The Melancholy Collection

The Melancholy Collection is a compilation album by Swedish punk rock band Millencolin, released on 29 July 1999 by Burning Heart Records. The album combines the band's first two EPs, B-sides from their singles, and other rare and unreleased tracks. The Melancholy Collection was re-released in the United States by Epitaph Records on 23 October 2001.

The Melancholy Collection
Compilation album by
ReleasedSWD - 29 July 1999
NA - 23 October 2001
GenreSka punk, punk rock, melodic hardcore
Length50:46
LabelBurning Heart, Epitaph
ProducerMillencolin
Millencolin chronology
For Monkeys
(1997)
The Melancholy Collection
(1999)
Pennybridge Pioneers
(2000)

Track listing

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Track Song Recorded Appeared on Notes
01 "In a Room" 1993 Use Your Nose (EP) -
02 "Pain" -
03 "Shake Me" -
04 "Melack" -
05 "Nosepicker" -
06 "Use Your Nose" -
07 "Flippin' Beans" 1994 Teaching You No Fear (compilation) -
08 "Yellow Dog" 1994 Skauch (EP) -
09 "Knowledge" Originally performed by Operation Ivy
10 "A Whole Lot Less" Originally performed by Sub Society
11 "Coolidge" Originally performed by Descendents
12 "That's Up to Me" Originally performed by Scumback
13 "A Bit of Muslin" 1994 Epitone (compilation) -
14 "Melancholy Protection" -
15 "Shake Me (live)" 1994 Da Strike (single) -
16 "Niap" -
17 "Every Breath You Take" 1995 Cheap Shots (compilation) Originally performed by The Police
18 "9 to 5" 1995 The Story of My Life (single) Originally performed by Dolly Parton
19 "Dragster" -
20 "An Elf and His Zippo" 1996 Move Your Car (single) -
21 "Israelites" 1995 Lozin' Must (single) Originally performed by Desmond Dekker
22 "Vixen" -
23 "Softworld" 1994 Da Strike (single) Japanese release only
24 "Entrance at Rudebrook" 1996 Move Your Car (single) Japanese release only

Personnel

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Millencolin

Charts

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Chart performance for The Melancholy Collection
Chart (1999) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[1] 72

References

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  1. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 189.
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