Too Hard Basket
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Too Hard Basket subtitled B Sides and Bastards is a compilation of B Sides and unreleased tracks by New Zealand
band the Mutton Birds. It was given an extremely limited release via the band's website and gig sales.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
band the Mutton Birds. It was given an extremely limited release via the band's website and gig sales.
Track listing
- "It Happened One Night" (Jody Harris) – 3.02 Different Mix to that released with "The Heater"
- "The Ballad Of Kelvin" (Don McGlashan) – 4.16 "Heater" B-side - NZ Only
- "He Turned Around" (Don McGlashan) – 4.49 "Heater" B-side - NZ Only
- "Three Minutes" (Don McGlashan) – 4.11 Previously unreleased
- "So Long" (Alan Gregg) – 3.05 Previously unreleased
- "The Heater (Careful With...Version)" (Don McGlashan) – 3.34 "Anchor Me" B-side - NZ only
- "The Queen's English (Annus Horribilus Mix)" (Don McGlashan) –5.21 "Ngaire" B-side - NZ only
- "Cinema Of Unease" (Don McGlashan) – 3.09 Previously unreleased
- "Don't Fear The Reaper" (Donald Roeser) – 5.26 Original demo version - "She's Been Talking" B-side - NZ only
- "Ash Wednesday" (Don McGlashan) – 4.44 Previously unreleased
- "Ranchslider" (Don McGlashan) – 2.47 Previously unreleased
- "Answerphone" (David Long) – 3.22 Different version to that released with "Come Around" NZ Single
- "Face In The Paper" (Don McGlashan) – 3.51 "Come Around" B-side - UK
- "Inbetween Man" (Don McGlashan) – 3.33 "She's Been Talking" B-side - UK different mix to NZ "Envy Of Angels" version
- "Along The Boundary" (Don McGlashan) – 4.58 Different mix to UK "Come Around" B-side and NZ "Envy Of Angels" version
Credits
- Don McGlashanDon McGlashanDon McGlashan is a New Zealand musician and songwriter who has been a member of bands such as The Plague, From Scratch, The Whizz Kids, Blam Blam Blam, The Front Lawn, The Mutton Birds and, from 2009, The Bellbirds. He composed several pieces for the Limbs Dance Company...
– Voice, Guitars, Euphonium - Ross BurgeRoss BurgeRoss Burge is a New Zealand musician, who started playing drums with the Nelson College rock band Mandias in 1973. He decided that this was to be the life for him, and called the NZPO to ensure back-up....
– Drums - Alan GreggAlan GreggAlan Gregg is a New Zealand musician, originally from Palmerston North, now based in London. Originally a keyboard player, Alan has mainly played Bass Guitar in his professional life. After moving to Auckland, New Zealand, Alan was a member of the Dribbling Darts of Love before joining The Mutton...
– Bass, Voice - David Long – Lead Guitar
- Mutton Birds – Producer