[ Fire / 2 CD ]
Release Date: Friday 17 November 2023
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The Chills reissue their celebrated early singles compilation, this 24-track expanded version of Kaleidoscope World gathers together tracks from the 'Dunedin Double' compilation, live recordings, Doledrums' single and the band's seminal 'Pink Frost'. The collection also contains 'The Lost EP', with early takes on their groundbreaking 'Submarine Bells' album, alongside the aching 'I Love My Leather Jacket', perfectly illustrating the rollercoaster ride of Martin Phillipps and The Chills as portrayed in the award film The Triumph And The Tragedy Of Martin Phillipps. "Singer/guitarist Martin Phillipps' group was at the forefront of the extraordinary little guitar-pop scene in New Zealand in the early '80s.. Kaleidoscope World is the major document of their early era." Pitchfork. Part of the 80's extraordinarily vibrant and innovative independent music scene in New Zealand, The Chills became flag bearers, taking the Dunedin sound, as championed by the Flying Nun label, to the world. Long recognised as one of New Zealand's most influential bands, Kaleidoscope World is a definitive artifact from Martin Phillipps' groundbreaking project.
"This is what a living legend looks and sounds like" Rolling Stone.
CD1
1 Kaleidoscope World
2 Satin Doll
3 Frantic Drift
4 Rolling Moon
5 Bite
6 Flame Thrower
7 Pink Frost
8 Purple Girl
9 This Is the Way
10 Never Never Go
11 Don't Even Know Her Name
12 Bee Bah Bee Bah Bee Bow
CD2
1 Whole Weird World
2 Dream By Dream
3 Doledrums
4 Hidden Bay
5 I Love My Leather Jacket
6 The Great Escape
7 Oncoming Day (Early Version)
8 Dan Destiny & the Silver Dawn
9 Martyn's Doctor Told Me
10 I'll Only See You Alone Again
11 Green Eyed Owl
12 Smile from a Dead Dead Face