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EXTENSIVE BOX SET EXPLORING CRANES’ OUTPUT ON THE DEDICATED LABEL, 1989-1997.
INCLUDES ALBUMS, B-SIDES, REMIXES, RARITIES AND LIVE RECORDINGS.
CURATED IN ASSOCIATION WITH CRANES FOUNDER AND VOCALIST ALISON SHAW.
ARTWORK BY 4AD GRAPHIC DESIGN LEGEND CHRIS BIGG.
Formed in 1986 by siblings Alison and Jim Shaw, Cranes remain one of the most distinctive bands of the late 1980s and 1990s, their ever-mutating sound defying categorisation and existing outside of the zeitgeist. Their recorded output during their initial ten-year incarnation is collected together here for the first time, from the raw 1989 mini album ‘Self-Non-Self’ (originally released on Bite Back!) through to the sophisticated 1997 epic ‘Population Four’.
Curated and overseen by singer Alison Shaw on behalf of the band, and resplendent in artwork by 4AD legend Chris Bigg (with detailed liner notes and discographic information), ‘Collected Works Vol 1’ serves as timely reminder of Cranes’ magnificence as they evolved from stark, noisy soundscapes to bolder, more elaborate instrumentation and arrangements. With hints of ethereal rock, dream pop, shoegaze, industrial and neo- classical, theirs was a sound truly like no other.
A must for fans and a perfect all-in-one deep dive for the curious, ‘Collected Works Vol 1’ is an emotionally charged time capsule showcasing one of the finest bands of the 1990s. A recently revived Cranes continue to perform with more unmissable gigs scheduled for 2024.
Tracklist
DISC ONE
Self-Non-Self +
1 One From The Slum
2 Joy Lies Within
3 Heaven Or Bliss
4 Beach Mover
5 Focus Breathe
6 Fuse
Bonus tracks
7 Reach (Live)
8 Nothing In The Middle, Nothing At The End
9 Cha Cha Escueta
10 Self-Non-Self
DISC TWO
Wings Of Joy +
1 Watersong
2 Thursday
3 Living And Breathing
4 Leaves Of Summer
5 Starblood
6 Sixth Of May
7 Wish
8 Tomorrow’s Tears
9 Beautiful Sadness
10 Hopes Are High
11 Adoration
Bonus Tracks
12 Inescapable
13 Give
14 Dada 331
15 Inescapable II
16 I Hope
17 E.G. Shining
18 Brighter
19 Casa Blanca
20 Dreamless
21 Starblood (Remix)
DISC THREE
Forever +
1 Everywhere
2 Cloudless
3 Jewel
4 Far Away
5 Adrift
6 Clear
7 Sun And Sky
8 And Ever
9 Golden
10 Rainbows
Bonus Tracks
11 Underwater
12 Leave Her To Heaven (I)
13 At Sea
13 Slide
15 Leave Her To Heaven (II)
16 Jewel (Robert Smith Mix)
17 Clear (Boll Weevil Mix)
18 Cloudless (Thaïs Mix)
DISC FOUR
Loved +
1 Shining Road
2 Pale Blue Sky
3 Reverie
4 Lilies
5 Are You Gone?
6 Loved
7 Beautiful Friend
8 Bewildered
9 Come This Far
10 Paris And Rome
11 In The Night
Bonus Tracks
12 September
13 Lilies (Flood Mix)
14 Don’t Close Your Eyes
15 Paris And Rome (Flood Mix)
16 Green Song 7
17 Shining Road (Brauer Mix)
18 Organ Song
DISC FIVE
Population Four +
1 Tangled Up
2 Fourteen
3 Breeze
4 Can’t Get Free
5 Stalk
6 Sweet Unknown
7 Angel Bell
8 On Top Of The World
9 Brazil
10 Let Go
11 To Be
Bonus tracks
12 Wild Yellow Bloom
13 Perfect World
14 Lemon Tree
15 Trumpet Song
16 Pier Scene From Scarborough Ahoy!
DISC SIX
La Tragédie D'Oreste Et Électre
1 Comme Je Suis Libre
2 Oreste Et Électre
3 La Cérémonie
4 Danse D'Électre
5 Le Palais
6 Au Temple
7 Danse Des Érinnyes