Belle & Sebastian's first ever compilation album

Tyrrial

well it's about time i told people aboot this, there seems to be quite a few fans on the forum. people who don't know them... i would strongly advise getting there stuff.. well here's the full story:

Belle & Sebastian's first ever compilation album, a collection of all 25 tracks from the band's seven Jeepster EPs and singles entitled "Push Barman To Open Old Wounds", will be released by Jeepster Recordings on May 23rd 2005.

In the UK and Europe the collection will be available in a deluxe casebound double-CD package and on limited-edition triple gatefold vinyl. The album will be released by Matador Records in the USA and Canada on May 24th in the deluxe CD and vinyl editions plus a standard 2CD jewelcase edition. In Japan, Toshiba-EMI will release the album on May 18th in a 2CD standard jewelcase and a "semi-domestic" edition featuring the deluxe casebound packaging with Japanese liner notes.

Domestic releases are planned for Australia and Brazil, but exact details of formats and release dates are yet to be confirmed. The tracklisting is as follows...

CD1
Dog On Wheels
The State I Am In
String Bean Jean
Belle and Sebastian
Lazy Line Painter Jane
You Made Me Forget My Dreams
A Century Of Elvis
Photo Jenny
A Century Of Fakers
Le Pastie De La Bourgeoisie
Beautiful
Put The Book Back On The Shelf

CD2
This Is Just A Modern Rock Song
I Know Where The Summer Goes
The Gate
Slow Graffiti
Legal Man
Judy Is A Dickslap
Winter Wooskie
Jonathan David
Take Your Carriage Clock And Shove It
The Loneliness Of The Middle Distance Runner
I'm Waking Up To Us
I Love My Car
Marx & Engels

Rhyme

*Puts at top of list*

Must get...

JimboPope

I would recommend this to anyone, Belle and Sebastian are one of the few bands whom I own absolutely everything the've released. The early EP's are nothing short of amazing.

monkeyfudge

Good stuff.

I only have the albums. So alot of these tracks are new to me.

Pighead

The happiest most feelgood song of the 90's is missing from the compilation
Scandalous!

Everybody sing:

And in the first moment of her waking up,
you know shes losing it you know shes losing it
and when the first cup of coffee tastes like washing up
you know shes losing it you know shes losing it!

.I'm happy already

Ro: maaan!

I hate compilations. I have all the songs. But looks good anyway.

Tyrrial

well i have everything belle and sebastian have ever done (i'm pretty sure) and even so, i'll probably still buy it, they are the only band that i *bought* every one of their relases.

TrickyDicky

What's everyones favourite B&S song?

Jim

TrickyDicky wrote:

What's everyones favourite B&S song?

An impossible question.

I don't like compliations or best of's myself, but I'll probably get this anyway. Track listing is pretty amazing. Still need to get Storytelling aswell...

Sleepy

I'll pick it up cos I loved them at Oxegen last year. Never really took to Tigermilk when I bought it after the gig. Liked their more upbeat stuff more...

Ro: maaan!

All their albums are equally good tbh.

Favourite song would be a tie between about half of thier songs.
Second favourite would be a tie between everything in the other half.

Tyrrial

favourit belle and sebastian song...
i've been a big fan for years, and i've alway had a soft spot for "Take Your Carriage Clock And Shove It"...
but when i say that, i almost feel like i'm cheating on all of the other great songs so i'll leave it as an eternal question mark.

Jim

Yea, whenever someone asks me that I say "Oh, I love song X" and they say "Yea, I like song Y" and then I'm like "Oh yea, ****, forgot about song Y, I really like that aswell"

They're just all too damn good.

Ro: maaan!

Going on my most played song it's The Chalet Lines...

monkeyfudge

My most played is "Piazza, New York Catcher" then "She's Losing It" and then The "State I Am In"

Actually there are 7 Belle & Sebastian tracks in my top 10 most played.

Hester

I saw a fan website a while ago (can't find it now) where hundreds of fans voted for their favourite Belle & Sebastian song and Get Me Away From Here, I'm Dying came up on top.

