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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.
Tracklist
DISC ONE:
FURTHER TEMPTATIONS
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 TWO:
SINGLES & RARITIES
1. SEARCH AND DESTROY (1977 DEMO) (TEMPTATIONS EP)
2. LOOKALIKES
3. CORGI CRAP
4. HARD ON ME
5. YOU’LL LOSE (SINGLE)
6. JUST WANT TO BE MYSELF
7. BONE IDOL (JOHN PEEL SESSION)
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 NEVER NOTICE (1978 DEMO) (SINGLE)
19. CAN’T SEE
20. FOOLED TODAY
DISC THREE:
SORTED
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 FOUR:
TAKE SHELTER (LIVE IN JAPAN)
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