Kirsty MacColl - See That Girl (1979 - 2000) [2023] (8 x CDs)

KIRSTY MACCOLL

Kirsty MacColl - See That Girl (1979 - 2000) [2023] (8 x CDs)

Kirsty Anna MacColl was an English singer-songwriter, born on October 10, 1959, in Croydon, England. She was the daughter of folk singer Ewan MacColl and recorded several pop hits in the 1980s and 1990s. Her first hit as a songwriter was “They Don’t Know” for Tracey Ullman in 1983. Her work combined sharp wit with strong melodies, often incorporating Cuban and Brazilian rhythms. Tragically, she died in a boating accident in Cozumel, Mexico, on December 18, 2000.

Kirsty MacColl’s box set, “See That Girl” (1979-2000), is a tribute to her enduring talent and versatility. Released 23 years after her untimely death, this 8 CD box set celebrates her life and music. MacColl was one of the most talented and versatile singers and songwriters of her generation, with a career spanning from the late 1970s until the early 2000s. Her music ranged from pop, rock, folk, country, Latin, and more. The box set is meticulously curated, bringing 161 tracks showcasing Kirsty as a writer and a performer. The 8 CDs are housed in a 10” 60-page hardback book with notes from Jude Rogers, Arts / Culture journalist for the Sunday Times, The Guardian and Observer collecting interviews with family, friends and collaborators. It includes a mix of hits, album tracks, live recordings and 47 previously unreleased recordings including her second album ‘Real’, recorded in 1983, which was sequenced and ready to go but ended up languishing in a vault but never released. ‘Lullaby For Ezra’, was on this album.

Kirsty released five albums during her lifetime - Desperate Character (Polydor, 1981), Kite (Virgin, 1989), Electric Landlady (Virgin, 1991), Titanic Days (ZTT, 1993) and Tropical Brainstorm (V2, 2000).  The first CD features MacColl’s singles, from her debut, “They Don’t Know” in 1979 to her last “In These Shoes?” released in February 2000. It showcases her knack for catchy melodies, witty lyrics, and expressive vocals. It’s a testament to how fast music was moving at the time that this sounds so different from her debut "Desperate Character". That’s Hans Zimmer on keyboards, well short of his bombastic soundtrack heights, giving “Bad Dreams” a new wave foundation underneath a generally funky beat.It’s interesting to hear her songwriting develop from the ’60s influenced “Keep Your Hands Off My Baby” through “He’s On The Beach” via “Walking Down Madison” to her later ‘world’ influenced tracks such as "Mambo De La Luna". Other highlights include nine tracks from Kirsty’s 1992 Glastonbury performance, a Jazz Cafe set from 1999 and live performances originally recorded for BBC radio and television. The eighth and final CD in this set features a selection of collaborations with other artists, as either singer or songwriter, and illustrates how in-demand and versatile Kirsty’s extraordinary talents were.

It’s baffling how she was not more commercially successful when she was alive. 

“See That Girl” is an unbelievable piece of work in itself. It matches some of the tremendous box sets that have been released in the last few years that have endeavored to convey the same sense of occasion and gratitude to the lost and the forever majestic. It’s a set that has thoroughly enjoyed exploring, and it’s expanded appreciation for an artist whose work transcends time.

Whether you’re a long-time fan or just discovering Kirsty’s music, this deluxe set is a journey worth taking. It is a testament to Kirsty MacColl’s enduring legacy. Her music continues to inspire and captivate, and this box set is a fitting tribute to her remarkable talent. B)

