Past Imperfect: The Best Of Tindersticks '92–'21

~ Release by Tindersticks (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

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CD 1
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1City Sickness
engineer and producer:
Ian Caple and Tindersticks
bass:
Mark Colwill
drums (drum set) and vibraphone:
Al Macaulay
guitar:
Neil Fraser (guitarist) and Stuart A. Staples
keyboard:
David Boulter
violin:
Dickon Hinchliffe (British score composer)
vocals:
Stuart A. Staples
recorded at and mixed at:
Townhouse Three in Battersea, Wandsworth, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1993)
part of:
A.V. Club: 15 Songs That Make Diseases (Real and Imaginary) Rock (number: 2)
recording of:
City Sickness
lyricist and composer:
David Boulter, Mark Colwill, Neil Fraser (guitarist), Dickon Hinchliffe (British score composer), Al Macaulay and Stuart A. Staples
writer:
Tindersticks
44:01
2Her (’92)
2:52
3Tiny Tears
5:27
4Travelling Light (single version)
recording engineer and mixer:
Ian Caple and Tindersticks
producer:
Ian Caple, Stuart A. Staples and Tindersticks
bass:
Mark Colwill
cello:
Sarah Wilson (Cello player for Belle & Sebastian and Status Quo among others)
drums (drum set) and vibraphone:
Al Macaulay
guitar:
Neil Fraser (guitarist), Dickon Hinchliffe (British score composer) and Stuart A. Staples
instruments:
Caroline Luckhurst (violinist)
organ:
David Boulter
viola:
Ann Child (Ann Louise Child; British violist)
violin:
Dickon Hinchliffe (British score composer), Suzannah Marsden (Susannah Marsden; British keyboardist and violinist, sister of Rhodri Marsden), Jeff Moore (violin, viola player) and Lucy Wilkins (violinist)
vocals:
Stuart A. Staples and Carla Torgerson
conductor:
Rosie Lidsell (Ex member of The Steve Martland Band)
strings arranger:
Tindersticks
recorded at:
Conny’s Studio in Neunkirchen, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (from 1994-05-09 until 1994-05-16), Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1994-07-04: strings) and Orinoco Studios in Southwark, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1994-07-05 until 1994-07-10)
recording of:
Travelling Light (feat. Carla Torgerson)
lyricist and composer:
David Boulter, Mark Colwill, Neil Fraser (guitarist), Dickon Hinchliffe (British score composer), Al Macaulay and Stuart A. Staples
4:41
5My Sister
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Ian Caple and Tindersticks
bass:
Mark Colwill
drums (drum set):
Al Macaulay
guitar:
Neil Fraser (guitarist) and Dickon Hinchliffe (British score composer)
organ:
David Boulter
trombone:
Mike Kearsey
violin:
Dickon Hinchliffe (British score composer)
additional vocals:
Isabel Monteiro
vocals:
Stuart A. Staples
recorded at:
Conny’s Studio in Neunkirchen, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (from 1994-05-09 until 1994-05-16), Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1994-07-04: strings) and Orinoco Studios in Southwark, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1994-07-05 until 1994-07-10)
recording of:
My Sister
lyricist and composer:
David Boulter, Mark Colwill, Neil Fraser (guitarist), Dickon Hinchliffe (British score composer), Al Macaulay and Stuart A. Staples
8:11
6Rented Rooms
recording engineer:
Ian Caple, Craig Chettle, John Siket and Tindersticks
producer:
Tindersticks
assistant mixer:
Ciarán Cahill
mixer:
Craig Chettle and Tindersticks
drums (drum set) and vibraphone:
Al Macaulay
electric bass guitar:
Mark Colwill
guitar:
Neil Fraser (guitarist) and Dickon Hinchliffe (British score composer)
organ:
David Boulter
violin:
Dickon Hinchliffe (British score composer)
vocals:
Stuart A. Staples
recorded at:
Angel Recording Studios in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1996-07-08 until 1996-07-21), Eastcote Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1996-08-15 until 1996-08-20, from 1996-10-05 until 1996-10-06) and Sear Sound in New York, New York, United States (from 1996-08-23 until 1996-08-24)
mixed at:
Windmill Lane Studios (original location, until 1990) in Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland (from 1996-08-27 until 1996-09-07) and Pierce Rooms in Hammersmith, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1996-10-08 until 1996-10-10, from 1996-10-26 until 1996-10-27, on 1996-11-03)
recording of:
Rented Rooms
lyricist and composer:
David Boulter, Mark Colwill, Neil Fraser (guitarist), Dickon Hinchliffe (British score composer), Al Macaulay and Stuart A. Staples
writer and arranger:
Tindersticks
5:12
7Can We Start Again?
