Mcluskyism- the boxset...

MCLUSKY
Last hurrah for mclusky

mclusky are dead. Having somehow managed to last three albums together (they did lose a drummer en route mind) and perform countless gigs around the world before their almost inevitable implosion a year ago, we have some good news for those still mourning their death. mcluskyism, a lasting testament to one of the most under-rated UK bands of recent years, is being released as both a single CD with all the hits and also a very special limited edition and rather comprehensive 3CD retrospective of A-sides, B-sides and C-sides (rarities and live versions). Both releases are available from February 27. A suitable way to end to their story, yes, but it hurts that there won't be a tour to coincide.

And the tracklisting, from the band's message board - http://forum.mclusky.net/viewtopic.php?t=841&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=30

CD1
01. Joy
02. Rice is Nice
03. Whoyouknow
04. Lightsabre Cocksucking Blues
05. To Hell with Good Intentions
06. Alan is a Cowboy Killer
07. There Ain't No Fool In Ferguson
08. 1956 And All That
09. Undress For Success
10. That Man Will Not Hang
11. She Will Only Bring You Happiness
12. Without Msg I am Nothing

CD2
01. Rock Vs. Single Parents
02. Why I Don't Believe in You
03. Balbo's Theme
04. Viva Minor Legends
05. Whiteliberalonwhiteliberalaction
06. The Murphy Syndrome
07. Provincial Song
08. Here Comes Joe
09. Love Song For A Mexican (2nd Version)
10. Rope
11. No Covers
12. Beacons For Pissed Ships
13. The Habit That Kicks Itself
14. Exciting Whistle-ah
15. Friends Stoning Friends
16. Random Celebrity Insult Generator
17. Hymn For New Cars
18. Join the Mevolution
19. The Salt Water Solution
20. The All Encompassing Positive
21. The London Whine Company
22. The Gift Of Slight
23. Dave, Stop Killing Prostitutes

CD3
01. Love Song For A Mexican
02. Colour March
03. Working From Home
04. Collagen Rock
05. The Difference Between Me And You Is That I'm Not On Fire
06. Reformed Arsonist Seeks Child Bride
07. Be Average To Eachother
08. Cradling
09. Bipolar Bears Take Seattle
10. Kkkitchens, What Were You Thinking
11. Lost Consonants
12. Comeuppance, Come
13. See Them, Smell Them, Sign Them
14. Lightsabre Cocksucking Blues*
15. That Man Will Not Hang*
16. 1956 And All That*
17. Falco Vs. The Young Canoeist*
18. You Should Be Ashamed, Seamus*
19. Gareth Brown Says*
20. Rice Is Nice*
21. Collagen Rock*
22. To Hell With Good Intentions*

*=live at ULU

It's strictly a 'fans only' affair, really, but the unreleased stuff has some gems in and the live shit is well recorded and funny

just because i really like it

This is a pretty amazing set! I can't wait to get a copy.

I realize that they were doing the singles in chronological order on the a-sides disc, but wouldn't it just sound better if "She Will Only Bring You Happiness" is the last song instead of "MSG"?

Oh, man am I excited for this box set tho.

mcluskEy ;)

and damn me for not seein em...

anyone heard Shooting @ Unarmed Men yet?

was at the ULU gig the live tracks on this thing are from. funny gig. a lot of vitriol thrown at a few (idiot) crowd members, which, while somewhat affectionate in an odd way, beautifully showcased the bitterness of the band.

I am pretty sure that the Shellac date was their last gig - the tour in November 2004 was their last tour of the year, with the Shellac date added at the end (unless anyknows better...)

Does anyone know how many of the 3 cd sets will be produced? I haven't found anywhere doing pre-release orders yet, so I want to make sure there is enough to go round!

(You going to ATP this year grimly? You can join the annual FAP that never happens)

matth claimed that the 1st single (before they were Mclusky, something with a racecar on the front) isn't even Mclusky! so to that special person that outbid me on ebay, thanks!
glad i didn't drop the 25$ on it...

heh, my buddy's been tracking down all the singles and whatnot now for years, and i told him about this, and he about had a coronary!
i told him 'at least you have the art'.
he didn't buy it...

pinder: thanks for that "Fuck this Band" line, genius. Why isn't it in the collection? I really like that song.

i was standing in front of one of those big air machine things. "jumping about" would have been beyond me by that point.

that said, i bounced like a fucker when i saw them at tut's.

and gerry, no, i'm having a year off this year ;)

however i'd respectfully disagree, there is plenty of material floating around on the internet that the band themselves have released that is also very worthy if youre not satisfied after owning all of the above albums. especially some of the peel and bbc sessions, which were apparently meant to go onto mcluskyism, but were far too expensive to license.

dude ppl from cardiff don't say "fook"!

anyway, AWESOME band, took me too long to see them but once i did i had to go another nine or ten times and it never EVER got boring, leaping around to them in a field at truck, taking my mum and dad to see them (heheheh they were quite into it by the end) at the buffalo bar, sweet mayhem at the garage. must get boxset. also shooting at unarmed men march 1st pleasure unit, oh yes.

Link here:http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000E6GC2A/qid=1140092179/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl/026-0520122-5574056

xxxpost: Ed, there is some live footage avaiable and it's not bad. Its from the Mason Jar gig in Pheonix in 2004. Go to
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000E6GC2A/qid=1140092179/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl/026-0520122-5574056

and search under M

That Amazon listing is only £8.99. Bargain.

paraphrasing there, pally. and tryin to relate the common-language barrier....

big ups on that footage!!!

especially some of the peel and bbc sessions, which were apparently meant to go onto mcluskyism, but were far too expensive to license.

-- mark h (goldsound...), February 16th, 2006 8:47 PM.

Yeah. 'Date Celebrities Or Die' is my favourite song. Apparently there's some unresolved tension between the BBC and them.

Huh. Just realised that this CD i was given to review is but disc A from this set. wtf?

-- sean gramophone (sea...), February 24th, 2006 8:12 AM. (later)

I thought the 3CD version is a limited edition affair, while the one CD version (which I'm guessing you have) is the general 'best of' dealy.

-- S- (gen.nuisanc...), February 24th, 2006.

Which is a great shame, considering it's only half an hour long. Just the singles and Without MSG I Am Nothing, which would have been the next single had they not broken up.

This got 8/10 in this week's NME by the way. Predictably, they hammer the Pixies references (good one for teenage readership though tol be fair) and bemoan the lack of recognition they got at the time. Well NME, if you'd deigned to give them more coverage than that one 'single of the week' for their (as it turned out) last ever single, they might still be around!

^^The truth

These guys had so many great singles that an album of their singles is obviously a great great thing.

Holly worked the weekend and the weekend worked for Holly.

I should get this. Oh wait i think I already did... shit where is it.

GET IT OUT!

I can't find it! It's not in my "URGENT! RIP NOW!" pile of CDs (itself under six months of dust), it's not in the living room where I remember it last. I have turned up a copy of Coldplay's Parachutes though ;_;

Um, cool...

Good evening oolooh

I have so much shit to do but I keep alternating between cracking up to these guys and bouncing in my seat.

Note to invading aliens: Avoid this town!

(like this town avoided us)

This box set is good, but I'd take Mclusky Do Dallas over it any day.