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A Better Life (Complete Creations 1984-1991)
Label | Cherry Red ββ CRCDBOX125 |
Format | 6 x CD, Compilation Box Set, |
Barcode | 5013929112599 |
Country | Europe |
Released | 2022 |
Genre | Rock, Pop |
Style | Psychedelic Rock, Indie Rock, Indie Pop |
Pass The Paintbrush, Honey | |||
1-1 | β Biff Bang Pow! | There Must Be A Better Life | 3:14 |
1-2 | β Biff Bang Pow! | Lost Your Dreams | 2:00 |
1-3 | β Biff Bang Pow! | Love And Hate | 3:26 |
1-4 | β Biff Bang Pow! | The Chocolate Elephant Man | 3:09 |
1-5 | β Biff Bang Pow! | Waterbomb! | 2:00 |
1-6 | β Biff Bang Pow! | Colin Dobbins | 2:44 |
1-7 | β Biff Bang Pow! | Wouldn't You? | 2:29 |
1-8 | β Biff Bang Pow! | A Day Out With Jeremy Chester | 4:07 |
Bonus Tracks: | |||
1-9 | β Biff Bang Pow! | Fifty Years Of Fun | 1:56 |
1-10 | β Biff Bang Pow! | Then When I Scream | 2:50 |
1-11 | β Biff Bang Pow! | The Chocolate Elephant Man (Alternative Mix - Extra Intro) | 3:18 |
1-12 | β Revolving Paint Dream | In The Afternoon (Early Version) | 3:41 |
1-13 | β Biff Bang Pow! | Then When I Scream (Different Longer Version) | 3:08 |
1-14 | β Biff Bang Pow! | Lost Your Dreams (Demo) | 2:04 |
1-15 | β Biff Bang Pow! | I'm Okay Me (Demo) | 3:33 |
The Girl Who Runs The Beat Hotel | |||
2-1 | β Biff Bang Pow! | Someone Stole My Wheels | 2:45 |
2-2 | β Biff Bang Pow! | Love's Going Out Of Fashion | 3:16 |
2-3 | β Biff Bang Pow! | She Never Understood | 3:12 |
2-4 | β Biff Bang Pow! | He Don't Need That Girl | 2:07 |
2-5 | β Biff Bang Pow! | She Shivers Inside | 3:21 |
2-6 | β Biff Bang Pow! | The Beat Hotel | 2:17 |
2-7 | β Biff Bang Pow! | The Happiest Girl In The World | 3:23 |
2-8 | β Biff Bang Pow! | If I Die | 2:35 |
2-9 | β Biff Bang Pow! | Five Minutes In The Life Of Greenwood Goulding | 4:24 |
2-10 | β Biff Bang Pow! | The Whole World Is Turning Brouchard! | 1:30 |
Sixteen Velvet Fridays | |||
2-11 | β Biff Bang Pow! | It Makes You Scared | 2:56 |
2-12 | β Biff Bang Pow! | Sunny Days | 2:08 |
2-13 | β Biff Bang Pow! | He Donβt Need That Girl (Early Version) | 2:30 |
2-14 | β Biff Bang Pow! | Back To The Start | 3:45 |
2-15 | β Biff Bang Pow! | I Need Optimism | 4:08 |
2-16 | β Biff Bang Pow! | Sheβs Gone Away | 2:45 |
Bonus Tracks: | |||
2-17 | β Biff Bang Pow! | Inside The Mushroom | 3:08 |
2-18 | β Biff Bang Pow! | It Happens All The Time (Alan Vocal) | 3:22 |
2-19 | β Biff Bang Pow! | In The Afternoon | 3:53 |
2-20 | β Biff Bang Pow! | The Death Of England | 3:09 |
2-21 | β Biff Bang Pow! | The Beat Hotel (Alan Vocal - Different Mix) | 2:20 |
2-22 | β Biff Bang Pow! | It Happens All The Time (Demo - Christine Vocal) | 2:37 |
2-23 | β Biff Bang Pow! | She Went Away To The Love (Demo) | 2:48 |
2-24 | β Biff Bang Pow! | The Beat Hotel (Demo - Christine Vocal) | 3:10 |
Oblivion | |||