3:50
8Dying Slowly
recording engineer:
Ian Caple (from 2000-11-22 until 2000-12-13) and Tindersticks (from 2000-11-22 until 2000-12-13)
assistant producer:
Antti Uusimäki
producer:
Ian Caple and Tindersticks
mixer:
Ian Caple (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-26)
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Neil Fraser (guitarist) and Stuart A. Staples
bass clarinet:
Jamie Talbot (English jazz alto saxophonist)
drums (drum set):
Al Macaulay
electric bass guitar:
Mark Colwill
electric piano:
David Boulter and Dickon Hinchliffe (British score composer)
organ:
Stuart A. Staples
piano:
David Boulter
violin:
Mark Berrow (violinist), Jonathan Evans‐Jones (violinist), Peter Hanson (violinist), Patrick Kiernan (violinist), Boguslaw Kostecki (violinist), Julian Leaper (concert master and violinist), Perry Montague‐Mason (violinist), Jackie Shave, Chris Tombling (violinist) and Gavyn Wright (UK violinist, conductor)
vocals:
Stuart A. Staples
recorded at:
Eastcote Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2000-11-22 until 2000-12-13)
mixed at:
Eastcote Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2001-01-03 until 2001-01-26)
recording of:
Dying Slowly
writer:
David Boulter, Dickon Hinchliffe (British score composer) and Stuart A. Staples
publisher:
Rough Trade Publishing
4:36
9Sometimes It Hurts
assistant producer:
Haicong Guo (Engineer), Sam Miller (engineer, producer, mixer, sound director from London) and Antti Uusimäki
producer:
Ian Caple and Stuart A. Staples
baritone saxophone:
Dave Bishop (saxophonist)
bass guitar:
Mark Colwill
cello:
Ian Burdge (cellist), Oliver Kraus, Chris Mansell, Andy Nice, Sarah Wilson (Cello player for Belle & Sebastian and Status Quo among others) and Chris Worsey (cellist)
drums (drum set):
Al Macaulay
guitar:
Neil Fraser (guitarist)
keyboard:
David Boulter and Dickon Hinchliffe (British score composer)
tenor saxophone:
Jamie Talbot (English jazz alto saxophonist)
trombone:
Neil Sidwell
trumpet:
Steve Sidwell (English composer & wind instrumentalist)
viola:
Reiad Chibah (violist), Naomi Fairhurst, Emily Frith, Vincent Greene, Fiona Griffith, Sophie Sirota, Rob Spriggs, Lucy Theo and Becca Ware
violin:
Fiona Brice, Catherine Browning (violinist), Sarah Button, Gillon Cameron (violinist), chris koh, Howard Gott, Ruth Gottlieb, Calina De La Mare, Anna Morris (violinist), Jacqueline Norrie, Wendy de St Paer, Louise Peacock, Lucy Wilkins (violinist), Dave Williams (violin) and Brian Wright (UK violin and viola player)
vocals:
Lhasa (American / Canadian singer) and Stuart A. Staples
recorded at and mixed at:
Eastcote Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2002-09-01 until 2003-01-03) and Great Linford Manor in Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom (from 2002-09-01 until 2003-01-03)
recording of:
Sometimes It Hurts
lyricist:
Stuart A. Staples
composer:
David Boulter, Neil Fraser (guitarist), Dickon Hinchliffe (British score composer) and Al Macaulay
brass arranger and strings arranger:
Dickon Hinchliffe (British score composer)
4:40
10My Oblivion
assistant producer:
Haicong Guo (Engineer), Sam Miller (engineer, producer, mixer, sound director from London) and Antti Uusimäki
producer:
Ian Caple and Stuart A. Staples
baritone saxophone:
Dave Bishop (saxophonist)
bass guitar:
Mark Colwill
cello:
Ian Burdge (cellist), Oliver Kraus, Chris Mansell, Andy Nice, Sarah Wilson (Cello player for Belle & Sebastian and Status Quo among others) and Chris Worsey (cellist)
drums (drum set):
Al Macaulay
guitar:
Neil Fraser (guitarist)
keyboard:
David Boulter and Dickon Hinchliffe (British score composer)
tenor saxophone:
Jamie Talbot (English jazz alto saxophonist)
trombone:
Neil Sidwell
trumpet:
Steve Sidwell (English composer & wind instrumentalist)
viola:
Reiad Chibah (violist), Naomi Fairhurst, Emily Frith, Vincent Greene, Fiona Griffith, Sophie Sirota, Rob Spriggs, Lucy Theo and Becca Ware
violin:
Fiona Brice, Catherine Browning (violinist), Sarah Button, Gillon Cameron (violinist), chris koh, Howard Gott, Ruth Gottlieb, Calina De La Mare, Anna Morris (violinist), Jacqueline Norrie, Wendy de St Paer, Louise Peacock, Lucy Wilkins (violinist), Dave Williams (violin) and Brian Wright (UK violin and viola player)
