Song of the Day: January 8, 2005
From "Live Dead Clean," Flying Nun Records EP, 1986.
At the risk of redundancy, let's review a couple of facts. 1) Flying Nun Records, in its first decade was the greatest post-punk label EVER. 2) The Clean were the most important band on the label. While I would never doubt the wisdom of the folks who compiled the absolutely mandatory The Clean Anthology (available on the mighty Merge Records in the US), it struck me as odd that while the first disc is a near-complete selection of pre-Vehicle material, they omitted this track, which I've always enjoyed quite a bit. Flying Nun enthusiasts should check out the Very Short Films DVD which contains a video of a very youthful Clean goofing to "Anything Could Happen."
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I don't think there were any live tracks on the Merge compilation, so if this is the only recording that may explain why they didn't use it. They also missed 'Art School' which is one my favorites (although probably for the novelty of it more than anything) that appeared as a live track on the earlier compilation. Oh well, it's all so interesting. Also, I second your opinion of the flying nun dvd. The Clean track is a big big highlight.
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