catalogue

BATS, THE

VOLUME 1 (CAPTURED TRACKS)

BATS, THE - VOLUME 1 72072
format:
3 CD
release:
23.05.2014
label:
CAPTURED TRACKS
item ID:
72072
barcode:
0825646374465
This box set contains three re-issues of New Zealand indie-pop pioneers The Bats ranging from early original recordings to previously unheard studio out takes.

Featuring tracks from 1984 to 1988, this compilation shows a group that has gone on to influence countless bands around the world with their jangling guitars that express both an optimism and deeper melancholy.

Compiletely Bats, originally released in 1987, gathers together the four-piece band's first three EPs 'By Night' (1984), 'And Here is Music for the Fireside' (1985) and 'Made Up in Blue' (1986), along with bonus outages and demos from the period.

Daddy's Highway, their 1987 debut, stands as one of the most outstanding New Zealand albums from the 1980's that glows throughout with shimmering harmonies, whispered vocals, reeling baselines and a sweet sense of despair that is as catchy as it is thought- provoking.

The Law Of Things, recorded in 1988 and released in 1990, was the The Bats follow up album and yet again showcased the band's knack for irrepressible indie pop songs.

Re-issued this year again on 2xLP, this CD version also includes their 1988 EP 'Four Songs' as well as never heard before studio tracks from The Law Of Things sessions.

Presented in a 3CD box which includes all original art work as well as accompanying, posters, flyers and ephemera from the time.
 
  • Tracklisting
  • 1.1. MADE UP IN
  • 1.2. BLUE NEIGHBORS
  • 1.3. CHICKEN BIRD RUN
  • 1.4. JEWELERS HEART
  • 1.5. I GO WILD
  • 1.6. BLINDFOLD
  • 1.7. MAD ON YOU
  • 1.8. BY NIGHT
  • 1.9. EARWIG
  • 1.10. CLAUDINE
  • 1.11. UNITED AIRWAYS
  • 1.12. MAN IN THE MOON
  • 1.13. TROUBLE IN THIS TOWN
  • 1.14. JOES AGAIN
  • 1.15. OFFSIDE
  • 1.16. MY WAY
  • 1.17. CALM BEFORE THE STORM
  • 1.18. CANDIDATE
  • 1.19. BLOCK OF WOOD (DEMO 1)
  • 1.20. BLOCK OF WOOD (DEMO 2)
  • 1.21. DADDY'S HIGHWAY (DRUM MACHINE VERSION)
  • 2.1. BLOCK OF WOOD
  • 2.2. MISS THESE THINGS
  • 2.3. MID CITY TEAM
  • 2.4. SOME PEACE TONIGHT
  • 2.5. HAD TO BE YOU
  • 2.6. DADDY'S HIGHWAY
  • 2.7. TREASON
  • 2.8. SIR QUEEN
  • 2.9. ROUND AND DOWN
  • 2.10. TAKE IT
  • 2.11. NORTH BY NORTH
  • 2.12. TRAGEDY
  • 3.1. OTHER SIDE OF YOU
  • 3.2. LAW OF THINGS
  • 3.3. NEVER SAID GOODBYE
  • 3.4. YAWN VIBES
  • 3.5. TIME TO GET READY
  • 3.6. TEN TO ONE
  • 3.7. MASTERY
  • 3.8. I FALL AYWAY
  • 3.9. CLIFF EDGE
  • 3.10. NINE DAYS
  • 3.11. BEDLAM
  • 3.12. SMOKING HER WINGS
  • 3.13. NORTH BY NORTH (REMIX)
  • 3.14. STRAIGHT THROUGH MY HEART
  • 3.15. GET FAT
  • 3.16. BEST FRIENDS
  • 3.17. PASSED BY
  • 3.18. DOWNFALL
  • 3.19. CHECK CHECK
  • 3.20. IS THAT ALL I GET FOR MY HEART