The Least Worst Of
The Least Worst Of is a 2000 compilation from Type O Negative, the Brooklyn gothic metal band signed to Roadrunner Records. It gathers previously released material alongside unreleased tracks and remixes, and came in both an edited version and an unedited one carrying a Parental Advisory label. The cover photograph shows the disused Parachute Jump at Coney Island.
It arrives after World Coming Down (1999) and before Life Is Killing Me (2003), and it shows how little the band took themselves seriously. The title is a self-deprecating joke, and the opening track is a silent "remix" lasting 39 seconds, shorter than the 1:04 silence of the original. Their logic seems to have been that silence might be among their best work. For fans of the band's dry humour, that gag alone makes it a fun oddity in the catalogue.
The Least Worst Of: tracklist and credits
14 tracks · 1:18:30Tracklist
- 1The Misinterpretation of Silence and Its Disastrous Consequences (Wombs and Tombs mix)0:39
- 2Everyone I Love Is DeadPeter Steele4:39
- 3Black No. 1Peter Steele4:34
- 4It's Never EnoughPeter Steele8:16
- 5Love You to DeathPeter Steele4:48
- 6Black Sabbath (From the Satanic Perspective)Steele, Butler, Iommi, Osbourne, Ward7:45
- 7Christian WomanPeter Steele4:25
- 812 Black RainbowsPeter Steele5:10
- 9My Girlfriend's Girlfriend (Cheese Organ mix)Peter Steele3:43
- 10Hey Pete (Pete's Ego Trip version)Billy Roberts and Peter Steele5:20
- 11Everything DiesPeter Steele4:34
- 12Cinnamon Girl (Depressed Mode mix)Neil Young3:51
- 13Unsuccessfully Coping With the Natural Beauty of InfidelityPeter Steele12:29
- 14Stay Out of My DreamsPeter Steele8:17
- Produced by
- Josh Silver, Peter Steele, Type O Negative
- Recorded at
- Systems Two Recording Studio
- Recorded
- 1989–1999
- Mixed by
- Peter Steele
- Mixed at
- Systems Two Recording Studio
- Engineered by
- Michael Marciano, Joe Marciano
- Label
- Roadrunner Records
- Length
- 1:18:30
Line-up
- Sal Abruscato · drums (drum set), vocals · guest
- Ken Hickey · electric guitar, vocals · guest
- Josh Silver · keyboard, vocals · guest
- Peter Steele · electric bass guitar, vocals · guest
From MusicBrainz, Wikipedia and Wikidata. Only what the sources record is shown.
Released the same week
Also released on 21 June
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia 2000-06-21 vs 2000-10-30 (musicbrainz)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 30 October 2000 | ignored lone early release dated 2000-08-20 |
| Wikipedia infobox | 21 June 2000 | |
| Wikidata | 2000 | |
| US release | 20 August 2000 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 31 October 2000 | earliest UK or European date |
6 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | XW | Roadrunner Records | 016861851002 | other |
| 20 August 2000 | US | Roadrunner Records | 016861850227 | original |
| 30 October 2000 | JP | Roadrunner Records | 4527583002833 | other |
| 31 October 2000 | CA | Attic | 016861851026 | other |
| 31 October 2000 | XE | Roadrunner Records | 016861851057 | other |
| 31 October 2000 | US | Roadrunner Records | 016861851026 | other |
Cover art sources
deezer · upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| deezer ✓ | 1200×1200 | upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25) |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |
| coverartarchive | 599×535 | rejected |