Description
DESCRIPTION
Five CD set. Includes the British post-punk band's five albums recorded for various labels across the 1980s as well as all their singles, b-sides, EPs and extra tracks. Boasts a mere 99 tracks, most of which appear on CD for the first time - from their contribution to the Blackpool Rox EP in 1980 right through to their final recordings for the band's original incarnation in the early 1990s. 26 page booklet includes sleeve-notes written by John Robb (now an established author and journalist, behind the Louder Than War magazine), alongside a wealth of visual material. The Membranes came to embody a style of abrasive, off-kilter post-punk music which might best be described by the motto "Death To Trad Rock" (later the title of a book and compilation CD by head Membrane John Robb). They have influenced a vast range of bands across the world, attracting heavy fans such as Big Black (Steve Albini), Sonic Youth, Pussy Galore and Butthole Surfers. After an extended hiatus began in the early '90s, the band reformed in 2012 and released their first new album in 20 years, Dark Matter/Dark Energy (not featured in this set).
Get a Head
The Throat
Attraction for the Easy Life
Myths and Legends
Kick Out
KafkaâS Dad
Shot By My Own Gun
I Am Fish Eye
Dreadful Sound Engine
Green and Ghostly Land
More Skin and Bone
Mr. Charisma Brain
Barbed Snake Fish Thing
Chewing the Fat
Typical Male Penis
Fireface
Gift of Life
EverythingâS Brilliant
Cleansed Again
EverythingâS Brilliant (Version)
New Blood for Young Skulls
King Cotton Whiplash
Big Fun Tonight
Kennedy Â63
Postdetergent Vacuum Cleaner Man
Day My Universe Changed
Bang!
Snaffleflatch
The Murder of Sister George
Spaceships
1986
Thank Heavens for the Iron Horse
Sleazeball
Phoney T.V. Repair Man
The Elvis I Knew Was No Junkie
EveryoneâS Going Triple Bad Acid, Yeah!
Jaw Cracker Fuzz
Mr. Charisma Brain (Live)
Spike MilliganâS Tape Recorder (W/ Philip BoaâS Voodoo Club)
Timewarp 1991 (Long Live Trad Rock)
Too Fast to Live, Too Fast to Die
Groovy F***ers
Machine Gun Suk
Dragonfly
Time Warp 1991 (Reprise)
Love Your Puppy
Tatty Seaside Town
Viva! Spanish Turncoat
Bulbous Love Child
Electric Storm
F*** My Old Boots (Robo Cop and Seacombe)
John RobbâS 91st Nightmare
Long Live the Hooligan!
Punk Out Baby
Corn Dolly Fear
(The World Acclaimsâ) Eternal Protein Man
Bacon Factory
LetâS Take the Death Trip
Cheap Male Aggression
Cor Blimey! AinâT England Snidey
Muscles (1987 Version)
Great Mistake (1987 Version)
All Roads Lead to Norway (1987 Version)
Entertaining Friends (1987 Version)
Voodoo Chile
Hey Bryn Maer
Tatty Seaside Town
Auto-Flesh
Space Hopper Ignites
Caretaker Mentality
Life, Death and the Scary Bits in Between
Tuff Veggie Agro
More Than a Kiss, the Freak Flag Remains High
24 Hour Drinking at Northern Prices
The Vile Antics of Super Yob
A Missive from Couch Potatoe Command
England Expects Every Man to Do His Booty
Growling People
Ice Age
Fashionable Junkies
Almost China
Muscles
All Roads Lead to Norway
Entertaining Friends
Great Mistake
High St Yanks
Funny Old World
The Hitch
Man from Moscow
Spike MilliganâS Tape Recorder
All Skin and Bone
Shine on Pumpkin Moon
Big Nose and the Howling Wind
Myths and Legends
The Kiteman
Ice Cream for Crow
Anjie
Big Decision (Slight Return)
Wounded Bull in Victorian England
