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All beginnings start with a name. And so, in October 1989, Simon Fowler, Steve Cradock, Damon Minchella and Oscar Harrison sat down together, chose their three favourite words, arranged them in a satisfactory order and became Ocean Colour Scene. Thirty five years on, and Ocean Colour Scene are still together: making music and regularly selling out huge concert halls across the country. They have the support of an extraordinarily dedicated and loyal fan base who cherish their music and hold close to their hearts a lifetime of memories supporting the group.
This latest boxset continues Demon Records’ ongoing celebration of one of Britain’s finest bands and for this edition we present a treasure trove of lesser-known Ocean Colour Scene classics. Within this 4LP set you’ll find four discs filled to the brim with all the B-sides and rarities release by OCS over the course of their career thus far. Running in chronological order you’ll find tracks such as the Free inspired ‘So Sad’ and ‘ Men Of Such Opinion ’ (Simon’s favourite self-written lyric),’ I Need A Love Song’ and ‘Justine’ – the B-side tracks to the OCS classic The Day We Caught The Train single, ‘On The Way Home’ taken from the Travellers Tune 1997 release, Expensive Chair & Mariners Way which feature P.P. Arnold and ‘Hello Monday’ which is from the Hundred Mile High City single.
The artwork is an outtake from the iconic Tony Briggs shot from the single The Day We Caught The Train. This box set is put together in full coordination with the band, all of these tracks have been remastered by Phil Kinrade at Alchemy Mastering and now pressed on limited edition 140g colour vinyl. Complete with signed insert.
Tracklist
LP1: B-Sides 1991 to 1997
A1. Another Girl’s Name
A2. Fly Me
A3. No One Says
A4. Mona Lisa Eyes
A5. My Brother Sarah
A6. Flowers
B1. The Seventh Floor
B2. Men Of Such Opinion
B3. So Sad
B4. I Need A Love Song
B5. Justine
B6. Falling To The Floor
LP2: B-Sides 1997 to 1999
C1. Hello Monday
C2. The Face Smiles Back Easily
C3. All God’s Children Need Travelling Shoes
C4. On The Way Home
C5. Song For The Front Row
C6. On And On
C7. The Best Bet On Chinaski
D1. Expensive Chair
D2. Going Nowhere For A While
D3. Mariners Way
D4. Flood Tide Rising
D5. If You Get Your Way
D6. Hoping You’re Making It Too
D7. The Inheritors
LP3: B-Sides 2001 to 2003
E1. Take You Back
E2. These Are The Ones
E3. Free On The Wind
E4. I Was
E5. Best Friends And Lovers
E6. Come Home
E7. I Wanna See The Bright Lights Tonight
F1. Me, I’m Left Unsure
F2. Questions
F3. Will You Take Her Love
F4. I Never Believed It Too
F5. Perfect Stranger
F6. St. Cecilia
F7. We Rise
LP4: B-Sides 2005 to 2018
G1. Better Than Before
G2. Jimmy Wonder
G3. Right On Time
G4. Little Boy Could Be A Rolling Stone
G5. William Bailey
G6. Dawn Cried The Day
H1. Come Up And See Me
H2. Old, Old Song
H3. Shooting The Bridge
H4. Another Bard May Chant
H5. Be With You
H6. Because You’re Mine
H7. Standing In The Place
H8. That You Used To Do