Best Go-Betweens Album

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By my estimation, this box set has at least 40 (!) songs which have never been on CD, at least in these versions - 17 of them, going by the titles, have never been released in any form. Of course, the number of non-CD tracks could be higher - some of the songs listed were b-sides or bonus tracks on the 2xCD versions of the first three albums, but some of those may not be the same versions as these.

It looks like one complete Peel session is included, two others are not, and sadly it's the one that's already been on CD. There were other radio sessions, and some of the alternate versions of album tracks may be from those.

This is sort of a bad deal for the die-hard Go-Betweens fan who bought the albums as they came out, and later bought up to the expanded CD versions - 40 "new" songs for more than 200 dollars. But the book from Grant's collection is pretty intriguing, and the bookmark from Robert is a very funny Go-Betweens type of touch.

crustaceanrebelisback, Wednesday, 1 October 2014 19:18 (nine years ago) link

three years pass...

My picks!

The Silky Veils of Alfred (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 2 September 2018 05:10 (five years ago) link

I particularly like the Tallulah bit. I tend to be dismissive of it when I'm not listening to it, precisely because of "Cut It Out". (Plus, I seem to like "Right Here" waaaay less than many.) The rest, however, is great.

Nag! Nag! Nag!, Sunday, 2 September 2018 07:03 (five years ago) link

Soto, I hate to be that guy again but just noticed you've accidentally listed 'A Bad Debt Follows You' as 'A Bad Debt Won't Leave'!

Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Sunday, 2 September 2018 09:32 (five years ago) link

two years pass...

Listening to this live album called Fountains of Youth: Live at the Town and Country Club which sounds pretty good. Seems like tyler blogged about it.

Rich Valley Girl, Poor Valley Girl (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 22 June 2021 04:42 (two years ago) link


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