is the second of two reissues compiling the band's work with the record label, and follows Finally the Punk Rockers Are Taking Acid.

The first disc contains the album In a Priest Driven Ambulance, followed by related B-sides from that era. The second disc contains a much-bootlegged series of demos called The Mushroom Tapes, featuring early versions and alternate mixes of Ambulance tracks.

The first disc of this set was released on vinyl as a limited-edition, pink-colored two-record set under the title of In a Priest Driven Ambulance.

The compilation is named after a line from the Flaming Lips song "Five Stop Mother Superior Rain". It also includes new liner notes from band frontman Wayne Coyne.

Track listing

Disc one

In a Priest Driven Ambulance
No.TitleLength
1."Shine On Sweet Jesus - Jesus Song No.5"4:27
2."Unconsciously Screamin'"3:52
3."Rainin' Babies"4:28
4."Take Meta Mars"3:13
5."Five Stop Mother Superior Rain"6:19
6."Stand In Line"4:36
7."God Walks Among Us Now - Jesus Song No.6"4:53
8."There You Are - Jesus Song No.7"4:31
9."Mountain Side"6:36
10."(What A) Wonderful World"3:41
Bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
11."Lucifer Rising"3:35
12."Ma, I Didn't Notice"8:10
13."Let Me Be It"5:32
14."Drug Machine"2:53
15."Strychnine/Peace, Love, & Understanding"3:59

Disc two

The Mushroom Tapes
No.TitleLength
1."Take Meta Mars"2:45
2."Mountain Side"3:14
3."There You Are - Jesus Song No.7"3:41
4."Five Stop Mother Superior Rain"3:05
5."Rainin' Babies"2:30
6."Unconsciously Screamin'"3:18
7."Stand In Line"4:13
8."God's a Wheeler Dealer"2:43
9."Agonizing"3:26
10."One Shot"2:52
11."Cold Day"2:44
12."Jam"1:07
Bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
13."She's Gone Mad"9:15
14."Golden Hearse"3:55
15."Unconsciously Screamin'" (Alternative Version)3:53
16."Stand In Line" (Alternative Version)6:34
17."I Want to Kill My Brother; The Cymbal Head"3:38
18."Five Stop Mother Superior Rain" (Alternative Version)6:05

References

  1. ^ "The Day They Shot a Hole in the Jesus Egg - 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.
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