Yesterday Today 1992 - 2018

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. A year later, they recorded their debut single ‘One Of Those Days’ and within months had a first taste of chart action with a third single ‘Yesterday Today’. Nevertheless, mainstream success would prove to be a trickier proposition. After a clutch of underperforming single releases, their record label, Fontana, dropped the band.

There followed a three year hiatus and a difficult period of self-examination. When the band re-emerged, they had reinvented themselves and faced the music industry guns blazing. In February 1996, ‘The Riverboat Song’ smashed into the UK chart and trail blazed six consecutive top ten hits. Backed by the triple platinum selling Moseley Shoals and the number one album Marchin’ Already, Ocean Colour Scene became one of the hottest bands in the country, as the hits kept rolling.

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. Yet Ocean Colour Scene have never been popular with the music press. They are frequently overlooked for the key role they played in the nineties music scene. They were, and still are, subjected to derision and scorn. It matters not. Ocean Colour Scene did it their way. Standing firm by their music. They became the people’s band. They believe in the soul of bass, drum and guitar rhythm. They exude melody. And they stand amongst the finest purveyors of the stirring sounds of a live concert. Each of the band has a passion to transcend everyday mundanity with music. And most of all they believe, as they always have, that one song can elevate the spirit and enrich the human experience.

This 233-track 15CD Collection is the first of its kind. A celebration of one of Britain’s finest bands. Including all of their studio albums from the self-titled debut album Ocean Colour Scene, to the chart-topping Moseley Shoals, Marchin’ Already, One For The Modern and the post Brit-pop Mechanical Wonder, North Atlantic Drift, A Hyperactive Workout For The Flying Squad, On The Leyline and the later albums Saturday and Painting.

Moreover, the B-sides and rarities included in this boxset offer a treasure trove of lesser known Ocean Colour Scene classics. There is the Free inspired ‘So Sad’ and ‘Men Of Such Opinion’ (Simon’s favourite self-written lyric), the irresistibly melodic ‘Huckleberry Grove’ featuring the Jamaican ska legend Rico Rodriguez, and the more sedate ballads ‘Robin Hood’, ‘I Need A Love Song’ and ‘Mrs Jones’ and a cover of ‘Day Tripper’, featuring Noel and Liam Gallagher. To round off the connection, you may also want to listen to an unreleased song of Weller’s, ‘For Dancers Only’, which Steve unearthed for Ocean Colour Scene’s 2007 release, On The Leyline.

Accompanying 15CD collection is a stunning 72-page hardback book, with in-depth essay from award winning author Daniel Rachel depicting the rise of Ocean Colour Scene from the inside. No stone has been left unturned as alongside these words the book is packed with incredible photographs from Ocean Colour Scene photographers Lawrence Watson and Tony Briggs, many previously unseen. There’s also personal memorabilia, tour flyers, back stage passes from legendary gigs, lyrics and more. It’s all here!

DISC 1: OCEAN COLOUR SCENE (1992) 1. Talk On 2. How About You 3. Giving It All Away 4. Justine 5. Do Yourself A Favour 6. Third Shade Of Green 7. Sway 8. Penny Pinching Rainy Heaven Days 9. One Of Those Days 10. Is She Coming Home 11. Blue Deep Ocean 12. Reprise

DISC 2: MOSELEY SHOALS (1996) 1. The Riverboat Song 2. The Day We Caught The Train 3. The Circle 4. Lining Your Pockets 5. Fleeting Mind 6. 40 Past Midnight 7. One For The Road 8. It's My Shadow 9. Policemen & Pirates 10. The Downstream 11. You've Got It Bad 12. Get Away

DISC 3: MARCHIN' ALREADY (1997) 1. Hundred Mile High Club 2. Better Day 3. Travellers Tune 4. Big Star 5. Debris Road 6. Besides Yourself 7. Get Blown Away 8. Tele He’s Not Talking 9. Fozy’s Folk Faced 10. All Up 11. Spark And Cindy 12. Half A Dream Away 13. It’s A Beautiful Thing

DISC 4: ONE FROM THE MODERN (1999) 1. Profit In Peace 2. So Low 3. I Am The News 4. No One At All 5. Families 6. Step By Step 7. July 8. Jane She Got Excavated 9. Emily Chambers 10. Soul Driver 11. The Waves 12. I Won’t Get Crazed

DISC 5: MECHANICAL WONDER (2001) 1. Up On The Downside 2. In My Field 3. Sail On My Boat 4. Biggest Thing 5. We Made It More 6. Give Me A Letter 7. Mechanical Wonder 8. You Are Amazing 9. If I Gave You My Heart 10. Can’t Get Back To The Baseline 11. Something For Me

DISC 6: NORTH ATLANTIC DRIFT (2003) 1. I Just Need Myself 2. Oh Collector 3. North Atlantic Drift 4. Golden Gate Bridge 5. Make The Deal 6. For Every Corner 7. On My Way 8. Second Hand Car 9. She’s Been Waiting 10. The Song Goes On 11. When Evil Comes

DISC 7: A HYPERACTIVE WORKOUT FOR THE FLYING SQUAD (2005) 1. Everything Comes At The Right Time 2. Free My Name 3. Wah Wah 4. Drive Away 5. I Love You 6. This Day Should Last Forever 7. Move Things Over 8. Waving Not Drowning 9. God’s Word 10. Another Time To Stay 11. Have You Got The Right 12. Start Of The Day 13. My Time

