Cole,Lloyd In New York: Collected Recordings 1988-1996 CD

2017 six CD set. Following on from the acclaimed Lloyd Cole & the Commotions career box-set comes Lloyd Cole In New York. This deluxe limited edition box set charts the next phase in Lloyd's career after he split from the Commotions and relocated in New York to begin his solo career. This box charts the beginnings of Lloyd's solo career with his seminal first four solo albums that sees him experimenting with different genres as he collaborated with artists such as guitarist Robert Quine (Richard Hell & the Voidoids, Lou Reed, Brian Eno), drummer Fred Maher (Lou Reed) and a nascent Matthew Sweet. Smile If You Want To was meant to be Cole's 5th album yet was never completed. The songs came out on subsequent albums yet this is the first time they have been released as they were originally intended and fully mastered by Abbey Road. The demos cover the period 89-94 and offer an insight into the progression and development of Lloyd's sound over this time, from early tentative recordings as a solo artist finding his way in his new home to demos he recorded for Love Story where he embraced a more pastoral English sound. The CD includes a version of Nick Cave's 'The Ship Song' never heard before. This box-set can be seen as the next chapter in Lloyd's career, following on from the Commotions box-set and is an essential item for any fan of Lloyd Cole.

1. Don't Look Back 2. What Do You Know About Love? 3. No Blue Skies 4. Loveless 5. Sweetheart 6. To the Church 7. Downtown 8. A Long Way Down 9. Ice Cream Girl 10. Undressed 11. I Hate to See You Baby Doing That Stuff 12. Waterline 13. Mercy Killing 14. Butterfly 15. There for Her 16. Margo's Waltz 17. Half of Everything 18. Man Enough 19. What He Doesn't Know 20. Tell Your Sister 21. Weeping Wine 22. To the Lions 23. Pay for It 24. The One You Never Had 25. She's a Girl and I'm a Man 26. Morning Is Broken 27. So You'd Like to Save the World 28. Holier Than Thou 29. Love You So What 30. Wild Mushrooms 31. My Way to You 32. Too Much of a Good Thing 33. Fall Together 34. Mister Wrong 35. Seen the Future 36. Can't Get Arrested 37. Trigger Happy 38. Sentimental Fool 39. I Didn't Know That You Cared 40. Love Ruins Everything 41. Baby 42. Be There 43. Unhappy Song (The June Bride) 44. Like Lovers Do 45. Happy for You 46. Traffic 47. Let's Get Lost 48. For Crying Out Loud 49. Old Enough to Know Better 50. Memphis 51. Love Like This Can't Last 52. No More Love Songs 53. Man on the Verge 54. Santa Cruz 55. Alright People 56. You're a Big Girl Now 57. Another Lover 58. 39 Down 59. Went to Woodstock 60. I'm Gone 61. Fool You Are (Demo) 62. Weakness 63. A Long Way Down (Demo) 64. Sweetheart (Demo) 65. Ice Cream Girl (Demo) 66. Wild Orphan (Demo) 67. Loveless (Demo) 68. What Do You Know About Love? (Demo) 69. Know You Too Well (Demo) 70. The Witching Hour (Demo) 71. The English Weather (Demo) 72. I Confess (Demo) 73. To the Lions (Demo) 74. The Ship Song (Demo) 75. Pay for It (Demo) 76. Weeping Wine (Demo) 77. The One You Never Had (Demo) 78. Weird on Me (Demo) 79. Casanova Smith (Demo) 80. Cold Empty Room (Demo) 81. Everyday (Demo) 82. She Loves You (Demo)