Formats and Editions
1. All My Ghosts
2. Angst
3. Are You Headed My Way?
4. Back to Rome
5. Bad Harmony
6. Bartholomew
7. Belle Isle*
8. The Big Hurt*
9. Billy Radcliffe 1
10. Black Letter Day 1
11. The Black Rider (Rock Version) 1
12. The Black Rider (Surf Version) 1
13. Blast Off 1
14. Blizzard 1989 [Unreleased] 1
15. Bullet 1
16. California Bound 1
17. Changing of the Guards [Unreleased] 1
18. Changing of the Guards 1
19. Chip Away Boy 2
20. Coastline 2
21. Cold Heart of Stone 2
22. Constant Sorrow Man 2
23. A Dab'll Do Ya 2
24. Do Nothing 2
25. Do You Feel Bad About It? 2
26. Dog Gone 2
27. Dog in the Sand 2
28. Don't Clip Your Wings 2
29. Down in the Hole 3
30. End of Miles 3
31. End of Miles [Unreleased] 3
32. Everything Is New 3
33. The Farewell Bend 3
34. Fields of Marigold 3
35. Goodbye Lorraine 3
36. Heloise 3
37. Hermaphroditos (Is My Name) 3
38. His Kingly Cave 3
39. Horrible Day 4
40. How You Went So Far 4
41. Humboldt County Massacre [V1/Unreleased] 4
42. Humboldt County Massacre [V2] 4
43. Humboldt County Massacre [V3] 4
44. I Gotta Move 4
45. I Love Your Brain 4
46. I Need Peace 4
47. I Switched You 4
48. I Think I'm Starting to Lose It 4
49. I Want Rock ; Roll 5
50. I Will Run After You 5
51. I Will Run After You [Unreleased] 5
52. I'll Be Blue 5
53. I'm Going Down 5
54. I've Seen Your Picture 5
55. If It Takes All Night 5
56. Jaina Blues 5
57. Jane the Queen of Love 5
58. Jet Black River 5
59. John the Revelator [Unreleased] 6
60. King ; Queen of Siam 6
61. Le Cigar Volante 6
62. Living on Soul 6
63. Living on Soul [Unreleased] 6
64. Llano Del Rio 6
65. Ludwigshaffen 6
66. The Man Who Was Too Loud 6
67. Manitoba 6
68. Massif Centrale 6
69. Modern Age 7
70. My Favorite Kiss 7
71. Nadine 7
72. Nadine [Unreleased] 7
73. New House of the Pope 7
74. Out of State 7
75. Pan American Highway 7
76. Pray for the Girls 7
77. Preacher's Daughter 7
78. Robert Onion 7
79. San Antonio, TX 8
80. The Scene 8
81. Selkie Bride [Unreleased] 8
82. Selkie Bride [Instrumental/Unreleased] 8
83. Show Me Your Tears 8
84. Song of the Shrimp [Unreleased] 8
85. Sister Isabelle [Unreleased] 8
86. Six-Sixty-Six - Larry Norman 8
87. Skeleton Man 8
88. Sleep 8
89. Smoke Up 9
90. The Snake 9
91. Snake Oil 9
92. So Hard to Make Things Out 9
93. So. Bay 9
94. Solid Gold 9
95. Some Things (I Can't Get Used to) 9
96. Southbound Bevy 9
97. St. Francis Dam Disaster 9
98. Steak 'N' Sabre 9
99. Stupid Me 10
100. Suffering 10
101. Sunday Sunny Mill Valley Groove Day [Unreleased] 10
102. The Swimmer 10
103. Take What You Want 10
104. This Old Heartache 10
105. Tiny Heart 10
106. True Blue 10
107. Valentine and Garuda 10
108. Valley of Our Hope 10
109. Velvety 11
110. Western Star 11
111. When Will Happiness Find Me Again? 11
112. Whiskey in Your Shoes 11
113. Whiskey in Your Shoes [Unreleased] 11
114. Wu're Such a Wire 11
115. 21 Reasons 11
116. 85 Weeks 11
117. 1826 11
118. 1826 [Unreleased] 11
119. True Blue" - Alternate Versions of Songs from Black Letter Days 12
120. Black Letter Day 12
121. California Bound 12
122. Chip Away Boy 12
123. Cold Heart of Stone 12
124. How You Went So Far 12
125. Jane the Queen of Love 12
126. Jet Black River 12
127. Southbound Bevy 12
128. Western Star 12
129. The End of Miles 13
130. The Farewell Bend 13
131. Valentine and Garuda 13
132. Whispering Weeds
1. Gold Heart Of Stone
2. Constant Sorrow Man
3. A Dab'll Do Ya
4. Do Nothing
5. Do You Feel Bad About It
6. Dog Gone
7. Dog In The Sand
8. Don't Clip Your Wings
9. Down In The Hole
10. End Of Miles
11. End Of Miles (Unreleased)
12. Everything Is New
13. The Farewell Bend
14. Fields Of Marigold
15. Goodbye Lorraine
16. Heloise
17. Hermaphroditos
18. His Kingly Cave
19. Horrible Day
20. How You Went So Far
1. Humboldt County Massacre (V1)
2. Humboldt County Massacre (V2)
3. Humboldt County Massacre (V3)
4. I Gotta Move
5. I Loved Your Brain
6. I Need Peace
7. I Switched You
8. I Think I'm Starting To Lose It
