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Ocean Colour Scene
Anthology
Genres: Alternative Rock, International Music, Rock

Track Listings (40) - Disc #1
1. One Of Those Days
2. Sway
3. Yesterday Today
4. Giving It All Away
5. Do Yourself A Favour
6. The Riverboat Song
7. Youve Got It Bad
8. The Day We Caught The Train
9. The Circle
10. Hundred Mile High City
11. Travellers Tune
12. Better Day
13. Its A Beautiful Thing
14. Profit In Peace
15. So Low
16. July
17. I Am The News
18. Up On The Down Side
19. Mechanical Wonder
20. Crazy Lowdown Ways
21. Another Girls Name
22. My Brother Sarah
23. Mona Lisa Eyes
24. The Seventh Floor
25. Robin Hood
26. The Face Smiles Back Easily
27. Falling To The Floor
28. Hello Monday
29. Song For The Front Row
30. On The Way Home
31. The Best Bet On Chinaski
32. On And On
33. Mariners Way
34. Expensive Chair
35. If You Get Your Way
36. Flood Tide Rising
37. Free On The Wind
38. I Was
39. Come Home
40. Best Friends & Lovers

CD Details

All Artists: Ocean Colour Scene
Title: Anthology
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Universal
Release Date: 9/16/2003
Album Type: Box set, Import
Genres: Alternative Rock, International Music, Rock
Styles: British Alternative, Europe, Britain & Ireland
Number of Discs: 3
SwapaCD Credits: 3
UPC: 602498072103

Synopsis

Album Description

'Anthology' is a 2CD compilation featuring the A-sides & B-sides from the !Pfttt Records, Fontana, MCA, & Island Years. This limited, slipcase, edition includes a bonus disc with ten rare tracks, 'You've Got It Bad' (Demo Version), 'Men Of Such Opinion' (Demo Version), 'Going Nowhere For A While', 'The Inheritors', 'July' (Forenza Moderna Mix), 'These Are The Ones' (B-Side), 'Take You Back' (B-Side), 'Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere' (Japanese Bonus Track), 'Travelers Tune' (FNAC Acoustic - Spain - Nov. '97), & 'Better Day' (FNAC Acoustic - Spain - Nov. '97). 50 tracks in all. Universal Island. 2003.

CD Reviews

Another Hits Collection?

Paul T. Chisefsky | Staten Island, NY USA | 09/14/2003

(4 out of 5 stars)

"You can't fault the music on these cd's, the first disc are all 20 of their A-Sides. Not counting the acoustic version of "Circle (Outside Of A Circle)", or the Live versions of "July / I Am The News". The second disc is a run through of 20 B-Sides, with no overlap from 1997's B-Sides Seasides & Freerides. The third limited edition bonus disc is 36 minutes and 10 tracks of rarities and B-sides. There is also a nice booklet and slip-case, all together a great looking package. So why no 5 stars... besides the fact that they just released a Very Best of 2 years ago, with most of the tracks from the first CD on it, it has to be the information in the booklet. There is no explanation of where any of the B-Sides come from or the rarities for that matter. Amazon's listing has better track information. And the other is the set really only has a couple of rarities. The B-Sides that are on the set are readily available from their most popular singles from 1995 on, only 4 are pre `92. I know it is not their best material, but it would be nice to have some songs that are hard to find. There is also nothing from their last album North Atlantic Drift. Having whined for the last paragraph I can change my tune and say it is still Ocean Colour Scene. If you have only their full length CD's, a whole disc of great B-sides is a plus. And OSC almost always had great B-sides. "Robin Hood", "Song For The Front Row" and Buffalo Springfield's "On The Way Home" are just some of the highlights. If you know nothing about them they could fall in the same category as The Stereophonics, Oasis or Paul Weller."