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Six CD set exploring Cranes' output on the Dedicated tag, 1989-1997. Includes albums, b-sides, remixes, rarities and live recordings. Formed in 1986 by siblings Alison and Jim Shaw, Cranes remain one of the most distinctive bands of the late 1980s and 1990s, their ever-mutating sound defying categorization and existing outside of the zeitgeist. Their recorded output during their initial ten-year incarnation is collected together here for the first time, from the raw 1989 mini album 'Self-Non-Self' (originally released on Bite Back!) through to the sophisticated 1997 epic 'Population Four'. Curated and overseen by singer Alison Shaw on behalf of the band, and resplendent in artwork by 4AD legend Chris Bigg (with detailed liner notes and discographic information), 'Collected Works Vol 1' serves as timely reminder of Cranes' magnificence as they evolved from stark, noisy soundscapes to bolder, more elaborate instrumentation and arrangements. With hints of ethereal rock, dream pop, shoegaze, industrial and neo- classical, theirs was a sound truly like no other. Album Tracks 1. One from the Slum 2. Joy Lies Within 3. Heaven or Bliss 4. Beach Mover 5. Focus Breathe 6. Fuse 7. Reach (Live) 8. Nothing in the Middle, Nothing at the End 9. Cha Cha Escueta 10. Self-Non-Self 1. Watersong 2. Thursday 3. Living and Breathing 4. Leaves of Summer 5. Starblood 6. Sixth of May 7. Wish 8. Tomorrow's Tears 9. Beautiful Sadness 10. Hopes Are High 11. Adoration 12. Inescapable 13. Give 14. Dada 331 15. Inescapable II 16. I Hope 17. E.G. Shining 18. Brighter 19. Casa Blanca 20. Dreamless 21. Starblood (Remix) 1. Everywhere 2. Cloudless 3. Jewel 4. Far Away 5. Adrift 6. Clear 7. Sun and Sky 8. And Ever 9. Golden 10. Rainbows 11. Underwater 12. Leave Her to Heaven (I) 13. At Sea 14. Slide 15. Leave
