Vain, Erudite and Stupid: Selected Works 1987-2005

Vain, Erudite and Stupid: Selected Works 1987-2005
Compilation album by The Dead C
Released	August 1, 2006
Recorded	1987–2003
Genre	Noise rock
Length	145:02
Label	Ba Da Bing
Producer	The Dead C
The Dead C chronology
The Damned (2003) Vain, Erudite and Stupid: Selected Works 1987-2005 (2006) Future Artists (2007)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Pitchfork Media	(7.9/10)[1]

Vain, Erudite and Stupid: Selected Works 1987-2005 is a compilation album by New Zealand noise rock band The Dead C, released on August 1, 2006 through Ba Da Bing Records.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by The Dead C. 

Disc one
No.	Title	From the album	Length
1.	"Max Harris"	DR503	5:35
2.	"Angel"	DR503b	6:59
3.	"3 Years"	Xpressway Pile-Up	6:21
4.	"Maggot"	Eusa Kills	7:07
5.	"Glass Hole Pit"	Eusa Kills	1:08
6.	"Helen Said This"	Helen Said This	10:58
7.	"Hell Is Now Love"	Trapdoor Fucking Exit	4:07
8.	"Highway"	Clyma est mort	0:48
9.	"Power"	Clyma est mort	7:04
10.	"Mighty"	Power	2:19
11.	"Constellation"	Harsh 70s Reality	6:41
12.	"T. Is Never Over I & II"	Harsh 70s Reality	4:03
13.	"World"	World Peace Hope et al.	7:53

Disc two
No.	Title	From the album	Length
1.	"The Marriage of Reason and Squalor"	The Operation of the Sonne	14:28
2.	"Bitcher"	The White House	6:27
3.	"Voodoo Spell"	The White House	2:16
4.	"Repent IV"	Repent	11:53
5.	"Head"	Tusk	11:03
6.	"All Channels Open"	The Dead C	6:31
7.	"Tuba Is Funny (Slight Return)"	The Dead C	7:30
8.	"Repulsion"	New Electric Music	10:38
9.	"Truth"	The Damned	3:13

Personnel

• Rob Carmichael – design
• The Dead C – production, recording
• Michael Morley – instruments
• Bruce Russell – instruments
• Robbie Yeats – instruments

References

1. Stosuy, Brandon (February 1, 2007). "The Dead C: Vain, Erudite, and Stupid: Selected Works 1987-2005". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved March 1, 2013.