Foxbase Alpha (25th anniversary boxset)
~ Release by Saint Etienne (see all versions of this release, 20 available)
Annotation
Limited to just 2000 copies worldwide the box includes:
* The original album remastered and cut onto two twelve inch 45rpm discs for higher fidelity, housed in an exclusive gatefold version of the original sleeve (catalogue number HVNLP1SE).
* ‘Remains Of The Day’, an exclusive album that gathers together ten rare 'Foxbase Alpha'-era recordings from the period most of which are appearing on vinyl for the first time (catalogue number HVNLP1RD).
* An exclusive one-sided 7” featuring the original, previously unreleased version of ‘Kiss And Make Up’, featuring ‘Only Love Can Break Your Heart’ singer Moira Lambert (catalogue number HVN4-DEMO).
* A perfect bound, 12" square, 28 page book featuring many unseen photographs and artefacts from the era, plus a new interview with Bob Stanley by the Guardian's Michael Hann.
* Three 10”x 8” black and white portraits of the group.
* A perforated sheet of Foxbase Alpha trading cards.
* Exact reproductions of the original album press release and biography.
* A digital download code for all of the music.
Tracklist
| 112" Vinyl: Fox Base Alpha |
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| 212" Vinyl: Fox Base Alpha |
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| 312" Vinyl: Remains of the Day | |||
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| # | Title | Rating | Length |
| E1 | Kiss and Make Up
| 5:16 | |
| E2 | Filthy
| 5:35 | |
| E3 | Chase HQ
| 3:32 | |
| E4 | Sally Space
| 5:06 | |
| E5 | Sweet Pea
| 4:49 | |
| F1 | The Reckoning
| 1:31 | |
| F2 | People Get Real
| 4:45 | |
| F3 | Winter in America
| 5:53 | |
| F4 | Speedwell
| 6:33 | |
| F5 | Fake 88
| 5:03 | |
| 47" Vinyl: Kiss And Make Up (demo) |
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Credits
Release
| Discogs: | https://www.discogs.com/release/9679564 [info] |
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| purchase for mail-order: | https://saintetienne.greedbag.com/buy/foxbase-alpha-4/ [info] |
Release group
| remixes: | Foxbase Beta |
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| associated singles/EPs: | Nothing Can Stop Us Only Love Can Break Your Heart |
| part of: | Mercury Prize Shortlist Nominees (number: 1992) (order: 2) Pitchfork: The 50 Best Britpop Albums (number: 31) (order: 31) Uncut: The 500 Greatest Albums of the 1990s (number: 46) (order: 46) 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (2005 edition) (number: 698) (order: 699) |
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