DISC 8: ON THE LEYLINE (2007) 1. I Told You So 2. On The Leyline, Waiting 3. For Dancers Only 4. Man In the Middle 5. I Just Got Over You 6. Go To The Sea 7. These Days I’m Tired 8. You’ll Never Find Me 9. Don’t Get Me 10. Loneliest Girl In The Whole Wide World 11. Mr Brown 12. Two Lovers 13. Daylight

DISC 9: SATURDAY (2010) 1. 100 Floors Of Perception 2. Mrs Maylie 3. Saturday 4. Just A Little Bit Of Love 5. Old Pair Of Jeans 6. Sing Children Sing 7. Harry Kidnap 8. Magic Carpet Days 9. The Word 10. Village Life 11. Postal 12. What’s Mine Is Yours 13. Fell In Love on the Street Again 14. Rockfield

DISC 10: PAINTING (2013) 1. We Don’t Look In the Mirror 2. Painting 3. Goodbye Old Town 4. Doodle Book 5. If God Made Everyone 6. Weekend 7. Professor Perplexity 8. George’s Tower 9. I Don’t Want To Leave England 10. The Winning Side 11. Mistaken Identity 12. The Union 13. The New Torch Song 14. Here Comes The Dawning Day

DISC 11: B-SIDES & RARITIES PART 1 (1990 - 1992) 1. Sway (Single Version) 2. Lullaby 3. Sway (12” Version) 4. One Of These Days 5. Yesterday Today 6. Another Girl’s Name 7. Fly Me 8. No One Says 9. My Brother Sarah 10. Mona Lisa Eyes 11. Bellechoux 12. Blue Deep Ocean (Alt. Version) 13. Is She Coming Home (Alt. Version) 14. Flowers 15. Don’t Play 16. The Seventh Floor 17. Patsy In Green 18. Suspended Motion

DISC 12: B-SIDES & RARITIES PART 2 (1996) 1. So Sad 2. Charlie Brown Says 3. Robin Hood 4. I Wanna Stay Alive With You 5. Huckleberry Grove 6. You’ve Got It Bad (Demo Version) 7. Here In My Heart 8. Beautiful Losers 9. Men Of Such Opinion (Demo Version) 10. The Clock Struck 15 Hours Ago 11. I Need A Love Song 12. Chicken Bones And Stones 13. The Day We Caught The Train (Acoustic Version) 14. Travellers Tune (Original Version) 15. Justine 16. Song Of A Baker 17. Mrs Jones 18. Cool Cool Water 19. Top Of The World 20. The Circle (Acoustic) 21. Chelsea Walk 22. Alibis 23. Day Tripper (Live, Electric Ballroom, 9 May 1996)

DISC 13: B-SIDES & RARITIES PART 3 (1997 - 1999) 1. The Face Smiles Back Easily 2. Falling To The Floor 3. Hello Monday 4. Hundred Mile High City (100 mph Mix) 5. Song For the Front Row 6. On The Way Home 7. All Gods Children Need Travelling Shoes 8. Hundred Mile High City (Live at Wembley Arena, 1992) 9. The Best Bet On Chinaski 10. On And On 11. Mariners Way 12. Going Nowhere For A While 13. Expensive Chair 14. If You Get Your Way 15. Flood Tide Rising 16. Step By Step 17. Carnation 18. Hoping You’re Making It Too 19. The Inheritors

DISC 14: B-SIDES & RARITIES PART 4 (2000 - 2003) 1. July (New / Single Version) 2. I Am The News (New Version) 3. July (Forza Moderna Mix) 4. July (Live At The London Astoria, St. Patrick's Day, April 17, 2000) 5. I Am The News (Live At The Dublin Point) 6. This Understanding (Live At Stirling Castle) 7. Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere 8. These Are The Ones 9. Take You Back 10. Free On The Wind 11. I Was 12. Crazy Lowdown Ways 13. Come Home 14. Best Friends and Lovers 15. Will You Take Her Love 16. Me, I’m Left Unsure 17. Questions 18. I Wanna See The Bright Lights Tonight 19. Perfect Strangers 20. I Never Believed It Too 21. We Rise 22. St. Cecelia 23. I Just Need Myself (Caged Baby Remix)

DISC 15: B-SIDES & RARITIES PART 5 (2003 - 2018) 1. Get Away (Live Bristol Academy 12/10/03) 2. The Riverboat Song (Live Glasgow Barrowlands 06/10/03) 3. Golden Gate Bridge (Live Manchester Apollo 10/10/03) 4. The Day We Caught The Train (Live Bristol Academy 12/10/03) 5. Better Than Before 6. Make It Better 7. Jimmy Wonder 8. Right On Time 9. William Bailey 10. Little Boy Could Be A Rolling Stone 11. Smile 12. Over My Head 13. Stay Alive Tonight 14. Dawn Cried The Day 15. Twenty-One 16. Shooting The Bridge 17. Come Up And See Me 18. Old, Old Song 19. Another Bard May Chant 20. Be With You 21. Because You’re Mine 22. Standing In The Place That You Used To Do

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