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Backdrop

Original UK release
First released 5 February 2001 on Cog Sinister via Voiceprint CD: COGVP127CD

01. Marquis Cha-Cha 4:35
02. Bremen Nacht Run Out 4:40
03. Mark'll Sink Us 4:20
04. Lucifer Over Lancashire 5:00
05. Hey! Luciani 3:55
06. Wings 5:31
07. L.A. 4:16
08. US 80's-90's 4:03
09. Guest Informant 4:50
10. The Man Whose Head Expanded 5:22
11. Backdrop 10:14
12. Dresden Dolls 3:25
13. Strychnine 2:53
14. Race With The Devil 2:18
15. Plaster On The Hands 6:58
16. 3:40

(CD: tracks 1-16)

Recording info & notes
Track 1 is from the single Marquis Cha-Cha; tracks 2-3 are from the free single that accompanied The Frenz Experiment; track 4 is from Melody Maker's Vinyl Conflict EP 1986; track 5 is from Sounds' Sounds Showcase 1 EP 1987; track 6 is live from New York in 1985 from the Various Artists compilation album Bugs On The Wire 1987; track 7 is live from the Albany Empire, Deptford from the Various Artists compilation album Fruitcakes And Furry Collars 1986; track 8 is live from Bremen, Germany from the Various Artists compilation album Head Over Ears 1987; track 9 is live from Vienna from the free 7" EP that came with issue 9 of Sniffin' Rock magazine 1989; track 10 is live from Bang Zoom tapezine no. 7 1986; track 11 is from the live album In A Hole; track 12 is a 1977 home rehearsal from the Dresden Dolls bootleg single; track 13 is from John Peel BBC1 radio session #16; track 14 is live from John Peel's 50th birthday party at Subterranea, London on 29 August 1989; track 15 is live from the Venue, London 21 March 1983; track 16 is an uncredited piece of Mark E Smith talking about the release of the single How I Wrote 'Elastic Man'.

Rare live and alternative tracks. Originally released in 1994 as a bootleg on Pseudo Indie CD: PIL05CD. Plaster On The Hands is another name for Pilsner Trail.


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