The song I play most is probably Expectations although I wouldn't say it's my favourite. It's too damn hard to pick one! I can't think of a B&S song that I don't like :cool:

Tyrrial

my most played b&s song surpised me, it's
"I Know Where the Summer Goes".
close second was "Simple Things"

Jim

http://www.audioscrobbler.com/music/Belle+and+Sebastian

windowgazer

I have everything of theirs like alot of people here..
Someone ementioned the oxygen gig.. That was great, we were right up the front. I was in heaven for an hour and a half..
Favourite song: Ease your feet off in the sea AND "Le pastie de la bourgeoisie"

Jim

windowgazer wrote:

I have everything of theirs like alot of people here..
Someone ementioned the oxygen gig.. That was great, we were right up the front. I was in heaven for an hour and a half..
Favourite song: Ease your feet off in the sea AND "Le pastie de la bourgeoisie"

If you were female and dancing I hate you.

nlgbbbblth

Tyrrial wrote:

well i have everything belle and sebastian have ever done (i'm pretty sure) and even so, i'll probably still buy it, they are the only band that i *bought* every one of their relases.

Have all the 7"s and 12"s already.
But it would be nice to get the songs on CD in one fell swoop (purely convenience sake. Their artwork sucks on CD) so I might get it.

nlgbbbblth

Ro: maaan! wrote:

All their albums are equally good tbh.

don't agree
they peaked with Tigermilk and every album since then has been progressively and symmetrically less good.

All worth buying mind.
The sleeves are superb and vinyl is the only way to go with them - reminds me of rushing out and getting every Smiths LP and 12" when I was a teenager.

Best song is The State That I Am In (version from Dog On Wheels EP)

Bungalow Bill

I've been discovering Belle and Sebastian for the last few months and they are truly an amazing band. They are (besides Jack Johnson) my favourite feel-good band.
Fave songs: I'm waking up to us
I'm a cuckoo

"I'd like to see you, I had a funny dream and you were wearing funny shoes"

Tyrrial

yeah Le pastie de la bourgeoisie is such a great song
my most prized possession is a set list fromt he belle and sebastian gig in paris i went to
it goes as follows:
Passion Fruit
Expectations
Step into my office baby
Wrapped up In Books
Seeing Other People
Dear Catastrophe Waitress / Waitress Skit
The State I Am In
Travellin' Light
The Lonelyness of a Middle Distance Runner
You Don't Sent Me

Gainsbourg Cover, By Sarah

Scooby Driver
I'm A Cuckoo
Piazza/Lord Anthony
Asleep on a Sunbeam
Dog on Wheels
If You Find Yourself Cought in Love
Judy and the Dream of Horses
Roy Walker
Stay Loose
Sleep The Clock Around

they also played Get Me Away From Here i'm Dying AND Le Pastie de la Bourgeoisie aswell!
what a great gig!!!

Ro: maaan!

That is quite a set. Quite a few songs in there I would have liked to have heard at the Witnness gig. I got the set list from that gig. It's quite short compared to that.

super_furry

I already have everything they've done, but I'll buy it just because it's Belle and Sebastian and Stuart's cover notes will be worth reading.

As for my favourite song, it changes from day to day. Right now it's Lazy Line Painter Jane. That said though, I don't think they have a song I don't like - I even think Beyond the Sunrise is great. Chalet Lines is the only one I skip with any regularity but that's because it's a tough song to listen to and seems to be at odds with what comes before and after it.

windowgazer

Jimeatsmenu wrote:

If you were female and dancing I hate you.

... I was (and still am) female... and i was dancing... but I wasn't THAT girl who got up on stage and danced fairly crap.... didn't stuart SEE my custom made t-shirt???
Weirdest belle and sebastian gig was when they played the Olympia and Stuart smashed up his guitar at the end...

Tyrrial

windowgazer wrote:

... I was (and still am) female... and i was dancing... but I wasn't THAT girl who got up on stage and danced fairly crap.... didn't stuart SEE my custom made t-shirt???
Weirdest belle and sebastian gig was when they played the Olympia and Stuart smashed up his guitar at the end...

i acctually asked belle and sebastian (via the Q&A section of the webpage) why exactly did stuart smash his guitar..
and my reply:

I don't think it was the guitar..it was just one of those things...making music is an emotional thing..it got a good cheer that's for sure.

