The Verve / This is Music: The Singles
Rejigged compilation on vinyl for the first time
The Verve’s compilation album This is Music: The Singles is set for reissue in January, to mark its 20th Anniversary.
This is Music was originally released only on CD, in November 2004 and featured each of the band’s singles to that point, alongside two bonus tracks ‘Monte Carlo’ and ‘This Could Be My Moment’. It is now being reissued, with an updated track listing. The band’s second single, ‘She’s A Superstar’ from 1992 is included in full, as opposed to the edit that appeared on the original compilation, whilst the two previous bonus tracks are now replaced by ‘Love is Noise’ and ‘Rather Be’, the two singles from the band’s reunion album in 2008, Forth.
This is Music now spans the entirety of The Verve’s career through their singles. Starting with their early psychedelic, almost shoegaze-esque sound on the likes of ‘She’s a Superstar’ or ‘Gravity Grave’ and the development of this sound on 1995’s A Northern Soul, with singles such as ‘History’. It also covers the major successes of ‘Bittersweet Symphony’ and ‘The Drugs Don’t Work’ from Urban Hymns, both of which reached number one in the UK.
This reissue sees the collection issued on vinyl for the first time. As well as the standard 2LP black version, a red and blue coloured vinyl is available via selected retailers.
This is Music: The Singles will be released on 24 January 2025 via UMR.
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Tracklisting
This is Music: The Singles The Verve /
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LP 1
Side A
- This Is Music
- Slide Away
- Lucky Man
- History
Side B
- She’s A Superstar
- On Your Own
- Blue
- Sonnet
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LP 2
Side C
- All In The Mind
- The Drugs Don’t Work
- Gravity Grave
Side D
- Bitter Sweet Symphony
- Love Is Noise
- Rather Be
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LP 1
By Dylan McNally
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