THE
ODDFELLOWS
Bugs
And Hisses (BigO Records)
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THE
ODDFELLOWS |
| 1. | Your Smiling Face Live at Botanic Gardens, June 5, 1988. Bootleg recording. Previously released on Alternative Pop cassette compilation. |
| 2. | The Song You Said I'd Never
Write Rough mix by Shah Tahir from abandoned recording sessions in late '90s. Previously available only on the internet. |
| 3. | So Happy Live at Moods in early 1999. Previously unreleased. |
| 4. |
If You Love Me |
| 5. | Song About Caroline Bootleg recording of Oddfellows gig at Moods in early 1998. Previously unreleased. |
| 6. | Foggy Daylight Taken from 1995's 7 Year Itch EP cassette. Also appeared on Mee Pok Man OST. |
| 7. | Teenage Head Ironically, a song that was left out of The Oddfellows' 1991 Teenage Head album. Meant for a B-side but never saw the light of day. Previously unreleased. |
| 8. | Happy Birthday Live at Moods early 1998. Previously unreleased. |
| 9. | A Love Tale Taken from 1990's Phooney Accent cassingle. First time on CD. |
| 10. | Over Again Live at Moods. |
| 11. | She's So Innocent Live acoustic performance on radio, Peter King's Show, Nov 22, 1992. |
| 12. | You Calm Me Down Another bootleg recording from Moods gig '98. Previously unreleased. |
| 13. | Two Trains B-side of Unity Song promo cassingle. First time on CD. |
| 14. | Unity Song Bootleg recording of Moods gig '98. Previously unreleased. |
| 15. | Lost My Head Live at Moods early 1999. Previously released on The Substation's 10 Years And Counting CD. |
| 16. | Goodbye Bootleg recording from Moods gig 1998. Previously unreleased. |
| 17. | Riding In Your Car Taken from 1990's Phooney Accent cassingle. First time on CD. |
| 18. | Unity Song (bonus track) |
| 19. | 20 Years (bonus track) |
| 20. | Pretty Faces (bonus track) |
| 21. | Goodbye (bonus track) |
| 22. | Your Smiling Face (bonus track) |
The long-awaited Oddfellows album is finally here... well, sort of. While not
an album of entirely new songs, Bugs And Hisses, a compilation of bootleg recordings
and unreleased tracks, will be on sale by Nov 20. This limited edition of 17
tracks will also have five newly-remastered bonus songs from Teenage Head (1991)
and Carnival (1992) albums.
Fans who were at those historic gigs - 1988's Alternative Pop Live at Botanic
Gardens, 1998's Moods gig - can hear it all again. There are many rarities including
tracks from tape only releases such as the Phooney Accent cassette (1990) or
the Unity Song promo tape (1992). And, finally, the song, Teenage Head, which
gave the band's debut album its name, but which has never been released. PHILIP
CHEAH asks lead Oddfellow Patrick Chng the secrets of Bugs And Hisses:
What sorts of albums were you thinking about before you settled on Bugs And
Hisses?
I was thinking more of those albums that fans would pick up and discover another
side to a band that they like. I really love The Dream Syndicate's It's Too
Late To Stop Now and The Long Ryders' Metallic B.O. which were sort of bootlegs
containing live recordings, radio broadcast performances and other rare tracks.
Bugs And Hisses is modelled after those compilations.
How long did you take to sift through your mass of tapes and what happy/painful
decisions did you make?
It took me many weeks to sift through all the tapes that I have lying at home.
Since this was going to be a bootleg collection, if you can call it that, it's
not that difficult to select the tracks. The sound quality is almost secondary.
The painful decisions would be to release tracks that contain warts and all.
That's why it's called Bugs And Hisses.
What were your main considerations when making each selection?
Although sound quality is secondary to me on this project, I know that not many
people are exposed to bootleg live recordings or raw production. So I did take
that into consideration as well as our performance and, of course, how rare
the tracks are. Most of the tracks are being released on CD for the first time.
Note: All royalties due to The Oddfellows will go to Boys' Town Singapore and
Sok Sabay.
This CD is priced at S$12 (including postage within Singapore).
Click here to order.
* Rate is for those residing in Singapore. Overseas customers, please e-mail
us for details.
