Stairs Mexican R'N'B CD

Formed in 1990 in Liverpool by singer and bassist Edgar 'Summertyme' Jones, guitarist Ged Lynn and drummer Paul Maguire, THE STAIRS quickly attracted a huge cult following with their classic fusion of mid-1960s US garage rock and British R'n'B. Having nearly signed to Imaginary Records, THE STAIRS inked a deal with Go! Discs for three memorable EPs and the album MEXICAN R'n'B (1992). Despite critical acclaim and a loyal following, the album's sales were disappointing and The Stairs' second LP was abandoned after demos were recorded, only to later be exhumed by local label Viper Records. Edgar Jones subsequently carved a niche in making albums that continued to evoke the best of music's past while also remaining contemporary, attracting many heavy fans and admirers (Noel Gallagher and Paul Weller among them - Edgar played in Weller's band for a while). Now properly collectable, with impressive price tags for all of the band's original vinyl editions, MEXICAN R'n'B is treated to it's first-ever reissue, remastered with an array of bonus material across two additional CDs. The project is supported by Edgar Jones and overseen by Mojo magazine's Lois Wilson, who is closely involved with Edgar's career to this day... Includes the singles 'Weed Bus', 'Woman Gone And Say Goodbye' and 'Mary Joanna'. Disc 1 of this 3-CD Digipak is expanded with the non-album tracks from the EP editions. Discs 2 and 3 revisit the material on the Viper compilations Right In The Back Of Your Mind, Who Is This and The Great Lemonade Machine In The Sky 1987-1994.

1. Intro 2. Mary Joanna 3. Mr Window Pane 4. Out in the Country 5. Laughter in Their Eyes 6. Sweet Thing 7. Russian R'N'B 8. Right in the Back of Your Mind 9. Mexican R'N'B 10. Mundane Mundae 11. Wrap Me Round Your Finger 12. Weed Bus 13. Woman Gone and Say Goodbye 14. Sometimes the World Escapes Me 15. Fall Down the Rain 16. Outro 17. Take No Notice of the World Outside 18. Flying Machine 19. When It All Goes Wrong 20. You Don't Love Me (You Don't Care) 21. Russian Spy and I 22. Yes It Is It's True 23. Mad Song 24. I Can Only Give You Everything 25. Squashed Tomato Stomp 26. Fall Down the Rain 27. Last Time Around 28. No One Knows 29. Mr Joke Shop Owner 30. I Won't Be Back Again 31. Fall Down the Rain (Surf) 32. Woman Gone and Say Goodbye 33. No Escape 34. Weed Bus (Demo) 35. I Remember a Day 36. Flying Machine 37. Mr Window Pane 38. Right in the Back of Your Mind 39. We Can Be Happy 40. Laughter in Their Eyes 41. Out in the Country 42. Happyland (Demo) 43. Weed Bus (Demo) 44. Sometimes the World Escapes Me 45. Moonchild 46. Stop Messin' (Toe Rag VSN) 47. It Was Alright (Toe Rag VSN) 48. Do Dah Do 49. Snake Baker 50. Custard Flys 51. Just a Little Sunshine 52. Skin Up 53. She's So Fine 54. Saw Her Today 55. It Was Alright 56. Gotta Reason 57. Stop Messin' 58. Happyland 59. Set Me Free 60. When She Walks Down My Street 61. Talkin' to You 62. Teenage Head Cancer Blues 63. Untitled 64. Cabbage Man 65. Shit Town 66. Love Has Come and Gone Away 67. Driving Me Out of My Mind 68. I Saw Her Today 69. Do It to It 70. I'm Bored