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Edsel presents Distortion: 1989-2019, an expansive 24CD boxset chronicling the solo career of legendary American musician Bob Mould.
Bob Mould’s career began in 1979 with the iconic underground punk group Hüsker Dü, before forming the beloved alternative rock band Sugar and releasing numerous critically acclaimed solo albums. Assembled with the assistance of Bob Mould himself, this is the definitive career spanning boxset that fans have been waiting for.
18 studio albums together for the first time, including every Bob Mould release from the iconic Workbook (1989) right up to the acclaimed Sunshine Rock (2019). Plus the complete Sugar discography and long out-of-print electronic projects Loudbomb and Blowoff.
4 live albums from across Mould’s career - LiveDog98, Live At ATP 2008, Live At The Cabaret Metro, 1989 and Sugar’s The Joke Is Always On Us, Sometimes.
Distortion Plus: 1989-2019, a new and exclusive collection of rarities and collaborations across 2 CDs. Highlights include ‘Dear Rosemary’ (Mould’s 2011 collaboration with Foo Fighters), the previously unreleased original demo of ‘Dog On Fire’ (theme from the Daily Show) and live tracks from the 2007 ‘Circle of Friends’ concert film.
Mastered by Jeff Lipton and Maria Rice at Peerless Mastering in Boston.
Includes a 72-page companion booklet featuring: liner notes by journalist Keith Cameron; a foreword by writer and actor Fred Armisen; contributions from Richard Thompson, Shirley Manson, and Best Coast’s Bethany Cosentino; lyrics and memorabilia.
Tracklist
CD 1 – Bob Mould - Workbook (1989)
Sunspots
Wishing Well
Heartbreak A Stranger
See A Little Light
Poison Years
Sinners And Their Repentances
Brasilia Crossed With Trenton
Compositions For The Young And Old
Lonely Afternoon
Dreaming, I Am
Whichever Way The Wind Blows
CD 2 – Bob Mould - Blacksheets Of Rain (1990)
Black Sheets Of Rain
Stand Guard
It's Too Late
One Good Reason
Stop Your Crying
Hanging Tree
The Last Night
Hear Me Calling
Out Of Your Life
Disappointed
Sacrifice / Let There Be Peace
CD 3 – Sugar – Copper Blue (1992)
The Act We Act
A Good Idea
Changes
Helpless
Hoover Dam
The Slim
If I Can't Change Your Mind
Fortune Teller
Slick
Man On The Moon
CD 4 – Sugar – Beaster (1993)
Come Around
Tilted
Judas Cradle
JC Auto
Feeling Better
Walking Away
CD 5 – Sugar – File Under: Easy Listening (1994)
Gift
Company Book
Your Favorite Thing
What You Want It To Be
Gee Angel
Panama City Motel
Can't Help You Anymore
Granny Cool
Believe What You're Saying
Explode And Make Up
CD 6 – Sugar – Besides (1995)
Needle Hits E
If I Can't Change Your Mind (Solo Mix)
Try Again
Where Diamonds Are Halos (Live At The Cabaret Metro, 22nd July 1992)
Armenia City In The Sky (Live At The Cabaret Metro, 22nd July 1992)
Clownmaster
Anyone (Live At The Cabaret Metro, 22nd July 1992)
JC Auto (Live At The Cabaret Metro, 22nd July 1992)
Believe What You're Saying (Campfire Mix)
Mind Is An Island
Frustration
Going Home
In The Eyes Of My Friends
And You Tell Me
If I Can't Change Your Mind (BBC Radio Session)
Hoover Dam (BBC Radio Session)
The Slim (BBC Radio Session)
Where Diamonds Are Halos (BBC Radio Session)
CD 7 – Bob Mould – Bob Mould (1996)
Anymore Time Between
I Hate Alternative Rock
Fort Knox, King Solomon
Next Time That You Leave
Egøverride
Thumbtack
Hair Stew
Deep Karma Canyon
Art Crisis
Roll Over And Die
CD 8 – Bob Mould – The Last Dog And Pony Show (1998)
New #1
Moving Trucks
Taking Everything
First Drag Of The Day
Classifieds
Who Was Around?
Skintrade
Vaporub
Sweet Serene
Megamanic
Reflecting Pool
Along The Way
CD 9 – Bob Mould – modulate. (2002)
180 Rain
Sunset Safety Glass
Semper Fi
Homecoming Parade
Lost Zoloft
Without?
