The Singles Collection, Volume 1

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The Singles Collection, Volume 1
The Singles Collection, Volume 1 cover
Compilation album by Dropkick Murphys
Released May 23, 2000
Recorded 1996 – 1997
Genre Punk
Length 57:42
Label Hellcat Records
Producer ???
Professional reviews
Dropkick Murphys chronology
Mob Mentality
(2000)		 The Singles Collection, Volume 1
(2000)		 Sing Loud, Sing Proud!
(2001)
Singles Collection chronology
The Singles Collection, Volume 1
(2000)		 Singles Collection, Volume 2
(2005)

The Singles Collection, Volume 1 is a collection of non-album tracks by Dropkick Murphys. It is the American version of The Early Years which was released in Europe, although with some track changes. This album contains everything the band recorded before their first album, Do or Die, except for the Boys on the Docks EP and compilation tracks from I've Got My Friends and Runt of the Litter Volume 2, as well as exclusive live tracks.

[edit] Song information

The album includes 5 covers: The Clash's "Career Opportunities", "Guns of Brixton" and "White Riot"; The Pogues' "Billy Bones"; and Slapshot's "I've Had Enough".

Track Numbers Originally Appeared On
1,2 DKM/Ducky Boys Spilt 7 inch released July, 1996
3-6 Tattoos and Scally Caps released February, 1997
7-10 Fire and Brimstone released February, 1997
11,12 Dropkick Murphys/Bruisers Split 7 inch released September, 1997
13,14 Anti-Heros vs Dropkick Murphys released November, 1997
15-23 N/A - Recorded live at the Do or Die record release party on February 8, 1998 in Cambridge, MA
24 N/A - Recorded live at the Boston Pride show in November, 1997

[edit] Track listing

All songs by Dropkick Murphys unless otherwise noted.

  1. "Barroom Hero" – 3:09
  2. "Fightstarter Karaoke" – 2:33
  3. "John Law" – 2:15
  4. "Regular Guy" – 1:53
  5. "3rd Man In" – 2:19
  6. "Career Opportunities (Live)" (Joe Strummer, Mick Jones) – 1:53
  7. "Never Alone" – 3:18
  8. "Take It Or Leave It" – 2:02
  9. "Eurotrash" – 1:36
  10. "Front Seat" – 2:33
  11. "Denial" – 2:24
  12. "Billy's Bones" (Shane MacGowan) – 2:03
  13. "Road Of The Righteous" – 2:50
  14. "Guns Of Brixton" (Paul Simonon) – 2:47 (studio, erroneously credit as being live on the CD)
  15. "Cadence To Arms (Live)" (Traditional, Dropkick Murphys) – 2:26
  16. "Do Or Die (Live)" – 1:48
  17. "In The Streets Of Boston (Live)" – 1:14
  18. "Never Alone (Live)" – 2:40
  19. "Get Up (Live)" – 2:05
  20. "Far Away Coast (Live)" – 2:46
  21. "Boys On The Docks (Live)" – 2:53
  22. "Skinhead On The MBTA (Live)" (Traditional, Dropkick Murphys) – 4:45
  23. "I've Had Enough (Live)" (Jack Kelly, Slapshot) – 1:42
  24. "White Riot (Live)" (Joe Strummer, Mick Jones) – 1:48

[edit] Personnel

v • d • e
Dropkick Murphys
Tim Brennan · Jeff DaRosa · James Lynch · Al Barr · Ken Casey · Matt Kelly · Scruffy Wallace
Marc Orrell · Mike McColgan · Rick Barton · Robbie "Spicy McHaggis" Mederios · Ryan Foltz · Jeff Erna
Studio albums
EPs
Compilation albums
The Early Years · The Singles Collection, Volume 1 · Singles Collection, Volume 2
Live albums
Singles
"Fire and Brimstone" · "Tattoos and Scally Caps" · "Curse of Fallen Soul" · "Good Rats" · "Live on a Five" · "Walk Away" · "Time to Go" · "The Fields of Athenry" · "Back to the Hub" · "Fields of Athenry: Andrew Farrar Memorial" · "State of Massachusetts"
Split albums
Split with Ducky Boys · Split with Bruisers · Anti-Heroes vs Dropkick Murphys · Split with Oxymoron · Mob Mentality · Unity · This Is the East Coast (...Not L.A.) · Face to Face vs. Dropkick Murphys · One for the Ages
DVD/Film appearances
Vans Warped Tour 2003 · Punk-O-Rama Vol. 1 · On the Road with the Dropkick Murphys · Punk Rock Holocaust · Give 'Em the Boot
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