Aztec Camera Backwards & Forwards (Wea Recordings 1984-1995) CD

Deluxe nine CD box set compiling five albums, singles, b-sides, live recordings, remixes, compilation appearances and vinyl-only rarities. 112 tracks spanning the band's 11-year spell with WEA, including many never before issued on CD. Featuring the hits 'Somewhere In My Heart', 'Good Morning Britain', 'Deep & Wide & Tall', 'All I Need Is Everything', and more, alongside live renditions of the band's pre-WEA highlights. Including collaborations with Joe Strummer, Edwyn Collins, Ryuichi Sakamoto (Yellow Magic Orchestra) and Mark Knopfler. Led by frontman and master songwriter Roddy Frame, Aztec Camera successfully turned indie-darling status into mainstream success when they signed with WEA in 1984. Taking inspiration from his own record collection, Frame set about recording a series of style-hopping albums, collaborating with his personal wish list of musical inspirations and producing a remarkable run of emotive, honest songs to rival any of his contemporaries. Admired and adored in equal measure, Roddy remains one of Scotland's most gifted musical treasures. 'Backwards And Forwards' showcases the five albums, multiple hit singles and contemporary remixes, live recordings and alternative versions accumulated by Aztec Camera during that period, a time which saw the band tour the world and achieve success wherever songwriting class is recognized and appreciated. Bursting with expertly crafted songs and melodies, and always produced with an accessible sheen, this is the sound of a musical magpie taking every opportunity offered to him, at a time when the music business encouraged genius and applauded eclecticism.

1. Still on Fire 2. Just Like the USA 3. Head Is Happy (Heart's Insane) 4. The Back Door to Heaven 5. All I Need Is Everything 6. Backwards and Forwards 7. The Birth of the True Knife 8. All I Need Is Everything (7" Edit) 9. Jump 10. All I Need Is Everything (Latin Mix) 11. Jump (Loaded Version) 12. Walk Out to Winter (Live in Glasgow) 13. The Bugle Sounds Again (Live in Glasgow) 14. We Could Send Letters (Live in Glasgow) 15. Backwards and Forwards (Live in Glasgow) 16. Oblivious (Live in Glasgow) 17. All I Need Is Everything (Live in Glasgow) 18. The Boy Wonders (Live in Glasgow) 19. Mattress of Wire (Live in London) 20. The Bugle Sounds Again (Live in London) 21. The Birth of the True (Live in London) 22. Backwards and Forwards (Live in London) 23. Walk Out to Winter (Live in London) 24. Deep ; Wide ; Tall 25. How Men Are 26. Everybody Is a Number One 4 More Than a Law 27. Somewhere in My Heart 28. Working in a Goldmine 29. One and One 30. Paradise 31. Killermont Street 32. Bad Education 33. The Red Flag 34. Somewhere in My Heart (12" Remix) 35. Somewhere in My Heart (Eric Calvi Remix) 36. Somewhere in My Heart (The Alternate Mix) 37. Deep ; Wide ; Tall (Breakdown Mix) 38. Deep ; Wide ; Tall (LP Edit) 6 Everybody Is a Number One (Boston '86 Version) 39. Working in a Goldmine (Sax Version) 40. Working in a Goldmine (Live at Pinewood) 41. Somewhere in My Heart (Live at Pinewood) 42. Killermont Street (Live in la) 43. Pillar to Post (Live in la) 12 How Men Are (Night Network Live) 44. Down the Dip (Live in Glasgow) 45. Jump (Live in Glasgow) 46. I Threw It All Away (Live in Bristol) 47. Interview 48. Stray 49. The Crying Scene 50. Get Outta London 51. Over My Head 52. Good Morning Britain 6 How It Is 53. The Gentle Kind 54. Notting Hill Blues 55. Song for a Friend 56. Salvation 57. True Colours 58. Do I Love You? 59. Good Morning Britain (7" Mix) 60. Good Morning Britain (Laylow Posse Hypno- Mix/Kitsch 'N' Sync Mix) 61. Good Morning Britain (Laylow Posse Hypnomental/ Instrumental Mix) 62. Good Morning Britain (Laylow Posse Hypno- Edit/Vocal Remix) 63. Good Morning Britain (Mendelsohn Single Mix) 64. Good Morning Britain (Morning Acid Mix) 65. Consolation Prize (Live at Glasgow Barrowlands, August 4th, 1990) 66. Good Morning Britain (Live at Glasgow Barrowlands, August 4th, 1990) 67. Birth of the True 68. Song for a Friend 69. Killermont Street 70. Spanish Horses 71. Stray 72. The Bugle Sounds Again 73. Dolphins 74. How Men Are 75. Sister Ann 76. Good Morning Britain 77. Mattress of Wire 78. Let Your Love Decide 79. Orchid Girl 80. Birds 81. Safe in Sorrow 82. Black Lucia 83. Let Your Love Decide 84. Spanish Horses 85. Dream Sweet Dreams 86. Pianos and Clocks 87. Sister Ann 88. Vertigo 89. Valium Summer 90. The Belle of the Ball 91. (If Paradise Is) Half As Nice 92. Just Like the USA (Live in Barcelona) 93. Let Your Love Decide (Edit) 94. Rainy Season 95. Sun 96. Crazy 97. On the Avenue 98. Imperfectly 99. Debutante 100. Beautiful Girl 101. Phenomenal World 102. Method of Love 103. Sunset 104. The Crying Scene (Live at the Phoenix Festival, 1995) 105. Black Lucia (Live at the Phoenix Festival, 1995) 106. We Could Send Letters (Live at the Phoenix Festival, 1995) 107. Rainy Season (Live at the Phoenix Festival, 1995)