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Track lists

CD01

01 Kirsty Maccoll - They Don't Know 3:07

02 Kirsty Maccoll - Keep Your Hands Off My Baby 2:59

03 Kirsty Maccoll - There's A Guy Works Down The Chip Shop 3:06

04 Kirsty Maccoll - See That Girl 3:00

05 Kirsty Maccoll - You Still Believe In Me 2:57

06 Kirsty Maccoll - Terry 3:56

07 Kirsty Maccoll - A New England 3:52

08 Kirsty Maccoll - He's On The Beach 3:30

09 Kirsty Maccoll - Fairytale Of New York 4:32

10 Kirsty Maccoll - Free World - Radio Version 2:37

11 Kirsty Maccoll - Days 2:57

12 Kirsty Maccoll - Innocence Remix 4:02

13 Kirsty Maccoll - Don't Come The Cowboy 3:48

14 Kirsty Maccoll - Walking Down Madison - 7" Mix 4:39

15 Kirsty Maccoll - My Affair Radio Edit 3:34

16 Kirsty Maccoll - All I Ever Wanted - Single Mix 3:28

17 Kirsty Maccoll - Angel Single Edit 3:42

18 Kirsty Maccoll - Caroline 2:55

19 Kirsty Maccoll - Perfect Day 3:50

20 Kirsty Maccoll - Mambo De La Luna - Single Edit 3:34

21 Kirsty Maccoll - In These Shows 3:40

CD02

01 Kirsty Maccoll - Turn My Motor On 2:25

02 Kirsty Maccoll - I Don't Need You 2:57

03 Kirsty Maccoll - There's A Boy Works Down The Chip Shop 3:10

04 Kirsty Maccoll - Nothing To Do (Clock Goes Round Demo) 2:20

05 Kirsty Maccoll - Falling For Faces (Demo) 2:24

06 Kirsty Maccoll - The Real Ripper (Demo) 4:08

07 Kirsty Maccoll - Teenager In Love 2:36

08 Kirsty Maccoll - Mexican Sofa 3:14

09 Kirsty Maccoll - Until The Night 3:12

10 Kirsty Maccoll - Over You 2:37

11 Kirsty Maccoll - Queen Of The High Teas 2:29

12 Kirsty Maccoll - Bad Dreams 4:46

13 Kirsty Maccoll - Time 3:49

14 Kirsty Maccoll - Sticked And Stoned 3:47

15 Kirsty Maccoll - Annie 4:37

16 Kirsty Maccoll - Camel Crossing 5:21

17 Kirsty Maccoll - Berlin 3:35

18 Kirsty Maccoll - Man With No Name 3:37

19 Kirsty Maccoll - Lullaby For Ezra 3:52

20 Kirsty Maccoll - Up The Grey Stairs 6:40

21 Kirsty Maccoll - Roman Gardens 5:00

CD03

01 Kirsty Maccoll - Terry (Extended Version) 5:18

02 Kirsty Maccoll - Quietly Alone 2:35

03 Kirsty Maccoll - One Little Lie( Demo) 4:07

04 Kirsty Maccoll - A New England (Extended Version) 7:55

05 Kirsty Maccoll - Patrick 3:07

06 Kirsty Maccoll - 80 Year Old Millionaire 2:52

07 Kirsty Maccoll - Trouble With People (Demo) 3:00

08 Kirsty Maccoll - Man Of Steel (Demo) 2:53

09 Kirsty Maccoll - He's On The Beach (Extended Version) 8:05

10 Kirsty Maccoll - Please Go To Sleep 2:31

11 Kirsty Maccoll - You Just Haven't Earned It Yet Baby (She's Having A Baby Version) 3:49

12 Kirsty Maccoll - Closer To God 3:54

13 Kirsty Maccoll - The End Of A Perfect Day (Original Demo Version) 3:12

14 Kirsty Maccoll - La Foret De Mimosa 3:35

15 Kirsty Maccoll - Fifteen Min Utes 3:12

16 Kirsty Maccoll - What Do Pretty Girls Do 2:39

17 Kirsty Maccoll - Dancing In Limbo§ 2:52

18 Kirsty Maccoll - You And Me Baby 2:33

19 Kirsty Maccoll - Happy 2:35

20 Kirsty Maccoll - El Paso 3:47

21 Kirsty Maccoll - Still Life 3:01

CD04

01 Kirsty Maccoll - Innocence (The Guilt Mix) 5:54

02 Kirsty Maccoll - No Victims (Guitar Hero Mix) 4:22

03 Kirsty Maccoll - Clubland 4:05

04 Kirsty Maccoll - Other People's Hearts 3:37

05 Kirsty Maccoll - One Good Thing 3:36

06 Kirsty Maccoll - I've Never Mentioned Love 3:54

07 Kirsty Maccoll - The Hardest Word 4:37

