Anthology [Reissue]

by The Clean

Overview

While Split Enz came first and hit bigger worldwide, one could argue that there would be no New Zealand rock scene as it is known today if it weren't for the Clean; the sainted Flying Nun label was formed to put out their debut single, their willingness to go the D.I.Y. route in recording their early material set the standard for any number of bands (Kiwi and otherwise), and their playful yet aggressive mixture of pop hooks, jagged guitar lines, neo-Velvets minimalism, and edgy wit paved the way for the Bats, the Chills, the Verlaines, the Jean-Paul Sartre Experience, and a handful of other bands who helped New Zealand develop its own musical identity for the first time. Despite their importance and longevity, the Clean have never been especially well-served on record in the United States; their important early singles and EPs received little circulation in America, and their post-reunion albums have been only sporadically available, thanks to the collapse of several indie labels. Anthology isn't the perfect remedy to this situation, but it comes close; it's a superb overview of the Clean's career, with the classic Boodle Boodle Boodle and Great Sounds EPs included in their entirety on disc one (along with several crucial singles and outtakes), while disc two skims off the cream of the later albums Vehicle, Modern Rock, and Unknown Country (four outtakes from the Modern Rock sessions are thrown in for good measure). A thoroughly enjoyable introduction to an important and influential band, Anthology will also fill in plenty of gaps in the collections of American fans; anyone with more than a passing interest in the Clean will find plenty to revel in here. ~ Mark Deming

Product Details

Release Date:	07/15/2014
Label:	Merge
UPC:	0673855022017
Rank:	30583

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Tally Ho
2. Platypus
3. Billy Two
4. Thumbs Off
5. Anything Could Happen
6. Sad Eyed Lady

Disc 2

7. Point That Thing Somewhere Else
8. Fish
9. Flowers
10. Side On
11. Slug Song

Disc 3

12. Beatnik
13. End of My Dream
14. On Again/Off Again
15. At the Bottom
16. Getting Older
17. Scrap Music

Disc 4

18. Whatever I Do Is Right
19. Two Fat Sisters [Live at the Rhumba Bar]
20. Odditty
21. Quickstep [Live at the Gladstone]
22. At the Bottom [Live at the Gladstone]

Disc 5

23. Drawing to A Hole
24. I Wait Around
25. The Blue
26. Someone
27. Big Soft Punch
28. Diamond Shine

Disc 6

29. Big Cat
30. Outside the Cage
31. Safe in the Rain
32. Secret Place
33. Do Your Thing

Disc 7

34. Linger Longer
35. Too Much Violence
36. Trapped in Amber
37. Psychedelic Ranger
38. Late Last Night
39. Ludwig

Disc 8

40. Wipe Me, I'm Lucky
41. Franz Kafka at the Zoo
42. Clutch
43. Balkans
44. Indigo Blue
45. Chumpy
46. Twist Top

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Clean   Primary Artist
Chris Knox   Vocals (Background)
David Kilgour   Guitar,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Martin Phillipps   Vocals (Background)
Dave K.   Guitar,Vocals
Hamish Kilgour   Drums,Vocals
Alan Starrett   Cello,Viola,Mandolin,Accordion,Piano (Thumb),Hammer Dulcimer

Technical Credits

The Clean   Engineer
Chris Knox   Engineer
Duke Robillard   Composer
David Kilgour   Mixing,Composer
Tom Bell   Mixing
Alan Moulder   Engineer
Robert Scott   Composer
Stephen Kilroy   Engineer
Dave Hurley   Mastering
Hamish Kilgour   Drawing,Composer
Doug Hood   Engineer
Gordon Rutherford   Assistant
Tex Houston   Engineer,Mastering
Ken Kennedy   Engineer
Paul Kean   Engineer
Peter Gutteridge   Composer
Craig McNab   Photography
Nick Roughan   Engineer