Hear It Is

Hear It Is
Hear It Is
Studio album by the Flaming Lips
Released	January 21, 1986
Genre	Alternative rock; noise rock;
Length	44:22
Label	Restless; Rykodisc;
Producer	The Flaming Lips; Randy Burns;
The Flaming Lips chronology

Hear It Is is the debut studio album by American rock band The Flaming Lips, released on January 21, 1986, by Restless Records. It marked the official debut of Wayne Coyne on vocals after the departure of his brother Mark Coyne.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[2]
The Great Rock Discography	5/10^[3]
MusicHound	3/5^[4]
Paste	6.9/10^[5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by the Flaming Lips, except where noted

No.	Title	Length
1.	"With You"	3:39
2.	"Unplugged"	2:14
3.	"Trains, Brains & Rain"	3:39
4.	"Jesus Shootin' Heroin"	7:21
5.	"Just Like Before"	3:22
6.	"She Is Death"	4:04
7.	"Charlie Manson Blues"	4:22
8.	"Man from Pakistan"	3:59
9.	"Godzilla Flick"	4:05
10.	"Staring at Sound/With You (Reprise)"	5:08

Bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
11.	"Summertime Blues" (On some editions)	2:30
12.	"Bag Full of Thoughts" (On "Pink Dust" edition)	5:38
13.	"Out for a Walk" (On "Pink Dust" edition)	3:20
14.	"Garden of Eyes/Forever Is a Long Time" (On "Pink Dust" edition)	5:27
15.	"Scratching the Door" (On "Pink Dust" edition)	7:09
16.	"My Own Planet" (On "Pink Dust" edition)	4:12

Personnel

The Flaming Lips

Wayne Coyne – lead vocals, guitars
Mike Ivins – bass, backing vocals
Richard English – drums, keyboards, backing vocals

Technical personnel

Randy Burns – engineer
The Flaming Lips – design
Michele Vlasimsky – photography

References

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