Exile on Coldharbour Lane [Bonus Disc] (1997)

About this title: While it wasn't a delayed smash hit on the level of the Proclaimers' "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)," when the loping, ominous "Woke Up This Morning" was selected as the theme for The Sopranos, the surprise success of that TV series meant that A3 finally got some American attention, a year after the release of this album, the band's debut. Exile's attempt to be the next Screamadelica, evincing the same blend of techno, Stonesy rock, and gospel, doesn't quite play out as well as Primal Scream's masterpiece. While Exile recombines its influences into each song rather than shifting from tune to tune ... read more

Tracks:

1. Converted [Spirit/Love]
2. Speed of the Sound of Loneliness [Prine]
3. Woke up This Morning [Spirit/Love]
4. U Don't Dans 2 Tekno Anymore [Spirit/Plonker/]
5. Bourgeoisie Blues [Love/Lenin]
6. Ain't Goin' to Goa [Love]
7. Mao Tse Tung Said [Love/L.B. Dope]
8. Hypo Full of Love [The 12-Step Plan] [Love]
9. Old Purple Tin [9% of Pure Heaven] [Love/Love/Spirit
10. The Night We Nearly Got Busted [Love/Spirit]
11. Sister Rosetta [Precious/Missip]
12. Peace in the Valley [Love/Thompson/Tonin]
13. Woke up This Morning [Urban Takeover Mix] [Love]
14. Woke up This Morning [Y'All Gotta Come Mix] [Love]
15. Speed of the Sound of Loneliness [Self Preservation Society Cained] [Prine]
16. Woke up This Morning [Drillaz in the Church Mix] [Love]
17. Woke up This Morning [Dam Metal Jam Mix] [Love]
18. Ain't Goin' to Goa [US Mix] [Love]
19. Ain't Goin' to Goa [Long Version] [Love]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.