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band

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, released on 5 May 2009 through the record label

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. The album is a deluxe reissue of their 1992 compilation '' The Way of the Vaselines: A Complete History''. Disc one compiles all tracks from their two previous EP's (''

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'' and ''

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'') and debut LP record (''

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'' - their only full-length release before 2010's ''

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''), in chronological order of release, with the exception of the previously unreleased track "Bitch", which is inserted after what was the fourth track on ''Dum-Dum''. Disc two includes demos and live tracks recorded in

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in December 1986 and

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in June 1988. The mixes used of tracks 8-19 on disc one differ to the mixes used on the original ''

'' album and '' The Way of the Vaselines: A Complete History'' compilation, having been remixed by Jamie Watson at Chamber Studios in November 2008.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by

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Frances McKee Frances McKee (born 1966) is a Scottish singer and songwriter known best for her work in the Scotland, Scottish indie (music), indie band The Vaselines. Background McKee's involvement with music began as a teenager in the early 1980s when sh ...

except "

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and " I Didn't Know I Loved You ('Til I Saw You Rock 'n' Roll)" by

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. Disc 1 #"

" – 3:46 #"Rory Rides Me Raw" – 2:28 #"

" – 5:43 #"Dying for It" – 2:22 #" Molly's Lips" – 1:44 #"Teenage Superstars" – 3:28 #"

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" – 3:31 #"Sex Sux (Amen)" – 3:10 #"Slushy" – 2:00 #"Monsterpussy" – 1:43 #"Bitch" – 2:42 #"No Hope" – 3:21 #"Oliver Twisted" – 2:49 #"The Day I Was a Horse" – 1:29 #"Dum-Dum" – 1:57 #"Hairy" – 1:48 #"Lovecraft" – 5:37 #"Dying for It (The Blues)" – 3:09 #"Let's Get Ugly" – 2:19 Disc 2 #"Son of a Gun" (Demo) - 2:30 #"Rosary Job" (Demo) - 3:01 #"Red Poppy" (Demo) - 2:13 #"Son of a Gun" (Live in Bristol) - 3:58 #"Rosary Job" (Live in Bristol) - 3:24 #"Red Poppy" (Live in Bristol) - 2:11 #"Rory Rides Me Raw" (Live in Bristol) - 3:07 #"You Think You're a Man" (Live in Bristol) - 1:48 #"Dying For It" (Live in London) - 2:12 #"Monsterpussy" (Live in London) - 1:58 #"Let's Get Ugly" (Live in London) - 3:03 #"Molly's Lips" (Live in London) - 2:14 #"The Day I Was a Horse" (Live in London) - 2:37 #"The Day I Was a Horse (Again)" (Live in London) - 2:50 #"Sex Sux (Amen)" (Live in London) - 4:14 #"I Didn't Know I Loved You ('Til I Saw You Rock 'N' Roll)" (Live in London) - 3:25 #"Teenage Superstars" (Live in London) - 4:22

Personnel

*Eugene Kelly – vocals, guitar, harmonica *Frances McKee – vocals, guitar *James Seenan – bass on tracks 4–19 (Disc one) and 9–17 (Disc two) *Charlie Kelly – drums on tracks 4–19 (Disc one) and 9–17 (Disc two) *Aggi Wright – keyboards on "Son of a Gun" *David Keegan – lead guitar on "Dying for It" *Sophie Pragnell – viola on "Dying for It","Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam" and "Oliver Twisted" *Ian Beveridge – engineer *Peter Haigh – engineer *Stephen Pastel – producer, additional guitar and backing vocals on "You Think You're A Man" *Gordon Rintoul – engineer *Jamie Watson – steel guitar, Producer, Engineer, slide guitar on tracks 8–19 (Disc one) *Stephen Watkins – mastering *Jane Higgins – design

References

{{Authority control The Vaselines albums 2009 compilation albums Sub Pop compilation albums