vocals:
Stuart A. Staples
recorded at and mixed at:
Eastcote Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2002-09-01 until 2003-01-03) and Great Linford Manor in Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom (from 2002-09-01 until 2003-01-03)
recording of:
My Oblivion
lyricist:
Stuart A. Staples
composer:
David Boulter, Mark Colwill, Neil Fraser (guitarist), Dickon Hinchliffe (British score composer) and Al Macaulay
brass arranger and strings arranger:
Dickon Hinchliffe (British score composer)
7:01
CD 2
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1Harmony Around My Table
55:04
2Show Me Everything
recording engineer and mixer:
Stuart A. Staples (from 2010-05 until 2011-09)
recorded at and mixed at:
Le Chien Chanceux in Limousin (historical, until 2016), France (from 2010-05 until 2011-09)
recording of:
Show Me Everything
writer:
David Boulter and Stuart A. Staples
3.555:29
3This Fire of Autumn
recording engineer and mixer:
Stuart A. Staples (from 2010-05 until 2011-09)
recorded at and mixed at:
Le Chien Chanceux in Limousin (historical, until 2016), France (from 2010-05 until 2011-09)
recording of:
This Fire of Autumn
writer:
Stuart A. Staples
4:16
4Medicine
recording engineer and mixer:
Stuart A. Staples (from 2010-05 until 2011-09)
recorded at and mixed at:
Le Chien Chanceux in Limousin (historical, until 2016), France (from 2010-05 until 2011-09)
recording of:
Medicine
writer:
Stuart A. Staples
4:59
5What Are You Fighting For?
34:11
6How He Entered
4:42
7Were We Once Lovers?
4:47
8Willow
5:19
9Pinky in the Daylight
5:21
10Both Sides of the Blade
4:04
CD 3: Live at Glasgow City Halls 5th October 2008.
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1Introduction
recorded at:
City Halls (Glasgow) in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom (on 2008-10-05)
4:01
2Yesterdays Tomorrows
recorded at:
City Halls (Glasgow) in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom (on 2008-10-05)
3:55
3The Flicker of a Little Girl
recorded at:
City Halls (Glasgow) in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom (on 2008-10-05)
3:38
4Come Feel the Sun
recorded at:
City Halls (Glasgow) in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom (on 2008-10-05)
2:44
5E-Type
recorded at:
City Halls (Glasgow) in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom (on 2008-10-05)
2:37
6The Other Side of the World
recorded at:
City Halls (Glasgow) in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom (on 2008-10-05)
4:22
7The Organist Entertains
recorded at:
City Halls (Glasgow) in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom (on 2008-10-05)
2:55
8Dying Slowly
recorded at:
City Halls (Glasgow) in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom (on 2008-10-05)
4:39
9Say Goodbye to the City
recorded at:
City Halls (Glasgow) in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom (on 2008-10-05)
4:30
10Sleepy Song
recorded at:
City Halls (Glasgow) in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom (on 2008-10-05)
4:30
11She’s Gone
recorded at:
City Halls (Glasgow) in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom (on 2008-10-05)
4:02
12The Hungry Saw
recorded at:
City Halls (Glasgow) in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom (on 2008-10-05)
3:54
13Boobar Come Back to Me
recorded at:
City Halls (Glasgow) in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom (on 2008-10-05)
4:23
14All the Love
recorded at:
City Halls (Glasgow) in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom (on 2008-10-05)
5:20
15The Turns We Took
recorded at:
City Halls (Glasgow) in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom (on 2008-10-05)
6:07
16If You’re Looking for a Way Out
recorded at:
City Halls (Glasgow) in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom (on 2008-10-05)
5:10
17Her
recorded at:
City Halls (Glasgow) in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom (on 2008-10-05)
3:21
18The Not Knowing
recorded at:
City Halls (Glasgow) in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom (on 2008-10-05)
6:14