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The Go-Betweens were prepared to release THE LOST ALBUM on Berserkley Records before the label folded in 1979. The Go-Betweens: Robert Forster (vocals, guitar); Grant McLennan (vocals, harmonica, bass); Tim Mustafa (drums). Additional personnel includes: Peter Milton Walsh (guitar); Malcolm Kelly (piano, organ); Dennis Cantwell (drums). Principally recorded at Sunshine Studios, Brisbane, Australia between 1978 and 1979. Includes liner notes by Robert Forster. All tracks have been digitally remastered. Personnel: Robert Forster (vocals, guitar); Grant McLennan (vocals, harmonica); Peter "Pops" Walsh (guitar); Malcolm Kelly (piano, organ); Tim Mustafa, Dennis Cantwell (drums). Liner Note Author: Robert Forster. Recording information: Golding St (05/1978-05/1979); Sunshine Studios, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (05/1978-05/1979). THE LOST ALBUM: '78-'79 includes the first and second singles released by the Go-Betweens, a track from an aborted third single, and eight demos primitively recorded in a bedroom. Accompanied by a short essay by band co-founder Robert Foster (FYI, the demos were recorded in his bedroom), the collection explores the roots of one of Australia's greatest musical exports. The first two tracks--the debut single--include an clever ode to an actress; "Lee Remick" features the immortal couplet "She was in THE OMEN with Gregory Peck/She got killed, but what the heck," and "Karen" is a creepy song about an infatuation with a librarian that spins ever more out of control. The demos that follow show the formation of the Go-Betweens' "sound" and feature early experiments with vocal duets (especially notable on "Summer's Melting My Mind"). The disc ends with tracks from their second single, the best of which is the muscled acoustic guitar (and harmonica!) of "Don't Let Him Come Back." This collection's standout, though, is "The Sound of Rain," a song as carefully conceived and performed as anything in the band's catalogue and that deserves a place on any list of the band's best material.

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