Although the CDs come across as completely enigmatic, I would have to say that my favorite is "DEAR CATASTROPHE WAITRESS". Of course, it was produced by TREVOR HORN, who is one of my favorite producers.

November 18th! Coming out on Matador.

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Disc One - Radio Sessions:
1. The State I Am In (Mark Radcliffe Session; 07/96)
2. Like Dylan in the Movies (Mark Radcliffe Session; 07/96)
3. Judy and the Dream of Horses (Mark Radcliffe Session; 07/96)
4. The Stars of Track and Field (Mark Radcliffe Session; 07/96)
5. I Could Be Dreaming (Mark Radcliffe session; 12/96; abbreviated version)
6. Seymour Stein (Evening Session; 07/97)
7. Lazy Line Painter Jane (Evening Session; 07/97)
8. Sleep the Clock Around (Evening Session; 07/97)
9. Slow Graffiti (Evening Session; 07/97)
10. Wrong Love (later recorded as "The Wrong Girl") (Evening Session; 07/97)
11. Shoot the Sexual Athlete (John Peel session; 05/01)
12. The Magic of a Kind Word (John Peel session; 05/01)
13. Nothing in the Silence (John Peel session; 05/01)
14. (My Girl's Got) Miraculous Technique (John Peel session; 05/01)

Disc Two - Live in Belfast (12/21/01):
1. Here Comes the Sun
2. There's Too Much Love
3. The Magic of a Kind Word
4. Me and the Major
5. Wandering Alone
6. The Model
7. I'm Waiting for the Man
8. The Boy With the Arab Strap
9. The Wrong Girl
10. Dirty Dream #2
11. The Boys Are Back in Town
12. Legal Man

****s gonna be tight!

i dont know much by them. i have dear catastrophe waitress and liked it a lot. however i started listening to sinister and i got bored. should i take another stab at it or get something else?

where is the matador? *crosses fingers and hopes it's in LA*
Fave B&S songs:If She Wants Me and Dear Catastrophe Waitress

i like Dear Catastrophe Waitress, and Tigersmilk is awesome.

I got bored as well. I'm starting to think Dear Catastrophe Waitress is their only worthwhile one. Well, no, there's also The Life Pursuit. Maybe go in that direction.

I'm bumping this because every one has been bitching about terrible 90's pop, which made me listen to If You're Feeling Sinister and The Boy with the Arab Strap and remember how good some 90s pop was. If that's what you'd consider this, I know it's not mainstream, but it's still good. Anyone else still putting on B&S much these days?

Definitely not completely obscure though, they won for Best Newcomer at the Brit Awards in the 90's. Anyways, If You're Feeling Sinister would make my top ten albums of all time so they most certainly still get a lot of play from me. The Life Pursuit is also one of my favorites of this decade.

Heh no, I wouldn't call them obscure. I was just considering in comparison with what you heard on the radio, Nsync and Backstreet Boys and Mariah Carey and the likes. It's all pop, but B&S is a whole different sound than those others. And I thought The Life Pursuit was alright, but their first 2 albums were best in my eyes.