''The Complete Recordings'' is a

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for

Oh-OK Oh-OK was an American musical group from Athens, Georgia, formed in 1981 with singer/lyricist Linda Hopper, bassist/vocalist/lyricist Lynda Stipe, and drummer David Pierce. Other members later included drummer David McNair and guitarist Matthew Swe ...

released by

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on June 24, 2002. The compilation includes all of the band's previous releases as well as a live set from 1984—shortly before the group broke up.

Track listing

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Lynda Stipe Lynda L. Stipe (born September 30, 1962) is an American singer and bass guitarist. She is best recognized for her involvement in the bands Oh-OK, Hetch Hetchy and Flash to Bang Time. She is the younger sister of R.E.M.'s lead singer Michael Stip ...

) – 1:03 # "Brother" (Carol Levy) – 1:28 # "Playtime" (Stipe) – 2:02 # "Person" (Stipe) – 2:32 ;''Furthermore What'' #

"Such N Such" (Stipe) – 2:05 # "Guru" (Stipe) – 3:03 # "Choukoutien" (Stipe) – 2:54 # "Straight" (

Linda Hopper Linda Elizabeth Hopper is the vocalist for the Atlanta, Georgia-based rock group Magnapop. Her pop punk/power pop vocal style helped to define the band's sound and she has co-written their minor hit singles " Slowly, Slowly" and " Open the Door" ...

) – 2:24 # "Giddy Up" (Hopper) – 1:52 # "Elaine's Song" (Stipe) – 3:14 ;Live tracks #

"Random" (Stipe) – 1:25 # "Is It?" (Stipe) – 2:12 # "Whore Boy" (Ingrid Schorr) – 1:46 # "Round Is Funny" (Stipe) – 1:19 # " Let's Get Together" ( Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman) – 1:46 # "Here We Go" (Stipe) – 1:47 # "Sunday Morning" (Hopper-Stipe) – 2:22 # "Down by the Beach" (Stipe) – 2:05 # "Shock (Sic Transit)" (Stipe) – 2:46 # "Lilting" (Stipe) – 2:04 # "Jumping" (Oh-OK, Stipe) – 1:35 # "Courage Courage" (Stipe) – 2:50 # "

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David Byrne David Byrne (; born 14 May 1952) is a Scottish-American singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, writer, music theorist, visual artist and filmmaker. He was a founding member and the principal songwriter, lead singer, and guitarist of ...

Chris Frantz Charton Christopher Frantz (born May 8, 1951) is an American musician and record producer. He is the drummer for both Talking Heads and Tom Tom Club, both of which he co-founded with wife and Talking Heads bassist Tina Weymouth. In 2002, Frant ...

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Tina Weymouth Martina Michèle Weymouth (born November 22, 1950) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and a founding member and bassist of the new wave group Talking Heads and its side project Tom Tom Club, which she co-founded with her husband, Tal ...

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Personnel

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vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...

noises Noise is unwanted sound considered unpleasant, loud or disruptive to hearing. From a physics standpoint, there is no distinction between noise and desired sound, as both are vibrations through a medium, such as air or water. The difference arise ...

* David Pierce –

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

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bass guitar The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and ...

, vocals ;''Furthermore What'' * Linda Hopper – vocals *

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– drums * Lynda Stipe – bass guitar, vocals *

Matthew Sweet Sidney Matthew Sweet (born October 6, 1964) is an American alternative rock/power pop singer-songwriter and musician who was part of the burgeoning music scene in Athens, Georgia, during the 1980s before gaining commercial success in the 1990 ...

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guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...

;"Random" :Recorded for the various artists compilation ''Squares Blot Out the Sun'' in November 1982 at 688 in Atlanta, Georgia * Linda Hopper – vocals * David Pierce – drums * Lynda Stipe – bass guitar, vocals ;Remaining live set :Recorded April 6, 1984 in Atlanta * Linda Hopper – vocals * David McNair – drums * Lynda Stipe – bass guitar, vocals * Matthew Sweet – guitar ;Other personnel *

Robert Christgau Robert Thomas Christgau ( ; born April 18, 1942) is an American music journalist and essayist. Among the most well-known and influential music critics, he began his career in the late 1960s as one of the earliest professional rock critics and ...

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Carola Dibbell Carola Dibbell (born April 4, 1945) is an American music journalist and author. Biography Dibbell was born in New York City and grew up in Greenwich Village. She attended Hunter College High School and is a graduate of Radcliffe College. Her sho ...

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References

External links

Liner notes
{{DEFAULTSORT:Complete Recordings 2002 compilation albums Matthew Sweet albums Oh-OK albums Compilation albums published posthumously Albums produced by Michael Stipe Collectors' Choice Music compilation albums