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Black Tambourine were one of the earliest Slumberland groups, consisting of members of Whorl and Velocity Girl, plus their pal Pam Berry on vocals. Conceived as an explicitly pop band at a time when pop bands were pretty rare in America, Black Tambourine wore their influences on their sleeves: The Jesus & Mary Chain, of course, but also folks like Phil Spector, Smokey Robinson, Love, The Ramones, Shop Assistants, The Pastels, 14 Iced Bears, Orange Juice and the list goes on

Though they only played a handful of gigs in their brief career, their two singles on Slumberland and Audrey’s Diary wielded a large influence, and were key artifacts in the birth of US indie pop. This compilation includes all the songs from both of those singles, plus two cuts from compilations and a previously unheard demo song. Liner notes from Jennifer Silver of Swingset Records round-out this important record - check it out!

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1	Drown full track	334
2	Black Car	225
3	Throw Aggi Off the Bridge	222
4	For Ex-Lovers Only	184
5	I Was Wrong	183
6	Pack You Up	164
7	Can't Explain	157
8	We Can't Be Friends	155
9	By Tomorrow	144
10	Pam's Tan	128
11	I Was Wrong (Previously Unreleased)	25
12	We Can't Be Friends (lost Inner Ear mix)	5
13	Black Tambourine - Black Car	3
14	05 I Was Wrong	1
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mrshankly_ wrote:
last month

black car is...really something good

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rofflewafflez wrote:
last month

i love this band sooooo much.

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Trip-fenton wrote:
last month

ilu

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anna_c_robbiati wrote:
October 2009

hey!check out http://www.themistakenpress.blogspot.com - albums and concerts reviews, photos, music videos, interview and more.thanks!

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Kareem7 wrote:
September 2009

If they do, I'd have to think that "Complete Recordings" was a really bad choice for an album title...

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hank_kingsley wrote:
September 2009

They have the releases which make up the complete recordings. Other than that, I don't think so.

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volumeone wrote:
September 2009

do they have anything else released besides the complete recordings?

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gEEEERa wrote:
September 2009

<3

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voodoooDoll wrote:
August 2009

tiiigghhhtt

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royceicon wrote:
August 2009

i fucking love this band!

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sillystring_ wrote:
July 2009

I should've talk to that girl last night.

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heidisuperhero wrote:
June 2009

awesome

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xNoMorex wrote:
May 2009

sounds just like Ray Cappo.

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KingTreehouse wrote:
May 2009

im horney xO

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Ihatemyjobman wrote:
May 2009

hangover music

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collideasmashes wrote:
April 2009

rainy day music :)

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syrupsandwiches wrote:
April 2009

black car is the best song i've ever heard

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maskingtapes wrote:
April 2009

schweeeet.

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shrrredmaster wrote:
April 2009

their songs dont sound the same at all... you gotta actually pay attention man, she's just not gonna start singing like ray cappo or something.

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Haystack_Brown wrote:
March 2009

This band was so great.

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