1978–1990

1978–1990 is a compilation album by Australian band The Go-Betweens that draws together music spanning the band's career from their beginnings in Brisbane to their 1989 breakup, including singles, B-sides, songs recorded for broadcast and previously unreleased material.

Track listing

(All songs by Grant McLennan and Robert Forster)

1. "Hammer the Hammer" (1982) – 2:50
   • Recorded January 1982, Melbourne. Originally released as a single
2. "Cattle and Cane" (1983) – 4:02
   • Recorded October 1982, Eastbourne. Originally released on Before Hollywood
3. "Man O'Sand to Girl O'Sea" (1983) – 3:26
   • Recorded August 1983, Sussex. Originally released as a single
4. "Bachelor Kisses" (1984) – 3:29
   • Recorded July 1984, London. Originally released on Spring Hill Fair
5. "Draining the Pool For You" (1984) – 4:16
   • Recorded May 1984, France. Originally released on Spring Hill Fair
6. "Spring Rain" (1986) – 3:06
   • Recorded November 1985, London. Originally released on Liberty Belle and the Black Diamond Express
7. "The Clarke Sisters" (1987) – 3:17
   • Recorded January 1987, London. Originally released on Tallulah
8. "Right Here" (1987) – 3:52
   • Recorded December 1986, London. Originally released on Tallulah
9. "Bye Bye Pride" (1987) – 4:03
   • Recorded January 1987, London. Originally released on Tallulah
10. "The House That Jack Kerouac Built" (1987) – 4:41
    • Recorded January 1987, London. Originally released on Tallulah
11. "Streets of Your Town" (1988) – 3:34
    • Recorded May 1988, Sydney. Originally released on 16 Lovers Lane
12. "Love is a Sign" (1988) – 4:13
    • Recorded May 1988, Sydney. Originally released on 16 Lovers Lane
13. "I Need Two Heads" (1980) – 2:33
    • Recorded April 1980, Scotland. Originally released as a single
14. "When People Are Dead" (1987) – 4:29
    • Recorded January 1987, London. Originally released as a single B side
15. "People Say" (1979) – 2:40
    • Recorded unknown. Originally released as a single
16. "World Weary (1981) – 1:41
    • Recorded April 1981, Sydney. Originally released as a single B side
17. "Rock and Roll Friend" (1988) – 3:34
    • Recorded August 1988, London. Originally released as a single B side
18. "Dusty In Here" (1983) – 4:10
    • Recorded August 1983, Eastbourne. Originally released on Before Hollywood
19. "Second-Hand Furniture" (1984) – 4:13
    • Recorded October 1984, London, for John Peel Show
20. "This Girl, Black Girl" (1983) – 2:31
    • Recorded August 1983, Sussex. Originally released as a single B side
21. "Don't Call Me Gone" (1987) – 2:17
    • Recorded January 1987, London. Originally released as a single B side
22. "You Won't Find It Again" (1988) – 3:21
    • Recorded January 1988, Sydney. Previously unreleased

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