Anthology 1969–81

Anthology 1969-81 is a 2009 compilation album by British rock band Atomic Rooster.

It consists mostly of unlicensed tracks, whose copyright is owned by Sanctuary (who purchased the B&C and Dawn catalogues), EMI and Polydor Records.

Track listing

CD 1

1. "Devil's Answer" 4:00 - 1970 demo with Carl Palmer
2. "Death Walks Behind You" 7:18 - Death Walks Behind You album version
3. "VUG" 4:32 - 1970 demo with Carl Palmer
4. "Friday the 13th" aka "Save Me" 3:28 - US version
5. "A Spoonful of Bromide Helps the Pulse Rate Go Down" 4:37 - In Hearing of Atomic Rooster album version
6. "Sleeping for Years" 5:25 - Death Walks Behind You album version
7. "Seven Lonely Streets" 6:41 - Death Walks Behind You album version
8. "It's So Unkind" 4:05 - unreleased track 1979
9. "Head in the Sky" 5:37 - In Hearing of Atomic Rooster album version
10. "Break the Ice" 4:57 - In Hearing of Atomic Rooster album version
11. "I Can't Take No More" 3:31 - Death Walks Behind You album version
12. "Play the Game" 4:45 - standard single version
13. "When You Go to Bed" 3:42 - unreleased track 1979
14. "They Took Control of You" 4:48

CD 2

1. "Do You Know Who's Looking for You?" 3:04
2. "Broken Window" 3:47
3. "Hold it Through the Night" 3:09 - unreleased track 1981
4. "No Change by Me" 3:15 - unreleased track 1981
5. "Play it Again" 3:11
6. "End of the Day" 3:28
7. "The Rock" 4:22 - In Hearing of Atomic Rooster album version
8. "Gershatzer" 8:00 - Death Walks Behind You album version
9. "Shabooloo" aka "Before Tomorrow" 5:47 - Atomic Roooster album version
10. "Nobody Else" 4:42 - Death Walks Behind You album version, without backwards vocal intro
11. "Don't Lose Your Mind" 3:35
12. "She's My Woman" 3:12
13. "Devil's Answer" 4:10 - live in Milan 1981
14. "Death Walks Behind You" 5:35 - live studio version 1981
15. "Tomorrow Night" 4:49 - live studio version 1981