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The gift


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2013

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John Lewis

2013

"The first CD contains all 11 LP tracks, along with a further 10 singles, B-sides or covers from this period which didn't make it onto the album. Weller has always upheld the uniqueness of the flipside ... As well as a riotous live CD, and an excellent DVD of promos and Top Of The Pops appearances, there's a CD that comprises demos of most of the album tracks and B-sides. It includes early versions of some contemporary sides not included on CD1, such as "Tales From The Riverbank" (here titled "We've Only Started"), "Absolute Beginners" (titled "Skirt"), and a Northern soul-style re-reading of the Small Faces "Get Yourself Together"".


BBC music

d. 27. Nov. 2012

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Sean Egan

d. 27. Nov. 2012

"The Deluxe Edition usefully rounds up non-album tracks of the period, including the 12-inch version of Precious and the excellent swansong Beat Surrender EP. The demo versions of the album's songs are interesting (and revealingly less stultifying than the finished masters).Neither, though, can disguise the fact that this was a sad album finale for a remarkable band".


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