Grow Up - The Best Thing / Without Wings

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$14.75

Digitally remastered, this 42 track double CD anthology features the entire recorded output of Manchester indiepop pioneers Grow Up between 1979 and 1981.

"The Best Thing is not only extremely commercial, it's a record of mellow, sublime magic," wrote Paul Morley in NME in 1979. "Their sound is a sort of ingenious, sax-propelled chamber pop, of the Ayers/XTC English eccentric line, but it also holds the melancholy depth and sauce of Brechtian cabaret, the twists of Beefheart, the ambiguous tension of Lou Reed... Grow Up have invented a whole new delirious pop world. They fracture tradition, push out and bend into spaces but keep it light, snappy and appealing. The Best Thing is not only Object's greatest release, but a record that is up there with the obvious Mancunian biggies"

As well as albums The Best Thing and Without Wings, all Grow Up singles and compilation tracks are also included, plus two previously unreleased demos. The booklet features archive images and a detailed band biography, with contributions from chief songwriter John Bisset-Smith.

Tracklist:

Disc 1:

Instrumental
The Best Thing
Missing
She's Always There
Dear Isobel
Do You Want To Dance?
Her Song
Too Much Love
Spilt Tea
Autumn Movie
Golden Promises
No Mirror
The Peak
David
Stay Awake
10 Mins
Photo
Lake
River
So Long
You Are the One
Night Rally

Disc 2:

What You Want
Desperation
Becoming
Serious Joy
Sorry
See That Girl
Flying Fish
The Boy
The Hypnotist
The Double Act
Angel Fabled Luxury
Punishment
Forgive
Joanne
Affirmation of Existence
Reaffirmation of Existence
Swept Away
GGGDADGADADAD
Do Choose
Black Cat Is Back