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The Jesus and Mary Chain

Head On

1989 · via The Jesus and Mary Chain

The Jesus and Mary Chain’s 1989 recording of “Head On” is the earliest release on file. Jim Reid and William Reid of The Jesus and Mary Chain are credited as its writers. Also recorded by Pixies (released 1991), Legião Urbana (released 1999) and Beatsteaks (released 2010), among 69 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

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The Reid brothers wrote this one for themselves, and Pixies liked it enough to record it two years later. Play them back to back and you can hear one band admiring another.

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Credited writers: Jim Reid and William Reid.

Earliest release on file: this one, 1989.

Other recordings on file · first release year

69 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

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Jim and William Reid wrote "Head On" for The Jesus and Mary Chain. Which band later took the song on and recorded their own version of it?Pixies
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