Irish B-sides + the albums containing them

rpirl

General thread for anything along these lines...

What are some of the best B-sides by Irish bands / artists that are out there? Which ones have been uploaded to YouTube?

Which Irish bands / artists have released B-sides / rarities compilation albums, or even just discs that might've been thrown in as bonus with another release...

rpirl

Director - 'Last Time' (2007)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbAV1YViRzQ

NewbridgeIR

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058298453/irish-b-sides-the-albums-containing-them

Irish bands - in general - are poorly served by B-sides & rarities sets in addition to general reissues of their albums. As well as that, there are also single mixes that are hard to find on CD and excluded from Greatest Hits / compilations.

Power Of Dreams did reissue their debut album with a bonus disc in 2010. Others like A House, Something Happens!, Into Paradise, Hothouse Flowers have back catalogues that should really have been given the remaster treatment in the mid 2000s - when CD sales were buoyant.

The Frank & Walters - Souvenirs 2CD + a third standalone disc. Good round-up of Setanta B-sides and EP tracks.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FZkFcuo0wA

rpirl

Will see if I can find Power of Dreams stuff, have gotten into the band in last year or two

Didn't know about the 'American Dream' standalone single

rpirl

Microdisney

the various re-issues of the albums in recent years mean that all the b-sides are now available for streamin'

1982-85 available at this YouTube 'topic'

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYyO4pNDDIVQnaTeppghCgA

1987-88 at this one

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsFuEesZrkzjpzTph8vnvsA

'I Can't Say No (Betty Lou version)'

This one was also on the 'Big Sleeping House' comp, which was my intro to the band

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeEIO3v8Xt8

NewbridgeIR

Unfortunately with Microdisney, their two best albums (IMHO) - Crooked Mile & 39 Minutes - haven't been reissued so there's a few bits scattered although those playlists look great. Nice to see Gale Force Wind edit.

Re: Power Of Dreams - this Japanese-only CD from 1991 is great - well worth picking up https://www.discogs.com/release/422908-Power-Of-Dreams-American-Dream - has American Dream and associated singles / B-sides. And sounds better than the 2010 reissue of the debut which is on the loud side.

rpirl

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120683490#Comment_120683490

Oh yeah, was just digital 're-issue' for those two... became available for purchase from iTunes and also appeared on the streaming sites - was just before Cathal Coughlan passed actually

https://www.discogs.com/release/23114240-Microdisney-Crooked-Mile

Belatedly spotted cassette-only track called 'Half A Day' alright, someone has added that one anyhow

rpirl

Dunno for sure but all the Power of Dreams b-sides seem to be up there, one fan has uploaded all the different E.P.'s etc.

I like this one 'Not Enough' - hopefully one or two of the others are on this level 👍️

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-7nB6faL8c

rpirl

The Hitchers - 'Both LPs and All the Bs'

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mJsuGhhgZls-AvQ12o4CR1YE41ATLNYb0

The Last six are the B-sides, they all seem to be from the first album

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEHON6Cma-M

'Line Dance Finals Massacre'