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Luke Haines Is Dead: Collection of Auteurs
Luke Haines
Luke Haines Is Dead: Collection of Auteurs
Genres: Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock, Soundtracks, Classic Rock
 
  •  Track Listings (20) - Disc #1
  •  Track Listings (20) - Disc #2
  •  Track Listings (22) - Disc #3

Immediately prior to his death, brought about by his flirtations with sincere boredom, Haines managed to compile a list of his favorite songs for posterity. Unsurprisingly, they were all his own work. Thus, EMI is releasin...  more »

     
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All Artists: Luke Haines
Title: Luke Haines Is Dead: Collection of Auteurs
Members Wishing: 3
Total Copies: 0
Label: EMI Europe Generic
Release Date: 7/25/2005
Album Type: Import
Genres: Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock, Soundtracks, Classic Rock
Styles: Indie & Lo-Fi, British Alternative, Glam
Number of Discs: 3
SwapaCD Credits: 3
UPC: 094633152427

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Album Description
Immediately prior to his death, brought about by his flirtations with sincere boredom, Haines managed to compile a list of his favorite songs for posterity. Unsurprisingly, they were all his own work. Thus, EMI is releasing this 3 CD boxed set of 62 incomparable tunes by the ex-Auteurs leader, many of them unavailable until now. Luke Haines Is Dead features a lost BBC take of 'Government Book Store', further BBC session versions of 'The Upper Classes' and 'Everything You Say Will Destroy You', the Rough Trade version of 'Housebreaker', a song actually penned with Kylie Minogue in mind called 'I'm A Rich Man's Toy', live Radio One session recordings of 'Modern History', 'New French Girlfriend' and 'Chinese Bakery', Outtakes of 'X Boogie Man' and 'Car Crash', and four Steve Albini-produced Peel Session tracks including 'Kids Issue'. There is much more, of course: remixes including 'Confrontation', 'Dalai Lama', 'Fuse' and 'ESP Kids' and the stupendous and never before available version of 'Future Generation'; diamonds 'Satan Wants Me', 'The Mitford Sisters' and 'Bugger Bognor'. Of course Luke Haines is not dead. He is only resting. But if you ever needed an introduction to Haines's work, Luke Haines Is Dead is it. 2005.
 

CD Reviews

Luke haines is dead! long live luke haines!
starzero | chicago, il | 12/20/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)

"it's not often one can tell from the first song that a release is amazing. usually if that first song is incredible the rest of the album is a disappointment, never quite living up to the promise of perfection. that is not the case here. though i haven't finished listening to all three of these discs, i can tell you the first disc alone is worth the price of admission.



luke haines is a grumpy, pessimistic man whose bleak worldview permeates everything he does. at the same time, he has an innate pop sensibility that makes each of these depressing stories listenable, even enjoyable. i haven't found a bad song yet, and i can't imagine someone with this much talent coming up short."