| The Island Years | ||||
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| Compilation album by John Cale | ||||
| Released | July, 1996 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 133:11 | |||
| Label | Island | |||
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The Island Years is a double CD compilation of John Cale's work during 1974 and 1975. The collection, released in 1996, is composed of the three previously released Cale albums issued by Island Records: Fear, Slow Dazzle, and Helen of Troy. The album also includes some extra tracks, b-sides, and individual tracks from other albums but the Slow Dazzle's last and experimental track "The Jeweller" was shortened to 4:11 (in the original album, the track's duration is 5:07). In 2007 The Island Years was reissued as a budget release, Gold, with the same track listing but reduced packaging.
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