Essentials

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Annotation

Compilation featuring Ken & Greg's personal highlights from all three LP's plus rarities from the first two 7" singles & the previously unreleased demos for Magnified.

Two disc gatefold digipak also includes a booklet containing lyrics to all songs as well as a foldout sheet with individual comments from Ken & Greg for each song on Disc One.

1.01 to 1.03 from Comfort
1.04 to 1.07 from Magnified
1.08 to 1.14 from Fantastic Planet
2.01 to 2.02 from 7" #1 on Sweet Smelling Records
2.03 to 2.04 from 7" #2 on Sweet Smelling Records
2.05 to 2.14 Magnified demos

Packaging accidentally omits Bernie from the tracklisting, sleeve artwork, & credits.

Annotation last modified on 2014-07-21 15:04 UTC.

Tracklist

CD 1
CD 2
#TitleRatingLength
1Pro-Catastrophe (7″)
3:29
2Dipped in Anger (7″)
3:40
3Count My Eyes (7″)
3:37
4Comfort (7″)
3:22
5Let It Drip (demo)
recording engineer:
Ken Andrews and Greg Edwards (guitarist for Failure)
recording of:
Let It Drip
lyricist and composer:
Ken Andrews
2:47
6Moth (demo)
recording engineer:
Ken Andrews and Greg Edwards (guitarist for Failure)
recording of:
Moth
lyricist:
Greg Edwards (guitarist for Failure)
composer:
Ken Andrews and Greg Edwards (guitarist for Failure)
4:50
7Frogs (demo)
recording engineer:
Ken Andrews and Greg Edwards (guitarist for Failure)
recording of:
Frogs
lyricist and composer:
Ken Andrews and Greg Edwards (guitarist for Failure)
5:04
8Bernie (demo)
recording engineer:
Ken Andrews and Greg Edwards (guitarist for Failure)
recording of:
Bernie
lyricist:
Ken Andrews
composer:
Ken Andrews and Greg Edwards (guitarist for Failure)
4:42
9Magnified (demo)
recording engineer:
Ken Andrews and Greg Edwards (guitarist for Failure)
recording of:
Magnified
lyricist:
Greg Edwards (guitarist for Failure)
composer:
Ken Andrews and Greg Edwards (guitarist for Failure)
3:22
10Wonderful Life (demo)
recording engineer:
Ken Andrews and Greg Edwards (guitarist for Failure)
recording of:
Wonderful Life
lyricist:
Ken Andrews
composer:
Ken Andrews and Greg Edwards (guitarist for Failure)
6:15
11Undone (demo)
recording engineer:
Ken Andrews and Greg Edwards (guitarist for Failure)
recording of:
Undone
lyricist and composer:
Ken Andrews and Greg Edwards (guitarist for Failure)
5:44
12Wet Gravity (demo)
recording engineer:
Ken Andrews and Greg Edwards (guitarist for Failure)
recording of:
Wet Gravity
lyricist:
Greg Edwards (guitarist for Failure)
composer:
Ken Andrews and Greg Edwards (guitarist for Failure)
3:36
13Empty Friend (demo)
recording engineer:
Ken Andrews and Greg Edwards (guitarist for Failure)
recording of:
Empty Friend
lyricist:
Greg Edwards (guitarist for Failure)
composer:
Ken Andrews and Greg Edwards (guitarist for Failure)
5:20
14Small Bird (demo)
recording engineer:
Ken Andrews and Greg Edwards (guitarist for Failure)
producer:
Steve Albini, Ken Andrews and Greg Edwards (guitarist for Failure)
bass guitar and guitar:
Ken Andrews and Greg Edwards (guitarist for Failure)
membranophone:
Greg Edwards (guitarist for Failure) and Robert Gauss
percussion and piano:
Greg Edwards (guitarist for Failure)
vocals:
Ken Andrews
5:02