Stevie

Jim

windowgazer wrote:

... I was (and still am) female... and i was dancing... but I wasn't THAT girl who got up on stage and danced fairly crap.... didn't stuart SEE my custom made t-shirt???
Weirdest belle and sebastian gig was when they played the Olympia and Stuart smashed up his guitar at the end...

Nah, wasn't talking about that girl on stage (although she was fairly pathetic).

Really enjoyed the gig (was at the front) until two girls pushed their way infront of my and procceded to dance all over the place and constainly bump into me. Good god it was annoying.

legofsalmon

oh cool!

I thought this would be a post about the release of the live christmas album that's been going the rounds on the web... tis mightly good....

Not the biggest Belle and Sebastian fan, but I know good music when I hear it, and they're great.... should listen more.... only have Dear Catastrophe Waitress and Tigermilk, where should I go from here?

Jim

Work your way up through the proceeding albums, If Your Feeling Sinister after Tigermilk, and get your hands on their EP's if you can.

Tyrrial

the ep's are amazing
i'd probably say "3..6..9.. seconds of light" is the best. i really love "put the book back on the shelf" but you can't go to far wrong.
that said i have no idea where you'd be able to get the ep's these days, best bet is amazon i guess pick up the lazy line painter jane box set
ah.. here is is:

Enjoy

Jim

Tyrrial wrote:

the ep's are amazing
i'd probably say "3..6..9.. seconds of light" is the best. i really love "put the book back on the shelf" but you can't go to far wrong.
that said i have no idea where you'd be able to get the ep's these days, best bet is amazon i guess pick up the lazy line painter jane box set
ah.. here is is:

Enjoy

Didn't know that existed.

nlgbbbblth

Tyrrial wrote:

the ep's are amazing
i'd probably say "3..6..9.. seconds of light" is the best. i really love "put the book back on the shelf" but you can't go to far wrong.
that said i have no idea where you'd be able to get the ep's these days, best bet is amazon i guess pick up the lazy line painter jane box set
ah.. here is is:

Enjoy

EPs and other singles are coming out on a 2 CD package - see up in the thread

Jim

nlgbbbblth wrote:

EPs and other singles are coming out on a 2 CD package - see up in the thread

Eh....

The only two metions of releases have been the new Compliation CD and the Lazy Line Painter Jane box set, which Tyriall both mention.

So....wtf are you talking about?

nlgbbbblth

Jimeatsmenu wrote:

Eh....

The only two metions of releases have been the new Compliation CD and the Lazy Line Painter Jane box set, which Tyriall both mention.

So....wtf are you talking about?

sorry...crossed wires

Hester

Tyrrial wrote:

the ep's are amazing
i'd probably say "3..6..9.. seconds of light" is the best. i really love "put the book back on the shelf" but you can't go to far wrong.
that said i have no idea where you'd be able to get the ep's these days, best bet is amazon i guess pick up the lazy line painter jane box set
ah.. here is is:

Enjoy

I saw this box set in Tower Records last week at a pretty reasonable price. I was going to buy it but i'm a poor student and I'd already just bought two Tim Buckley albums that were on sale, so I couldn't allow myself another luxury

Tyrrial

Hester wrote:

I saw this box set in Tower Records last week at a pretty reasonable price. I was going to buy it but i'm a poor student and I'd already just bought two Tim Buckley albums that were on sale, so I couldn't allow myself another luxury

cool. i haven't seen the box set around for years. but it's good it's nice and handy for thoughs of you who would like to make a purchase of some damn good music.

Mewzel

Tyrrial wrote:

the ep's are amazing
i'd probably say "3..6..9.. seconds of light" is the best. i really love "put the book back on the shelf" but you can't go to far wrong.
that said i have no idea where you'd be able to get the ep's these days, best bet is amazon i guess pick up the lazy line painter jane box set
ah.. here is is:

Enjoy

ya might wanna look at the tracklisting you posted for the new compilation, all the songs from the eps are on it (with the possible exception of 'songs for children' -the secret track from 3..6..9 seconds of light).
there's no new songs on the compilation, its just the eps, a few singles and b-sides

Tyrrial

yeah but its' always nice to own all the ep's anyway