9. I Want To Rock & Roll
10. I Will Run After You
11. I Will Run After You (Unreleased)
12. I'll Be Blue
13. I'm Going Down
14. I've Seen Your Picture
15. If It Takes All Night
16. Jaina Blues
17. Jane The Queen Of Love
18. Jet Black River
19. John The Revelator
20. King And Queen Of Siam
1. Le Cigar Volante
2. Living On Soul
3. Living On Soul (Unreleased)
4. Llano Del Rio
5. Ludwidshafen
6. Man Who Was Too Loud
7. Manitoba
8. Massif Centrale
9. Modern Age
10. My Favourite Kiss
11. Nadine
12. Nadine (Unreleased)
13. New House Of The Pope
14. Out Of State
15. Pan American Highway
16. Pray For The Girls
17. Preacher's Daughter
18. Robert Onion
19. San Antonio, Tx
20. The Scene
1. Selkie Bride (Unreleased)
2. Selkie Bride (Instrumental/Unreleased)
3. Show Me Your Tears
4. Song Of The Shrimp
5. Sister Isabelle
6. Six Sixty Six
7. Skeleton Man
8. Sleep
9. Smoke Up
10. The Snake
11. Snake Oil
12. So Hard To Make Things Out
13. So Bay
14. Solid Gold
15. Some Things (I Can't Get Used To)
16. Southbound Bevy
17. St Francis Dam Disaster
18. Steak 'n' Sabre
19. Stupid Me
20. Suffering
1. Sunday Sunny Mill Valley Groove Day
2. The Swimmer
3. Take What You Want
4. This Old Heartache
5. Tiny Heart
6. True Blue
7. Valentine And Garuda
8. Valley Of Our Hope
9. Velvety
10. Western Star
11. When Will Happiness Find Me Again?
12. Whiskey In Your Shoes
13. Whiskey In Your Shoes (Unreleased)
14. Whispering Weeds (Unreleased)
15. Whispering Weeds
16. You're Such A Wire
17. 21 Reasons
18. Eighty Five Weeks
19. 1826
20. 1826 (V2)
1. Black Letter Day (True Blue Version)
2. California Bound (True Blue Version)
3. Chip Away Boy (True Blue Version)
4. Cold Heart Of Stone (True Blue Version)
5. How You Went So Far (True Blue Version)
6. Jane The Queen Of Love (True Blue Version)
7. Jet Black River (True Blue Version)
8. Southbound Bevy (True Blue Version)
9. The End Of Miles (True Blue Version)
10. The Farewell Bend (True Blue Version)
11. Valentine And Garuda (True Blue Version)
12. Whispering Weeds (True Blue Version)
More Info:
On April 7th, Frank Black and the Catholics release the complete recordings box set on Cooking Vinyl. The 7 CD box features all of the band’s 6 studio albums plus a bonus CD entitled True Blue which is made up of recordings from the Black Letter Days album sessions.
All six formally released albums (self-titled [1998], Pistolero [1999], Dog in the Sand [2001], Black Letter Days [2002], Devil’s Workshop [2002] & Show Me Your Tears [2003]) have been re-mastered from the original live 2-track and 1-track recordings. The release contains well over a hundred songs. True Blue is a disc of “technical demos” that Ben Mumphrey (who engineered all of the mobile recordings) found in his New Orleans recording archive.
Reviews:
The box set will have the songs in alphabetical order as Black Francis AKA Frank Black explains the alphabetization “It feels like an approximation of randomness and it’s a way to randomize something, especially if its titles.” He goes onto say by placing the songs this way “we get away from the preciousness of LPs we put out and its more about the body of work, the good times that we had.”
True Blue:
“These songs were recorded with the intention of being demos, to be sent to the Catholics band to learn before they traveled to Los Angeles to record the album Black Letter Days. Another reason was to test Frank Black’s personal “New” recording” equipment. This included a “full track” (1 track) mono analog tape recorder, and a mishmash of old vintage tube gear. We recorded in the temporarily empty “B” room in Sound City Studios in Los Angeles, where many of Mr. Black’s local musician friends came by to help out. In return, exquisite evening buffets were provided for all, which Frank Black himself brought to the studio nightly and spread out. Everyone played, ate, talked, and was merry. These songs were the result, recorded live to 1 track.” Ben Mumphrey, 2014.