Written by:
Milrose/Bruno/Elgin
Initial release:
The Light User Syndrome
Date:
10 June 1996
Subsequent releases:
Cheetham Hill, Receiver Records RRCD247; November 1997 [The track here is entitled Last Exit to Brooklyn (Last Chance to Turn Around); see comments below].
The Light User Syndrome, Castle/Sanctuary, CMRCD570; 16 December 2002
Time Enough at Last, Castle/Sanctuary CMETD706; 28 April 2003 (re-release of Cheetham Hill and Oxymoron in 3 CD box with 15 Ways to Leave Your Man – Live)
Group on initial recording:
Mark E Smith – vocals; Brix Smith – guitar, vocals; Steve Hanley – bass; Julia Nagle – keyboards, guitar; Simon Wolstencroft – drums, programming; Karl Burns – drums, guitar, vocals
Commentary:
This is a cover version of a Gene Pitney song originally entitled Last Exit to Brooklyn.
The version on Cheetham Hill is very similar to one on The Light User Syndrome, but there are some minor changes.