Go-Betweens - G Stands for Go-Betweens Volume 3 [2024] (11 x CDs) + Live at The Barbican

GO-BETWEENS

Go-Betweens - G Stands for Go-Betweens Volume 3 [2024] (11 x CDs)

The story of the Go-Betweens in their original incarnation was told on the first two volumes of G Stands for Go-Betweens, lavish box sets complied by the band's Robert Forster. Made up of original albums plus a wealth of outtakes, demos, B-sides, photos, and Forster's well-chosen words, the collections helped reinforce the group's position as one of the most important bands to come out of the post-punk era. The third volume of the series gathers up material recorded after the group, now down to the core of Forster and co-songwriter/vocalist Grant McLennan, got back together in 2000. They issued three excellent albums (2000's The Friends of Rachel Worth, 2003's Bright Yellow Bright Orange, and 2005's Oceans Apart) before McLennan's sudden passing in 2006. Each is included here in remastered form and shows the band recapturing their form and making music that stands next to the best they had done, and is easily the equal of what their contemporaries were doing. Both Forster and McLennan had grown into even more poignant and melodic songwriters, and the musicians they worked with -- particularly bassist Adele Pickvance -- were wonderfully supportive. The albums are paired with a wealth of demos, some of them solo acoustic ventures, sometimes the two writers working together, other times with full band backing. It's fascinating to hear how the songs sound in different settings and sometimes hearing them stripped free of the scrappy (in the case of Rachel Worth) or lush (Oceans Apart) gives each one some extra emotional impact.

Along with the demos are the tracks issued on the singles that were released for each album and a full album dedicated to a radio show Forster and McLennan recorded for a German station in 1999, just as they were formulating their return as a recording unit. The set is truly lovely, as the pair work through old Go-Betweens songs and tracks from their respective solo careers. It's hard to say that that one album justifies the entire cost of the set, but hearing the two in an intimate setting in the throes of reuniting is magical, maybe even priceless. The set also includes a rough mix of The Friends of Rachel Worth that strips away some of the finished product's polish and leaves the songs feeling more intimate and live. That feels at first glance like the most interesting rarity until one gets a look at/listen to the disc titled Love in Foreign Rooms, which consists of 14 songs the duo recorded in 1991 while they were on a short U.S. tour together. They were offered a chance to record a new album at that juncture, and despite having a fine batch of songs between them, turned it down. It's a treat to get a glimpse of what could have been, and it's lucky that the tapes survived. It's a vital piece of the band's history filled in at last and helps make this installment -- the last one -- another treasured document that fans of the group will only be too happy adding to the shelf alongside the other two. (All Muisc review by Tim Sendra)

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"Live at The Barbican" can be found here:

Download included with The Go-Betweens - G Stands For Go-Betweens Vol. 3. Code and credits are on the back of a facsimile ticket. Recorded live at The Barbican, London on 27th June 2004. Called Live At The Barbican on card/ticket, download page and download file folder. Called Live In London on the sticker on the back of the boxset. Originally released on CD in 2005 as Live In London. Tracks 5, 16, 17, 25, 26 & 27 from this concert were previously issued on the bonus CD with The Go-Betweens - Oceans Apart, as well as with 2 CD editions of the same release in the UK, the EU and Spain.

Volumes I & II can be found here:

https://butterboycompilations.blogspot.com/2023/08/go-betweens-g-stands-for-go-betweens.html