Slay/Sway
The Receipt
Quasar
Soundonsound
Hornery
Comeonstrong
Trade
Author's Lament
CD 10 – LoudBomb – Long Play Grooves. (2002)
Theme (It's A Perfect Day)
Guys Like You
Devil v. Angel
I Cannot Reverse You
The Fall Collection
This Is The Way I Want It
BB DuBois
Factory Builders Convention
NumberNine
Heaven's On Fire
We Need The Truth
Helium
CD 11 – Bob Mould – Body Of Song (2005)
Circles
(Shine Your) Light Love Hope
Paralyzed
I Am Vision, I Am Sound
Underneath Days
Always Tomorrow
Days Of Rain
Best Thing
High Fidelity
Missing You
Gauze Of Friendship
Beating Heart The Prize
CD 12 – Blowoff – Blowoff (2006)
Hormone Love
Here And Now
Overload
Saturday Night All The Time
Life With A View
Man Keeps Winning
Lemonade
Tag It
Fallout
Get Inside With Me
Beautiful
Ballad Of Mark Dirt
CD 13 – Bob Mould – District Line (2008)
Stupid Now
Who Needs To Dream?
Again And Again
Old Highs, New Lows
Return To Dust
The Silence Between Us
Shelter Me
Very Temporary
Miniature Parade
Walls In Time
CD 14 – Bob Mould – Life And Times (2009)
Life And Times
The Breach
City Lights (Days Go By)
MM 17
Argos
Bad Blood Better
Wasted World
Spiraling Down
I'm Sorry, Baby, But You Can't Stand In My Light Any More
Lifetime
CD 15 – Bob Mould – Silver Age (2012)
Star Machine
Silver Age
The Descent
Briefest Moment
Steam Of Hercules
Fugue State
Round The City Square
Angels Rearrange
Keep Believing
First Time Joy
CD 16 – Bob Mould – Beauty And Ruin (2014)
Low Season
Little Glass Pill
I Don't Know You Anymore
Kid With Crooked Face
Nemeses Are Laughing
The War
Forgiveness
Hey Mr. Grey
Fire In The City
Tomorrow Morning
Let The Beauty Be
Fix It
CD 17 – Bob Mould – Patch The Sky (2016)
Voices In My Head
The End Of Things
Hold On
You Say You
Losing Sleep
Pray For Rain
Lucifer And God
Daddy's Favorite
Hands Are Tied
Black Confetti
Losing Time
Monument
CD 18 – Bob Mould – Sunshine Rock (2019)
Sunshine Rock
What Do You Want Me To Do
Sunny Love Song
Thirty Dozen Roses
The Final Years
Irrational Poison
I Fought
Sin King
Lost Faith
Camp Sunshine
Send Me A Postcard
Western Sunset
CD 19 – Bob Mould - Live At The Cabaret Metro, 1989 (1989)
Sunspots (Live At The Cabaret Metro, 14th May 1989)
Wishing Well (Live At The Cabaret Metro, 14th May 1989)
Compositions For The Young And Old (Live At The Cabaret Metro, 14th May 1989)
Heartbreak A Stranger (Live At The Cabaret Metro, 14th May 1989)
Dreaming, I Am (Live At The Cabaret Metro, 14th May 1989)
If You're True (Live At The Cabaret Metro, 14th May 1989)
Poison Years (Live At The Cabaret Metro, 14th May 1989)
Sinners And Their Repentances (Live At The Cabaret Metro, 14th May 1989)
Lonely Afternoon (Live At The Cabaret Metro, 14th May 1989)
Brasilia Crossed With Trenton (Live At The Cabaret Metro, 14th May 1989)
See A Little Light (Live At The Cabaret Metro, 14th May 1989)
Whichever Way The Wind Blows (Live At The Cabaret Metro, 14th May 1989)
All Those People Know (Live At The Cabaret Metro, 14th May 1989)
Shoot Out The Lights (Live At The Cabaret Metro, 14th May 1989)
Hardly Getting Over It (Live At The Cabaret Metro, 14th May 1989)
Celebrated Summer (Live At The Cabaret Metro, 14th May 1989)
Makes No Sense At All (Live At The Cabaret Metro, 14th May 1989)
CD 20 – Sugar – The Joke Is Always On Us, Sometimes (1995)
Gift (Live At First Avenue, 2nd November 1994)
Company Book (Live At First Avenue, 2nd November 1994)
Hoover Dam (Live At First Avenue, 2nd November 1994)
After All The Roads Have Led To Nowhere (Live At First Avenue, 2nd November 1994)
