Plus early singles, three albums, B-sides, remixes and the 2017 ‘Evergreen’ EP.
With sleevenotes by Lois Wilson (MOJO, Record Collector).
Formed in Caerleon, Wales, in 1986, The Darling Buds quickly found an enthusiastic hometown audience. Taking their cues from the C86 scene, The Beatles, ‘60s pop and the post-punk DIY scene, the band released their debut single the following year, followed by two singles on Sheffield’s Native Records and a dream move to Epic, for whom they recorded three excellent albums drawing on the rich talents of singer Andrea Lewis and her songwriting partner Harley Farr.
‘Killing For Love’ navigates a chronological arc through a six-year career which saw the band lifted from the sheer delight of early airplay by John Peel to the heights of hit singles, world tours and success in the USA, and back again. Narrated by the band themselves, through new interview material and their own notes on each album and period of their careers, a story emerges of friends – young musicians out for a good time – and an enduring sound which is fondly remembered and highly regarded today.
Packed with previously unheard recordings and photographs from the band’s own private archive; and accompanied by an insightful scene setting essay from Lois Wilson, ‘Killing For Love’ brings together thirty years of friendship and songwriting.
Track Listing:
DISC ONE
THE EARLY YEARS
Shame On You (Leeds Demo)*
Mary's Got To Go (Leeds Demo)*
Just To Be Seen (Leeds Demo)*
If I Said
Just To Be Seen
Shame On You
Valentine
Uptight
It's All Up To You
Think Of Me
That's The Reason
Burst (Early version)
When It Feels Good (Early Version)
Spin (Flexi Version)
(* previously unreleased)
DISC TWO
POP SAID….
Hit The Ground
Burst
Uptight
The Other Night
Big Head
Let's Go Round There
She's Not Crying
Shame On You
You've Got To Choose
Spin
When It Feels Good
Things We Do For Love
Just Say So
Shame On You (Slightlydelic Version)
Pretty Girl
If I Said
Hit The Ground (12”)
Turn You On
Different Daze
It's All Up To You (Flip Flop Version)
Mary's Got To Go
I'll Never Stop
DISC THREE
CRAWDADDY
It Makes No Difference
Tiny Machine
Crystal Clear
Do You Have To Break My Heart
You Won't Make Me Die
Fall
A Little Bit Of Heaven
Honeysuckle
So Close
The End Of The Beginning
Me? Satisfied?
Sugar City
Tripped Up
Tiny Machine (7" Version)
Tiny Machine (Hercules Mix)
Tiny Machine (Live)
Crystal Clear (A Mix Amethyst)
Crystal Clear (Extended Version)
DISC FOUR
EROTICA
One Thing Leads To Another
Sure Thing
Off My Mind
Gently Fall
Please Yourself
Angels Fallen
Isolation
Long Day In The Universe
Wave
If
Love And Death
Long Day In The Universe (Remix)
Babyhead
Suffer
What Goes Around
DISC FIVE
RARITIES AND UNRELEASED
Honeysuckle (Demo)*
Elevate Me (Demo)*
Emaline (Demo)*
Why Bother Now (Demo)*
Thomas Dolby intro* 6 Off My Mind (Live and Acoustic in San Francisco)*
