My Psychedelic Furs CDs #13

Should God Forget: A Retrospective (1997) (Columbia/Legacy C2K 65152) (Double CD)

This is a 2-disc compilation album that was released in 1997 and was produced by Tim Butler and Bruce Dickinson of Columbia Records. Has songs from the first seven albums, plus five live recordings, two alternate versions, and a b-side.

Track listing:

CD 1:

1. India

2. Sister Europe

3. Pulse

4. Mack The Knife (Live)

5. Blacks/Radio

6. We Love You

7. Imitation Of Christ

8. Soap Commercial (Live)

9. Pretty In Pink (Original Version)

10. Mr. Jones

11. Into You Like A Train

12. I Wanna Sleep With You

13. Merry Go Round (Yes I Do) (UK Version)

14. President Gas

15. Love My Way

16. Sleep Comes Down

17. I Don't Want To Be Your Shadow (Non-LP B-side)

CD 2:

1. Alice's House (Alternate Version)

2. The Ghost In You

3. Here Come Cowboys

4. Heaven

5. Highwire Days

6. Heartbeat (Live)

7. All Of The Law (Live)

8. Heartbreak Beat

9. All That Money Wants

10. Entertain Me

11. Should God Forget

12. Torch

13. Get A Room (Live)

14. Until She Comes

15. All About You

16. There's A World

Notes:

CD 1:

Tracks 1–3 and 5–7: From The Psychedelic Furs (1980); "Blacks/Radio" made its first US appearance on this compilation because the song was removed from US releases of the album. The only Americans who were lucky enough to hear the song were the ones who bought the UK version of the debut as an import.

Track 4: Recorded during the Peel Sessions on BBC Radio, broadcasted on June 18, 1980. 

Track 8: From the Peel Sessions, June 18, 1980.

9–12: From Talk Talk Talk (1981)

13–16: From Forever Now (1982); the version of "Merry Go Round (Yes I Do) is the one that only appeared on the British versions of Forever Now.

Track 17: B-side of "Danger" (UK single) and "Love My Way" (US single).

CD 2:

Tracks 1–6: From Mirror Moves (1984); the alternate version of "Alice's House" was recorded during the sessions for Forever Now; the live version of "Heartbeat" was from The Psychedelic Furs' concert at the Greek Theater in Berkeley, California on August 28, 1987.

7–8: From Midnight To Midnight (1987); the live version of "All Of The Law" was from the August 28, 1987 show.

Track 9: From All Of This And Nothing (1988)

10–12: From Book Of Days (1989)

13–16: From World Outside (1991); the live version of "Get A Room" was from The Psychedelic Furs' concert at the Metro in Chicago, Illinois on November 13, 1991.

My Psychedelic Furs CDs #11

The Best Of The Psychedelic Furs (2021) (Edsel EDSL0085) (Double CD)

This is the newest Psychedelic Furs compilation which came out this year. Has two discs and has songs from seven of The Furs' albums, including Made Of Rain, their most recent album, and Book Of Days. The thing that surprises me is there aren't any songs from World Outside at all. You'd think the compilation would have "Until She Comes" on it, especially since it's one of the most beloved songs by The Psychedelic Furs.

Track Listing:

CD 1:

1. Pulse

2. Sister Europe

3. We Love You

4. Imitation Of Christ

5. India

6. Pretty In Pink

7. Mr. Jones (Single Version)

8. Dumb Waiters

9. All Of This And Nothing

10. Into You Like A Train

11. She Is Mine

12. Love My Way

13. President Gas

14. Sleep Comes Down

15. Only You And I

16. Forever Now

17. No Easy Street

CD 2:

1. The Ghost In You

2. Heaven

3. Heartbeat

4. My Time

5. Like A Stranger

6. Alice's House

7. Heartbreak Beat

8. Midnight To Midnight

9. Angels Don't Cry

10. All That Money Wants

11. House

12. Don't Believe

Notes:

CD 1:

Tracks 1–5: From The Psychedelic Furs (1980)

6 and 8–11: From Talk Talk Talk (1981)

7: Original single version from 1980.

12–17: From Forever Now (1982)

CD 2:

1–6: From Mirror Moves (1984)

7–9: From Midnight To Midnight (1987)

10: From All Of This And Nothing (1988)

11: From Book Of Days (1989)

12: From Made Of Rain (2020)

My Psychedelic Furs CDs #10

Greatest Hits (2001) (Columbia/Legacy CK 61481)

The songs on this compilation were all chosen by Tim Butler himself. Has songs from six of The Psychedelic Furs' albums (Book Of Days got left out) and a couple rarities.

Track Listing:

1. Sister Europe

2. Mr. Jones (Single Version)

3. Dumb Waiters

4. Pretty In Pink

5. Love My Way

6. President Gas

7. Here Come Cowboys

8. Heaven

9. Heartbeat

10. The Ghost In You

11. Heartbreak Beat

12. Angels Don't Cry

13. All That Money Wants

14. Sometimes

15. Until She Comes

16. There's A World Outside

17. Only You And I (Live)

Notes:

Track 1: From The Psychedelic Furs (1980)

2: The original version of "Mr. Jones" that came out as a single in 1980; released for the first time on CD.

3–4: From Talk Talk Talk (1981)

5–6 and 17: From Forever Now (1982); the live recording of "Only You And I" was previously unreleased and was recorded during The Psychedelic Furs' performance at the Pacific Amphitheatre in Costa Mesa, California on September 1, 1987.

7–10: From Mirror Moves (1984)

11–12: From Midnight To Midnight (1987); the version of "Angels Don't Cry" on this compilation is the original single version, not the album version.

13: From All Of This And Nothing (1988)

14–16: From World Outside (1991)

My Psychedelic Furs CDs #9

All Of This And Nothing (1988) (Columbia CK 44377)

Track Listing:

1. President Gas

2. All That Money Wants

3. Imitation Of Christ

4. Sister Europe

5. Love My Way

6. No Easy Street

7. Highwire Days

8. She Is Mine

9. Dumb Waiters

10. Pretty In Pink

11. The Ghost In You

12. Heaven

13. Heartbreak Beat

14. All Of This And Nothing

Notes:

Tracks 1 and 5–6: From Forever Now (1982)

2: Exclusive to this compilation

3–4: From The Psychedelic Furs (1980)

7 and 11–12: From Mirror Moves (1984)

8–10 and 14: From Talk Talk Talk (1981)

13: From Midnight To Midnight (1987)