Distortion: The Best of 1989-2019 compilations – the first career-spanning compilations of Mould’s solo recordings, all of which were compiled by the man himself. Gathering 24 tracks (2LP), 32 tracks (2CD) and 73 tracks (4CD) respectively, the sets collect the cream of the main Distortion boxes and offer a fascinating glimpse of a musician at the vanguard of his field for over four decades. The 2CD edition also includes a 16-page booklet with a new essay by Cameron and artwork by Marchner, while the 4CD version comes with a 32-page companion that includes all of the above alongside a foreword by Fred Armisen and contributions from Richard Thompson, Bethany Cosentino and Shirley Manson. Both compilations will also be available digitally via all DSPs and iTunes. The audio on the Best Ofs has been mastered by Jeff Lipton and Maria Rice at Peerless Mastering in Boston.
“It’s called Distortion because it describes the music and it fits the world we live in,” says Mould of the boxsets. “In this new age, everybody shares their life in real time. But I’m not done yet. If I didn’t have a constantly active career, this anthology might feel like the proverbial dirt landing on top of my coffin — though somehow I seem to be able to crawl my way out of the dirt every time!”
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Standard Version Track List
Side 1
1. Wishing Well
2. See A Little Light
3. Black Sheets Of Rain
4. A Good Idea – Sugar
5. If I Can’t Change Your Mind – Sugar
Side 2
1. Hoover Dam – Sugar
2. Tilted – Sugar
3. Gift – Sugar
4. Your Favorite Thing – Sugar
5. Egøverride
6. Moving Trucks
Side 3
1. 180 Rain
2. I Cannot Reverse You – LoudBomb 3. Circles
4. Paralyzed
5. The Silence Between Us
6. City Lights (Days Go By)
Side 4
1. Star Machine
2. The Descent
3. I Don’t Know You Anymore
4. The War
5. Voices In My Head
6. Daddy’s Favorite
7. Sunshine Rock
4 CD Version Track List
CD 1: 1989-1993
1. Sunspots
2. Wishing Well
3. See A Little Light
4. Poison Years
5. Sinners And Their Repentances 6. Black Sheets Of Rain
7. Stand Guard
8. One Good Reason
9. A Good Idea
10. Changes
11. Hoover Dam
12. If I Can’t Change Your Mind 13. Needle Hits E
14. Tilted
15. Feeling Better
CD 2: 1994-2007
1. Gift
2. Your Favorite Thing
3. Gee Angel
4. I Hate Alternative Rock
5. Egøverride
6. Art Crisis
7. Moving Trucks
8. Who Was Around?
9. Sweet Serene
10. 180 Rain
11. Sunset Safety Glass
12. I Cannot Reverse You
13. Circles
14. Paralyzed
15. Days Of Rain
16. (Shine Your) Light Love Hope (Morel’s Pink Noise Mix)
17. Hormone Love
18. Overload
CD 3: 2008-2019
1. Who Needs To Dream? 2. The Silence Between Us 3. Shelter Me
4. Very Temporary
5. Life And Times
6. City Lights (Days Go By)
7. Argos
8. Star Machine
9. The Descent
10. Keep Believing
11. I Don’t Know You Anymore 12. The War
13. Tomorrow Morning
14. Voices In My Head
15. Daddy’s Favorite
16. Black Confetti
17. Sunshine Rock
18. What Do You Want Me To Do 19. The Final Years
20. Lost Faith
21. Western Sunset
CD 4: Live
Bob Mould live at Cabaret Metro, 14th May 1989
1. If You’re True
2. Poison Years
3. Brasilia Crossed With Trenton
4. See A Little Light
Sugar live at First Avenue, 2nd November 1994
5. Hoover Dam
6. After All The Roads Have Led To Nowhere
7. Helpless
8. If I Can’t Change Your Mind
9. Explode And Make Up
BobMouldBand live at The Forum, 29th October 1998 10. I Hate Alternative Rock
11. Stand Guard
12. Egøverride
13. Hanging Tree
Bob Mould Band live at Kutsher’s Country Club, 21st September 2008
14. Paralyzed
15. I Apologize
16. Chartered Trips
17. Celebrated Summer
18. Makes No Sense At All
19. New Day Rising
All songs performed by Bob Mould except for CD 1 tracks 9-15 and CD 2 tracks 1-3 performed by Sugar, CD 2 track 12 performed by LoudBomb, and CD 2 tracks 17 and 18 performed by BLOWOFF
Distortion: 2008-2019 (LP) (2021)