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I finally see your stoat! Such a great photo, thanks One of Us (David)! Happy Holidays to you and yours.

Hurrah! No stoats in vain? back from a holiday break, just in time to wish you and yours a very Happy 2012

Happy New Years right back atcha' OOU. Nursing a hangover today (like moi)?

Okay, how about this..... It was tough to make cuts but I think this would be a good sampling. Solsbury Hill (Car) Here Comes the Flood (Car) On the Air (Scratch) DIY (Scratch) I Don't Remember (Melt) Games Without Frontiers (Melt) Family Snapshot (Melt) Biko(Melt) I Have the Touch (Security) Shock the Monkey (Security) Sledgehammer (So) Red Rain (So) Don't Give Up (So) Big Time (So) In Your Eyes (So) Come Talk to Me (Us) Steam (Us) Growing Up (Up) More Than This (Up) The Book of Love (SM The Power of the Heart (SM Intruder (New Blood) The Rhythm of the Heat (New Blood)

I really like your choices here. "Houston, we do NOT have a problem" with this list at 'tal. Cheers and Beers, Darcy

Yeah, I was able to cheat a bit with New Blood and get at least some version of a couple classics on there. I figure that B-Sides and live tracks belong more in a box set than a best of album.

I actually kinda like B - side tracks. Most folks assume that because a tune is on the B side, it is not good. It has been my experience that for me the opposite is true and often some real Gems are to be found.

Quiet Steam anyone?

I really like a lot of B-sides too (Nocturnals and Lovetown in particular). I wasn't making a judgment on their quality. I think that a hits album is aimed at a more casual or new fan, that's not going to appreciate a b side as much as those of us that have replaced our copy of Passion three times.

Animal Magic, And through the wire, Kiss of life

I know you were not making judgment, sorry if I came off a wee wrong. Je Comprends.

Oh no worries. I was not offended in the slightest.

I've been away but I'm back! Here's my latest take based on current mood..and as an antidote to the So anniversary, a So-free zone 1. The Feeling Begins (Passion) 2. The Family and the Fishing Net (security) 3. Wallflower (NB version) 4. White Shadow (scratch) 5. Across the Water/Slow Marimbas (SWlive) - (that's not really cheating!) 6. Sky Blue (UP) 7. Father, Son (ovo) 8. White Ashes (still GU DVD) 9. Washing of the Water (US) 10. Of These, Hope (Passion) 11. Shaking the Tree (Shaking the tree) 12. Family Snapshot (melt) 13. Lead a Normal Life (melt) 14. Blood of Eden (NB version) 15. Mother of Violence (scratch) 16. No Self Control (melt) 17. With This Love (Passion) 18. No Way Out (up) 19. Exposure (scratch) 20. Humdrum (Car) 21. Lovetown (encore series - Blickling 07 version) 22. Passion (passion) 23. San Jacinto (NB version)

Welcome back OOU!

Well. . . welcome to this dark forgotten cobwebbed crevice of what used to be a interesting part of the forum. . . great track list - and Lovetown is a real favourite, but just wondering what's special about the Blickling version? (I've not heard it). . .

Thanks Me Beef! Well...Lovetown... It's a great version, I was there at Blickling. It was sooo good, after he said thank you, I spontaneously shouted "Thank YOU Peter" and he replied "if I knew YOUR name, I'd use it right now..." So that version holds a special place for me, but the original is great too!

. . . Wow! One of Us that's a special reason to include the Blickling version! I think the most interesting version of the song I have is a very early live performance, from the Secret World Tour in Stockholm on 13 April 1993...

Nice! I'd like to hear that one

. . . lack of PMs make this more tricky - do you have an email you don't mind posting here?