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Luke Haines
Outsider / In The Collection

Compil. UK 2012 on Music Club label
Electronic and Rock (Alternative Rock, Indie Rock)

Outsider/In: The Collection delves into the mind and works of singer/songwriter Luke Haines, in many of his musical forms, offering a comprehensive and tell-all 2CD representation of a career steeped in controversy, ups - downs and everything in between. The collection, compiled with the help of Luke Haines, features 34 tracks from across his career, rarities and a note from the well documented outsider of Britpop . BBC Review Luke Haines’ third ‘greatest hits’ collection, Outsider/In contains precisely zero top 40 singles. But this is still the most straightforward, least-cantankerous attempt yet made at capturing his early brilliance, mostly delivered under the banner of The Auteurs. No doubt Haines’ recent oddball fame as Britpop-skewering memoirist and surprisingly affable documentary star prodded Outsider/In into production. Haines’ previous compilations, the Las-Vegas-indie reworkings of Das Capital and the oddities ‘n’ obscurities behemoth Luke Haines is Dead, were typically contrarian; but Outsider/In presents 36 of his finest early songs unadorned. Showgirl immediately begins the wrong-footing: it kicks off as brash, jangling, garden variety indie pop before pausing, sighing with disdain, and proceeding on a far more languid, melancholic and beautiful path. Proceedings end with the wordless weirdness of Gsg-29, a grimy funk jam from Haines’ brief period working under the name of a West German terrorist gang, Baader Meinhof. That such provocation was not unusual for Haines may partly explain the general public’s stubborn resistance to his particular charms. In between, the songs veer between eccentric and acidic (Death of Sarah Lucas’ shimmering, simmering loathing; Discomania’s sinister scuzz) and elegant and eloquent (Starstruck’s muted melancholy; The Rubettes’ nostalgia-dazzled swoon). The bruising, buzzsaw-glam of Lenny Valentino charted at 41, a typically Haines-ian near-miss. Most songs approach perfection, and at least two reach that rare and hallowed ground. On the impossibly graceful The Upper Classes, Haines takes us on a slow stroll around the stately homes of England, his bloodied blade barely concealed beneath his tour guide’s uniform. Listen carefully and you can hear Jarvis Cocker scribbling notes. And in two sublime minutes, Unsolved Child Murder unfolds one of the most gorgeous, perfectly crafted melodies in all pop. Haines’ small but rabid fanbase will no doubt grumble over certain omissions and admissions, but the above-noted two songs alone earn Haines his place as one of England’s greatest songwriters. “The next generation will get it from the start,” Haines once sneered at those overlooking his work. Outsider/In is a fine place for them to get started. Manufactured in the EU

     
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PortraitLuke Haines voc, g, *1967 GB
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PortraitThe Auteurs , 1991-1999 GB
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PortraitBaader Meinhof , *1996 GB
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Album Tracks
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1ShowgirlThe Auteurs
2How Could I Be WrongThe Auteurs
3Lenny ValentinoThe Auteurs
4The Upper ClassesThe Auteurs
5New French GirlfriendThe Auteurs
6Daughter Of A ChildThe Auteurs
7Back With The Killer AgainThe Auteurs
8Light Aircraft On FireThe Auteurs
9TombstoneThe Auteurs
10Child BridesThe Auteurs
11Unsolved Child MurderThe Auteurs
12Underground MoviesThe Auteurs
13Chinese BakeryThe Auteurs
14I'm A Rich Man's ToyThe Auteurs
15Valet ParkingThe Auteurs
16StarstruckThe Auteurs
17Home AgainThe Auteurs
18SubcultureThe Auteurs
19Baader MeinhofBaader Meinhof
20Back On The FarmBaader Meinhof
21The RubettesThe AuteursJohn Moore, Tony Waddington, Wayne Bickerton
22England Scotland And WalesLuke Haines
23DiscomaniaLuke Haines
24The Spook ManifestoLuke Haines
25The Oliver Twist ManifestoLuke Haines
26The Mitford SistersLuke Haines
27Das Capital OvertureLuke HainesJohn Moore, Tony Waddington, Wayne Bickerton
28England Vs AmericaLuke Haines
29Death Of Sarah LucasLuke Haines
30What Happens When We DieLuke Haines
31In The Bleak MidwinterLuke HainesHill, Christina Rossetti, Gustav Holst
32Get Wrecked At HomeThe Auteurs
33There's Gonna Be An AccidentBaader Meinhof
34GSG 29Baader Meinhof
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