The Third Eye Centre

Compilation album by Belle and Sebastian

Released

26 August 2013

Recorded

2002–2010

Genre

Indie pop

Length

1:08:43

Label

Jeepster Records (UK), Matador Records (USA)

Producer

Trevor Horn, Belle & Sebastian, Tony Doogan, Tony Hoffer, Darren Allison

Belle and Sebastian chronology

Belle and Sebastian Write About Love
(2010)

The Third Eye Centre
(2013)

Girls in Peacetime Want To Dance
(2015)

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	71/100^[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Consequence of Sound	^[2]
MusicOMH	^[3]

The Third Eye Centre is the second compilation album by Belle and Sebastian, released on 26 August 2013. It assembles various B-Sides and rarities the band has released since its previous compilation album Push Barman to Open Old Wounds.

Track listing

No.	Title	Original Release	Length
1.	"I'm a Cuckoo" (Avalanches Remix)	"I'm a Cuckoo" single	3:59
2.	"Suicide Girl"	Belle and Sebastian Write About Love bonus track	2:40
3.	"Love on the March"	"Step into My Office, Baby" single	3:50
4.	"Last Trip"	Belle and Sebastian Write About Love bonus track	3:02
5.	"Your Secrets"	Books EP	3:12
6.	"Your Cover's Blown" (Miaoux Miaoux Remix)	Not previously released, original found on Books	5:58
7.	"I Took a Long Hard Look"	"Funny Little Frog" single	3:34
8.	"Heaven in the Afternoon"	"White Collar Boy" single	3:30
9.	"Long Black Scarf"	"White Collar Boy" single	2:51
10.	"The Eighth Station of the Cross Kebab House"	War Child's Help!: A Day in the Life album	3:58
11.	"I Didn't See It Coming" (Richard X Mix)	Come on Sister EP	3:46
12.	"(I Believe in) Travellin' Light"	"I'm a Cuckoo" single	2:38
13.	"Stop, Look and Listen"	"I'm a Cuckoo" single	4:07
14.	"Passion Fruit" (Previously part of "Stop, Look and Listen")	"I'm a Cuckoo" single	2:34
15.	"Desperation Made a Fool of Me"	"Step into My Office, Baby" single	4:16
16.	"Blue Eyes of a Millionaire"	Belle and Sebastian Write About Love bonus track	3:41
17.	"Mr. Richard"	"The Blues Are Still Blue" single	2:36
18.	"Meat and Potatoes"	"Funny Little Frog" single	4:29
19.	"The Life Pursuit"	"The Blues Are Still Blue" single	4:39

Excluded tracks

There are various tracks that didn't make the track listing, despite being released since Push Barman to Open Old Wounds. They include:

"Your Cover's Blown" (non-remixed, from the "Books" EP)
"Baby Jane" (Rod Stewart cover, from the 7" Vinyl version of "White Collar Boy")
"Final Day" (Young Marble Giants cover, from the Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before ... compilation)
"Final Day" - slow version (Young Marble Giants cover, from the Japanese "Books" EP')
"Whiskey in the Jar" (traditional Irish cover from "The Blues Are Still Blue" 7" vinyl single)
"I'm a Cuckoo (Japanese version)" (from the Japanese "Books" EP')
"Song for Sunshine"

"Cassaco Marron" (from the Late Night Tales: Belle and Sebastian compilation)
"Crash" (The Primitives cover, from the Late Night Tales: Belle and Sebastian 2 compilation)
"Come on Sister (Tony Doogan mix)" (from the "Come On Sister" 12" vinyl)
"I Didn't See It Coming (Cold Cave mix)" (from the "Come On Sister" 12" vinyl)
"Are You Coming Over For Christmas?" (from the Christmas single, 2007)
"The Monkeys are Breaking Out the Zoo" (from Colours are Brighter compilation)
"Cover (Version)" (from the "Books" EP)

Charts

Chart (2013)	Peak position
scope="row"	Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)^[4]	90
US Albums (Billboard 200)^[5]	145

References

↑ "The Third Eye Centre Reviews". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
↑ Caffrey, Dan (27 August 2013). "Album Review: Belle & Sebastian - The Third Eye Centre". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
↑ Murphy, John (22 August 2013). "Belle and Sebastian - The Third Eye Centre". MusicOMH.com. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
↑ "Spanishcharts.com – Belle And Sebastian – The Third Eye Centre". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
↑ "Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 31 January 2015.

Belle and Sebastian
Stuart Murdoch Stevie Jackson Chris Geddes Richard Colburn Sarah Martin Bobby Kildea Isobel Campbell Stuart David Mick Cooke
Studio albums	Tigermilk If You're Feeling Sinister The Boy with the Arab Strap Fold Your Hands Child, You Walk Like a Peasant Dear Catastrophe Waitress The Life Pursuit Belle and Sebastian Write About Love Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance
EPs	Dog on Wheels Lazy Line Painter Jane 3.. 6.. 9 Seconds of Light This Is Just a Modern Rock Song Books Introducing... Belle & Sebastian
Compilation albums	Push Barman to Open Old Wounds The Third Eye Centre
Live albums	If You're Feeling Sinister: Live at the Barbican The BBC Sessions Live 2015
Soundtrack albums	Storytelling
Late Night Tales compilations	Late Night Tales: Belle & Sebastian Late Night Tales: Belle & Sebastian Vol. II
Videos	Fans Only
Singles	"Legal Man" "Jonathan David" "I'm Waking Up to Us" "Step into My Office, Baby" "I'm a Cuckoo" "Funny Little Frog" "Casaco Marrom" "The Blues Are Still Blue" "White Collar Boy" "Write About Love" "I Want the World to Stop" "Come On Sister" "The Party Line" "Nobody's Empire"
Related articles	Discography Bowlie Weekender God Help the Girl Put the Book Back on the Shelf God Help the Girl (film)

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