3-1 | β Biff Bang Pow! | In A Mourning Town | 2:40 |
3-2 | β Biff Bang Pow! | There You Go Again | 2:05 |
3-3 | β Biff Bang Pow! | 7 Seconds | 2:51 |
3-4 | β Biff Bang Pow! | A Girl Called Destruction | 3:14 |
3-5 | β Biff Bang Pow! | She's Got Diamonds In Her Hair | 3:26 |
3-6 | β Biff Bang Pow! | The Only Color In This World Is Love | 2:52 |
3-7 | β Biff Bang Pow! | Baby Sister | 2:52 |
3-8 | β Biff Bang Pow! | Then When I Scream | 3:21 |
3-9 | β Biff Bang Pow! | I See The Sun | 2:53 |
3-10 | β Biff Bang Pow! | I'm Still Waiting For My Time | 3:54 |
Bonus Tracks: | |||
3-11 | β Biff Bang Pow! | She's Got Diamonds In Her Hair (Demo Version) | 3:44 |
3-12 | β Biff Bang Pow! | She Never Understood (Alternate Version) | 3:20 |
3-13 | β Biff Bang Pow! | Fifty Years Of Fun (Almost Live Version) | 1:53 |
Dortmund, Germany, February 1987 | |||
3-14 | β Biff Bang Pow! | The Chocolate Elephant Man | 2:58 |
3-15 | β Biff Bang Pow! | In A Mourning Town | 2:30 |
3-16 | β Biff Bang Pow! | She's Got Diamonds In Her Hair | 3:31 |
3-17 | β Biff Bang Pow! | 7 Seconds | 3:04 |
3-18 | β Biff Bang Pow! | Love's Going Out Of Fashion | 2:38 |
3-19 | β Biff Bang Pow! | Love And Hate | 3:11 |
3-20 | β Biff Bang Pow! | There Must Be A Better Life | 2:40 |
3-21 | β Biff Bang Pow! | Fifty Years Of Fun | 1:51 |
3-22 | β Biff Bang Pow! | A Girl Called Destruction | 3:15 |
3-23 | β Biff Bang Pow! | Colin Dobbins | 2:47 |
3-24 | β Biff Bang Pow! | Waterbomb! | 1:06 |
3-25 | β Biff Bang Pow! | She Never Understood | 2:44 |
Love Is Forever | |||
4-1 | β Biff Bang Pow! | Miss California Toothpaste 1972 | 3:40 |
4-2 | β Biff Bang Pow! | She Haunts | 2:47 |
4-3 | β Biff Bang Pow! | Searching For The Pavement | 2:56 |
4-4 | β Biff Bang Pow! | She Paints | 5:22 |
4-5 | β Biff Bang Pow! | Close | 3:24 |
4-6 | β Biff Bang Pow! | Ice Cream Machine | 4:06 |
4-7 | β Biff Bang Pow! | Electric Sugar Child | 3:29 |
4-8 | β Biff Bang Pow! | Dark In Mind | 3:14 |
4-9 | β Biff Bang Pow! | Startripper | 2:45 |
4-10 | β Biff Bang Pow! | She Went Away To The Love | 1:47 |
CD Bonus Tracks: | |||
4-11 | β Biff Bang Pow! | The Beat Hotel (12β Version - Christine Vocal) | 3:11 |
4-12 | β Biff Bang Pow! | It Happens All The Time (12β Version - Christine Vocal) | 2:35 |
Songs For The Sad Eyed Girl | |||
4-13 | β Biff Bang Pow! | She Kills Me | 4:42 |
4-14 | β Biff Bang Pow! | The Girl From Well Lane | 2:39 |
4-15 | β Biff Bang Pow! | Baby, You Just Don't Care | 4:19 |
4-16 | β Biff Bang Pow! | If You Don't Love Me Now You Never Ever Will | 2:43 |
4-17 | β Biff Bang Pow! | Someone To Share My Life With | 2:49 |
4-18 | β Biff Bang Pow! | Religious | 5:34 |
4-19 | β Biff Bang Pow! | Hug Me Honey | 2:56 |
4-20 | β Biff Bang Pow! | Victoria Appletree Loves Christopher Jones (alias She Haunts - Take 1) | 4:00 |
"Me" | |||
5-1 | β Biff Bang Pow! | My First Friend | 1:47 |
