Beyond and Back: The X Anthology is a two-disc compilation album by American rock band X, released October 28, 1997 by Elektra Records. The anthology's tracks are split between already-released songs and demos, single versions, outtakes and live recordings.
Track listing
All tracks are written by John Doe and Exene Cervenka, unless otherwise indicated.
Disc 1| Title | Writer(s) | 
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| 1. | "Los Angeles" |  | 2:23 | 
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| 2. | "The World's a Mess; It's in My Kiss" |  | 3:53 | 
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| 3. | "Yr Ignition" | Doe | 2:55 | 
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| 4. | "Year One (Demo)" |  | 1:17 | 
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| 5. | "The Hungry Wolf" |  | 3:47 | 
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| 6. | "We're Desperate" |  | 2:00 | 
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| 7. | "Beyond & Back (Live)" |  | 2:45 | 
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| 8. | "Back 2 the Base (Live)" |  | 0:30 | 
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| 9. | "Blue Spark (Alternate Mix)" |  | 2:10 | 
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| 10. | "Some Other Time" |  | 2:20 | 
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| 11. | "Sex and Dying in High Society (Demo)" |  | 2:15 | 
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| 12. | "Motel Room in My Bed" |  | 2:39 | 
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| 13. | "Heater" | Doe | 2:31 | 
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| 14. | "The Once Over Twice (Live)" |  | 2:51 | 
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| 15. | "Because I Do" |  | 2:22 | 
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| 16. | "In This House That I Call Home" |  | 3:33 | 
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| 17. | "Soul Kitchen (Demo)" | John Densmore, Robbie Krieger, Ray Manzarek, Jim Morrison | 2:33 | 
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| 18. | "Universal Corner (Live)" |  | 4:08 | 
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| 19. | "Delta 88 (Demo)" |  | 1:25 | 
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| 20. | "Real Child of Hell (Alternate Mix)" |  | 3:01 | 
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| 21. | "I'm Coming Over (Live)" |  | 1:20 | 
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| 22. | "White Girl (Single Mix)" |  | 3:29 | 
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| 23. | "Nausea (Live)" |  | 3:07 | 
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| 24. | "Johny Hit and Run Paulene (Demo)" |  | 2:54 | 
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| 25. | "Your Phone's off the Hook, But You're Not" |  | 2:23 | 
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| 26. | "Riding with Mary (Single Mix)" |  | 3:11 | 
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| 27. | "Nausea Spoken Word/End of Show Recording (Live)" (Hidden track) |  | 2:00 | 
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Disc 2| Title | Writer(s) | 
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| 1. | "The New World (Demo)" |  | 3:35 | 
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| 2. | "Breathless (Single Mix)" | Otis Blackwell | 2:16 | 
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| 3. | "Poor Girl" |  | 2:51 | 
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| 4. | "What's Wrong with Me (Rough Mix)" |  | 3:43 | 
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| 5. | "How I (Learned My Lesson) (Live)" |  | 2:20 | 
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| 6. | "The Have Nots" |  | 4:44 | 
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| 7. | "Someone Like You (Knitters Demo)" |  | 3:05 | 
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| 8. | "The Stage (Demo)" |  | 3:53 | 
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| 9. | "See How We Are (Demo)" |  | 3:31 | 
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| 10. | "Surprise Surprise" |  | 2:52 | 
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| 11. | "4th of July (Demo)" | Dave Alvin, Doe, Cervenka, D.J. Bonebrake, Tony Gilkyson | 3:16 | 
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| 12. | "Arms for Hostages/Country at War (Demo)" |  | 1:54 | 
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| 13. | "Wild Thing (Single Edit)" | Chip Taylor | 3:29 | 
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| 14. | "Burning House of Love" |  | 3:43 | 
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| 15. | "Devil Doll (Demo)" |  | 3:11 | 
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| 16. | "True Love" |  | 2:14 | 
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| 17. | "Call of the Wreckin' Ball" (from The Knitters' album "Poor Little Critter on the Road") | Alvin, Doe | 2:56 | 
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| 18. | "In the Time It Takes (Demo)" |  | 3:05 | 
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| 19. | "I Must Not Think Bad Thoughts (Alternate 1997 Mix)" |  | 4:50 | 
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| 20. | "The Hungry Wolf (Instrumental Version)" (Hidden track) |  | 3:47 | 
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Personnel
- X
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