The second Go-Betweens Box Set 'G Stands For Go-Betweens: Volume 2 – 1985 -1989' will be released December 6th

The second Go-Betweens Box Set 'G Stands For Go-Betweens: Volume 2 – 1985 -1989' will be released December 6th

Domino are honoured to announce the upcoming release of the second installment of the anthology series documenting The Go-Betweens, one of the most beloved and influential Australian groups of all-time. G Stands For Go-Betweens Volume 2 extensively documents the band’s creative output in the latter half of the Eighties in an ambitious box containing five vinyl LPs, five compact discs and an extensive 112-page book, featuring a trove of archival photos and extensive historical liner notes from founding member Robert Forster, along with additional pieces from guest essayists, fans and contemporaries.


The box set - set for release on Dec 6th - captures the band’s output from 1985 through 1989 and includes the first vinyl re-pressings of the three mid-period studio albums in over thirty years (Liberty Belle And The Black Diamond Express, Tallulah & 16 Lovers Lane), all re-mastered from the original analogue tapes. G Stands For Go-Betweens Volume 2 also includes an eighteen-song double LP of the band performing live at London’s legendary Town & Country Club on May 10th, 1987, on the cusp of the release of Tallulah. Additionally, the set comes with five compact discs of their b-sides, radio sessions & rare, hard-to-find and unreleased demos, including a collection of 28 demos that McLennan and Forster recorded with old ally Tony Cohen, intended for what was supposed to be the group’s seventh album before the band’s split at the end of the Eighties.  Though some of these songs would materialize on solo albums soon after, this will mark the first official release for many of these rare gems.

The Go-Betweens were formed by Robert Forster and Grant McLennan in Brisbane, Australia in 1978 while studying at the University of Queensland. Augmented by various drummers and guests, they recorded a series of acclaimed singles and eventually were joined by drummer Lindy Morrison.  After making a pair of seminal albums for Rough Trade (Send Me A Lullaby & Before Hollywood), the trio became a quartet, adding Robert Vickers on bass.

In the time since the release of the last box set, Forster wrote Grant & I, a moving memoir that explores both their musical partnership and their lasting friendship.  The Weekend Australia said of the book “‘[A] beautifully documented account . . . The heart of Forster’s story is deeper and more poetically drawn than simple band autobiography, however. It’s the unveiling of a friendship, a partnership, even a love affair, of sorts, that ended in tragic circumstances” and both Mojo and Uncut magazines honored Grant & I as their book of the year.  In addition, 2017 saw the cinematic release of Right Here, filmmaker Kriv Stenders’ documentary about the group, which The Guardian gave four stars, opining that “Stenders has made an emotional, rolling thunder of a film, one this extraordinary band deserves.”  Lastly, Robert released his seventh solo album, Inferno, this year to wide acclaim and his greatest solo chart success in this young century.  Forster will be touring throughout the year in support of Inferno, including his first US tour dates since 2008:

Upcoming Live Dates
7/11 - The Echoplex - Los Angeles, CA  
8/11 - Swedish American Hall - San Francisco, CA   
9/11 - Mississippi Studios - Portland, OR     
11/11 - Evanston SPACE - Evanston, IL    
12/11 - The Drake Hotel - Toronto, ON  
14/11 - City Winery - Boston, MA    
15/11 - World Cafe Live - Philadelphia, PA      
16/11 - The Bell House - Brooklyn, NY 
20/11 - L’Auditori - Barcelona, Spain   
21/11 - Teatro Lara - Madrid, Spain   
22/11 - Passos Manuel - Porto, Portugal      
23/11 - MusicBox - Lisbon, Portugal  
25/11 - Whelan’s - Dublin, Ireland                                     
26/11 - Glee Club - Birmingham, England                         
28/11 - La Boule Noire - Paris, France                                     
29/11 - AB Club - Brussles, Belgium                              
30/11 - Vondelkirk - Amsterdam, Netherlands                    
4/12 - Gebäude 9 - Cologne, Germany                             
5/12 - Burg Vischering - Lüdinghausen-Coesfeld, Germany    
6/12 - Naumanns im Felsenkeller - Leipzig, Germany                               
7/12 - Sudhaus - Tübingen, Germany                           
10/12 - Jubez - Karlsruhe, Germany                           
12/12 - Stadttheater - Landsberg, Germany   
                     
13/12 - Place - St. Gallen, Switzerland                       
14/12 - Jazzhaus - Freiburg, Germany        

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The Go-Betweens G Stands For Go-Betweens: The Go-Betweens Anthology - Volume Two

Box Set | 6th December 2019

G Stands For Go-Betweens Volume Two extensively documents the band’s creative output in the latter half of the Eighties in an ambitious box containing four albums over five LPs, five compact discs and an extensive 112 page book, featuring a trove of archival photos and extensive historical liner notes from founding member Robert Forster, along with additional pieces from guest essayists, fans and contemporaries.