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Track lists

CD01

01 Go-Betweens - Magic in Here 3:51

02 Go-Betweens - Spirit 3:59

03 Go-Betweens - The Clock 4:06

04 Go-Betweens - German Farmhouse 3:51

05 Go-Betweens - He Lives My Life 3:57

06 Go-Betweens - Heart and Home 3:13

07 Go-Betweens - Surfing Magazines 4:33

08 Go-Betweens - Orpheus Beach 4:48

09 Go-Betweens - Going Blind 2:56

10 Go-Betweens - When She Sang About Angels 4:30

CD02

01 Go-Betweens - Caroline and I 3:52

02 Go-Betweens - Poison in the Walls 4:28

03 Go-Betweens - Mrs Morgan 4:10

04 Go-Betweens - In Her Diary 3:02

05 Go-Betweens - Too Much of One Things 5:55

06 Go-Betweens - Crooked Lines 2:50

07 Go-Betweens - Old Mexico 4:41

08 Go-Betweens - Make Her Day 3:45

09 Go-Betweens - Something for Myself 4:02

10 Go-Betweens - Unfinished Business 2:10

CD03

01 Go-Betweens - Here Comes a City 3:24

02 Go-Betweens - Finding You 4:02

03 Go-Betweens - Born to a Family 3:08

04 Go-Betweens - No Reason to Cry 3:54

05 Go-Betweens - Boundary Rider 2:45

06 Go-Betweens - Darlinghurst Nights 5:37

07 Go-Betweens - Lavender 3:09

08 Go-Betweens - The Statue 4:25

09 Go-Betweens - This Night's for You 4:25

10 Go-Betweens - The Mountains Near Dellray 3:25

CD04

01 Robert Forster & Grant McLennan - The Devil's Eye 2:11

02 Robert Forster & Grant McLennan - Haven’t I Been a Fool 3:27

03 Robert Forster & Grant McLennan - Baby Stones 4:31

04 Robert Forster & Grant McLennan - Suicide at Home 3:52

05 Robert Forster & Grant McLennan - Dive for Your Memory 4:21

06 Robert Forster & Grant McLennan - Right Here 4:37

07 Robert Forster & Grant McLennan - Spring Rain 4:45

08 Robert Forster & Grant McLennan - Clouds 2:10

09 Robert Forster & Grant McLennan - Bye Bye Pride 4:23

10 Robert Forster & Grant McLennan - Easy Come Easy Go 3:38

11 Robert Forster & Grant McLennan - 121 3:45

12 Robert Forster & Grant McLennan - Was There Anything I Could Do? 2:57

CD05

01 Go-Betweens - One Million Miles From Here 3:45

02 Go-Betweens - Tombstones 3:47

03 Go-Betweens - Locked Out of Love 3:28

04 Go-Betweens - Beyond Their Law 5:24

05 Go-Betweens - The Dark Side of Town 2:53

06 Go-Betweens - Emergency 2:17

07 Go-Betweens - Things Will Change 2:31

08 Go-Betweens - Falling Star 3:23

09 Go-Betweens - Baby's on Ice 2:51

10 Go-Betweens - Backstreet Divers 3:07

11 Go-Betweens - Perfect Beat 2:34

12 Go-Betweens - I Want to Be Quiet 3:31

13 Go-Betweens - Ham From the Bone 3:08

14 Go-Betweens - The Presentation 2:34

CD06

01 Go-Betweens - He Lives My Life (Airlock Demo) 3:59

02 Go-Betweens - Heart and Home (Airlock Demo) 3:50

03 Go-Betweens - German Farmhouse (Airlock Demo) 3:55

04 Go-Betweens - Bandages (Airlock Demo) 4:29

05 Go-Betweens - Sleeping Giant (Airlock Demo) 4:03

06 Go-Betweens - The Locust Girls (Airlock Demo) 3:37

07 Go-Betweens - Caroline and I (Airlock Demo) 3:52

08 Go-Betweens - The Clock (Airlock Demo) 4:18

09 Go-Betweens - Spirit (Airlock Demo) 4:07

10 Go-Betweens - Sign of the Unicorn (Airlock Demo) 3:11

11 Go-Betweens - Don’t Touch Anything (Airlock Demo) 4:38

12 Go-Betweens - Static (Airlock Demo) 2:37

13 Go-Betweens - When She Sang About Angels (Airlock Demo) 4:34

14 Go-Betweens - Magic in Here (Airlock Demo) 3:12

15 Go-Betweens - Surfing Magazines (Airlock Demo) 4:26

CD07

01 Go-Betweens - Magic in Here (Larry Crane Rough Mix) 3:50

02 Go-Betweens - Spirit (Larry Crane Rough Mix) 4:01

03 Go-Betweens - The Clock (Larry Crane Rough Mix) 4:07

04 Go-Betweens - German Farmhouse (Larry Crane Rough Mix) 3:48

05 Go-Betweens - He Lives My Life (Larry Crane Rough Mix) 4:00

06 Go-Betweens - Heart and Home (Larry Crane Rough Mix) 3:10

07 Go-Betweens - Surfing Magazines (Larry Crane Rough Mix) 4:31

08 Go-Betweens - Going Blind (Larry Crane Rough Mix) 2:56

09 Go-Betweens - Orpheus Beach (Larry Crane Rough Mix) 4:49

10 Go-Betweens - When She Sang About Angels (Larry Crane Rough Mix) 4:36

11 Go-Betweens - Woman Across the Way 2:55

