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
$8.00
Gabriel Le Mar’s been on a roll. Not content to recast techno through his simmering dub vernacular to yield ever more bracing results, he manages...
$11.40
Release date: 6/18/2021. I found my old guitar, which I played up and down in my Berlin time as a kid in the 70s. As...
$11.40 - Sold Out
Gabriel Le Mar’s latest long-player finds him on the proverbial roll. He’s already established a comfortable benchmark here amongst his peers, but as he’s an...
$11.40
Release date: 1/28/22. ’Into Sonic States’ was produced entirely during global isolation while the earth was at a standstill for us all. The chance to...
$13.80
Release Date: 3/6/20 “Shared Fictions“ is heavily inspired by the science-fiction and fantasy genre that Gabriel’s been a fan of since his early youth. “Shared...
$11.40
Originally released digitally on Iboga in 2014, Stripped is the latest full-length by Gabriel Le Mar.Stripped reveals a veritable jungle of masterful mastodonian beat madness...
$18.00
Released in 2005 by Kohvirecords, Galaktlan ́s second album Constance is now reissued on vinyl. Galaktlan, aka Taavi Laatsit has gathered here verbal and musical...
$8.00
LP limited to 444.Galaktlan’s “En Garde” is a masterpiece of Estonian electronic music. Captain Galaktlan is back! Taavi Laatsit has been active in the Estonian electronic...
