[2018-08-03] Ben Folds "Brick: The Songs Of Ben Folds 1995-2012" 13CD box set incl. Amazon exclusive edition (Edsel UK)

Linda · **Posted:** Fri Apr 27, 2018 6:00 am

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Brick - The Songs of Ben Folds, 1996-2012 features 13CDs housed in a unique brick box set. This collection of 194 tracks spans the career to date of one of the most adventurous and exciting songwriters and performers of his generation, who has not only worked with a diverse range of artists including William Shatner, Sara Bareilles and Regina Spektor, but authors Nick Hornby and Neil Gaiman. In addition to featuring all the Ben Folds Five and Ben Folds' solo studio albums, the box set also includes the 2002 'Ben Folds Live' album, the live album 'Songs For Goldfish' which accompanied the 2005 album 'Songs For Silverman', the alternative 'Seeds' versions from 'Stems And Seeds', and all the bonus tracks, b-sides and rarities from the whole period. Ben Folds Five formed in in 1993, accompanied by Robert Sledge (bass, synthesizers, backing vocals) and Darren Jessee (drums, backing vocals), with Folds on lead vocals and piano, this outstanding musical trio forged a path as an incendiary live band. Releasing their self-titled debut album in 1995, the album featured such BFF's classics as "Underground" and "Philosophy". This was followed in 1997 by 'Whatever and Ever Amen'. The album featured the singles, "Battle Of Who Could Care Less" and "Kate", as well as UK Top 30 and mainstream radio hit in the USA and Australia, "Brick". The third and final BFF's album (until their 2012 reformation) was 'The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner'. In 2001 Folds released his first solo album, 'Rockin' The Suburbs', which was recorded in Adelaide, Australia, where he was living at the time. The title track was remade for the 2006 film Over The Hedge, featuring William Shatner on vocal duties (both versions appear on this box set, as well as the five other songs recorded for the film). This was followed in 2005 by 'Songs For Silverman', which reached no.13 on the Billboard chart. The next year Folds released 'Supersunnyspeedgraphic', a compilation of songs, which were originally released on the EPs Sunny 16, Speed Graphic and Super D. The final Folds solo album to appear in this box set is 2008's Way To Normal, which is his highest-charting solo album to date in the US, having entered at no.11 on the Billboard chart. The album featured a guest appearance by Regina Spektor, as well as a remastered follow up version, Stems and Seeds. For this Folds created a different track order and stem files, which allowed the listener to use computer applications to produce their own remixes. In 2011, Ben Folds Five reunited to record new tracks for a Ben Folds retrospective. Excited by the experience, the band reconvened in Folds' studio and recorded what would become the first BFF's album for 13 years. With the title track's lyric supplied by Folds collaborator Nick Hornby, The Sound of the Life of The Mind was to be their highest charting album, reaching no.10 on the Billboard chart. The box includes a 60 page booklet featuring a brand new interview with Paul Myers.

The Amazon Exclusive Edition includes a signed A4 print featuring handwritten lyrics to 'Brick'. Limited to 500 copies.

[tracklisting][CD1: Ben Folds Five…Plus]
1. Jackson Cannery
2. Philosophy
3. Julianne
4. Where’s Summer B.?
5. Alice Childress
6. Underground
7. Sports & Wine
8. Uncle Walter
9. Best Imitation Of Myself
10. Video
11. The Last Polka
12. Boxing
Bonus Tracks:
13. Eddie Walker, This Is Your Life
14. Tom And Mary (Studio)
15. Dick Holster
16. Emaline (Studio)
17. Jackson Cannery (Original 7” Version)

[CD2: Whatever And Ever Amen]
1. One Angry Dwarf And 200 Solemn Faces
2. Fair
3. Brick
4. Song For The Dumped
5. Selfless, Cold And Composed
6. Kate
7. Smoke
8. Cigarette
9. Steven’s Last Night In Town
10. Battle Of Who Could Care Less
11. Missing The War
12. Evaporated

[CD3: Whatever And Ever Amen…And Ever Amen (Bonus Disc)]
1. Song For The Dumped (Japanese Version)
2. For All The Pretty People
3. Michell Lane
4. All Shook Up
5. Champagne Supernova (Live At La2, London 26 November 1996)
6. Theme From Dr. Pyser (Live At La2, London 26 November 1996)
7. Hava Nagila
8. For Those Of Ya’ll Who Wear Fannie Packs
9. One Angry Dwarf And 200 Solemn Faces (Shitless Version)
10. Bad Idea (Demo Version)
11. Missing The War (Live At Gaston Hall, Georgetown University 04 December 1997)
12. She Don’t Use Jelly
13. Smoke (Live On “Morning Becomes Eclectic” KCRW / Los Angeles, 17 July 1997)
14. Brick (Radio Mix)
15. Video Killed The Radio Star
16. She Don’t Use Jelly (Lounge-A-Palooza)
17. Kate (Ska Mix)
18. Bad Idea
19. Air

[CD4: The Unauthorised Biography Of Reinhold Messner]
1. Narcolepsy
2. Don’t Change Your Plans
3. Mess
4. Magic
5. Hospital Song
6. Army
7. Your Redneck Past
8. Your Most Valuable Possession
9. Regrets
10. Jane
11. Lullabye
12. (Theme From) Dr. Pyser
Bonus Tracks:
13. Birds
14. Leather Jacket
15. Don’t Change Your Plans (Radio Edit)

