London Conversations: The Best of Saint Etienne Saint Etienne . It was released as a single CD, a 2-CD set, a deluxe 2CD/DVD set (packaged in a hardback book), and a 2LP vinyl set. It features the 2008 Xenomania Mix of "Burnt Out Car ", the Richard X mix of "This Is Tomorrow" and "Method of Modern Love ". The compilation features a selection of their regular A-sides on the first disc, while disc two includes various further A-sides, B-sides, non-singles and album tracks.
Originally due for release in November 2008 following the re-release of "Burnt Out Car," the set was delayed several times as a result of manufacturing issues as well as the introductory single's low chart position. In addition, a planned single-disc edition (featuring only the first disc of the set) was cancelled. The set ultimately came out in February 2009 following the release of the newly recorded Richard X collaboration "Method of Modern Love." Some early-run copies of the 2CD edition are available, though, omitting "Method of Modern Love." The single-disc edition was eventually issued alongside remastered single-disc editions the rest of the band's catalogue in 2011, following the release of deluxe editions of most of their albums.
In its week of release the compilation charted at #79 in the UK,[ 6]
Standard edition (HVNLP69CD) / Deluxe edition CD1 (HVNLP69CDDE / HVNLP69CDSE) Title Writer(s) Original album 1. "Only Love Can Break Your Heart " (feat. Moira Lambert ) Neil Young Foxbase Alpha 4:32 2. "Nothing Can Stop Us " Foxbase Alpha 4:22 3. "Join Our Club " (2001 remix) So Tough [ a] 3:18 4. "Avenue " (radio edit) So Tough [ b] 3:50 5. "You're in a Bad Way " (single version) So Tough [ c] 3:03 6. "Hobart Paving " (single version) So Tough [ c] 4:50 7. "Who Do You Think You Are " You Need a Mess of Help to Stand Alone [ d] 3:50 8. "Pale Movie " Tiger Bay 3:46 9. "Like a Motorway " (radio edit) Tiger Bay [ c] 3:43 10. "Hug My Soul " (radio edit) Guy Batson Cracknell Johnny Male Tiger Bay [ c] 3:55 11. "He's on the Phone " (radio edit – feat. Étienne Daho ) Cracknell Daho Stanley Wiggs Too Young to Die [ e] 4:09 12. "Sylvie " (single version) Good Humor [ e] 4:02 13. "Heart Failed (In the Back of a Taxi)" Sound of Water 3:39 14. "Action" (radio edit) Finisterre [ f] 3:51 15. "A Good Thing " Cracknell Lawrence Oakley Mark Waterfield Tales from Turnpike House 4:02 16. "Side Streets" Tales from Turnpike House 2:57 17. "Burnt Out Car " (Xenomania mix) Continental [ g] 3:41 18. "Method of Modern Love [ h] New recording 4:20 19. "This Is Tomorrow" (Richard X version) Annie Cracknell Stanley Wiggs New recording 3:28
Deluxe edition CD2 Title Writer(s) Original album 1. "Kiss and Make Up " (US version) Bobby Wratten Michael Hiscock Foxbase Alpha (US edition, 1992)5:14 2. "Filthy" (feat. Q-Tee ) You Need a Mess of Help to Stand Alone [ i] 5:35 3. "Spring" Foxbase Alpha 3:44 4. "People Get Real" Foxbase Alpha (US edition)[ j] 4:45 5. "Mario's Cafe" So Tough 4:31 6. "Goodnight Jack" Good Humor 4:22 7. "The Bad Photographer " Good Humor 4:00 8. "Lose That Girl" Good Humor 4:05 9. "Lover Plays the Bass" Non-album single, 1999[ k] 4:16 10. "How We Used to Live" Sound of Water 8:51 11. "Boy Is Crying" (single mix) Sound of Water [ f] 3:39 12. "Finisterre" (edit) Finisterre [ f] 3:45 13. "Soft Like Me" (feat. Wildflower) Cracknell Stanley Wiggs Vanessa George Finisterre 4:26 14. "Shower Scene " Cracknell Stanley Wiggs Higgins Powell Coler Finisterre 4:22 15. "Stars Above Us " Cracknell Stanley Wiggs Xenomania Tales from Turnpike House 3:26 16. "Teenage Winter" Tales from Turnpike House 5:53 17. "I Was Born on Christmas Day" (feat. Tim Burgess ) Xmas 93 [ l] 3:11
