Today's selection featuring Elliott Smith was planned for last week, a victim to a sluggish computer and an equally sluggish operator.
I should probably have held out to Thursday 6th, which would mark Elliott's 57th birthday. Sadly, we're approaching 23 years since Elliott passed. Why wait to celebrate and reflect on a supremely talented songwriter, gone far too soon?
In October 2021, I posted a brief, 10 song, 33 minute selection drawn from the limited number of albums and compilations in my collection, the majority courtesy of my friend John.
In the five years since, I've expanded this considerably, taking in studio albums as well as unreleased outtakes, demos and versions that have subsequently surfaced online.
There's still more out there, but here's a C90 friendly 12 song, 45 minute selection pulling together a few more of Elliott's songs.
Sonically, they hold you gently and tenderly; lyrically, they whisper their truths about the fucked up world we live in, or the beauty all around us. Sometimes, it's possible to reconcile the two; sometimes, it can get too much. Hold on.
Side One
1) True Love (2001)
2) Needle In The Hay (1995)
3) Coast To Coast (Early Version) (1996)
4) Abused (Fritz Michaud Mix) (1997)
5) All Cleaned Out (1997)
6) Angeles (Alternate Version) (1996)
Side Two
1) Condor Ave (Album Version) (1994)
2) Fear City (Larry Crane Mix) (1996)
3) Some Song (Single Version) (1995)
4) Dancing On The Highway (2000)
5) Speed Trials (Single Version) (1996)
6) Punch And Judy (1997)
7) The Last Hour (Fritz Michaud Mix) (1996)
1994: Roman Candle: B1
1995: Elliott Smith: A2
1995: Needle In The Hay EP: B3
1996: Speed Trials EP: B5
1997: Either/Or: B6
2016: Heaven Adores You Soundtrack: A1, A3
2007: New Moon: A5, B2
2012: Alternate Versions From Either/Or EP: A6
2019: Dancing On The Highway (bootleg): B4
2021: Fritz Michaud's New Moon: A4, B7
You might also like to listen to my previous Elliott Smith selection, What I Used To Be Will Pass Away
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