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Wilco - What's Your 20: Essential Tracks 1994-2014

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Format: CD
Label: IMPORTS
Rel. Date: 11/17/2014
UPC: 075597954456

What's Your 20: Essential Tracks 1994-2014
Artist: Wilco
Format: CD
New: Not in stock
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Formats and Editions

DISC: 1

1. I Must Be High
2. Box Full Of Letters
3. Passenger Side
4. Casino Queen
5. Misunderstood
6. Red-Eyed And Blue
7. I Got You (At The End Of The Century)
8. Monday
9. Outtasite (Outta Mind)
10. Sunken Treasure
11. California Stars
12. Hesitating Beauty
13. A Shot In The Arm
14. Can't Stand It
15. She's A Jar
16. I'm Always In Love
17. How To Fight Loneliness
18. Via Chicago
19. Airline To heaven

DISC: 2

1. I Am Trying To Break Your Heart
2. I'm The Man Who Loves You
3. War On War
4. Jesus, Etc.
5. Ashes of American Flags
6. Heavy Metal Drummer
7. Hummingbird
8. Theologians
9. Handshake Drugs
10. The Late Greats
11. Hate It Here
12. Impossible Germany
13. Walken
14. Wilco (The Song)
15. You And I
16. You Never Know
17. I Might
18. Born Alone
19. Whole Love

More Info:

Nonesuch Records will release two new Wilco collections on November 24 in conjunction with the influential Chicago band s 20th anniversary. The first, Alpha Mike Foxtrot, is a 4-CD/4-LP/DIGITAL-box-set of rare studio and live recordings collected from the band s extensive audio archives. The second, What s Your 20, is a 2-CD/DIGITAL compilation of essential tracks culled from the band s previously released studio recordings.

Reviews:

Both collections are produced by Grammy-nominated producer Cheryl Pawelski, co-founder of Omnivore Recordings, whose credits include Big Star s Keep an Eye on the Sky, The Band s A Musical History and Townes Van Zandt s Sunshine Boy: The Unheard Studio Sessions and Demos 1971 1972. These are the first compilations of Wilco music of any kind. 

Like a lot of fans, I had collected these straggling tracks over the past two decades of following Wilco s every move, Pawelski said. Alpha Mike Foxtrot includes almost every unique, essential performance that appeared on soundtracks, tribute albums and B-sides and there are probably a few surprises for even the sharpest collector. This set presents an alternate history of the band, kind of a sideways view, and ultimately, it s a super-fun listening experience. 

Alpha Mike Foxtrot features 64 pages of liner notes that include track-by-track recollections from Tweedy, notes by band members Nels Cline and John Stirratt, and reflections from members of Wilco s extended professional family. The booklet also showcases dozens of archival and never-before-seen photos from a wide array of photographers chronicling all phases of the band s career.

What s Your 20 gathers songs from Wilco s eight studio albums plus two songs from Mermaid Avenue, the collection of Woody Guthrie-penned tunes set to music by Wilco and Billy Bragg.

        
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