The Island Years (John Cale album)

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 (The same length as on the original LP of Slow Dazzle. On the CD version of the 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.

Track listing
CD 1
 * Fear (1974) & outtake


 * 1) "Fear Is a Man's Best Friend"  – 3:52
 * 2) "Buffalo Ballet"  – 3:28
 * 3) "Barracuda"  – 3:46
 * 4) "Emily"  – 4:21
 * 5) "Ship of Fools"  – 4:36
 * 6) "Gun"  – 8:04
 * 7) "The Man Who Couldn't Afford to Orgy"  – 4:33
 * 8) "You Know More Than I Know"  – 3:34
 * 9) "Momamma Scuba"  – 4:23
 * 10) "Sylvia Said"  – 4:07 (single B-side, remixed; leaving the original single 45 a rarity)
 * Slow Dazzle (1975) & outtakes

CD2
 * 1) "All I Want Is You"  – 2:55 (outtake)
 * 2) "Bamboo Floor"  – 3:24 (outtake)
 * 3) "Mr. Wilson"  – 3:15
 * 4) "Taking It All Away"  – 2:56
 * 5) "Dirty-Ass Rock 'N' Roll"  – 4:41
 * 6) "Darling I Need You"  – 3:35
 * 7) "Rollaroll"  – 3:57
 * 1) "Heartbreak Hotel"  – 3:10
 * 2) "Ski Patrol"  – 2:05
 * 3) "I'm Not the Loving Kind"  – 3:07
 * 4) "Guts"  – 3:26
 * 5) "The Jeweller"  – 4:11
 * '''Helen of Troy (1975) & outtakes


 * 1) "My Maria"  – 3:48
 * 2) "Helen of Troy"  – 4:18
 * 3) "China Sea"  – 2:30
 * 4) "Engine"  – 2:45
 * 5) "Save Us"  – 2:20
 * 6) "Cable Hogue"  – 3:30
 * 7) "(I Keep A) Close Watch"  – 3:27
 * 8) "Pablo Picasso"  – 3:20
 * 9) "Leaving It Up To You"  – 4:33
 * 10) "Baby, What You Want Me to Do?"  – 4:48
 * 11) "Sudden Death"  – 4:36
 * 12) "You & Me"  – 2:50 (outtake)
 * 13) "Coral Moon"  – 2:14 (originally replaced "Leaving It Up To You")
 * 14) "Mary Lou"  – 2:46 (outtake that originally appeared on the 1977 Guts compilation)