Thursday, April 29, 2021

The Charlatans announce career-spanning boxset 'A Head Full Of Ideas'


The Charlatans announced a greatest hits collection titled A Head Full Of Ideas.

The legendary Manchester band will issue the 6 piece boxset (5LP + bonus 7") A Head Full Of Ideas on October 15th. The massive set includes a career spanning collection of greatest hits, radio sessions, live tracks, demos, and remixes. The bonus 7" single features two demos - the A side is the band's debut single "Indian Rope" and b-side is the breakthrough classic "The Only One I Know."

A Head Full Of Ideas will also be available on a variety of other formats: 3LP colored vinyl, 2LP black vinyl, 2CD deluxe, and standard single CD. The various formats have differing tracklistings, so it's best to take a look at all the options.

All formats arrive on October 15th and are available to pre-order from the official Charlatans store.

The Charlatans also announced details behind a 31st anniversary tour of the UK. The tour was slated to take place last year on their 30th anniversary, but due to the pandemic...well, you know. Tickets for the tour are on sale now.

Head over to the official Charlatans website and/or social media (Instagram/Twitter)for more details on A Head Full Of Ideas and 31st anniversary tour.


A Head Full Of Ideas - BOXSET tracklisting

A1) The Only One I Know
A2) Weirdo
A3) Can’t Get out of Bed
A4) Jesus Hairdo
A5) Just When You’re Thinking Things Over
A6) North Country Boy

B1) Tellin’ Stories
B2) One to Another
B3) How High
B4) Forever
B5) Impossible

C1) Love is the Key
C2) A Man Needs to be Told
C3) Up at The Lake
C4) Blackened Blue Eyes
C5) Oh Vanity

D1) My Foolish Pride
D2) Come Home Baby
D3) Let the Good Times be Never Ending
D4) Plastic Machinery
D5) Totally Eclipsing

Trust Is For Believers (live album)

A1) Polar Bear (Blackburn, King Georges Hall. November 1990 - BBC Radio 1)
A2) Indian Rope (Reading Festival 1992 - BBC Radio 1)
A3) Can’t Even Be Bothered (Reading Festival 1992 - BBC Radio 1)
A4) Can’t Get Out of Bed (Glasgow Tramway, Sound City 1994 - BBC Radio1)
A5) I Never Want an Easy Life (If Me and Him Were Ever to Get There) (Glasgow Tramway, Sound City 1994 - BBC Radio1)
A6) Then (Glastonbury Festival 1995 - BBC Radio 1)

B1) Here Comes a Soul Saver (Hultsfred Festival, Sweden 1997)
B2) Just Lookin’ (Hultsfred Festival, Sweden 1997)
B3) My Beautiful Friend (Delamare Forest, Cheshire 2007)
B4) The Blind Stagger (Delamare Forest, Cheshire 2007)
B5) Sproston Green (Reading Festival 1999 - BBC Radio 1)

Pleased To Meet You (demos)

A1) C’mon C’Mon (Demo Version)
A2) Sleepy Little Sunshine Boy (Desk Mix Version)
A3) Dardanella (Demo Version)
A4) So Oh (Demo Version)
A5) Always on my Mind (Demo Version)

B1) Everbody Ha Ha (Demo Version)
B2) Commuter Computer (Demo Version)
B3) Crystal Eyes (Demo Version)
B4) Polar Bear (Demo Version)
B5) I Need You To Know (Demo Version)

One To Another (remixes)

A1) Plastic Machinery (Sleaford Mods Remix)
A2) Nine Acre Dust (Chemical Brothers Remix)
A3) Not Forgotten (Brian Jonestown Massacre Remix)
A4) Tellin’ Stories (The Go! Team Remix) unreleased

B1) Trouble Understanding (Norman Cook Remix)
B2) My Beautiful Friend (Jagz Kooner Remix)
B3) Hey Sunrise (The Orb Remix) unreleased
B4) You’re So Pretty, We’re So Pretty (Lo Fidelity Allstars Remix)

Bonus demos 7"

A1) Indian Rope (Demo)
AA1) The Only One I Know (Demo)