The Czars - The Best OfAs the campaign for Pale Green Ghosts continues far into its second year, Bella Union are thrilled to announce the release of Best Of, an album which gathers together the finest recordings of John Grants former band The Czars. The 2CD edition is limited to 2500 copies for the UK and Eire. Once this format has sold out a 16 track single CD version (BELLA465CDSX, omitting the tracks Angel Eyes and Where The Boys Are) will be made available. Double vinyl

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Joey Santiago

There are fewer more indicative opening couplets than these: "Let's wake up and go back to bed / 'Cause today's gonna suck / I would rather be here at home / All this work can get fucked

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when he purchased a Sony reel-to-reel recorder and 12 string guitar