08 Kirsty Maccoll - My Way Home 4:28

09 Kirsty Maccoll - My Affair (Olive Grove Mix) 6:27

10 Kirsty Maccoll - All The Tears That I Cried 3:36

11 Kirsty Maccoll - A New England (Live At Glastonbury - 26 June 1992 3:56

12 Kirsty Maccoll - Innocence (Live At Glastonbury - 26 June 1992 4:25

13 Kirsty Maccoll - You Just Haven't Earned It Yet, Baby(Live At Glastonbury - 26 June 1992 3:21

14 Kirsty Maccoll - Fifteen Minutes/Don't Come The Cowboy With Me (Live At Glastonbury - 26 June 1992 5:53

15 Kirsty Maccoll - Happy (Live At Glastonbury - 26 June 1992 2:57

16 Kirsty Maccoll - Tread Lightly (Live At Glastonbury - 26 June 1992 3:29

17 Kirsty Maccoll - Train In Vain/Walking Down Madison (Live At Glastonbury - 26 June 1992 7:24

18 Kirsty Maccoll - Free World (Live At Glastonbury - 26 June 1992 3:12

19 Kirsty Maccoll - There's A Guy Works Down The Chipshop (Live At Glastonbury - 26 June 1992 4:00

CD05

01 Kirsty Maccoll - Soho Square 4:26

02 Kirsty Maccoll - Last Day Of Summer 4:22

03 Kirsty Maccoll - Can't Stop Killing You 4:12

04 Kirsty Maccoll - Titanic Days 5:45

05 Kirsty Maccoll - Big Boy On A Saturday Night 3:58

06 Kirsty Maccoll - Angel (Stuart Crichton Piano Edit) 3:18

07 Kirsty Maccoll - King Kong (Demo) 3:57

08 Kirsty Maccoll - Dear John (Demo) 2:43

09 Kirsty Maccoll - Fabulous Garden 3:15

10 Kirsty Maccoll - Touch Me 3:35

11 Kirsty Maccoll - Free World (Live At Belly Up, Solana Beach, California 1 December 1993) 2:45

12 Kirsty Maccoll - Miss Otis Regrets (Live At Belly Up, Solana Beach, California 1 December 1993) 3:01

13 Kirsty Maccoll - Irish Cousin 4:49

14 Kirsty Maccoll - The Butcher Boy 3:59

15 Kirsty Maccoll - As Long As You Hold Me (Electric Version) 4:39

16 Kirsty Maccoll - Eu Só Quero Un Xodó 3:33

17 Kirsty Maccoll - In These Shoes? (Demo) 3:41

18 Kirsty Maccoll - Things Happen (Demo) 2:58

19 Kirsty Maccoll - Treachery (Demo) [A.K.A Stalking A Fan] 3:01

20 Kirsty Maccoll - Siempre Tu Rosa (Always Your Rose) 2:36

CD06

01 Kirsty Maccoll - Mambo De La Luna (Mint Royale Mix) 5:40

02 Kirsty Maccoll - In These Shoes (Yur Crazy Mix) 6:04

03 Kirsty Maccoll - Good For Me 4:11

04 Kirsty Maccoll - Autumn Girl Soup 3:56

05 Kirsty Maccoll - Us Amazonians 4:11

06 Kirsty Maccoll - Neo Esperando 4:06

07 Kirsty Maccoll - Wrong Again 4:14

08 Kirsty Maccoll - I Believe In Love 2:47

09 Kirsty Maccoll - Sun On The Water (Demo) 4:13

10 Kirsty Maccoll - Here Comes That Man Agin (Live At The Jazz Cafe, London, 12th October, 1999) 5:20

11 Kirsty Maccoll - Head (Live At The Jazz Cafe, London, 12th October, 1999) 4:26

12 Kirsty Maccoll - Celestine (Live At The Jazz Cafe, London, 12th October, 1999) 3:43

13 Kirsty Maccoll - England 2 - Columbia 0 (Live At The Jazz Cafe, London, 12th October, 1999) 4:11

14 Kirsty Maccoll - Designer Life (Live At The Jazz Cafe, London, 12th October, 1999) 2:40

15 Kirsty Maccoll - Days (Live At The Jazz Cafe, London, 12th October, 1999) 3:25

16 Kirsty Maccoll - Walking Down Madison (Live At The Jazz Cafe, London, 12th October, 1999) 6:27

17 Kirsty Maccoll - How Insensitive (Live At The Jazz Cafe, London, 12th October, 1999) 3:08

18 Kirsty Maccoll - My Affair (Live At The Jazz Cafe, London, 12th October, 1999) 8:25

CD07

01 Kirsty Maccoll - I Don't Wanna Play House (Something Else - Bbc Tv 23.10.1981) 3:36

