Albums that need "Merging"

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There are a few records floating around in the world in two incompatable versions. Such as the two version of the Clash's Debut

US Track List

UK Track List

When THIS would be a better track list:
1. Janie Jones (Jones/Strummer) - 2:08 2. Remote Control (Jones/Strummer) - 3:03 3. I'm So Bored With the U.S.A. (Jones/Strummer) - 2:24 4. White Riot (Jones/Strummer) - 1:56 5. Hate & War (Jones/Strummer) - 2:06 6. What's My Name (Jones/Strummer) - 1:41 7. Deny (Jones/Strummer) - 3:06 8. London's Burning (Jones/Strummer) - 2:12 9. Career Opportunities (Jones/Strummer) - 1:54 10. Cheat (Jones/Strummer) - 2:06 11. Protex Blue (Jones/Strummer) - 1:47 12. Police & Thieves (Murvin/Perry) - 6:03 13. 48 Hours (Jones/Summers) - 1:36 14. Clash City Rockers (Jones/Strummer) - 3:49 15. Complete Control (Jones/Strummer) - 3:14 16. (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais (Jones/Strummer) - 4:00 17. I Fought the Law (Curtis) - 2:41 18. Jail Guitar Doors (Jones/Strummer) - 3:05 19. Garageland (Jones/Strummer) - 3:12

Other candidates:
Three Imaginary Boys Don't Cry with the following tracklist.
1. 10:15 Saturday Night (Dempsey/Smith/Tolhurst) - 3:41 2. Accuracy (Dempsey/Smith/Tolhurst) - 2:18 3. Another Day (Dempsey/Smith/Tolhurst) - 3:44 4. Object (Dempsey/Smith/Tolhurst) - 3:03 5. Subway Song (Dempsey/Smith/Tolhurst) - 2:01 6. Foxy Lady (Hendrix) - 2:29 7. Meathook (Dempsey/Smith/Tolhurst) - 2:18 8. So What (Dempsey/Smith/Tolhurst) - 2:37 9. It's Not You (Dempsey/Smith/Tolhurst) - 2:49 10. Boys Don't Cry (Dempsey/Smith/Tolhurst) - 2:35 11. Plastic Passion - 2:14 12. Jumping Someone Else's Train - 2:56 13. Killing an Arab - 2:22 14. Fire in Cairo - 3:21 15. Another Day (Dempsey/Smith/Tolhurst) - 3:43 16. Grinding Halt (Dempsey/Smith) - 2:49

So what other pairs of pretty-much-but-not-quite-the-same records need "merging"?

― Lord Custos Epsilon (Lord Custos Epsilon), Friday, 18 July 2003 10:59 (twenty-two years ago)

[apologies custos for the DOUBLE deletion of the repeat thread, bit of a mod liaison mix-up there ahem]

― mark s (mark s), Friday, 18 July 2003 11:05 (twenty-two years ago)

[Indeed]

― Andrew Thames (Andrew Thames), Friday, 18 July 2003 11:06 (twenty-two years ago)

Yeah. It's okay. I kept getting a "Turn Back you POXY FULE" error, so I was unaware that both versions actually made it through.

Anyhow...any answers?

― Lord Custos Epsilon (Lord Custos Epsilon), Friday, 18 July 2003 11:46 (twenty-two years ago)

Of Skins And Heart/The Church - Aus and US versions could do with a refit. Though I'm not sure exactly how it would go...

― kate (kate), Friday, 18 July 2003 11:48 (twenty-two years ago)

Hey, you left off 3IB's title track. Surely a mistake

― Fabrice (Fabfunk), Friday, 18 July 2003 12:46 (twenty-two years ago)

I've done this myself using a CD burner for both Everything But the Girl's US & UK debuts and Kings of Convenience. No special sequenciing - I just took the tracks unique to the second release and tacked them onto the end. No snappy title either, unless I combine them all and call it Everything But the Convienience Is the New Eden.

― Curt (cgould), Friday, 18 July 2003 17:06 (twenty-two years ago)

Dude, you left "World War" off of the Cure one... c'mon, get with it. Damn.

― dave225 (Dave225), Friday, 18 July 2003 17:11 (twenty-two years ago)

oops, my bad.
Revised Track List:15. Another Day (Dempsey/Smith/Tolhurst) - 3:43 16. World War (Some buys in the band) - Short. 17. Grinding Halt (Dempsey/Smith) - 2:49

― Lord Custos Epsilon (Lord Custos Epsilon), Friday, 18 July 2003 17:26 (twenty-two years ago)

I don't know if the new reissues do this or not, but Simple MInds' "Sister Feelings Call" should be ammended to "Sons and Fascination".

― xnelio, Sunday, 20 July 2003 04:19 (twenty-two years ago)

one month passes...

I would say there are a few tracks on the "The Clash" album that simply don't fit in chronologically. "I Fought The Law" would easily have been the highlight of an extended "Give'em Enough Rope" though.

One release that is actually two versions of an album merged into one is Sundaze's re-release of The Hollies "Dear Eloise", which includes the "Butterfly" tracks that weren't on the original American version. While having the American cover and title, the songs have been sequenced as "Butterfly" with three added bonus tracks, one of which is the classic "King Midas In Reverse", possibly the best thing The Hollies ever did.

Other than that, both the American and British versions of Traffic's "Mr. Fantasy" album were without several of the best tracks. Merging them together clearly creates a better album.

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Friday, 29 August 2003 00:27 (twenty-two years ago)

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