The Farm / The Complete Studio Recordings 1983-2004 / 7CD box set
Demon Music will release a box set collecting the studio work of British band The Farm in March 2015.
The Complete Studio Recordings 1983-2004 is a seven-CD, 98-track set that goes right back to the independent early-to-mid-80s beginnings of the Liverpudlian outfit via the inclusion of the Pastures Old And New compilation before tracing the arc of their mainstream success that kicked off with 1990 singles Groovy Train and All Together Now.
The band’s three studio albums are of course present and correct including their 1991 debut Spartacus which reached number one in the UK. No less than three bonus CDs complete this package focusing on B-sides/non-album tracks, BBC Sessions and remixes respectively.
The Complete Studio Recordings will be issued on 9 March 2015 and is at the time of writing available for the very attractive price of £21 on Amazon UK.
Track listing
CD 1 – Pastures Old And New
- 1 Hearts And Minds 3.06
- 2 Information Man 3.16
- 3 Same Old Story 3.22
- 4 Worn Out Sayings 3.59
- 5 Somewhere (John Peel BBC Session) 3.46
- 6 Too Late (John Peel BBC Session) 3.04
- 7 Hearts And Minds (Dub) 6.23
- 8 Steps Of Emotion (Janice Long BBC Session 1985) 3.26
- 9 Power Over Me (Janice Long BBC Session 1985) 3.41
- 10 Better (Janice Long BBC Session 1985) 4.04
- 11 No Man’s Land (John Peel BBC Session 1985) 3.38
- 12 Some People (John Peel BBC Session) 2.54
- 13 Little Old Wine Drinker Me (John Peel BBC Session) 3.45
CD 2 – Spartacus
- 1 Hearts & Minds 4:24
- 2 How Long 3:35
- 3 Sweet Inspiration 5:26
- 4 Groovy Train 4:07
- 5 Higher & Higher 4:38
- 6 Don’t Let Me Down 4.34
- 7 Family Of Man 4:42
- 8 Tell The Story 3:38
- 9 Very Emotional 4:40
- 10 All Together Now 5:41
CD 3 – Love See No Colour
- 1 Rising Sun 4.00
- 2 Hard Times 3.58
- 3 Words Of Wisdom 5.27
- 4 Mind 4.20
- 5 Been A Long Time 4.00
- 6 Don’t You Want Me 4.12
- 7 Rain 3.52
- 8 Good Morning Sinners 3.35
- 9 Love See No Colour 5.33
- 10 Creepers 6.03
- 11 Suzy Boo 5.24
- 12 Over Again 4.35
- 13 Tooth Fairy 5.04
- 14 News International 7.24
CD 4 – Hullabaloo
- 1 Messiah 4:26
- 2 Shake Some Action 4:05
- 3 Comfort 4:52
- 4 The Man Who Cried 5:59
- 5 Hateful 4:28
- 6 Golden Vision 5:06
- 7 To The Ages 4:19
- 8 All American World 4:36
- 9 Distant Voices 5:43
- 10 Echoes 2:30
CD 5 – Non-Album Tracks + B Sides
- 1 Some People
- 2 Sign Of The Cross
- 3 Standing Together 6:59
- 4 The Moroccan 4:10
- 5 Body And Soul 1989 (Variation of ‘Hearts & Minds’)
- 6 Colonels & Heroes 1989
- 7 Stuck On You 1989
- 8 Any Town
- 9 History 4.36 (B-side of Rising Sun)
- 10 Smile (Non-LP track – B-side of Rising Sun 12”)
- 11 Obviously (B-side of Don’t You Want Me)
- 12 Tumbling Down
- 13 Love Made Up My Mind 5.22 (Non-LP track – B-side of Messiah)
- 14 One More Fool (Non-LP track – B-side of Messiah)
- 15 Somewhere (Acoustic) (Non-LP track – B-side of Messiah)
- 16 Alltogethernow 2004
CD 6 – BBC Sessions
- 1 No Man’s Land 3.41 (BBC Radio 1 – 17 Apr 1983)
- 2 Memories (Oxford Road Show – 10 Feb 1984)
- 3 Hearts And Minds 3.36 (BBC Radio 1 – 28 Feb 1984)
- 4 Too Late 3.06 (BBC Radio 1 – 28 Feb 1984)
- 5 Same Old Story 3.38 (BBC Radio 1 – 28 Feb 1984)
- 6 Power Over Me 3.47 (BBC Radio 1 – 20 Jan 1985)
- 7 Steps Of Emotion 3.34 (BBC Radio 1 – 20 Jan 1985)
- 8 Worn Out Sayings 3.21 (BBC Radio 1 – 10 Aug 1986)
- 9 Wearing That Smile 2.06 (BBC Radio 1 – 10 Aug 1986)
- 10 Groovy Train 5.18 (BBC Radio 1 – 06 May 1990)
- 11 Family Of Man 5.23 (BBC Radio 1 – 06 May 1990)
- 12 Higher And Higher 5.31 (BBC Radio 1 – 15 Sep 1990)
- 13 No Man’s Land 3.22 (BBC Radio 1 – 15 Sep 1990)
- 14 Don’t Let Me Down 4.54 (BBC Radio 1 – 27 Mar 1991)
- 15 Stepping Stone 6.01 (BBC Radio 1 – 27 Mar 1991)
- 16 How Long 3.45 (BBC Radio 1 – 27 Mar 1991)
- 17 Down On The Farm 4.46 (BBC Radio 1 – 27 Mar 1991)
- 18 Mind 4.35 (BBC Radio 1 – 21 Jul 1991)
- 19 Love See No Colour 5.12 (BBC Radio 1 – 21 Jul 1991)
- 20 News International 7.52 (BBC Radio 1 – 21 Jul 1991)
CD 7 – The Remixes
- 1 Don’t Let Me Down (Terry Farley Mix)
- 2 Sweet Inspiration (Terry Farley Mix)
- 3 Higher & Higher (Terry Farley Mix)
- 4 Hearts & Minds (Terry Farley Mix)
- 5 Very Emotional (Terry Farley Mix)
- 6 Groovy Train (Terry Farley Mix)
- 7 Stepping Stone (Matrix Mix)
- 8 Groovy Train (The Bottle Mix)
- 9 Love See No Colour (Musto Mix) 6.24
- 10 Rising Sun (Forza Mix) 6.19
- 11 Mind (Contorted Face Mix) 4.40
- 12 Rain (Amazon Tuff Mix) 3.52
- 13 Alltogethernow 2004 (BCD Project Remix) 5.58
- 14 All Together Now (Blackout Crew vs The Farm)
- 15 Groovy Train (The Farm vs BBP & Dabeat constructor)
By Paul Sinclair
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