''Collectible Spoons'' is a
greatest hits collection by the Canadian new wave band
Spoons
Spoons may refer to:
* Spoon, a utensil commonly used with soup
* Spoons (card game), the card game of Donkey, but using spoons
Film and TV
* ''Spoons'' (TV series), a 2005 UK comedy sketch show
*Spoons, a minor character from ''The Sopranos''
...
. It includes material from their first four albums on
Ready Records
Ready Records was a small but influential independent record label based out of Toronto, Canada that signed a number of new wave and indie rock bands from the early to mid-1980s. Focusing primarily on local Toronto-area talent, it released 7" a ...
(including a couple of tracks from their lesser-known debut album ''
Stick Figure Neighbourhood
''Stick Figure Neighbourhood'' is the debut studio album by Canadian new wave band Spoons, released 1981 by Ready Records. It received some airplay, and went to the top of the Canadian University radio charts (specifically with songs "Conventio ...
''), but ignores the next two (much more guitar-driven) albums, ''
Bridges Over Borders
Spoons is a Canadian new wave band, formed in Burlington, Ontario in 1979. They recorded several Canadian chart hits between 1982 and 1989, and in 1983, they were nominated for Most Promising Group of the Year at the Juno Awards. Their most ...
'' and ''
Vertigo Tango'' on Anthem Records. This CD is now out-of-print.
Track listing
# "Trade Winds" (
Gordon Deppe
Spoons is a Canadian new wave band, formed in Burlington, Ontario in 1979. They recorded several Canadian chart hits between 1982 and 1989, and in 1983, they were nominated for Most Promising Group of the Year at the Juno Awards. Their mos ...
) - 2:15
# "
Nova Heart
"Nova Heart" is a song by the Canadian new wave band Spoons. It was released in May 1982 as the first single from their 1982 album ''Arias & Symphonies''. It was their first song to appear on the Canadian singles chart.
Following the success of t ...
" (Deppe) - 4:24
# "Arias & Symphonies" (Deppe) - 4:47
# "Smiling in Winter" (Deppe,
Sandy Horne
Sandy may refer to:
People and fictional characters
*Sandy (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters
* Sandy (surname), a list of people
*Sandy (singer), Brazilian singer and actress Sandy Leah Lima (born 1983)
*(Sandy) A ...
) - 3:48
# "
Romantic Traffic
"Romantic Traffic" is a 1984 single by Canadian new wave band Spoons. It is from the soundtrack album ''Listen to the City'' from the movie of the same name. It was released in both 7" and 12" formats: on the former, it was the A-side (with "Them ...
" (Deppe,
Rob Preuss
Rob or ROB may refer to:
Places
* Rob, Velike Lašče, a settlement in Slovenia
* Roberts International Airport (IATA code ROB), in Monrovia, Liberia
People
* Rob (given name), a given name or nickname, e.g., for Robert(o), Robin/Robyn
* Rob ( ...
) - 3:33
# "Tell No Lies" (Deppe) - 2:54
# "Talk Back" (Deppe, Preuss) - 4:36
# "Old Emotions" (Deppe, Horne) - 3:41
# "The Rhythm" (Deppe, Horne) - 4:06
# "Red Light" (Deppe) - 4:39
# "Conventional Beliefs" (Deppe) - 3:52
# "One in Ten Words" (Deppe, Preuss) - 4:09
# "Blow Away" (Deppe) - 5:57
# "Nova Heart (Extended Mix)" (Deppe) - 6:41
Trivia
The photo on the front of the album is taken in the
CN Tower
The CN Tower (french: Tour CN) is a concrete communications and observation tower in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Built on the former Railway Lands, it was completed in 1976. Its name "CN" referred to Canadian National, the railway c ...
's Space Deck.
Personnel
* Gordon Deppe - vocals, guitar
* Sandy Horne - vocals, bass
* Rob Preuss - keyboards
* Derrick Ross - drums
References
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1994 greatest hits albums
Spoons (band) albums
Albums produced by Nile Rodgers