''Everything!'' is a

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Tones on Tail Tones on Tail was a British post-punk band formed in 1982, originally as a musical side project of Daniel Ash of the gothic rock group Bauhaus. Their music was described by one critic as "doom-and-dance-pop." History While still a member of B ...

, released in 1998 as a

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CD. The first disc features the original '' Pop'' album, while the second disc collects the '' Burning Skies'' and ''Tones on Tail'' EPs, along with the "There's Only One!", "Performance", "Lions" and "Christian Says" singles. The order of songs "When You're Smiling" and "You, the Night and the Music" was reversed on this compilation. Included as a bonus was a live performance of

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's "

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" (the only officially released Tones on Tail live recording), followed by a radio interview with

Daniel Ash Daniel Ash (born 31 July 1957) is an English musician, songwriter and singer. He became prominent in the late 1970s as the guitarist for the iconic goth rock band Bauhaus, which spawned two related bands led by Ash: Tones on Tail and Love an ...

. A handful of alternate mixes were not released as part of this collection: the radio edits of "Go!" and "Burning Skies", as well as an extended mix of "Twist", were released on the promo EP ''Something!''. "Copper" was originally designated as playable at either 45 or

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, as it was originally released on vinyl; the 45 RPM version of the song is included in this set.

Reception

Writing for

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, critic Ned Raggett said that the need for a complete compilation of Tones on Tail work "was long overdue". Describing the group's underground hit "Go!", he said: "It remains a wonderful, atypical dancefloor smash, with Ash's loopy 'ya-ya' chorus, Haskins' nutty percussion patterns, Campling's great fuzz bassline, and more all coming together in weird and fun ways".

Track listing

Disc One

Disc Two

Notes

* Tracks 1-9 from the '' Pop'' studio album (1984) * Track 10 from the "Lions" single (1984) * Tracks 11-12 from the "Christian Says" single (1984) * Tracks 13-16 from the '' Burning Skies'' EP (1983) * Tracks 17-18 from the "There's Only One!" single (1982) * Tracks 19-22 from the ''Tones on Tail'' EP (1982) * Tracks 23-24 from the "Performance" single (1984) * Track 25 from the ''Night Music'' compilation (1987)

References

External links

* * {{Authority control 1998 compilation albums Beggars Banquet Records compilation albums Tones on Tail albums