02 Kirsty Maccoll - Queen Of The High Teas (Something Else - Bbc Tv 23.10.1981) 2:26

03 Kirsty Maccoll - You Can Have My Husband (Something Else - Bbc Tv 23.10.1981) 3:16

04 Kirsty Maccoll - Don't Come The Cowboy With Me (Bbc Radio One Session For Nicky Campbell 8/11/'89) 3:41

05 Kirsty Maccoll - What Do Pretty Girls Do (Bbc Radio One Session For Nicky Campbell 8/11/'89) 2:36

06 Kirsty Maccoll - Don't Run Away From Me Now (Bbc Radio One Session For Nicky Campbell 8/11/'89) 2:58

07 Kirsty Maccoll - Still Life (Bbc Radio One Session For Nicky Campbell 8/11/'89) 3:09

08 Kirsty Maccoll - There's A Guy Works Down The Chip Shop (Bbc Radio One Session For Nicky Campbell 26/06/91) 3:55

09 Kirsty Maccoll - Walk Right Back (Bbc Radio One Session For Nicky Campbell 26/06/91 3:47

10 Kirsty Maccoll - Darlin' Let's Have Another Baby (With Billy Bragg Bbc Radio One Session For Nicky Campbell 26/06/91) 2:40

11 Kirsty Maccoll - Angel (Later Bbc Tv 19/11/92) 4:14

12 Kirsty Maccoll - Can't Stop Killing You (Bbc Greater London Radio Session For Peter Curran 07/03/94) 3:57

13 Kirsty Maccoll - Soho Square (Bbc Greater London Radio Session For Peter Curran 07/03/94) 4:14

14 Kirsty Maccoll - Bad (Bbc Greater London Radio Session For Peter Curran 07/03/94) 2:00

15 Kirsty Maccoll - My Affair - (Bbc Greater London Radio Session For Simon Mayo 07/03/94) 3:45

16 Kirsty Maccoll - Miss Otis Regrets - (Later, Bbc Tv 31/12/94) 3:13

17 Kirsty Maccoll - Caroline (Bbc Greater London Radio Session For Peter Curran 07/03/94) 2:55

18 Kirsty Maccoll - Free World (Bbc Greater London Radio Session For Peter Curran 07/03/94) 2:48

19 Kirsty Maccoll - A New England (Acoustic With Pete Glenister (Bbc Radio 1, Session For Kevin Greening 20/02/95 3:31

20 Kirsty Maccoll - He's On The Beach (Bbc Radio 1, Session For Kevin Greening 20/02/95 3:28

21 Kirsty Maccoll - Tread Lightly (Live At The Fleadh, Finsbury Park 10/06/95) 4:13

22 Kirsty Maccoll - I Wanna Be Sedated - (Live At Finsbury Park ,10/06/95 2:09

23 Kirsty Maccoll - In These Shows (Later Bbc Tv 15/04/2000) 3:53

CD08

01 Peggy Seeger - Darling Annie 4:15

02 Jane Aire & The Belvederes - Breaking Down The Walls Of Heartache 2:54

03 Kirsty Maccoll|Jools Holland - Shutting The Doors 4:21

04 Tracey Ullman - You Broke My Heart In 17 Places 2:54

05 Billy Bragg With Johnny Marr And Kirsty Maccoll - Greetings To The New Brunette 3:32

06 David Byrne - Make Believe Mambo 5:24

07 Ewan Maccoll - The Manchester Rambler 4:44

08 Happy Mondays - Hallelujah (Maccoll Mix) Happy Mondays 2:41

09 Mary Coughlan - Invisible To You 4:30

10 Alison Moyet - Wishing You Were Here 3:59

11 Holly Johnson - Boyfriend 3:10

12 Billy Bragg & Kirsty Maccoll - Darling Let's Have Another Baby 3:26

13 Wonder Stuff, The - Welcome To The Cheap Seats (Naked Mix) Wonder Stuff 2:40

14 Engine Alley - Song For Someone 3:48

15 Anthony Thistlethwaite - Red Jeans 2:44

16 Sharon Shannon, Kirsty Maccoll - Libertango 4:25

17 Chucko Merchán, Kirsty Maccoll And Phil Manzanera - People Uniting 5:04

18 Ghostland & Kirsty Maccoll - Sail Away 3:16

Additional track details can be found here.

https://www.discogs.com/release/28467856-Kirsty-MacColl-See-That-Girl

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