The most comprehensive of any Lips compilation to date, Greatest Hits Vol. Closing out the collection is "Silent Lord" which is comprised of The Lips mash-up of "Silent Night" with Spacemen 3's "Lord, Can You Hear Me" from a Christmas 2008 limited edition 7" picture disc. 2" existed on a USB drive - along with two other tracks - buried within the edible Gummy Fetus sold on tour in 2011. Prior to this collection, "Enthusiasm For Life Defeats Existential Fear Pt. "Spiderman Vs Muhammed Ali", originally recorded for 2007's Music from and Inspired by Spider-Man 3 soundtrack has never released in any form. Those lucky enough to attend early screenings were handed a copy of this now ultra-rare 3-song CD upon entry. Another rare gem, "Noodling Theme", is from the 2001 Lips soundtrack to director Bradley Beesley's indie-film Okie Noodling about bare-handed fishing in Oklahoma. "Your Face Can Tell The Future", and "You Gotta Hold On" are outtakes from At War With The Mystics sessions. "We Can't Predict The Future" is taken from a June 2000 John Peel BBC Session. Various odds & sods included here that have never been available on CD until now include the epic, fan favorite "The Captain" which was left off The Soft Bulletin and a welcome addition to this set. the Psyche of Death)" is one of the three tracks from The Lips first-ever WBR CD EP, Yeah, I Know It's A Drag.Wastin' Pigs Is Still Radical. Another early obscurity "Jets (Cupid's Kiss Vs. This track was on the original cassette tape which led to The Lips Warner Bros. Some of the aural treasures found on disc 3 are among the rarest recorded curios in The Lips musical medicine chest including the previously unreleased demo track "Zero To A Million" which features The Lips short-lived line-up that included Jonathan Donahue on guitar (Mercury Rev) and Nathan Roberts on drums. A new line of Greatest Hits merchandise will also be sold separately and include a limited edition custom embroidered crewneck sweatshirt, and all new short sleeve and long sleeve T-shirt designs utilizing the artwork from the album.
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The Greatest Hits Vinyl bundle will include the 11 track black vinyl album, along with 24" x 24" screen printed post and include the full album digital download upon release. The Greatest Hits Deluxe bundle will include the 52-song 3-CD set with 24"x24" screen printed poster and all three digital download tracks in advance of the release date with the full album digital download upon release. Lips fans will have the opportunity to purchase direct to consumer bundles and brand new Lips Greatest Hits-themed merchandise. Scratching the Door and Seeing the Unseeable, a 6-CD box released June 29, gather up early Lips album and rare cuts also remastered by The Lips and Fridmann. Records celebrate Oklahoma's most famous freaks with an ambitious reissue program, including two releases that spotlight the joyous weirdness the band recorded for Restless Records before signing with Warner Bros. To make things even more exciting for fans, Rhino Records and Warner Bros. The resultant sound quality of these recordings is now far superior to all previously released versions. The Deluxe Edition will also compile a generous hatful of International single B-sides, studio outtakes and several previously unreleased tracks to present an essential view into the extraordinary body of work from one of the most influential and enduring rock bands of all-time.Įach of the tracks in this collection has been remastered from the original tape sources by The Flaming Lips and long-time producer Dave Fridmann at Tarbox Road Studios.
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The Deluxe digital and Deluxe 3-CD Edition of Greatest Hits Vol.1 significantly expands the concept of their "hits" and gathers some of their best-loved album tracks from the aforementioned albums plus deep cuts from their WBR album debut, Hit To Death In The Future Head (1992), along with music from, Zaireeka (1997), The Flaming Lips And Heady Fwends (2012) and The Terror (2013). This is the first time The Lips have presented singles from Transmissions From The Satellite Heart (1993), Clouds Taste Metallic (1995), The Soft Bulletin (1999), Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots (2002), At War With The Mystics (2006), Embryonic (2009) and their current album Oczy Mlody (2017) on a single disc. 1 will compile eleven WBR-era singles and album tracks on a single black vinyl pressing. The Flaming Lips announce their first official "hits" collection on Warner Bros.