Anthology 1969–81

Anthology 1969-81
Compilation album by
Released2009
GenreRock
LabelAngel Air
Atomic Rooster chronology
Close Your Eyes: A Collection 1965-1986
(2008)
Anthology 1969-81
(2009)

Anthology 1969–81 is a 2009 compilation album by British rock band Atomic Rooster.

It consists mostly of unlicensed tracks, whose copyright is owned by Sanctuary (who purchased the B&C and Dawn catalogues), EMI and Polydor Records.

Track listing

CD 1

  1. "Devil's Answer" 4:00 - 1970 demo with Carl Palmer
  2. "Death Walks Behind You" 7:18 - Death Walks Behind You album version
  3. "VUG" 4:32 - 1970 demo with Carl Palmer
  4. "Friday the 13th" aka "Save Me" 3:28 - US version
  5. "A Spoonful of Bromide Helps the Pulse Rate Go Down" 4:37 - In Hearing of Atomic Rooster album version
  6. "Sleeping for Years" 5:25 - Death Walks Behind You album version
  7. "Seven Lonely Streets" 6:41 - Death Walks Behind You album version
  8. "It's So Unkind" 4:05 - unreleased track 1979
  9. "Head in the Sky" 5:37 - In Hearing of Atomic Rooster album version
  10. "Break the Ice" 4:57 - In Hearing of Atomic Rooster album version
  11. "I Can't Take No More" 3:31 - Death Walks Behind You album version
  12. "Play the Game" 4:45 - standard single version
  13. "When You Go to Bed" 3:42 - unreleased track 1979
  14. "They Took Control of You" 4:48

CD 2

  1. "Do You Know Who's Looking for You?" 3:04
  2. "Broken Window" 3:47
  3. "Hold it Through the Night" 3:09 - unreleased track 1981
  4. "No Change by Me" 3:15 - unreleased track 1981
  5. "Play it Again" 3:11
  6. "End of the Day" 3:28
  7. "The Rock" 4:22 - In Hearing of Atomic Rooster album version
  8. "Gershatzer" 8:00 - Death Walks Behind You album version
  9. "Shabooloo" aka "Before Tomorrow" 5:47 - Atomic Roooster album version
  10. "Nobody Else" 4:42 - Death Walks Behind You album version, without backwards vocal intro
  11. "Don't Lose Your Mind" 3:35
  12. "She's My Woman" 3:12
  13. "Devil's Answer" 4:10 - live in Milan 1981
  14. "Death Walks Behind You" 5:35 - live studio version 1981
  15. "Tomorrow Night" 4:49 - live studio version 1981