Saint Etienne - Travel Edition (1990-05)

In the late '90s & into 2000, we at Sub Pop Records conducted a brief, torrid affair with Saint Etienne. We parted amicably, each going our separate ways, never really able to forget (nor wanting to) the time we spent together, the memories we shared, the records we released. With this 18-song compilation, we're able, albeit briefly, to once again bask in the glow of our cosmopolitan friends in Saint Etienne. And, in addition to two previously unreleased tracks (the early instrumental "Primrose Hill" & the new song "Fascination"), this career-spanning collection includes stand-out tracks from all of their full-length releases, as well as singles "He's on the Phone" & "Burnt Out Car." Saint Etienne (along with Swedish phenoms, the Concretes) will be playing a New Year's Eve show in London, & there have been hints at a new album in 2005.

1) Primrose Hill - (Previously Unreleased)
2) Only Love Can Break Your Heart
3) Nothing Can Stop Us
4) Avenue
5) Mario's Cafe
6) Hobart Paving
7) Hug My Soul
8) Like the Motorway
9) He's on the Phone
10) Burnt Out Car
11) Sylvie
12) Lose That Girl
13) Good Night Jack
14) How We Used to Live
15) Heart Failed (In the Back of a Taxi)
16) Action
17) Fascination - (Previously Unreleased)
18) Finisterre