[CD5: Rockin’ The Suburbs]
1. Annie Waits
2. Zak And Sara
3. Still Fighting It
4. Gone
5. Fred Jones, Pt. 2
6. The Ascent Of Stan
7. Losing Lisa
8. Carrying Cathy
9. Not The Same
10. Hiro’s Song
11. Rockin’ The Suburbs
12. Fired
13. The Luckiest

[CD6: Rockin’ The Bonus]
1. Rockin’ The Suburbs (Radio Edit)
2. Girl
3. Make Me Mommy
4. One Down
5. The Secret Life Of Morgan Davis
6. Zak And Sara (Live At The Chapel, Newtown, NSW, Australia For MTV)
7. Boxing (Live At The Chapel, Newtown, NSW, Australia For MTV)
8. Bizarre Christmas Incident
9. Lonely Christmas Eve
10. Protection
11. Wandering (E.P. Version)
12. All U Can Eat (E.P. Version)
13. Rockstar (E.P. Version)
14. Songs Of Love (E.P. Version)

[CD7: Ben Folds Live]
1. One Angry Dwarf And 200 Solemn Faces
2. Zak And Sara
3. Silver Street
4. Best Imitation Of Myself
5. Not The Same
6. Jane
7. One Down
8. Fred Jones Part 2
9. Brick
10. Narcolepsy
11. Army
12. The Last Polka
13. Tiny Dancer
14. Rock This Bitch
15. Philosophy (Inc. Misirlou)
16. The Luckiest
17. Emaline

[CD8: Songs For Silverman]
1. Bastard
2. You To Thank
3. Jesusland
4. Landed
5. Gracie
6. Trusted
7. Give Judy My Notice
8. Late
9. Sentimental Guy
10. Time
11. Prison Food
Bonus Tracks:
12. Side Of The Road
13. Landed (Strings Version)

[CD9: Songs For Goldfish]
1. In Between Days
2. Gone
3. Hiro’s Song
4. You To Thank
5. Weather Channel Music
6. Evaporated
7. There’s Always Someone Cooler Than You
8. Rockin’ The Suburbs
Bonus Tracks:
9. Radio Jingles For Tokyo’s Inter-Fm
10. Side Of The Road (Studio)

[CD10: Supersunnyspeedgraphic]
1. In Between Days
2. All U Can Eat
3. Songs Of Love
4. There’s Always Someone Cooler Than You
5. Learn To Live With What You Are
6. Bitches Ain’t Shit
7. Adelaide
8. Rent A Cop
9. Get Your Hands Off My Woman
10. Bruised
11. Dog
12. Still

Bonus Tracks:

13. Kalamazoo (E.P. Version)
14. Them That Got (Live E.P. Version – Recorded Live At The Avalon, Boston, MA, 08 June 2002)

(From The Motion Picture Over The Hedge)
15. Family Of Me
16. Heist
17. Lost In The Supermarket
18. Still
19. Rockin’ The Suburbs (feat. William Shatner) (‘Over The Hedge’ Version)
20. Still (Reprise)

[CD11: Way To Normal]
1. Hiroshima (B B B Benny Hit His Head)
2. Dr. Yang
3. The Frown Song
4. You Don’t Know Me (feat. Regina Spektor)
5. Before Cologne
6. Cologne (Piano Orchestra Version)
7. Errant Dog
8. Free Coffee
9. Bitch Went Nuts
10. Brainwascht
11. Effington
12. Kylie From Connecticut
13. Black Glasses (feat. Angela Aki)

[CD12: Stems And Seeds]
1. Effington
2. Frown Song
3. Dr. Yang
4. You Don’t Know Me (Feat. Regina Spektor)
5. Free Coffee
6. Cologne (Piano Orchestra Version)
7. Bitch Went Nuts
8. Hiroshima (B B B Benny Hit His Head)
9. Kylie From Connecticut
10. Errant Dog
11. Brainwascht
12. Cologne (Piano Orchestra Version)
13. Bitch Went Nutz
14. Way To Normal
15. Free Coffee Town
16. Lovesick Dianostician
17. Frowne Song (Feeble Anthem)
18. You Don’t Know Me (feat. Regina Spektor) (Conan O’Brien Rehearsal, 2008)
19. Hiroshima (B B B Benny Hit His Head) (Japanese Version)
20. Brainwashed

[CD13: The Sound Of The Life Of The Mind]
1. Erase Me
2. Michael Praytor, Five Years Later
3. Sky High
4. The Sound Of The Life Of The Mind
5. On Being Frank
6. Draw A Crowd
7. Do It Anyway
8. Hold That Thought
9. Away When You Were Here
10. Thank You For Breaking My Heart
11. House[/tracklisting]

Amazon UK Exclusive Edition (shown above)
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07CPXKYYG/?tag=imwan-21

Standard Edition
US - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CNC256R/?tag=imwan-20
UK - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07CNC256R/?tag=imwan-21

Linda · **Posted:** Fri Apr 27, 2018 6:00 am

Edsel's Amazon exclusives tend to sell out quickly (usually before the release date), so it's best not to wait:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07CPXKYYG/?tag=imwan-21

Linda · **Posted:** Wed Jun 06, 2018 3:36 am

Linda · **Posted:** Thu Jun 28, 2018 9:56 pm

It appears that the Amazon exclusive edition of the box, with the signed print, has already sold out. The standard edition of the box has been pushed back to August 3rd in the UK:

Amazon USA
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CNC256R/?tag=imwan-20

Amazon UK
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07CNC256R/?tag=imwan-21

[2018-08-03] Ben Folds "Brick: The Songs Of Ben Folds 1995-2012" 13CD box set incl. Amazon exclusive edition (Edsel UK)

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