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• ‘Earth Vs The Wildhearts’ is the Major label debut by British Rock band The Wildhearts, originally released in 1993.
The South-Shields rock ‘n’ roll four piece played raw, technical melodic rock with touches of punk and power- pop evoking influences such as Cheap Trick, Jason & The Scorchers, Johnny Thunders and The Ramones.
Lyrics concerning world politics, the quality of life in London and the general rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle fill tracks such as ‘TV Tan’, ‘Suckerpunch’ and ‘Miles Away Girl’.
This 2CD collection contains all the B-sides from the era housed in a slipcase, the booklet contains notes by Classic Rock’s Jerry Ewing and extensive artwork with photos and memorabilia from the era, all approved by Ginger himself…
Tracklist
DISC ONE
1 GREETINGS FROM SHITSVILLE
2 TV TAN
3 EVERLONE
4 SHAME ON ME
5 CAFFEINE BOMB
6 LOVESHIT
7 THE MILES AWAY GIRL
8 MY BABY IS A HEAD***
9 SUCKERPUNCH
10 NEWS OF THE WORLD
11 DRINKING ABOUT LIFE
12 LOVE YOU TILL I DON’T
DISC TWO
MONDO AKIMBO-A-GO GO
1 NOTHING EVER CHANGES BUT THE SHOES
2 CRYING OVER NOTHING
3 TURNING AMERICAN
4 LIBERTY CAP
DON’T BE HAPPY…JUST WORRY
5 SPLATTERMANIA
6 SOMETHING WEIRD (GOING ON IN MY HEAD)
7 WEEKEND (5 LONG DAYS)
8 DREAMING IN A
9 AND THE BULLSHIT GOES ON
(B-SIDE GREETINGS FROM SHITSVILLE)
B-SIDES TV TAN
10 SHOW A LITTLE EMOTION
11 DANGERLUST
12 DOWN ON LONDON