Box is the first box set by indie rock band Guided by Voices. The set was released in 1995 on CD and vinyl.[1] It collects their first four limited-release albums Devil Between My Toes, Sandbox, Self Inflicted Aerial Nostalgia and Same Place the Fly Got Smashed, as well as an LP of previously unavailable material, King Shit and the Golden Boys.
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Released | February 28, 1995 [1] | |||
Recorded | October 1986–1993 [1] | |||
Genre | Rock, lo-fi, indie rock | |||
Label | Scat Records | |||
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The vinyl edition also includes Propeller – this was excluded from the CD version as the album was already available on that format, having been included on the first CD edition of Vampire on Titus.
Track list
editDevil Between My Toes (Disc 1)
edit- Old Battery
- Discussing Wallace Chambers
- Cyclops
- Crux
- A Portrait Destroyed By Fire
- 3 Year Old Man
- Dog's Out
- A Proud And Booming Industry
- Hank's Little Fingers
- Artboat
- Hey Hey, Spaceman
- The Tumblers
- Bread Alone
- Captain's Dead
Sandbox (Disc 2)
edit- Lips Of Steel
- A Visit To The Creep Doctor
- Everyday
- Barricade
- Get To Know The Ropes
- Can't Stop
- The Drinking Jim Crow
- Trap Soul Door
- Common Rebels
- Long Distance Man
- I Certainly Hope Not
- Adverse Wind
Self-Inflicted Aerial Nostalgia (Disc 3)
edit- The Future Is In Eggs
- The Great Blake Street Canoe Race
- Slopes Of Big Ugly
- Paper Girl
- Navigating Flood Regions
- An Earful O' Wax
- White Whale
- Trampoline
- Short On Posters
- Chief Barrel Belly
- Dying To Try This
- The Qualifying Remainder
- Liar's Tale
- Radio Show (Trust The Wizard)
Same Place The Fly Got Smashed (Disc 4)
edit- Airshow '88
- Order For The New Slave Trade
- The Hard Way
- Drinker's Peace
- Mammoth Cave
- When She Turns 50
- Club Molluska
- Pendulum
- Ambergris
- Local Mix-Up
- Murder Charge
- Starboy
- Blatant Doom Trip
- How Loft I Am?
Propeller (Disc 5)-Vinyl Only
edit- Over The Neptune / Mesh Gear Fox
- Weed King
- Particular Damaged
- Quality Of Armor
- Metal Mothers
- Lethargy
- Unleashed! The Large-Hearted Boy
- Red Gas Circle
- Exit Flagger
- 14 Cheerleader Coldfront
- Back To Saturn X Radio Report
- Ergo Space Pig
- Circus World
- Some Drilling Implied
- On The Tundra
King Shit And The Golden Boys (Disc 6)
edit- We've Got Airplanes
- Dust Devil
- Squirmish Frontal Room
- Tricyclic Looper
- Crutch Came Slinking
- Fantasy Creeps
- Sopor Joe
- Crunch Pillow
- Indian Was An Angel
- Don't Stop Now
- Bite
- Greenface
- Deathtrot And Warlock Riding A Rooster
- 2nd Moves To Twin
- At Odds With Dr. Genesis
- Please Freeze Me
- Scissors
- Postal Blowfish
- Crocker's Favorite Song
References
edit- ^ a b c "Box (Overview)". Allmusic. Retrieved May 16, 2007.
- ^ Allmusic review