tracklist
01. E102
02. Disco girl [2008 Version]
03. Your class
04. I can wait forever
05. Right across the street
06. Stardate
07. Come clean
08. Extraordinary
09. Baby loves lovin’
10. Let mother nature be your guide
11. Rimbaud and me
12. Life goes on
13. Hey little Tomboy
14. The day before tomorrow [2008 Version]
15. Stupid
16. I wanna fall in love [Version 2]
17. Whirlpool
18. Tugboat (with Angel Corpus Christi)
19. Students of Life
20. Help me, somebody
21. Intermission [Little seashell ear]
22. Love's sweet music
23. I don't wanna grow up
They have a cult status, are admired by all kinds of artists (even the Gallagher brothers and the very Kurt Cobain were part of their fan club); their way of using pop as a medium to transcend styles, epochs and trends has been an example to follow for generations of bands like TEENAGE FANCLUB, NICE MAN, THE WEDDING PRESENT, CAMERA OBSCURA and many more. Here at Elefant, we have always greatly admired them and have tried to show what we admire about them through a catalog full of hard to find songs, singles and EPs, which have been published on independent labels half the world over. Which is why we are doubly congratulating ourselves now. First, for being able to increase our catalog with one of their albums. And second, because this album lets us recover many of those lost songs (some even unreleased). Yes, “The Rise & Fall of BMX Bandits” is a compilation. It has those great hits like “Disco Girl”, “Your Class” and “Whirlpool”, but it’s not a greatest hits album. It has hard to find songs and B-sides, but it’s not a compilation of B-sides and hard to find songs. It is simply a BMX Bandits album, with songs chosen by Duglas T Stewart himself, a new way of dealing with the best pop possible. And even the impossible, too.
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