DVD (HVNLP69CDSE) Title Director(s) 1. "Only Love Can Break Your Heart" (feat. Moira Lambert – original b&w version) 2. "Kiss and Make Up " (feat. Donna Savage ) Marquis Films 3. "Nothing Can Stop Us" Hiro Nakano 4. "Avenue" Paul Kelly 5. "You're in a Bad Way " Paul Kelly 6. "Hobart Paving " Kelly 7. "Who Do You Think You Are" Kelly 8. "I Was Born on Christmas Day" (feat. Tim Burgess) James Fry 9. "Pale Movie" Fry 10. "Like a Motorway" Kelly 11. "Hug My Soul" Paul Wells 12. "He's on the Phone" (feat. Étienne Daho) Kelly 13. "Sylvie" Bjorn Lindgren 14. "The Bad Photographer" Lindgren 15. "How We Used to Live" Mikey Tomkins 16. "Heart Failed (In the Back of a Taxi)" Tomkins 17. "Action" 18. "Side Streets" Kelly
Side one (HVNLP69) Title 1. "Only Love Can Break Your Heart" (feat. Moira Lambert) 4:32 2. "Nothing Can Stop Us" 4:22 3. "Join Our Club" (2001 remix) 3:18 4. "Avenue" (radio edit) 3:50
Side two Title 5. "You're in a Bad Way" (single version) 3:03 6. "Hobart Paving" (single version) 4:50 7. "Who Do You Think You Are" 3:50 8. "Pale Movie" 3:46 9. "Like a Motorway" (radio edit) 3:43 10. "Hug My Soul" (radio edit) 3:55
Side three Title 11. "He's on the Phone" (radio edit – feat. Étienne Daho) 4:09 12. "Sylvie" (single version) 4:02 13. "Heart Failed (In The Back of a Taxi)" 3:39 14. "Action" (radio edit) 3:51
Side four Title 15. "A Good Thing" 4:02 16. "Side Streets" 2:57 17. "Burnt Out Car" (Xenomania mix) 3:41 18. "This Is Tomorrow" (Richard X version) 3:28
^ 2001 remix first appeared on Smash the System: Singles and More
^ First album appearance of the radio edit was Smash the System: Singles 1990–99 , 2005.
^ a b c d First album appearance of the single version was Too Young to Die .
^ First released as a non-album single, 1993.
^ a b First album appearance of the radio edit was Smash the System: Singles and More .
^ a b c First album appearance of the radio edit.
^ First album appearance of the Xenomania remix.
^ Omitted from some 2CD editions.
^ First released as the B-side of "Only Love Can Break Your Heart", 1990.
^ First released as a non-album single; first UK album appearance was You Need a Mess of Help to Stand Alone .
^ Later included on reissues of Continental .
^ First album appearance was Too Young to Die ; later included on A Glimpse of Stocking .
from "Burnt Out Car"
"River"
"Night Vision"
"Destroy The Building"
"Burnt Out Car" (Mark Brown remix edit)
"Burnt Out Car" (Mark Brown remix)
"Burnt Out Car" (demo) from "Method of Modern Love" "Method of Modern Love" (radio edit)
"This Is Tomorrow" (original version)
"Method of Modern Love" (Cola Boy remix)
"Method of Modern Love" (Richard X Join Our Clique mix)
"Method of Modern Love" (a cappella version)
"Method of Modern Love" (Heartbreaks remix)
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