''Keep the Circle: B-sides and Udder Stuff'' is a compilation of b-sides from Oldham-based band
Inspiral Carpets, released in February 2007 to coincide with their short tour of the UK. The album is only available as a digital download from
iTunes
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and other download services.
It contains a previously unheard version of "Saturn 5" with guest vocals by
Mark E. Smith
Mark Edward Smith (5 March 1957 – 24 January 2018) was an English singer, who was the lead singer, lyricist and only constant member of the post-punk group the Fall. Smith formed the band after attending the June 1976 Sex Pistols gig at the ...
of
The Fall.
Also included is an hour-long interview with the group discussing most of the songs.
Some of these songs were released on ''Rare As'', the second disc of the ''
Cool As
''Cool As'' is an album by British band Inspiral Carpets
Inspiral Carpets are an English rock band, part of the late-1980s/early-1990s Madchester movement. Formed in Oldham in 1980, the band's most successful lineup featured frontman Tom Hin ...
'' collection in 2003.
Track listing
#"Garage Full of Flowers" (Debris flexi version) – 3:46
#"Commercial Reign" – 4:40
#"Directing Traffic" – 2:37
#"So Far" – 2:12
#"Planecrash" – 16:37
#"Out of Time" – 2:22
#"Move In" – 5:49
#"Tune for a Family" – 2:55
#"Seeds of Doubt" – 1:54
#"Goldtop" (Who's Sane Mix) – 3:38
#"Goldtop" – 6:30
#"I'll Keep It In Mind" – 3:18
#"Skidoo" – 7:01
#"St. Kilda" – 4:10
#"The Wind is Calling Your Name" – 4:31
#"St. Kilda" (Instrumental) – 4:08
#"I Know I'm Losing You" – 6:34
#"Boomerang" – 5:28
#"Lost in Space Again" – 5:26
#"It's Only a Paper Moon" – 5:52
#"I'm Alive" – 4:58
#"Saturn 5" (featuring
Mark E. Smith
Mark Edward Smith (5 March 1957 – 24 January 2018) was an English singer, who was the lead singer, lyricist and only constant member of the post-punk group the Fall. Smith formed the band after attending the June 1976 Sex Pistols gig at the ...
) – 3:59
#"Well of Seven Heads" – 4:41
#"Two Cows" – 1:52
#"Going Down" – 3:24
#"We Can Do Everything" – 3:23
#"Inside of You" – 3:32
#"Cobra" (Satanic Wurlie mix) – 2:45
#"Uniform" (Scripka Mix) featuring strings by the Balanescu Quartet – 3:50
#"Probably the First Digital Spine Message in the World Ever" – 54:26
''(interview track – title refers to the group's habit of putting brief messages on the spines of their record sleeves)''
References
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Inspiral Carpets albums
2007 compilation albums
B-side compilation albums
Mute Records compilation albums