The Days of Wine and Roses

The Days of Wine & Roses
Studio album by The Dream Syndicate
Released	1982
Recorded	Sept 1982
Genre	College rock
Length	42:33
Label	Ruby Records/Slash
Producer	Chris D.
Professional reviews
All Music Guide (4.5/5) link
The Dream Syndicate chronology
The Days of Wine & Roses (1982) Medicine Show (1984)

The Days of Wine and Roses was the debut long-play album of Dream Syndicate. Produced by Chris D. (of The Flesh Eaters/The Divine Horsemen), it was recorded in Los Angeles in September 1982 and released later that year on Chris D.'s Ruby Records, which was a division of Slash Records. It was released on CD in 1993.

Track listing

This is the track listing of the original release. Later re-releases have included bonus tracks from an earlier EP, rehearsals and alternate takes. "Halloween" was written by Karl Precoda; all others were by Steve Wynn. Side One:

1. "Tell Me When It's Over"
2. "Definitely Clean"
3. "That's What You Always Say"
4. "Then She Remembers"
5. "Halloween"

Side Two:

1. "When You Smile"
2. "Until Lately"
3. "Too Little, Too Late"
4. "The Days of Wine and Roses"

The phrase "days of wine and roses" is originally from the poem "Vitae Summa Brevis" by the English writer Ernest Dowson (1867-1900):

They are not long, the days of wine and roses:

Out of a misty dream

Our path emerges for a while, then closes

Within a dream.