| Desire of the Rhino King | ||||
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| Released | November 5, 1991 | |||
| Genre | Experimental rock, AOR | |||
| Length | 71:58 | |||
| Label | Island | |||
| Producer | Adrian Belew | |||
| Adrian Belew chronology | ||||
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Desire of the Rhino King is a compilation album released in 1991 by experimental rock musician and guitarist Adrian Belew. It includes songs from Belew's first three solo albums for Island Records: Lone Rhino (1982), Twang Bar King (1983), and Desire Caught By the Tail (1986).[2]
Track 18 is an outtake from the Desire sessions, appearing for the first time on CD. It was first released on a Flexi disc included with the March 1987 issue of Guitar Player.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Adrian Belew except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Final Rhino" | Lone Rhino (1982) | 1:25 | |
| 2. | "The Lone Rhinoceros" | Lone Rhino | 3:59 | |
| 3. | "Big Electric Cat" | Lone Rhino | 4:52 | |
| 4. | "The Momur" | Lone Rhino | 3:48 | |
| 5. | "Hot Sun" | Lone Rhino | 1:31 | |
| 6. | "The Man in the Moon" | Lone Rhino | 3:48 | |
| 7. | "Swingline" | Lone Rhino | 3:29 | |
| 8. | "Adidas in Heat" | Lone Rhino | 2:46 | |
| 9. | "Fish Head" | Twang Bar King (1983) | 4:31 | |
| 10. | "The Ideal Woman" | Twang Bar King | 4:09 | |
| 11. | "Sexy Rhino" | Twang Bar King | 0:37 | |
| 12. | "Twang Bar King" | Twang Bar King | 1:27 | |
| 13. | "Paint the Road" | Belew, Bill Janssen | Twang Bar King | 3:21 | 
| 14. | "She Is Not Dead" | Twang Bar King | 4:43 | |
| 15. | "The Rail Song" | Twang Bar King | 5:38 | |
| 16. | "Ballet for a Blue Whale" | Twang Bar King | 4:45 | |
| 17. | "The Gypsy Zurna" | Desire Caught by the Tail (1986) | 3:06 | |
| 18. | "Joan Miro's Procession Through the Insides of a Purple Antelope Across a Sea of Tuna Fish" | Guitar Player magazine (March 1987) | 3:05 | |
| 19. | "Portrait of Margaret" | Desire Caught by the Tail | 3:58 | |
| 20. | "Laughing Man" | Desire Caught by the Tail | 5:31 | |
| 21. | "Guernica" | Desire Caught by the Tail | 2:18 | |
| Total length: | 71:58 | |||
Personnel
Musicians
- Adrian Belew – guitar, percussion, piano, drums, vocals,
 - Audie Belew – piano
 - Christy Bley – keyboards, vocals
 - Larrie Londin – drums
 - Clif Mayhugh – bass, vocals
 - Bill Janssen – saxophone, vocals
 
Technical
- Adrian Belew – producer, liner notes, cover art concept
 - Stan Hertzman – executive producer, photography
 - Gary Platt – engineer
 - Rich Denhart – assistant engineer
 - Greg Calbi – remastering
 - Christine Rodin – photography
 - Margaret Belew – cover design, cover art
 
References
- ↑ Desire of the Rhino King at AllMusic
 - ↑ "TrouserPress.com :: Adrian Belew". www.trouserpress.com.
 
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