Best first and last songs on an album?

Venerable Bede

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Re: Best first and last songs on an album? September 14, 2006 at 05:20 PM UTC #

Originally posted by Big KC:
Pet Sounds… Wouldn't It Be Nice
…Hang Onto Your Ego

"caroline no" is the last song on pet sounds, "hang on to your ego" was not released until the 1996 re-issue as a bonus track.

renton007

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Re: Best first and last songs on an album? September 14, 2006 at 05:54 PM UTC #

BJM: Going to Hell/Wisdom (Strung Out in Heaven)
Johnny Cash: Delia/The Man Who Couldn't Cry (American Recordings)
Television: See No Evil/Torn Curtain (Marquee Moon)
Neil Young: My My Hey Hey (Out of the Blue/Hey Hey My My (Into the Black) (Rust Never Sleeps)

pela123

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Re: Best first and last songs on an album? September 14, 2006 at 07:18 PM UTC #

ladies and gentlemen we are floating in space/cop shoot cop–spiritualized

vansmack

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Re: Best first and last songs on an album? September 14, 2006 at 07:23 PM UTC #

Originally posted by Venerable Bede:

Originally posted by Big KC:
Pet Sounds… Wouldn't It Be Nice
…Hang Onto Your Ego
"caroline no" is the last song on pet sounds, "hang on to your ego" was not released until the 1996 re-issue as a bonus track.

Oh SNAP!

By the way, I've learned not to argue with Venerable about Pet Sounds. Kid's wicked smart!

Big KC

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Re: Best first and last songs on an album? September 14, 2006 at 07:32 PM UTC #

i knew that…

…the 1996 re-issue is way better anyhow. it's pretty much the best album ever.

chancegardener

Joined: August 13, 2001 at 05:01 AM UTC

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Re: Best first and last songs on an album? September 16, 2006 at 03:27 AM UTC #

'Holidays in the Sun' / 'EMI' - Sex Pistols
'Precious' / 'Mystery Achievement' - Pretenders
'Purple Haze' / 'Are You Experienced' - Hendrix

ixkpd-bk

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Re: Best first and last songs on an album? September 16, 2006 at 05:28 AM UTC #

Siouxsie and the Banshees - "Spellbound" and "Voodoo Dolly"

Kate Bush - "Running Up That Hill" and "The Morning Fog"

Sonic Youth - "Schitzophrenia" and "Master-Dik"

Mobius

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Re: Best first and last songs on an album? September 16, 2006 at 03:15 PM UTC #

Five more . . .

"Sympathy for the Devil" / "Salt of the Earth"

"One of These Days" / "Echoes"

"You can get it if you really want" / "Harder they come"

"Debaser / "Gouge Away"

"Planet Telex" / "Street Spirit"

El Jefe Design

Joined: June 08, 2006 at 05:01 AM UTC

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Re: Best first and last songs on an album? September 18, 2006 at 04:38 PM UTC #

Girl's Against Boys - V-Lux album
In LIke Flynn/Bughouse

Having just seen them at the T&G Fest where they played the album straight through, this was a perfect start and end.