ARTIST: The Green Pajamas
TITLE: The Night Races Into Anna
LABEL: Parasol Records
GENRE: Indie
BITRATE: 248 kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 1h 14min total
RELEASE DATE: 2006-11-14
RIP DATE: 2006-11-24
Track List
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1. Looking For Heaven (1973) 3:19
2. The Memory Of You 3:41
3. Beautiful Deadly 2:52
4. I Can't Wait Here Anymore 3:08
5. Through A Lonely Window 3:23
6. Holy Names 4:02
7. Song For Tess 5:25
8. Bitter Moon 4:58
9. Maureenie In A Bottle 3:02
10. Forever 13 2:38
11. The Haunted Dollhouse 3:49
12. The Game (Mina) 3:49
13. She Turns Me On 3:13
14. Darkness 3:57
15. The 4 Mistakes In Life 2:22
16. Essence Of Carol 3:06
17. Susanna Is Gone 4:55
18. When Natalie Sings 4:46
19. Shame 4:33
20. Black Velvet Cat 3:54
Release Notes:
http://www.myspace.com/greenpajamas
A compilation along the lines of past Green Pajamas releases like 'Indian
Winter' and 'Narcotic Kisses; 20 tracks that, for one reason or another, never
made it onto albums or EPs released over the last decade. Most of these songs
likely didn't fit the concept or 'sound' of whatever album was being created at
the time, and during sequencing, were left off. The result is, ironically, a
Pajamas album in what some might regard as the "classic" sense: a rather
psychedelic collection of short, sweet pop songs. No theme or agenda.
Mainman Jeff Kelly came across most of these songs again while making digital
back-up copies from DAT master tapes. He was struck by how good all these songs
sounded collected together. Coincidentally, Eric Lichter offered up two new
songs that he'd recorded with Ken Stringfellow (Posies, Big Star, REM) which fit
perfectly with this collection.
There's a song Kelly wrote in in 1973 called "Looking For Heaven" and out-takes
from both 'Strung Behind the Sun' and 'All Clues Lead to Meagan's Bed.' There
are some songs previously only available on magazine compilation CDs and a brand
new song, "When Natalie Sings". There are two songs originally meant for an
unfinished concept album ("Forever 13" and "The Haunted Dollhouse") based on a
strange picture book, 'The Haunted Dollhouse" published in the early 1980's.
There are also out-takes from 'Northern Gothic,' including the original longer
version of 'The Bitter Moon,' and some favorite recordings that just never came
out, and more...
So it's a collection of rarities, out-takes and previously unreleased songs
that, all together, make a nice double-LP-length collection for Green Pajamas
fans. And there might be a Volume 2.
1. Looking for Heaven [1973]
out-take, 21st Century Seance
2. The Memory of You
out-take, Northern Gothic
3. Beautiful Deadly
previously unreleased
4. I CanÆt Wait Here Anymore
previously unreleased
5. Through a Lonely Window
out-take, 21st Century Seance
6. Holy Names
from Dream Magazine #3 comp
7. Song for Tess
alternate version
8. Bitter Moon
original version
9. Maureenie in a Bottle
out-take Northern Gothic
10. Forever 13
previously unreleased
11. The Haunted Dollhouse
from Ptolemaic Terrascope #33
12. The Game [Mina]
previously unreleased
13. She Turns Me On
from Rubric 01 compilation
14. Darkness
out-take, Northern Gothic
15. The 4 Mistakes in Life
out-take, All Clues Lead to Meagan's Bed
16. Essence of Carol
alternate mix
17. Susanna is Gone
out-take, In A Glass Darkly
18. When Natalie Sings
previously unreleased
19. Shame
previously unreleased
20. Black Velvet Cat
from Ptolemaic Terrascope issue #35