[2023-12-01] The Violent Femmes "Violent Femmes (40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)" 2CD set (Craft)

Charlie · **Joined:** 23 Dec 2014 **Posts:** 14199

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Description
Violent Femmes' self-titled album has reached legendary status that few albums ever attain. Released in 1983, Violent Femmes became one of the most distinctive records of the early alternative movement and an enduring cult classic. AllMusic states that "the music also owes something to the Modern Lovers' minimalism, but powered by Brian Ritchie's busy acoustic bass riffing and the urgency and wild abandon of punk rock, the Femmes forged a sound all their own." Teeming with teenage angst, punk sensibilities, and Violent Femmes’ own special brand of jittery folk-rock, the trio’s self-titled debut Violent Femmes became a cult favorite. Features the anthems “Blister in the Sun,” “Please Do Not Go,” “Gone Daddy Gone,” and “Add It Up.”

This expanded 40th anniversary 2-CD edition includes the remastered album, plus rare B-sides, live sessions, and demo recordings. The package also includes liner notes by journalist David Fricke, featuring interviews with the band.

Tracklist
[CD1]
1. Blister In The Sun
2. Kiss Off
3. Please Do Not Go
4. Add It Up
5. Confessions
6. Prove My Love
7. Promise
8. To The Kill
9. Gone Daddy Gone
10. Good Feeling
11. Ugly
12. Gimme the Car
13. Girl Trouble (Demo)
14. Breakin' Up (Demo)
15. Waiting For The Bus (Demo)
16. Blister In The Sun (Demo)
17. Kiss Off (Demo)
18. Please Do Not Go (Demo)
19. Add It Up (Demo)
20. Confessions (Demo)
21. Prove My Love (Demo)

[CD2]
1. Special (Live At Beneath-It-All Café, Milwaukee, WI - 9/12/1981)
2. Country Death Song (Live At Beneath-It-All Café, Milwaukee, WI - 9/12/1981)
3. To The Kill (Live At Beneath-It-All Café, Milwaukee, WI - 9/12/1981)
4. Never Tell (Live At Beneath-It-All Café, Milwaukee, WI - 9/12/1981)
5. Break Song (Live At The Jazz Gallery, Milwaukee, WI - 12/8/1981)
6. Her Television (Live At The Jazz Gallery, Milwaukee, WI - 12/8/1981)
7. How Do You Say Goodbye (Live At The Jazz Gallery, Milwaukee, WI - 12/8/1981)
8. Theme and Variations (Live At The Jazz Gallery, Milwaukee, WI - 12/8/1981)
9. Prove My Love (Live At Folk City, New York, NY - 1/26/1983)
10. Gone Daddy Gone (Live At Folk City, New York, NY - 1/26/1983)
11. Promise (Live At Folk City, New York, NY - 1/26/1983)
12. In Style (Live At Folk City, New York, NY - 1/26/1983)
13. Add It Up (Live At Folk City, New York, NY - 1/26/1983)

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Charlie · **Joined:** 23 Dec 2014 **Posts:** 14199

"Gone Daddy Gone (Live At Folk City, New York, NY - 1/26/1983)"

"Blister In The Sun (Demo)"

NoURider · **Joined:** 21 Jul 2006 **Posts:** 3308

from a tracklist perspective, it basically is a repeat of the previous deluxe.
Disc one, the outtakes (or single?) Ugly, Gimme The Car are after the demos on the prev release.
Live disc...likely same source...this release is missing an interview (yawn) and final track Kiss Off.
Will be curious how the mastering sounds on this one to consider if getting.

[2023-12-01] The Violent Femmes "Violent Femmes (40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)" 2CD set (Craft)

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