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Have Not Been The Same Volume One: Too Cool To Live, Too Smart To Die
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Have Not Been The Same Volume One: Too Cool To Live, Too Smart To Die --- 2011
Released to complement the book Have Not Been the Same: The CanRock Renaissance 1985-1995 by Michael Barclay, Ian A.D. Jack and Jason Schneider. All proceeds from this project go to the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH). Pop Goes the World: Originally recorded by Men Without Hats on Pop Goes the World (Polygram, 1987). Currently available on the compilation The Silver Collection (Bulldog Brothers, 2009). Recorded and mixed at Fort Waldegrave in St. John's, NL. In Contempt of Me: Originally recorded by Jr. Gone Wild on Too Dumb to Quit (Stony Plain, 1990). Recorded at Riverdale Recorders, Edmonton, October 2011. What Was Going Through My Head: Originally performed by the Grapes of Wrath on Now and Again (EMI, 1989). Recorded in the TTC's Lower Bay Station in Toronto, August 2011. Daylight: Originally recorded by the Nils on their self-titled album (Profile, 1987). Currently available on the compilation Green Fields of Daylight (Mag Wheel, 1996). Recorded @ 78PA. Mixed @ The Basement Brigade. I Will Give You Everything: Originally recorded by the Skydiggers on their self-titled album (Enigma, 1990). Currently available on the compilation The Truth About Us (Pheromone, 2009). Recorded in the basement of Dis-a-Ray Antique Shop, Guelph, Ontario. The Lines You Amend: Originally recorded by Sloanon One Chord To Another (Murder, 1996). Produced and recorded at Glen Gordon Studio, Toronto. Happens All the Time: Originally recorded by Eric's Trip on Peter EP (Murder, 1992). Engineered and mixed at Glen Gordon Studio, Toronto. Grace, Too: Originally recorded by The Tragically hip on Day For Night (Universal, 1994). Producer, engineered & mixed at Box Office Poison. Too Cool to Live, Too Smart to Die: Originally recorded by Deja Voodoo on Too Cool to Live, Too Smart to Die (Og, 1985). Made at Arch Audio, Calgary, June 2011. Your Sunshine: Originally recorded by Hardship post on Somebody Spoke (Sub pop, 1995). Recorded in (Matthew Barber's) home studio. North Window: Originally recorded by the Inbreds on It's Sydney or the Bush (Tag, 1996). Throw Silver: Originally recorded by Mecca Normal on Dovetail (K, 1992). Recorded at St. Mary Aldermary chruch in London, England. Buddah: Originally recorded by Al Tuck on Brave New Days (Murder, 1994). Recorded at (Michael Feuerstack's) home in Montreal. Odette: Originally recorded by Circle C on their self-titled album (Geffen, 1991). Recorded and mixed at JC/DC, summer 2011. Teenland: Originally recorded by the Northern Pikes on Scene in North America (Black'n'Round, 1985); re-recorded on Big Blue Sky (Virgin, 1986). Recorded and mixed at Jim Bryson's house. Bound For Vegas: Originally recorded by Art Bergmann on Sexual Roulette (Polygram, 1990). Engineered, mixed and produced at P.D. Paddy Podey Productions Studios. Shaved Head: Originally recorded by the Rheostatics on Whale Music (Intrepid, 1992). Recorded at home in the basement. When You Know Why You're Happy: Originally recorded by Mary Margaret O'Hara on Miss America (Virgin, 1988). Recorded at City Hall, Montreal. Additional recording at Pleasantville, Cumberland, B.C. We Got Time: Originally recorded by Bob Wiseman on In Her Dream (Warner, 1989; reissued by Blocks Recording Club in 2009). Recorded at the T'Shvitz.
Tracklist
Pop Goes The World
In Contempt Of Me
What Was Going Through My Head
Daylight
I Will Give You Everything
The Lines You Amend
Happens All The Time
Grace, Too
Too Cool To Live, Too Smart To Die
Your Sunshine
North Window
Throw Silver
Buddah
Odette
Teenland
Bound For Vegas
Shaved Head
When You Know Why You're Happy
We Got Time