A Collection of Songs Representing an Enthusiasm for Recording...By Amateurs is a compilation album by The Flaming Lips, released on September 29, 1998 on Restless Records.
| A Collection of Songs Representing an Enthusiasm for Recording...By Amateurs | ||||
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| Compilation album by | ||||
| Released | September 29, 1998 | |||
| Recorded | 1984–1991 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock | |||
| Length | 64:51 | |||
| Label | Restless | |||
| The Flaming Lips compilation chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Christgau's Consumer Guide |  [2] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |  [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [4] |
| Pitchfork | 7.0/10[5] |
Track listing
All tracks are written by The Flaming Lips, unless otherwise noted
| No. | Title | Original appearance | Length |
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| 1. | "Bag Full of Thoughts" | The Flaming Lips (1984) | 5:38 |
| 2. | "Jesus Shootin' Heroin" | Hear It Is (1986) | 7:21 |
| 3. | "One Million Billionth of a Millisecond on a Sunday Morning" | Oh My Gawd!!! (1987) | 9:23 |
| 4. | "Chrome Plated Suicide" | Telepathic Surgery (1989) | 5:45 |
| 5. | "Michael Time to Wake Up" | Telepathic Surgery (1989) | 0:31 |
| 6. | "Hell's Angels Cracker Factory" | Telepathic Surgery (1989) | 3:02 |
| 7. | "Unconsciously Screamin'" | In a Priest Driven Ambulance (1990) | 3:54 |
| 8. | "God Walks Among Us Now" | In a Priest Driven Ambulance (1990) | 4:45 |
| 9. | "Strychnine/Peace, Love, and Understanding" (Gerald Rosie/Nick Lowe) | Double-A-Side with "Drug Machine" (1989) | 3:23 |
| 10. | "Death Valley '69" (Robert Bertelli, Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore, Lee Ranaldo) | The Bob Flexi #32 | 3:04 |
| 11. | "Thank You" (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant) | The Bob Flexi #32 | 2:30 |
| 12. | "Ma, I Didn't Notice" | Unconsciously Screamin' single (1990) | 7:41 |
| 13. | "After the Gold Rush" (Neil Young) | The Bridge: A Tribute to Neil Young (1989) | 4:14 |
| 14. | "I Want to Kill My Brother; The Cymbal Head" | Guitarrorists various artists compilation (1991) | 3:40 |
Tracks 10. & 11. Live from the Milestone Club, Charlotte, NC, 9-11-87