Blue Nile Poll: A Walk Across The Rooftops or Hats?

Are the b-sides collected somewhere, on a compilation maybe?

My post upthread is probably the most OTM I have been about anything ever.

it's def one of my favorite things you've ever written

every time i've tried to write about the blue nile in the past few years i've had a moment where i'm like "fuck i'm just rewriting tim's post"

was there any relation or sense of commonality between Blue Nile and Talk Talk at the time, either with bands themselves of w/writers? Very different in some ways but there's some sense that they are mining the same ground in two different ways

oh btw i have a bootleg collection of the b sides and will send it to whoever wants it when i get back to my computer tonight

btw as amazing as AWATR is, the answer is hats

Mr. Nelson, that would be fantastic.

I bought both records in the late 1990s, and for years I preferred Hats.

These days, I definitely think Rooftops is the superior album. I couldn't really articulate why though.

Automobile Noise is some track to play on the headphones when you're out for a walk at night.

That is great stuff upthread by Tim btw.

One small correction though – Rooftops came out in 1984 not 1983 (though it was recorded in 1983).