Lloyd Cole and the Commotions box set / full track listing revealed

The forthcoming Lloyd Cole and the Commotions box set was exclusively revealed via this blog a few weeks back, but now we can bring you the full track listing of the six-disc set.

To recap, Collected Recordings 1983-1989 contains the three albums released by the group between 1984 and 1987 (Rattlesnakes, Easy Pieces and Mainstream) with significant upgrades in audio promised for Rattlesnakes in particular, since they’ve gone back to the original tapes for remastering and they have apparently created the ‘best sounding version ever available’.

In addition, there is a disc of B-sides, remixes and outtakes. This CD is mainly B-sides to be honest, and as expected (LC hinted as such) the only remix is the ‘Dancing Mix’ of My Bag even though there were extended mixes and long versions of other singles issued. The two ‘outtakes’ are previously unreleased versions of From Grace and Brand New Friend.

Disc five contains the juicy stuff, with 18 ‘demo recordings and rarities‘. Everything is previously unreleased except the demos for Are You Ready To Be Heartbroken? and Perfect Skin (they appeared on the 2004 deluxe reissue of Rattlesnakes). This CD includes six unheard songs and demos of many tracks including Forest Fire and Jennifer She Said, with the latter also appearing as an unreleased version produced by Stewart Copeland and Julian Mendelsohn.

The sixth and final disc is a DVD which includes ten promo videos (they all appeared on the limited edition CD+DVD version of 2004 compilation Lloyd Cole. The Commotions. The Singles.) and eight TV appearances including three from Top of the Pops, and two from The Old Grey Whistle Test.

As well as these six discs, the box comes with a a 48-page hardback book by journalist and broadcaster Pete Paphides, telling the ‘story’ of Lloyd Cole and the Commotions.

Collected Recordings 1983-1989 is released on 29 June 2015.

• • UK Pre-order: Collected Recordings 1983-1989
• • GERMANY Pre-order: Collected Recordings 1983-1989 (Ltd.Edt.5cd/Dvd)
• • SPAIN Pre-order: Collected Recordings 1983-1989

Disc one – Rattlesnakes

• 1 Perfect Skin
• 2 Speedboat
• 3 Rattlesnakes
• 4 Down on Mission Street
• 5 Forest Fire
• 6 Charlotte Street
• 7 2cv
• 8 Four Flights Up
• 9 Patience
• 10 Are You Ready to be Heartbroken?

Disc two – Easy Pieces

• 1 Rich
• 2 Why I Love Country Music
• 3 Pretty Gone
• 4 Grace
• 5 Cut Me Down
• 6 Brand New Friend
• 7 Lost Weekend
• 8 James
• 9 Minor Character
• 10 Perfect Blue

Disc three – Mainstream

• 1 My Bag
• 2 From the Hip
• 3 29
• 4 Mainstream
• 5 Jennifer she said
• 6 Mr. Malcontent
• 7 Sean Penn Blues
• 8 Big Snake
• 9 Hey Rusty
• 10 These Days

Disc four – B-Sides, Remixes & Outtakes

• 1. The Sea and The Sand (B-side to Perfect Skin)
• 2. You Will Never Be No Good (B-side to Perfect Skin)
• 3. Andy’s Babies  (B-side to Forest Fire)
• 4. Glory (B-side to Forest Fire)
• 5. Sweetness (B-side to Rattlesnakes)
• 6. Perfect Blue (Hardiman mix) B-side to Jennifer She Said
• 7. Jesus Said (B-side to My Bag)
• 8. Brand New Friend (1985 Wessex Studio recording. Previously unreleased ***
• 9. From Grace (Unfinished 1985 Wessex Studio recording. Previously unreleased ***)
• 10. Her Last Fling ( B-side to Brand New Friend)
• 11. Big World (B-side to Lost Weekend)
• 12. Nevers End (B-side to Lost Weekend)
• 13. Mystery Train  (Recorded live at The World, New York, 1986) B-side to Jennifer She Said
• 14. I Don’t Believe You  (Recorded live at The World, New York, 1986) B-side to Jennifer She Said
• 15. Love Your Wife (B-side to From The Hip)
• 16. Lonely Mile (B-side to From The Hip)
• 17. Please (B-side to From The Hip)
• 18. My Bag (Dancing Mix) 12” single

Disc five – Demo Recordings & Rarities (ALL UNRELEASED except Trk 2 & 6)

• 1. Down At The Mission [Unreleased single A-side]
• 2. Are You Ready To Be Heartbroken? [Unreleased single B-side (appeared previously on Rattlesnakes Deluxe Edition 2004)]
• 3. Patience [Demo recording]
• 4. Eat My Words [Demo recording (Never before heard)]
• 5. Forest Fire [Demo recording]
• 6. Perfect Skin [Demo recording (appeared previously on Rattlesnakes Deluxe Edition 2004)]
• 7. Poons [Demo recording (Never before heard)]
• 8. Old Hats [Demo recording]
• 9. You Win [Demo recording (Never before heard)]
• 10. Old Wants Never Gets [Demo recording (Never before heard)]
• 11. Another Dry Day [Demo recording. (Never before heard)]
• 12. 29  [Demo recording]
• 13. Jennifer She Said [Demo recording]
• 14. Hey Rusty [Demo recording]
• 15. Everyone’s Complaining [Unreleased recording. Studio Grande Armée (Paris). Produced by Chris Thomas]
• 16. Mr Malcontent [Unreleased recording. Studio Grande Armée (Paris). Produced by Chris Thomas]
• 17. Jennifer She Said (Polished Rough Mix) [Unreleased recording. Sarm Studios (London). Produced by Stewart Copeland and Julian Mendelsohn]
• 18. Hey Rusty [Unreleased recording. Sarm Studios (London). Produced by Stewart Copeland and Julian Mendelsohn]

DVD – Promotional videos & television performances

Promotional videos

• 1 Perfect Skin
• 2 Forest Fire
• 3 Rattlesnakes
• 4 Brand New Friend
• 5 Lost Weekend
• 6 Cut Me Down
• 7 My Bag
• 8 Jennifer She Said
• 9 From The Hip
• 10 Mainstream

Television performances

• 11 Perfect Skin (Top of the Pops, June 1984)
• 12 Rattlesnakes (The Old Grey Whistle Test, November 1984)
• 13 Speedboat (The Old Grey Whistle Test, November 1984)
• 14 Brand New Friend (Wogan, September 1985)
• 15 Brand New Friend (Top of the Pops, September 1985)
• 16 Lost Weekend (Top of the Pops, November 1985)
• 17 Mister Malcontent (Recorded live in concert at Ibrox Park, Glasgow, June 1986)
• 18 My Bag (Wogan, September 1987)

• • UK Pre-order: Collected Recordings 1983-1989
• • SPAIN Pre-order: Collected Recordings 1983-1989