''Stop Us If You've Heard This One Before'' is a

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which includes rare recordings dating between 1992 and 2003. The album was originally planned as a companion to ''

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''; however, the release was pushed back to 8 May 2012, making it a standalone release. The 12-track album contains ten never-before-released tracks, as well as two previously released rarities. The album was released by

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Album contents

''Stop Us If You've Heard This One Before'' contains 12 songs spanning 1992 to 2003. It contains four final studio recordings (

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s not included on albums), three live recordings, three demos, an "outtake" and a

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. Two tracks ("One Week" (Pull's Break Remix) and "Yes! Yes!! Yes!!!") were previously released as B-sides on singles. "I Don't Get It Anymore" is the only final studio recording included for which the song was not later re-recorded and released on an album. "Second Best" appears on ''

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'', and "Adrift", "Half A Heart" and "I Can, I Will, I Do" were subsequently re-recorded for ''

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''. Much of the material on ''Stop Us If You've Heard This One Before'' dates to the band's Reprise period. Four tracks come from 2003's ''

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'' , two more come from the sessions for 2001's '' Disc One: All Their Greatest Hits (1991-2001)'', and one track comes from the sessions of 2000's "

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". The remaining tracks include three live recordings from 1992 to 1994, a demo of ''

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'' and "

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" (Pull's Break Remix). Early live recordings include "Same Thing" (1992), "Teenage Wasteland" (1993), and "

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" (1994), a cover of a

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song.

Track listing

*Tracks 2, 7 – previously released, alternate versions of Tracks 3, 10, 11, and 12 are previously released *Track 2 – originally released as a B-side on the UK single of "

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". *Track 7 – originally released on 12" vinyl, along with three other mixes of the song. *Tracks 1, 11 – recorded during '' Disc One: All Their Greatest Hits (1991–2001)'' sessions in 2001. * Tracks 2, 9, 10, 12 – recorded during the ''

'' sessions from 2002–2003. * Track 3 – recorded during ''

'' sessions in 2000.

Personnel

Barenaked Ladies

Steven Page Steven Jay Page (born June 22, 1970) is a Canadian musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He was a founding member, lead singer, guitarist, and a primary songwriter of the music group Barenaked Ladies. Page left the band in Februar ...

– vocals, guitar *

Ed Robertson Lloyd Edward Elwyn Robertson (born October 25, 1970) is a Canadian musician, best known as the lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter of the band Barenaked Ladies. He, along with former member Steven Page, founded the group in 1988. As of Page's ...

– vocals, guitar *

Jim Creeggan James Raymond Creeggan (born February 12, 1970) is the bassist for Canadian alternative rock band Barenaked Ladies. Early life Creeggan was born in Scarborough, Ontario. His mother taught piano lessons to neighborhood children, which Creeggan cred ...

– bass, vocals *

Tyler Stewart Tyler Joseph Stewart (born September 21, 1967) is the drummer for the Canadian music group Barenaked Ladies. Role in Barenaked Ladies Stewart met Steven Page, Ed Robertson, and Jim Creeggan at the Waterloo Busker Carnival in Waterloo, Ontario, C ...

– drums, percussion, vocals *

Kevin Hearn Kevin Neil Hearn (born July 3, 1969) is a Canadian musician who is a member of Barenaked Ladies, and his own group, Kevin Hearn and Thin Buckle. He primarily plays keyboards and guitars. He is also a member of Rheostatics. Early life Hearn was ...

– keyboards, piano, vocals *

Andy Creeggan Andrew Burnett Creeggan (born July 4, 1971) is a former member of the Canadian alternative rock band Barenaked Ladies. He was also a member of the trio The Brothers Creeggan, and a solo artist having released three albums. Career Barenaked Ladie ...

– keyboards, piano, vocals (Tracks 5, 6 and 8)

Production

*Art Direction: Chris Billheimer *Band Management: Jordan Feldstein,

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(

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) *Mastering/Mixing:

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*Project Assistance: Mike Engstrom, Linzi Schall, Erin Solis, Manson Williams, Steve Woolard

References

{{Authority control Barenaked Ladies albums Reprise Records compilation albums 2012 compilation albums B-side compilation albums