Camper Van Beethoven Is Dead. Long Live Camper Van Beethoven
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Camper Van Beethoven Is Dead. Long Live Camper Van Beethoven | |
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Released | 2000 |
Label | Pitch-A-Tent Records |
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Camper Van Beethoven Is Dead. Long Live Camper Van Beethoven is a 2000 rarities compilation album by Camper Van Beethoven, released on Pitch-A-Tent Records. The album stands as the first product of the members of CVB beginning to collaborate again. The songs here are taken from a collection of old live recordings from the 1980s retooled and remixed, combined with new songs, unreleased demo takes and more.
Track listing
[edit]- "Broadcasting Live From The MCI-Worldcom-ATT-Chrysler-Daimler-Mitsubishi-Phillips-BASF-LG-Phillip Morris-BP-Texaco-Pfizer-AOL-Time-Warner-Boeing-Microsoft-Aeroflot-United-Yoyodyne Coliseum, Strom Thurmond City, Mars"
- "L'Aguardiente"
- "Tom Flower's 1500 Valves"
- "All Her Favourite Fruit (orchestral)"
- "Closing Theme"
- "Loose Lips Sink Ships"
- "Who Are the Brain Police?"
- "Staying at Home with the Girls in the Morning (Vienna Club Mix)"
- "Klondike"
- "SP37957/Hava Nagila/Dazed and Confused Medley"
- "Balalaika Gap"
- "The Perfect Enigma Machine"
- "We're All Wasted and We're Wasting All Your Time"
Notes
[edit]- "...Strom Thurmond City, Mars" was reportedly performed live at least once at a stop in Germany on the 2003 tour.
- "L'Aguardiente" was originally performed during the Key Lime Pie tour, with Morgan Fichter on violin, her playing is featured here as well as on other tracks.
- "Tom Flower's..." features a backing track of Polly Jean Harvey, taken from Jonathan Segel's answering machine.
- The recording of "All Her Favorite Fruit" here is also featured on "Greatest Hits Played Faster," the fifth disc of Cigarettes & Carrot Juice: The Santa Cruz Years.
- "Closing Theme" was originally intended as the album closer for Key Lime Pie, but ended up as a b-side and also appeared under the title "Guitar Hero"
- "Who Are the Brain Police?" is a Frank Zappa and The Mothers song from the album Freak Out!.
- "Klondike" was performed in concert at least once, at a Cracker performance.
- "We're All Wasted..." features backwards tracks from "Devil Song" and "Take the Skinheads Bowling." The song is also featured on the 2004 CD reissue of Telephone Free Landslide Victory.
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