En plena epoca de reediciones que pinta aceptables, llega el turno de Lloyd Cole and the Commotions, promoviendo un box set cuya noticia fue compartida en determinados lugares especializados hace un par de semanas sin el track listting de los seis discos que componen esta masiva recopilación.
El nombre del box set es "Collected Recordings 1983-1989" contiene los tres álbumes principales lanzados por la banda entre 1984 y 1987 (Rattlesnakes, Easy Pieces y Mainstream) con un mejor nivel de audio en especial para Rattlesnakes, ya que fueron por los demos originales en cinta para una remasterización por completo.
Agregando al box set, tenemos el 4to., disco que viene con los infaltables Lados b, remixes y outtakes, algunas de ellas no lanzadas anteriormente, mientras que el 5to., disco viene con una serie de demos y rarezas también previamente desconocidas con la excepción de los demos de "Are you Ready To Be Heartbroken" y "Perfect Skin", que aparecieron en la reedición del 2004, en total son seis temas inéditos que incluyen "Forest Fire" y Jennifer She Said" que fue lanzada en otra versión producida por Stewart Copeland y Julian Mendelsohn.
Por último hay un 6to., disco que es un DVD con diez videos promocionales, los cuales ya habían sido lanzados en el edición CD+DVD del 2004 "Lloyd Cole. The Commotions. The Singles", junto con ocho apariciones en televisión que incluye actuaciones en programas como "Top of the Pops", y The Old Grey Whistle Test, más un libreto de 48 pagínas con una introducción del periodista Pete Paphides.
Disc one – Rattlesnakes Tracklisting:
1. Perfect Skin
2. Speedboat
3. Rattlesnakes
4. Down on Mission Street
5. Forest Fire
6. Charlotte Street
7. 2cv
8. Four Flights Up
9. Patience
10. Are You Ready to be Heartbroken?
Disc two – Easy Pieces Tracklisting:
1. Rich
2. Why I Love Country Music
3. Pretty Gone
4. Grace
5. Cut Me Down
6. Brand New Friend
7. Lost Weekend
8. James
9. Minor Character
10. Perfect Blue
Disc three – Mainstream Tracklist:
1. My Bag
2. From the Hip
3. 29
4. Mainstream
5. Jennifer she said
6. Mr. Malcontent
7. Sean Penn Blues
8. Big Snake
9. Hey Rusty
10. These Days
Disc four – B-Sides, Remixes & Outtakes Tracklist:
1. The Sea and The Sand (B-side to Perfect Skin)
2. You Will Never Be No Good (B-side to Perfect Skin)
3. Andy’s Babies (B-side to Forest Fire)
4. Glory (B-side to Forest Fire)
5. Sweetness (B-side to Rattlesnakes)
6. Perfect Blue (Hardiman mix) B-side to Jennifer She Said
7. Jesus Said (B-side to My Bag)
8. Brand New Friend (1985 Wessex Studio recording. Previously unreleased ***
9. From Grace (Unfinished 1985 Wessex Studio recording. Previously unreleased ***)
10. Her Last Fling ( B-side to Brand New Friend)
11. Big World (B-side to Lost Weekend)
12. Nevers End (B-side to Lost Weekend)
13. Mystery Train (Recorded live at The World, New York, 1986) B-side to Jennifer She Said
14. I Don’t Believe You (Recorded live at The World, New York, 1986) B-side to Jennifer She Said
15. Love Your Wife (B-side to From The Hip)
16. Lonely Mile (B-side to From The Hip)
17. Please (B-side to From The Hip)
18. My Bag (Dancing Mix) 12” single
Disc five – Demo Recordings & Rarities (ALL UNRELEASED except Trk 2 & 6)
1. Down At The Mission [Unreleased single A-side]
2. Are You Ready To Be Heartbroken? [Unreleased single B-side (appeared previously on Rattlesnakes Deluxe Edition 2004)]
3. Patience [Demo recording]
4. Eat My Words [Demo recording (Never before heard)]
5. Forest Fire [Demo recording]
6. Perfect Skin [Demo recording (appeared previously on Rattlesnakes Deluxe Edition 2004)]
7. Poons [Demo recording (Never before heard)]
8. Old Hats [Demo recording]
9. You Win [Demo recording (Never before heard)]
10. Old Wants Never Gets [Demo recording (Never before heard)]
11. Another Dry Day [Demo recording. (Never before heard)]
12. 29 [Demo recording]
13. Jennifer She Said [Demo recording]
14. Hey Rusty [Demo recording]
15. Everyone’s Complaining [Unreleased recording. Studio Grande Armée (Paris). Produced by Chris Thomas]
16. Mr Malcontent [Unreleased recording. Studio Grande Armée (Paris). Produced by Chris Thomas]
17. Jennifer She Said (Polished Rough Mix) [Unreleased
recording. Sarm Studios (London). Produced by Stewart Copeland and
Julian Mendelsohn]
18. Hey Rusty [Unreleased recording. Sarm Studios (London). Produced by Stewart Copeland and Julian Mendelsohn]
DVD – Promotional videos & television performances
Promotional videos
1. Perfect Skin
2. Forest Fire
3. Rattlesnakes
4. Brand New Friend
5. Lost Weekend
6. Cut Me Down
7. My Bag
8. Jennifer She Said
9. From The Hip
10. Mainstream
Television performances
11. Perfect Skin (Top of the Pops, June 1984)
12. Rattlesnakes (The Old Grey Whistle Test, November 1984)
13. Speedboat (The Old Grey Whistle Test, November 1984)
14. Brand New Friend (Wogan, September 1985)
15. Brand New Friend (Top of the Pops, September 1985)
16. Lost Weekend (Top of the Pops, November 1985)
17. Mister Malcontent (Recorded live in concert at Ibrox Park, Glasgow, June 1986)
18. My Bag (Wogan, September 1987)