SINGLES,
VOLUME 1
Most of these songs are available elsewhere in the current reissue
program. The specific CD where each track can be found is identified in
[brackets]. Tracks which are not otherwise part of the reissue program
are marked in red.
DISC 1 (5:53)
- Less Than Zero (3:13) [My Aim Is True]
- Radio Sweetheart (2:32) [My Aim Is True bonus disc]
The Singles boxes get off to a
bad start with the very first track, as "Less Than Zero" is represented
by the very familiar album mix. Whether this was a deliberate decision
or an oversight is unclear, but the original single mix of "Less Than
Zero" has never appeared on CD. "Radio Sweetheart," which also exists in
two unique mixes, uses the correct single mix which also appears on the My Aim Is True
bonus disc.
DISC 2 (7:59)
- Alison (3:26) [My Aim Is True]
- Welcome To The Working Week (1:25) [My Aim Is True]
- Alison (US version)
(3:05)
Only the first two tracks appeared on the original UK single. The third
track is the version of "Alison" which was overdubbed and remixed
specifically for the American market. This is its only CD appearance
(and only UK release) to date. It is unlisted anywhere on the Singles, Volume 1 packaging. Val
Jennings, who compiled the box sets, told ICE magazine: "That was the only way
Elvis would let me include it: if we didn't mention it. I was pleased I
managed to talk him into doing that, but that was the only way he'd
allow me."
DISC 3 (4:30)
- Red Shoes (2:50) [My Aim Is True]
- Mystery Dance (1:38) [My Aim Is True]
DISC 4 (12:34)
- Watching The Detectives (3:48) [My Aim Is True]
- Blame It On Cain (live)
(2:51)
- Mystery Dance (live)
(1:56)
- Miracle Man (live)
(3:55)
The three live tracks are otherwise unavailable on CD. Only the first
two actually appeared on the B-side of the vinyl "Watching The
Detectives" single, but in a nice nod to collectors, a third track from
the same concert (originally released on the B-side of "Alison" in the
US and never previously available in the UK) is included here as well.
DISC 5 (5:40)
- (I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea (3:13) [This Years Model]
- You Belong To Me (2:25) [This Years Model]
DISC 6 (6:23)
- Stranger In The House (3:06) [My Aim Is True bonus disc]
- Neat Neat Neat (live) (3:15) [This Years Model bonus disc]
The vinyl "Stranger In The House"/"Neat Neat Neat" single was never a
stand-alone release. It was a bonus included with initial copies of This Years Model
in the UK. Although the original single version of "Neat Neat Neat"
faded out before the song's conclusion, this version differs slightly by
including the full ending as heard on the This Years Model bonus disc.
DISC 7 (6:34)
- Pump It Up (3:20) [This Years Model]
- Big Tears (3:11) [This Years Model bonus disc]
DISC 8 (5:54)
- Radio, Radio (3:08) [This Years Model]
- Tiny Steps (2:43) [Armed Forces bonus disc]
DISC 9 (4:08)
- Talking In The Dark (1:56) [Armed Forces bonus disc]
- Wednesday Week (2:06) [Armed Forces bonus disc]
The vinyl version of this single was given away at several late
1978/early 1979 concerts but never given a standard release. Since both
of these songs were later included (in identical versions) on the B-side
of the "Accidents Will Happen" single, and that single is also replicated in
this box set, this disc is awfully redundant from a musical standpoint.
Its inclusion in the box set seems to be intended mainly for the purpose
of reproducing the picture sleeve.
DISC 10 (4:36)
- Oliver's Army (2:58) [Armed Forces]
- My Funny Valentine (1:32) [Armed Forces bonus disc]
DISC 11 (7:10)
- Accidents Will Happen (2:59) [Armed Forces]
- Talking In The Dark (1:55) [Armed Forces bonus disc]
- Wednesday Week (2:06) [Armed Forces bonus disc]
"Talking In The Dark" and "Wednesday Week" are identical to the
versions on disc 9 of this box set. As was the case with the vinyl
single, the picture sleeve is deliberately printed with the graphics on
the inside to demonstrate that "accidents will happen."
DISC 12 (4:09)
- I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down (2:09) [Get Happy!!]
- Girls Talk (1:57) [Get Happy!! bonus disc]
