The Real Underground


The Real Underground is a compilation of out-of-print and previously unreleased recordings by Tommy Keene. It was released on CD in 1993 by Alias Records.

Track listing

All songs written by Tommy Keene, except where noted
  1. "Places That Are Gone" – 3:55
  2. "Nothing Happened Yesterday" – 3:57
  3. "Baby Face" – 3:35
  4. "Back to Zero Now" – 3:05
  5. "When the Truth Is Found" – 3:04
  6. "Hey! Little Child" – 3:16
  7. *Originally recorded by Alex Chilton, 1980
  8. "Something Got a Hold of Me" – 3:24
  9. "The Real Underground" – 3:50
  10. "Misunderstood" – 2:58
  11. "That You Do" – 3:22
  12. "Mr. Roland" – 5:39
  13. "Back Again " – 4:04
  14. "Safe in the Light" – 3:50
  15. "People With Fast Cars Drive Fast" – :56
  16. "Love Is the Only Thing That Matters" – 2:33
  17. "Dull Afternoon" – 1:43
  18. "Tattoo" – 2:57
  19. *Originally recorded by The Who, 1967
  20. "Don't Sleep in the Daytime" – 3:21
  21. "Hey Man" – 1:41
  22. "Andrea" – 3:17
  23. "Something to Rave About" – 2:44
  24. "Shake Some Action" – 4:31
  25. *Originally recorded by Flamin' Groovies, 1976
  26. "Sleeping on a Rollercoaster" – 3:34

Personnel

The band

Additional musicians

Production

  • Tommy Keene — Producer
  • Ted Nicely — Producer
  • Steve Carr — Engineer
  • T-Bone Burnett — Producer
  • Don Dixon — Producer
  • Steve Haigler — Engineer
  • Steve Gronback — Engineer
  • Phil Brown — Mastering

Additional credits