Darling Buds Killing For Love: Albums Singles Rarities CD

5CD set curated and compiled by The Darling Buds. Features 14 previously unreleased recordings!Plus early singles, three albums, B-sides, remixes and the 2017 'Evergreen' EP. With sleevenotes by Lois Wilson (MOJO, Record Collector) Formed in Caerleon, Wales, in 1986, The Darling Buds quickly found an enthusiastic hometown audience. Taking their cues from the C86 scene, The Beatles, '60s pop and the post-punk DIY scene, the band released their debut single the following year, followed by two singles on Sheffield's Native Records and a dream move to Epic, for whom they recorded three excellent albums drawing on the rich talents of singer Andrea Lewis and her songwriting partner Harley Farr. 'Killing For Love' navigates a chronological arc through a six-year career which saw the band lifted from the sheer delight of early airplay by John Peel to the heights of hit singles, world tours and success in the USA, and back again. Narrated by the band themselves, through new interview material and their own notes on each album and period of their careers, a story emerges of friends - young musicians out for a good time - and an enduring sound which is fondly remembered and highly regarded today. Packed with previously unheard recordings and photographs from the band's own private archive; and accompanied by an insightful scene setting essay from Lois Wilson, 'Killing For Love' brings together thirty years of friendship and songwriting.

1. Shame on You (Leeds Demo)* 2. Mary's Got to Go (Leeds Demo)* 3. Just to Be Seen (Leeds Demo)* 4. If I Said 5. Just to Be Seen 6. Shame on You 7. Valentine 8. Uptight 9. It's All Up to You 10. Think of Me 11. That's the Reason 12. Burst (Early Version) 13. When It Feels Good (Early Version) 14. Spin (Flexi Version) 15. Hit the Ground 16. Burst 17. Uptight 18. The Other Night 19. Big Head 20. Let's Go Round There 21. She's Not Crying 22. Shame on You 23. You've Got to Choose 24. Spin 25. When It Feels Good 26. Things We Do for Love 27. Just Say So 28. Shame on You (Slightlydelic Version) 29. Pretty Girl 30. If I Said 31. Hit the Ground (12") 32. Turn You on 33. Different Daze 34. It's All Up to You (Flip Flop Version) 35. Mary's Got to Go 36. I'll Never Stop 37. It Makes No Difference 38. Tiny Machine 39. Crystal Clear 40. Do You Have to Break My Heart 41. You Won't Make Me Die 42. Fall 43. A Little Bit of Heaven 44. Honeysuckle 45. So Close 46. The End of the Beginning 47. Me? Satisfied? 48. Sugar City 49. Tripped Up 50. Tiny Machine (7" Version) 51. Tiny Machine (Hercules Mix) 52. Tiny Machine (Live) 53. Crystal Clear (A Mix Amethyst) 54. Crystal Clear (Extended Version) 55. One Thing Leads to Another 56. Sure Thing 57. Off My Mind 58. Gently Fall 59. Please Yourself 60. Angels Fallen 61. Isolation 62. Long Day in the Universe 63. Wave 64. If 65. Love and Death 66. Long Day in the Universe (Remix) 67. Babyhead 68. Suffer 69. What Goes Around 70. Honeysuckle (Demo) 71. Elevate Me (Demo) 72. Emaline (Demo) 73. Why Bother Now (Demo) 74. Thomas Dolby Intro 75. Off My Mind (Live and Acoustic in San Francisco) 76. Angels Fallen (Live in Chicago) 77. It Makes No Difference (Live in Chicago) 78. Hit the Ground (Live in Chicago) 79. Perfect Pain (La Demo) 80. Drag King (La Demo) 81. 25 (La Demo) 82. Evergreen 83. Guess the Good Parts 84. Complicated 85. Twenty-One Aches