Description
Release Date Friday 26th July 2024
All pre-orders will be dispatched/made ready for collection on that day.
Shop Assistants formed in Edinburgh in 1984 and quickly gained a cult
following, playing with kindred spirits the Pastels and the Jesus & Mary
Chain and gaining positive coverage in fanzines and the music press
Their Shopping Parade EP and Safety Net single both hit the top of the indie
charts and charmed listeners with their unique melodic blend of punk rock and
60s pop.
The band signed to Geoff Travis' new Chrysalis Records imprint, Blue Guitar, in
1986 for the release of their debut album 'Will Anything Happen'. The album has
since become a cult classic and is an essential listen for fans of indie, dreampop, and shoe gaze. Stand-out songs include the lead single 'I Don't Wanna Be
Friends With You', 'All Day Long', and 'Somewhere In China'.
This newly expanded edition has been remastered from the original master tapes
and compiled in collaboration with David Keegan and Laura McPhail from the
band. CD 1 features the newly remastered version of 'Will Anything Happen'
accompanied by B- sides from the era, plus previously unreleased instrumental
demos from 1986. CD 2 contains a further 18 previously unreleased tracks
including recently unearthed alternate versions and rough mixes from the making
of the album, live recordings from London and Deinze, and a John Peel session
featuring a cover version of Motorhead's 'Ace Of Spades'. The discs are housed in
a 6- panel digisleeve with a 12- page booklet featuring lyrics and photographs.
Also available on 140g black vinyl.
CD Tracks: I Don't Wanna Be Friends With You [2024 Remaster] / All Day Long
[2024 Remaster] / Before I Wake [2024 Remaster] / Caledonian Road [2024
Remaster] / All That Ever Mattered [2024 Remaster] / Fixed Grin [2024
Remaster] / Somewhere In China [2024 Remaster] / Train From Kansas City [2024
Remaster] / Home Again [2024 Remaster] / Seems To Be [2024 Remaster] / After
Dark [2024 Remaster] / All Of The Time [2024 Remaster] / What A Way To Die
[2024 Remaster] / Nature Lover [2024 Remaster] / Looking Back [B-Side] / All Day
Long (Slow Version) [B-Side] / I Don't Want To Be Friends With You [Instrumental
Demo] / After Dark [Instrumental Demo] / A Million Miles From Home
[Instrumental Demo] / Looking Back [Rough Mix] / Caledonian Road [Rough Mix] /
What A Way To Die [Rough Mix] / Fixed Grin [Roundhouse Version] / Train From
Kansas City [Roundhouse Version] / Before I Wake [Roundhouse Version] / All
That Ever Mattered [Rough Mix] / Seems To Be [Live in London 03/10/1986] /
Nature Lover [Live in London 03/10/1986] / Something To Do [Live in London
03/10/1986] / Switzerland [Live in London 03/10/1986] / Home Again [Live in
Deinze 05/10/1986 / It's Up To You [Live in Deinze 05/10/1986] / Safety Net [Live
in Deinze 05/10/1986] / Fixed Grin [John Peel Session 11/11/1986] / I Don't
Wanna Be Friends With You [John Peel Session 11/11/1986] / Ace Of Spades
[John Peel Session 11/11/1986] / Before I Wake [John Peel Session 11/11/1986]
LP Tracks: I Don't Wanna Be Friends With You [2024 Remaster] / All Day Long
[2024 Remaster] / Before I Wake [2024 Remaster] / Caledonian Road [2024
Remaster] / All That Ever Mattered [2024 Remaster] / Fixed Grin [2024
Remaster] / Somewhere In China [2024 Remaster] / Train From Kansas City [2024
Remaster] / Home Again [2024 Remaster] / Seems To Be [2024 Remaster] / After
Dark [2024 Remaster] / All Of The Time [2024 Remaster] / What A Way To Die
[2024 Remaster] / Nature Lover [2024 Remaster]
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