5-2 | β Biff Bang Pow! | Miss You | 4:48 |
5-3 | β Biff Bang Pow! | I'm Burned | 3:01 |
5-4 | β Biff Bang Pow! | Song For A Nail | 2:58 |
5-5 | β Biff Bang Pow! | She Saved Me | 2:10 |
5-6 | β Biff Bang Pow! | You Just Can't Buy Satisfaction | 2:56 |
5-7 | β Biff Bang Pow! | Sad Eyes In Velvet | 2:39 |
5-8 | β Biff Bang Pow! | Guilt Ridden | 1:30 |
5-9 | β Biff Bang Pow! | Lovers | 3:04 |
5-10 | β Biff Bang Pow! | Baby You Just Make Me Strong | 4:28 |
Bonus Tracks: | |||
5-11 | β Biff Bang Pow! | Sleep | 2:39 |
5-12 | β Biff Bang Pow! | Long Live Neil Young And All Who Sail In Him | 3:35 |
5-13 | β Biff Bang Pow! | In Bed With Paul Weller | 1:51 |
5-14 | β Biff Bang Pow! | Everybody Wants To Divorce Her | 1:29 |
5-15 | β Biff Bang Pow! | Jean Michel Pow | 2:22 |
5-16 | β Biff Bang Pow! | I Hope You Burn | 3:43 |
5-17 | β Biff Bang Pow! | You Just Can't Buy Satisfaction (Demo) | 2:42 |
The Laughing Apple | |||
6-1 | β The Laughing Apple | Sometimes I Wish | 3:15 |
6-2 | β The Laughing Apple | Chips For Tea | 2:19 |
6-3 | β The Laughing Apple | Upstairs Downstairs | 2:43 |
6-4 | β The Laughing Apple | I'm Okay | 3:08 |
6-5 | β The Laughing Apple | Participate! | 2:58 |
6-6 | β The Laughing Apple | Wouldn't You? | 2:18 |
6-7 | β The Laughing Apple | Precious Feeling | 4:37 |
6-8 | β The Laughing Apple | Celebration | 3:32 |
Demos: | |||
6-9 | β The Laughing Apple | Instinct | 4:15 |
6-10 | β The Laughing Apple | My Judgement Day | 2:47 |
6-11 | β The Laughing Apple | Where I Take My Pleasure | 2:56 |
Newspeak Demos: | |||
6-12 | β Newspeak | Weekend World | 3:24 |
6-13 | β Newspeak | Wouldn't You? | 3:16 |
6-14 | β Newspeak | Sheβs Boxed In | 3:01 |
Alan McGee & Jowe Head Demos: | |||
6-15 | β Alan McGee& Jowe Head | 50 Years Of Fun | 1:56 |
6-16 | β Alan McGee& Jowe Head | I Still Look For Her (alias Then When I Scream) | 2:14 |
6-17 | β Alan McGee& Jowe Head | All I Want | 2:07 |
6-18 | β Alan McGee& Jowe Head | You Still Lost Your Dream (alias Lost Your Dreams) | 2:07 |
Written-By [Disc 1] β Alan McGee (1-2, 1-3, 1-6, 1-8 to 1-10, 1-12 to 1-14)
Written-By [Disc 2] β Alan McGee (2-2 to 2-6, 2-9, 2-13 to 2-19, 2-21 to 2-24)
Written-By [Disc 3] β Alan McGee (3-1 to 3-13, 3-15, 3-16, 3-19 to 3-21, 3-23)
Written-By [Disc 4] β Alan McGee (4-1 to 4-3, 4-7, 4-9 to 4-16, 4-18 to 4-20)
Written-By [Disc 5] β Alan McGee (5-2, 5-4, 5-5, 5-7 to 5-14, 5-16, 5-17)
Written-By [Disc 6] β Alan McGee (6-7 to 6-13, 6-15 to 6-18)
Written-By [Disc 2] β Alan McGee (2-2 to 2-6, 2-9, 2-13 to 2-19, 2-21 to 2-24)
Written-By [Disc 3] β Alan McGee (3-1 to 3-13, 3-15, 3-16, 3-19 to 3-21, 3-23)
Written-By [Disc 4] β Alan McGee (4-1 to 4-3, 4-7, 4-9 to 4-16, 4-18 to 4-20)
Written-By [Disc 5] β Alan McGee (5-2, 5-4, 5-5, 5-7 to 5-14, 5-16, 5-17)
Written-By [Disc 6] β Alan McGee (6-7 to 6-13, 6-15 to 6-18)
No songwriting credit is provided for Track 1-15.
