Dark Adapted Eye is a compilation album by Danielle Dax, an English experimental musician, formerly of The Lemon Kittens. Released in 1988 on Sire Records on LP, cassette and CD, it consisted of material from albums and singles released on her own label, Awesome Records, and was the first release of her material in North America.
Cover artwork is by Holly Warburton.
Background Dark Adapted Eye was Dax's debut album release in North America, and contains all songs from her 1987 album Inky Bloaters except "Born to Be Bad". The compilation also includes the standalone U.K. single "Cat-House", remixed versions of three B-sides "When I Was Young", "Whistling for His Love" and "Touch Piggy's Eyes", another B-side "House-Cat", and a previously unreleased song titled "White Knuckle Ride", which was later released as a single in the United Kingdom in April 1989.
After being out of print for years, the CD was reissued in the U.S. by the Noble Rot label in 2008. In 2019, the U.S. label Rubellan Remasters remastered the album and reissued it on CD with several bonus tracks different from the original release.
Track listing
Singles Cat-House
White Knuckle Ride U.K. 7" (3 April 1989) – Awesome Records AO23 "White Knuckle Ride" (Remix) – 2:47 "Whistling for His Love" (7" Remix) – 3:19
U.K. 12" (3 April 1989) – Awesome Records AO23T "White Knuckle Ride" (Remix) – 2:47 "Whistling for His Love" (7" Remix) – 3:19 "Cold Sweat" (U.K. Edit) – 5:41
Promotional Singles Whistling for His Love U.S. 12" Promo (1989) – Sire PRO–A–3630 "Whistling for His Love" (12" Remix) – 6:14 "Whistling for His Love" (Bonus Beat Dub) – 4:04 "Whistling for His Love" (7" Remix) – 3:19 "Whistling for His Love" (Vocal Dub) – 4:03
Release history CountryDateLabelFormatCat. No.Ref.United StatesNovember 1988SireGermany16 May 1989Rough TradeLPRTD 112United States8 September 2008Noble RotCDNOT5018Japan27 July 2012 (Cancelled)Hayabusa LandingsCD (Mini-LP replica sleeve)HYCA-2060United States22 May 2019Rubellan RemastersCDRUBY07CD28 August 2023RUBY47LP
References
External links Danielle Dax Official Website