[2017-03-31] Radio Stars "Thinking Inside The Box" 4CD box set (Anagram UK)

Linda · **Posted:** Tue Jan 24, 2017 4:08 am

Description
The first ever box set devoted to New Wave Punk loonys Radio Stars! 68 tracks of melodic mayhem! Disc 1 is the band's debut album, originally released in 1977 by Chiswick Records. A certified Power Pop Punk classic it features the UK Top 40 single 'Nervous Wreck'. The band's second and final album is Disc 2 and features the single 'The Real Me' and a re-working of the seminal 'No Russians In Russia'. The third disc contains a variety of non LP singles, b-sides and studio out-takes, many of the tracks appearing here on CD for the first time. The previously unreleased 'Beast Of Ankara' has also been added as a bonus. Three previously unissued sessions for BBC Radio 1's legendary John Peel show plus an unreleased In Concert for the same radio station are what you will find on Disc 4. In depth liner notes by Dave Thompson are a feature of the 24 page booklet which also includes pictures of all the relevant records as well as clippings, adverts, etc... Each CD is housed in its own individual cardboard wallet and then packed into a hard back clam shell box. Looks and sounds great!

Tracklist
[CD1: Songs For Swinging Lovers]
1. Good Personality
2. Is It Really Necessary
3. The Beast Of Barnsley
4. Nervous Wreck
5. Nothing Happened Today
6. Eric
7. Don't Waste My Time
8. Arthur Is Dead Boring (Let's Rot)
9. Macaroni 'N' Mice
10. Nice Girls
11. Talking 'Bout You
12. Buy Chiswick Records

[CD2: The Holiday Album]
1. Radio Stars
2. Boy Meets Girl
3. Baffin Island
4. (I've Got Dem Old) Sex In Chains Blues (Again Mama) Part 1
5. Sitting In The Rain
6. The Real Me
7. Accountancy Blues
8. Rock 'N' Roll For The Time Being
9. Norwegian Wood
10. Get On A Plane
11. I'm Down
12. No Russians In Russia
13. It's All Over
14. Goodnight

[CD3: Singles And Rarities]
1. Dirty Pictures
2. Sail Away
3. No Russians In Russia
4. Box 29
5. Johnny Mekon
6. Sorry I'm Tied Up
7. Dear Prudence
8. Horrible Breath
9. From A Rabbit
10. The Beast No.2
11. Radio Stars
12. The Real Me
13. Accountancy Blues
14. Throwaway
15. It's All Over (Edit)
16. My Mother Said
17. Two Minutes Mr. Smith
18. I Got The Buzz
19. The Ghost Of Desperate Dan
20. This Is Your Next Life
21. Somewhere There's A Place For Us
22. The Beast Of Ankara

[CD4: At The BBC]
John Peel 20.05.1977:
1. Horrible Breath
2. Dirty Pictures
3. Dear Prudence
4. No Russians In Russia
John Peel 18.11.1977:
5. Good Personality
6. The Beast Of Barnsley
7. Don't Waste My Time
8. Is It Really Necessary
John Peel 04.10.1978:
9. Boy Meets Girl
10. Radio Stars
11. Sex In Chains
12. Sitting In The Rain
In Concert 11.08.1977:
13. Don't Waste My Time
14. No Russians In Russia
15. Is It Really Necessary
16. Box 29
17. Good Personality
18. Dirty Pictures
19. Horrible Breath
20. Johnny Mekon

Amazon USA
Available soon:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01NCYRV1Z/?tag=imwan-20

Amazon UK
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01NCYRV1Z/?tag=imwan-21

Linda · **Posted:** Tue Feb 14, 2017 6:49 pm

The British pre-order price has dropped by £6, and is now £20.56:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01NCYRV1Z/?tag=imwan-21

[2017-03-31] Radio Stars "Thinking Inside The Box" 4CD box set (Anagram UK)

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