6 discs contain:
Tracks 1-1 to 1-8 originally released as .
Tracks 1-9 and 1-10 originally released as .
Track 1-11 originally released on .
Track 1-12 originally released on .
Track 1-13 is previously unreleased.
Tracks 1-14 and 1-15 originally released on .
Tracks 2-1 to 2-10 originally released as .
Tracks 2-11 and 2-12 originally released on .
Tracks 2-13, 2-15, 2-16 and 2-21 to 2-24 are previously unreleased.
Track 2-14 originally released on .
Tracks 2-17 to 2-19 originally released on .
Tracks 3-1 to 3-10 originally released as .
Tracks 3-11 to 3-13 originally released on .
Tracks 3-14 to 3-25 are previously unreleased live "In concert" recordings.
Tracks 4-1 to 4-10 originally released as .
Tracks 4-11 and 4-12 originally released on .
Tracks 4-13 to 4-19 originally released as .
Track 4-20 is previously unreleased.
Tracks 5-1 to 5-10 originally released as .
Track 5-11 originally released on .
Tracks 5-12 to 5-14 originally released on .
Track 5-15 originally released on .
Tracks 5-16 and 6-17 are previously unreleased.
Tracks 6-1 to 6-4 originally released as .
Tracks 6-5 and 6-6 originally released as .
Tracks 6-7 and 6-8 originally released as .
Tracks 6-9 to 6-18 are previously unreleased.
6 discs contain:
Tracks 1-1 to 1-8 originally released as .
Tracks 1-9 and 1-10 originally released as .
Track 1-11 originally released on .
Track 1-12 originally released on .
Track 1-13 is previously unreleased.
Tracks 1-14 and 1-15 originally released on .
Tracks 2-1 to 2-10 originally released as .
Tracks 2-11 and 2-12 originally released on .
Tracks 2-13, 2-15, 2-16 and 2-21 to 2-24 are previously unreleased.
Track 2-14 originally released on .
Tracks 2-17 to 2-19 originally released on .
Tracks 3-1 to 3-10 originally released as .
Tracks 3-11 to 3-13 originally released on .
Tracks 3-14 to 3-25 are previously unreleased live "In concert" recordings.
Tracks 4-1 to 4-10 originally released as .
Tracks 4-11 and 4-12 originally released on .
Tracks 4-13 to 4-19 originally released as .
Track 4-20 is previously unreleased.
Tracks 5-1 to 5-10 originally released as .
Track 5-11 originally released on .
Tracks 5-12 to 5-14 originally released on .
Track 5-15 originally released on .
Tracks 5-16 and 6-17 are previously unreleased.
Tracks 6-1 to 6-4 originally released as .
Tracks 6-5 and 6-6 originally released as .
Tracks 6-7 and 6-8 originally released as .
Tracks 6-9 to 6-18 are previously unreleased.
Barcode β 5013929112599