Where Diamonds Are Halos (Live At First Avenue, 2nd November 1994)
Slick (Live At First Avenue, 2nd November 1994)
Going Home (Live At First Avenue, 2nd November 1994)
Running Out Of Time (Live At First Avenue, 2nd November 1994)
Frustration (Live At First Avenue, 2nd November 1994)
Changes (Live At First Avenue, 2nd November 1994)
Can't Help You Any More (Live At First Avenue, 2nd November 1994)
Helpless (Live At First Avenue, 2nd November 1994)
If I Can't Change Your Mind (Live At First Avenue, 2nd November 1994)
In The Eyes Of My Friends (Live At First Avenue, 2nd November 1994)
Clownmaster (Live At First Avenue, 2nd November 1994)
Gee Angel (Live At First Avenue, 2nd November 1994)
Explode And Make Up (Live At First Avenue, 2nd November 1994)
The Slim (Live At First Avenue, 2nd November 1994)
CD 21 – BobMouldBand – LiveDog98 (2002)
Moving Trucks (Live At The Forum, 29th October 1998)
Taking Everything (Live At The Forum, 29th October 1998)
First Drag Of The Day (Live At The Forum, 29th October 1998)
I Hate Alternative Rock (Live At The Forum, 29th October 1998)
Stand Guard (Live At The Forum, 29th October 1998)
Classifieds (Live At The Forum, 29th October 1998)
Hear Me Calling (Live At The Forum, 29th October 1998)
Art Crisis (Live At The Forum, 29th October 1998)
Anymore Time Between (Live At The Forum, 29th October 1998)
Skintrade (Live At The Forum, 29th October 1998)
Eternally Fried (Live At The Forum, 29th October 1998)
Roll Over And Die (Live At The Forum, 29th October 1998)
Lonely Afternoon (Live At The Forum, 29th October 1998)
Egøverride (Live At The Forum, 29th October 1998)
Reflecting Pool (Live At The Forum, 29th October 1998)
Disappointed (Live At The Forum, 29th October 1998)
Hanging Tree (Live At The Forum, 29th October 1998)
Man On The Moon (Live At The Forum, 29th October 1998)
CD 22 – Bob Mould Band – Live At ATP 2008 (2009)
The Act We Act (Live At Kutshers Country Club, 21st September 2008)
A Good Idea (Live At Kutshers Country Club, 21st September 2008)
I Hate Alternative Rock (Live At Kutshers Country Club, 21st September 2008)
See A Little Light (Live At Kutshers Country Club, 21st September 2008)
Hoover Dam (Live At Kutshers Country Club, 21st September 2008)
Circles (Live At Kutshers Country Club, 21st September 2008)
Paralyzed (Live At Kutshers Country Club, 21st September 2008)
I Apologize (Live At Kutshers Country Club, 21st September 2008)
Chartered Trips (Live At Kutshers Country Club, 21st September 2008)
Celebrated Summer (Live At Kutshers Country Club, 21st September 2008)
Makes No Sense At All (Live At Kutshers Country Club, 21st September 2008)
New Day Rising (Live At Kutshers Country Club, 21st September 2008)
CD 23 – Distortion Plus: 1989-2019
All Those People Know
No Water In Hell
Dying From The Inside Out (The Golden Palominos)
Dio (Throwing Muses)
Hickory Wind (Bob Mould And Vic Chesnutt)
Can't Fight It
Turning Of The Tide
Dog On Fire (Demo)
Fort Knox, King Solomon (Live At First Avenue, March 1995)
I Hate Alternative Rock (Live At First Avenue, March 1995)
Wanted Was
Eternally Fried
Doubleface
He Didn't (The 6ths)
CD 24 – Distortion Plus: 1989-2019
Castor And Pollux
Surveyors And Cranes
Love Escalator
Lowdown Ground
My Old Friend
Nihil
Could You Be The One? (Live At The 9:30 Club, 7th October 2005)
I Apologize (Live At The 9:30 Club, 7th October 2005)
Chartered Trips (Live At The 9:30 Club, 7th October 2005)
Dear Rosemary (Foo Fighters)
Father's Day (Butch Walkers)
I Don't Mind