Galaxie 500 have announced details of Uncollected Noise New York ’88-’90, a new double LP compilation released by Silver Current on September 20.
The set – curated by Dean Wareham, Noami Yang and Damon Krukowski – will feature outtakes, B-sides and assorted standalone recordings including their deathless cover of The Rutles‘ “Cheese And Onions”.
“Opening up these tape boxes was like looking into an old journal or datebook — I had forgotten most of this happened at all, but it only took a few quick details to put me right back in the drum seat,” says Krukowski. “There are songs from all the Galaxie 500 recording sessions included here.”
“There is a sweetness in hearing the progression of us finding our own sound, our own collective voice. The Proustian power of music,” adds Yang. “Listening to these early recordings I can hear myself figuring out how I wanted to play bass –- finding my way up the neck to where the notes would cut through, where there could be a counter-melody to the singing. Making the bass my singing voice.”
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You can pre-order the set on a variety of different formats direct from the Galaxie 500 Bandcamp page here.
You can hear two tracks from the set below: “Shout You Down” and “I Wanna Live”.
Tracklisting is:
“Shout You Down” [Previously Unreleased]
“See Through Glasses” [Previously Unreleased]
“On The Floor (Noise Ny Version)” [Previously Unreleased]
“Can’t Believe It’s Me” [Ryko Box Set Bonus CD, Otherwise Unreleased]
“Oblivious” [Ryko Box Set Bonus CD, Chemical Imbalance Fanzine 7”]
“King Of Spain” [Today CD Bonus Track, Aurora Records 7” B-Side] [7/88 Session]
“Jerome” [Ryko Box Set Bonus CD, Otherwise Unreleased]
“Song In 3” [Ryko Box Set Bonus CD, Otherwise Unreleased]
“Crazy” [Ryko Box Set Bonus CD, European Today CD Bonus Track] [2/89 Session]
“I Wanna Live” [Previously Unreleased]
“I Will Walk” [Previously Unreleased]
“Cold Night” [On Fire CD Bonus Track, Rough Trade Blue Thunder Ep]
“Ceremony” [On Fire CD Bonus Track, Rough Trade Blue Thunder Ep] [8/89 Session]
“Never Get To Heaven” [Previously Unreleased]
“Maracas Song” [Ryko Box Set Bonus CD, Otherwise Unreleased]
“Victory Garden” [On Fire CD Bonus Track, Rough Trade Blue Thunder Ep]
“Blue Thunder (W/Sax)” [Ryko Box Set Bonus CD, Rough Trade Ep] [6/90 Session]
“Cheese And Onions” [Ryko Box Set Bonus CD, Rutles Highway Revisited Shimmy Disc Lp]
“Fourth Of July (Video Mix)”
“Cactus” [Previously Unreleased]
“Moonshot” [Previously Unreleased]
“Them” [Ryko Box Set Bonus CD, Otherwise Unreleased]
“Final Day” [Ryko Box Set Bonus CD, Otherwise Unreleased]
“Here She Comes Now” [This Is Our Music CD Bonus Track, Rough Trade Fourth Of July 12” B-Side]