Abraham Nussbaum

Physician, Teacher, Writer


Seclusion Room

Psychiatria et Neurologia Japonica, 1970

Songs about getting lost inside your own head while hospitalized in padded rooms. The cover art is a vintage Japanese ad for haloperidol.

  1. Where Is My Mind? * The Pixies
  2. Nervous Breakdown * Black Flag
  3. She Cracked * The Modern Lovers
  4. I’m Afraid They’re All Talking About Me * Dawn
  5. Deep Shadows * Little Ann
  6. Little Girl Blue * Nina Simone
  7. Relaxin’ At Camarillo * Charlie Parker
  8. Mind Playing Tricks On Me * Geto Boys
  9. Tightrope * Janelle Monáe
  10. Love Will Tear Us Apart * Joy Division
  11. Borderline * Madonna
  12. Take Pills * Panda Bear
  13. Afraid of Everyone * The National
  14. Care of Cell 44 * The Zombies
  15. Sleeping Aides & Razorblades * The Exploding Hearts
  16. Personality Crisis * The New York Dolls
  17. I Wanna Be Sedated * The Ramones
  18. You’ve Got My Mind Messed Up * James Carr
  19. After Laughter (Comes Tears) * Wendy Rene
  20. It’s All In My Mind * Teenage Fanclub