12 Go-Betweens - The Locust Girls 3:27

13 Go-Betweens - Haven’t I Been a Fool (Live b-side) 3:20

14 Go-Betweens - Clouds (Live b-side) 2:14

15 Go-Betweens - Cattle and Cane (Live b-side) 3:21

CD08

01 Go-Betweens - Sleeping Giant (Acoustic Demo) 4:19

02 Go-Betweens - Ashes on the Lawn (Acoustic Demo) 5:06

03 Go-Betweens - Bright Jesus (Acoustic Demo) 5:29

04 Go-Betweens - Caroline and I (Acoustic Demo) 4:20

05 Go-Betweens - Crooked Lines (Acoustic Demo)) 2:45

06 Go-Betweens - Don’t Touch Anything (Acoustic Demo) 4:14

07 Go-Betweens - Getaway (Acoustic Demo) 3:33

08 Go-Betweens - Girl Lying on a Beach (Acoustic Demo) 3:23

09 Go-Betweens - In Her Diary (Acoustic Demo) 3:00

10 Go-Betweens - Mrs Morgan (Acoustic Demo) 3:53

11 Go-Betweens - Old Mexico (Acoustic Demo) 4:51

12 Go-Betweens - Night Time Rising (Acoustic Demo) 4:58

13 Go-Betweens - Poison in the Walls (Acoustic Demo) 4:10

14 Go-Betweens - Something for Myself (Acoustic Demo) 4:02

15 Go-Betweens - Too Much of One Thing (Acoustic Demo) 6:21

16 Go-Betweens - Unfinished Business (Acoustic Demo) 2:17

CD09

01 Go-Betweens - Old Mexico (Demo) 4:46

02 Go-Betweens - Make Her Day (Demo) 3:41

03 Go-Betweens - Mrs Morgan (Demo) 4:05

04 Go-Betweens - A Girl Lying on a Beach (Demo) 3:21

05 Go-Betweens - Crooked Lines (Demo) 2:54

06 Go-Betweens - Something for Myself (Demo) 3:59

07 Go-Betweens - Caroline and I (Demo) 4:24

08 Go-Betweens - Too Much of One Thing (Demo) 6:01

09 Go-Betweens - Poison in the Walls (Demo) 4:32

10 Go-Betweens - In Her Diary (Demo) 2:59

11 Go-Betweens - Unfinished Business (Demo) 2:13

12 Go-Betweens - Ashes on the Lawn (Demo) 6:01

13 Go-Betweens - Instant Replay 2:42

14 Go-Betweens - Taxi Taxee 3:03

15 Go-Betweens - Ashes on the Lawn 5:53

CD10

01 Go-Betweens - Finding You (White Room Demo) 3:18

02 Go-Betweens - Here Comes a City (White Room Demo) 3:19

03 Go-Betweens - Darlinghurst Nights (White Room Demo) 4:42

04 Go-Betweens - Boundary Rider (White Room Demo) 2:19

05 Go-Betweens - Sleeping Giant (White Room Demo) 3:53

06 Go-Betweens - No Reason to Cry (White Room Demo) 2:55

07 Go-Betweens - Survivors (White Room Demo) 3:26

08 Go-Betweens - Erotic Sunshine (White Room Demo) 3:26

09 Go-Betweens - The Mountains Near Dellray (White Room Demo) 2:50

10 Go-Betweens - Here Comes a City (Demo) 3:27

11 Go-Betweens - No Reason to Cry (Demo) 4:05

12 Go-Betweens - Erotic Sunshine (Demo) 2:59

13 Go-Betweens - Boundary Rider (Demo) 2:05

14 Go-Betweens - Finding You (Demo) 3:26

15 Go-Betweens - Darlinghurst Nights (Demo) 5:01

16 Go-Betweens - Sleeping Giant 5:30

17 Go-Betweens - Survivors (Demo) 4:04

18 Go-Betweens - Lavender (Demo) 2:53

CD11

01 Go-Betweens - The Statue (White Room Demo) 4:11

02 Go-Betweens - Born to a Family (White Room Demo) 2:40

03 Go-Betweens - Miami Morning (White Room Demo) 4:50

04 Go-Betweens - Don’t Touch Anything (White Room Demo) 3:39

05 Go-Betweens - This Night’s for You (White Room Demo) 4:16

06 Go-Betweens - Lavender (White Room Demo) 2:37

07 Go-Betweens - Stone (White Room Demo) 4:23

08 Go-Betweens - Erotic Sunshine (White Room Demo) 2:48

09 Go-Betweens - Crystal Shacks (Good Room Demo) 4:49

10 Go-Betweens - Born to a Family (Good Room Demo) 3:03

11 Go-Betweens - Don’t Touch Anything (Good Room Demo) 3:32

12 Go-Betweens - Finding You (Good Room Demo) 3:46

13 Go-Betweens - The Statue (Good Room Demo) 3:52

14 Go-Betweens - Darlinghurst Nights (Good Room Demo) 4:45

15 Go-Betweens - No Reason to Cry (Good Room Demo) 3:44

16 Go-Betweens - This Night's for You (Good Room Demo) 4:15

17 Go-Betweens - The Mountains Near Dellray (Good Room Demo) 3:00

18 Go-Betweens - Boundary Rider (White Room Session) 2:45

19 Go-Betweens - A Place to Hide Away (White Room Session) 2:51

20 Future Pilot AKA* With Robert Forester And Grant McLennan - The City of Lights 1:57

21 Grant McLennan - Demon Days 3:20

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