Thursday, July 19, 2012

Chumbawamba: Farewell to the Crown CD (B-Sides and Rarities)




Speaking of Chumbawamba (more HERE) and their sole HIT, "Tubthumping (see HERE), let us not neglect that single's phenomenal B-side, "Farewell to the Crown". It's a delicious mix of Pistols-ish treason ("Goodbye to the king of nothing really"), British folk-traditionalism (that's the legendary Oysterband backing them up) and the requisite BPMs (and who's really tried that mix before?)





This blatant bootleg, collects up B-sides, re-mixes, rarities and web-site freebies from the band's nineties era. Obviously, not everything here is as essential as "Farewell to the Crown" but it's fascianting portait of the depth of a group 99% of the world will forever consider One Hit Wonders.


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So tell me,
What do you think of "Farewell to the Crown"?
What do you make of all these B-Sides, rarities and remixes? 
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7 comments:

  1. So tell me,
    What do you think of "Farewell to the Crown"?
    What do you make of all these B-Sides, rarities and remixes?
    The COMMENTS section is now open...
    https://rapidshare.com/files/4278689678/Chmbw- FttC (B_s).rar

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  2. Glad to see "Tony Blair" on here - cheeky!

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    1. Yeah those website songs "Tony Blair and "Her Majesty" are fun.

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  3. very nice. i bought most of the early stuff on vinyl after hearing tubthumper ( which i, of course, just saw at a salvation army store for .99 yesterday). although i own the japaneses amnesia, i was happy to see it posted. it's great to know they haven't been forgotten.

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    1. I'll be the one to keep pushing people to remember Chumba, until a more balanced view of their work becomes the norm.

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  4. Thanks again, and again!

    Jeff (PopC)

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