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The Albums

The Drones

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Format: 4CD

Cat No: AHOYCW379
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Release Date:  20 November 2020

Label:  Captain Oi! / Cherry Red

Packaging Type:  Fat Double (a 2.5cm thick jewel case, fits several CDs)

No of Units:  4

Barcode:  5013929607903

Genres:  Rock  

  • Description


    • 59 track 4 CD round up of everything released between 1977-1999 by Manchester punk legends The Drones.



    • Disc One is their debut 13 track album “Further Temptations”. This was voted by ‘Q’’ magazine into their 100 Most Important Punk Albums Of All Time in 2002.



    • Disc Two is a 20 track round up of non LP singles, B-sides and demos plus a previously unreleased four track session for John Peel.



    • The third disc is the band’s 1999 studio ‘comeback’ album “Sorted” (originally released as “Dirty Bastards”).



    • The final disc is a 14 track In Concert album recorded in Japan in 1998.



    • Detailed liner notes have been overseen by the band’s long-time manager Dave Bentley.



    • Booklet contains pictures of all relevant record sleeves plus clippings from the era.



    • Original bassist Whispa still fronts a version of The Drones to this day.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Persecution Complex
      • 2. Bone Idol
      • 3. Movement
      • 4. Be My Baby
      • 5. Corgi Crap
      • 6. Sad So Sad
      • 7. The Change
      • 8. Lookalikes
      • 9. The Underdog
      • 10. No More Time
      • 11. City Drones
      • 12. Just Want To Be Myself
      • 13. Lift Off The Bans

      Disc 2

      • 1. Search And Destroy (1977 Demo)
      • 2. Lookalikes
      • 3. Corgi Crap
      • 4. Hard On Me
      • 5. You’ll Lose
      • 6. Just Want To Be Myself
      • 7. Bone Idol
      • 8. Be My Baby
      • 9. The Change
      • 10. Clique
      • 11. Movement
      • 12. Persecution Complex (Live)
      • 13. She’s Ok (June 1978 Demo)
      • 14. Clique (June 1978 Demo)
      • 15. Johnny Go Home (September 1978 Demo)
      • 16. Then I Kissed Her(September 1978 Demo)
      • 17. Fooled (May 1979 Demo)
      • 18. You'll Never Notice
      • 19. Can't See
      • 20. Fooled Today

      Disc 3

      • 1. Sorted
      • 2. Johnny Go Home (Re-Mix)
      • 3. Dirty Bastards
      • 4. Nightman
      • 5. Psychotic Woman
      • 6. American Pie
      • 7. The Phone
      • 8. Good Girl
      • 9. I’ll Get Back To You
      • 10. I Don’t Care
      • 11. Jon The Postman
      • 12. I Heard It Through The Grapevine

      Disc 4

      • 1. Lookalikes
      • 2. Just Want To Be Myself
      • 3. Sad So Sad
      • 4. The Change
      • 5. City Drones
      • 6. Be My Baby
      • 7. You’ll Lose
      • 8. Corgi Crap
      • 9. Bone Idol
      • 10. Movement
      • 11. No More Time
      • 12. Sorted
      • 13. Lift Off The Bans
      • 14. Persecution Complex

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