A Distant History - Rarities 1997-2007

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A Distant History - Rarities 1997-2007
Compilation album by Idlewild
Released	29 October 2007
Recorded	1997-2007
Genre	Rock
Label	Parlophone/EMI
Professional reviews
NME (5/10) (10/27/2007, p.39)
Idlewild chronology
Scottish Fiction - Best of 1997-2007 (2007) A Distant History - Rarities 1997-2007 (2007)

A Distant History - Rarities 1997-2007 is a download-only compilation album by Scottish rock band Idlewild, comprised of rarities and b-sides throughout the band's career, released through online stores on 29 October, 2007.

It includes their early singles as well as many B-sides, some of which are cover versions of other artists' songs. According to the band's mailing list, the track listing was chosen by the band themselves, unlike the track listing for Scottish Fiction - Best of 1997-2007, even though both were released by their former label Parlophone/EMI.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Queen of the Troubled Teens"
2. "Self Healer"
3. "Chandelier"
4. "I Want To Be A Writer"
5. "Satan Polaroid"
6. "This Is Worse"
7. "You Don't Have the Heart" (live)
8. "There's Glory in Your Story"
9. "A Distant History"
10. "I Was Made To Think It"
11. "Poor Thing"
12. "The Nothing I Know"
13. "Everything Flows" (Teenage Fanclub cover)
14. "I Found That Essence Rare" (Gang Of Four cover)
15. "Hold On To Your Breath"
16. "Gone Too Long"
17. "Don't Let Me Change"
18. "El Capitan" (acoustic)
19. "Winter Is Blue" (Vashti Bunyan cover)
20. "Hidden Ways"

[edit] References

• Link. News page on official Idlewild website. Retrieved on 10 August 2007.

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