I Love to Paint
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I Love To Paint (1995) is a compilation of previously unreleased and rare music by Saint Etienne. It was made available only by mail order to members of the band's fan club. It is now a collectable and sought-after item, regularly selling for high prices second-hand. In 2008, it was reissued as the first disc of the Boxette compilation of fan club material.
Songs
- "Flight to Tashkent" is an outtake from the So Tough sessions.
- The version of "Sushi Rider" included on I Love to Paint is known to fans as "The Greener and Woodier Version", and is different from the version commercially released on the "Like a Motorway" 7" single.
- "Deutscher Kendals" is an instrumental recorded in 1994. "Fife Coast" was recorded at the same session.
- "Studio Kinda Filthy" originally appeared as the B-side on the "Filthy" promotional 12" single, July 1991.
- "We're Coming in Loaded" is a cover of a song popularized by Elvis Presley in the film Girls! Girls! Girls!
- "Fake '88" originally appeared on a UK indie music magazine compilation disc, Volume 6, as well as Volume's own best-of compilation Sharks Patrol These Waters--The Best of Volume Too.
- "Parliament Hill" is an outtake from the Foxbase Alpha sessions.
- "Everything I Touch Turns to Gold" features a fragment of dialogue from the Audrey Hepburn film Roman Holiday.
Regarding "Schroeder," the CD liner notes explain, "From our Charlie Brown-obsessed period at the beginning of 1994, this is the twin brother of 'Highgate Road Incident,' the b-side of 'Pale Movie.'" Schroeder was the Beethoven-adoring piano player from the Peanuts comic strip by Charles M. Schulz.
"Stranger in Paradise" is also an outtake from So Tough, and was released on the NME three-disc charity album Ruby Trax--The NME's Roaring Forty. The original composition is credited to Tony Bennett; however, Saint Etienne also pays homage to Mudhoney by referencing the song "Touch Me I'm Sick".
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Stanley, Wiggs; except where indicated.
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| 1. |
"Flight to Tashkent" | |
2:48 |
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"Sushi Rider" | Bund, Cracknell |
5:23 |
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"Deutscher Kendals" | |
0:51 |
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"Think Twice" | |
3:04 |
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"Studio Kinda Filthy" | Stanley, Wiggs, Mais |
4:58 |
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"We're Coming in Loaded" | Otis Blackwell, Winfield Scott |
3:22 |
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"Fife Coast" | |
3:43 |
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"Fake '88" | |
5:02 |
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"Parliament Hill" | Stanley, Wiggs, Williams |
2:35 |
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"Everything I Touch Turns to Gold" | |
3:30 |
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"Schroeder" | |
3:43 |
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"Stranger in Paradise" | Wright, Forrest |
3:26 |
Personnel
- Bob Stanley - Liner Notes
- Aude Prieur, Jarvis Cocker, Paul Kelly - Photography
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