I Thought You Wanted To Know: 1978-1981

by The dB's

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1.	(I Thought) You Wanted to Know 03:27	buy track
2.	Black and White (Drive-In Studio [Don Dixon Mix]) 02:56	buy track
3.	Soul Kiss 02:20	buy track
4.	Bad Reputation (New York Rocker session) 03:22	buy track
5.	If and When 02:46	buy track
6.	The Fight (New York Rocker session) 03:12	buy track
7.	Nothing Is Wrong (New York Rocker session) 04:06	buy track
8.	Dynamite (PH & CS demo) 02:42	buy track
9.	We Should Be in Bed 02:59	buy track
10.	Ash 02:52	buy track
11.	You Got It Wrong (New York Rocker session) 02:59	buy track
12.	Everytime Anytime (New York Rocker session) 03:20	buy track
13.	Death Garage (live) 03:47	buy track
14.	What About That Cat (New York Rocker session) 02:58	buy track
15.	Tell Me Two Times (New York Rocker session) 02:11	buy track
16.	What's the Matter with Me? (New York Rocker session) 02:44	buy track
17.	She's Green I'm Blue (New York Rocker session) (mono mix) 01:48	buy track
18.	Time Has Come Today (live) 03:31	buy track
19.	My Sire Wristwatch (live) 02:13	buy track
20.	Let's Live for Today (New York Rocker session) 03:35	buy track
21.	Tomorrow Never Knows (live) 02:37	buy track
22.	My Back Pages (live) 02:22	buy track
23.	Goin' to the Club (New York Rocker session w/ new vocal) 03:03	buy track

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23 Tracks of Remastered Early Singles, Demos, and Live Recordings.

What we have here are home and field recordings of The dB’s. Most of these tracks predate the release of Stands For deciBels by two to three years and were the basis of the signing of the band to Albion Records (UK) in 1980. Some songs are being released to the public for the first time in this package.

Now, almost thirty years after a number of these tracks first saw the light of day on Rhino Records, we find ourselves in the position of releasing the earliest of these selections from our archives to a whole new audience. It’s the first time most have been on vinyl.

The live recordings were found after months of Chris sifting through a trove of ancient cassettes, and we are glad to be able to include these key songs from those early years.

— Peter Holsapple, The dB’s [Durham, NC 2021]

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released October 15, 2021

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