Originally written by Mike Diver · 16 August 2006
Mercury Rev are to release a best-of album in October. The two-disc set features a CD full of rare material.
The Essential Mercury Rev - Stillness Breathes (1991-2006) will arrive in stores nationwide on October 2. The second CD features a handful of cover versions and Peel Session tracks. Tracklisting as follows...
Compact disc one... 'Diamonds' 'Everlasting Arm' 'In A Funny Way' 'Goddess On A Hiway' 'Chasing A Bee' 'The Dark Is Rising' 'Black Forest (Lorelei)' 'Holes' 'Carwash Hair' 'Empire State' 'Something For Joey' 'Frittering' 'A Drop In Time' 'Opus 40'
Compact disc two... 'I Don't Wanna Be A Soldier' (1999 Peel Session) 'I Only Have Eyes For You' 'Observatory Crest' 'Streets Of Larado' 'So There' 'Afraid' 'He Was A Friend Of Mine' 'Delta Sun Bottleneck Stomp' (Chemical Brothers remix) 'It's A Man's Man's Man's World' 'Clamor' 'Seagull' 'Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds' 'Coney Island Cyclone' (1991 Peel Session) 'Silver Street' 'Deadman' (with Alan Vega) 'Philadelphia' (KCRW Morning Becomes Eclectic mix) 'Good Times Ahead' 'Memory Of A Free Festival'