Tracklisting

  • 1Spring Rain
  • 2The Ghost And The Black Hat
  • 3The Wrong Road
  • 4To Reach Me
  • 5Twin Layers Of Lightning
  • 6In The Core Of The Flame
  • 7Head Full Of Steam
  • 8Bow Down
  • 9Palm Sunday (On Board the S.S. Within)
  • 10Apology Accepted
  • 11Right Here
  • 12You Tell Me
  • 13Someone Else’s Wife
  • 14I Just Get Caught Out
  • 15Cut It Out
  • 16The House That Jack Kerouac Built
  • 17Bye Bye Pride
  • 18Spirit Of A Vampyre
  • 19The Clarke Sisters
  • 20Hope Then Strife
  • 21Love Goes On!
  • 22Quiet Heart
  • 23Love Is A Sign
  • 24You Can’t Say No Forever
  • 25The Devil’s Eye
  • 26Streets Of Your Town
  • 27Clouds
  • 28Was There Anything I Could Do?
  • 29I’m Allright
  • 30Dive For Your Memory
  • 31Bye Bye Pride
  • 32Unkind And Unwise
  • 33Part Company
  • 34The House That Jack Kerouac Built
  • 35The Clarke Sisters
  • 36This Girl, Black Girl
  • 37Don’t Call Me Gone
  • 38When People Are Dead
  • 39Your Turn, My Turn
  • 40Cut It Out
  • 41You Tell Me
  • 42Head Full Of Steam
  • 43Right Here
  • 44Man O’Sand To Girl O’Sea
  • 45Apology Accepted
  • 46Spring Rain
  • 47Karen
  • 48Eight Pictures
  • 49In The Core Of A Flame
  • 50Living The Life At Hand
  • 51To Reach Me
  • 52Grandfather Slow
  • 53Spring Rain
  • 54Head Full Of Steam
  • 55Wrong Road Round
  • 56Don’t Let Him Come Back
  • 57Reunion Dinner
  • 58Little Joe
  • 59The Life At Hand
  • 60Casanova’s Last Words
  • 61I Work In A Health Spa
  • 62I Know What I Like
  • 63You Tell Me
  • 64Do It Like The Devil Did
  • 65Together At Last
  • 66Cut It Out
  • 67Easier Said Than Done
  • 68The House That Jack Kerouac Built
  • 69Right Here
  • 70Someone Else’s Wife
  • 71The Clarke Sisters
  • 72Bye Bye Pride
  • 73I Just Get Caught Out
  • 74A Little Romance
  • 75When People Are Dead
  • 76Don’t Call Me Gone
  • 77Time In The Desert
  • 78Doo Wop in ‘A’ (Bam Boom)
  • 79Wait Until June
  • 80The Devil’s Eye
  • 81I’m Allright
  • 82Was There Anything I Could Do
  • 83You Won’t Find It Again
  • 84Love Is A Sign
  • 85Love Goes On!
  • 86Dive For Your Memory
  • 87Apples In Bed
  • 88Clouds
  • 89Head Over Heels
  • 90Casanova’s Last Words
  • 91You Can’t Say No Forever
  • 92Quiet Heart
  • 93Wait Until June
  • 94Casanova’s Last Words
  • 95Rock and Roll Friend
  • 96Mexican Postcard
  • 97Rock and Roll Friend
  • 98Dive For Your Memory
  • 99Quiet Heart
  • 100Clouds
  • 101Love Goes On!
  • 102Dear Black Dream
  • 103Danger in The Past
  • 104Easy Come, Easy Go
  • 105Broadway Bride
  • 106I Love You, Still
  • 107What You Call Change
  • 108Open Invitation
  • 109You Can Dream About Tomorrow
  • 110I’ve Been Looking For Somebody
  • 111Outlaw #1
  • 112Haunted House
  • 113Sally’s Revolution Blues
  • 114Just Get That Straight
  • 115The Days My Eyes Came Back
  • 116Running The Risk Of Ever Losing You
  • 117It Had To Be Me
  • 118Signs Of Life
  • 119How I Wish This War Was Over
  • 120Art Cinema
  • 121Nowhere By Any Other Name
  • 122No Peace In The Palace
  • 123Here They Come
  • 124Child Of God
  • 125The Man Who Died In Rapture
  • 126House of Snakes
  • 127All The Time
  • 128Send Him Back Home
  • 129What Goes Up Must Come Down

The Go-Betweens G Stands For Go-Betweens: The Go-Betweens Anthology - Volume Two

Box Set | 6th December 2019

G Stands For Go-Betweens Volume Two extensively documents the band’s creative output in the latter half of the Eighties in an ambitious box containing four albums over five LPs, five compact discs and an extensive 112 page book, featuring a trove of archival photos and extensive historical liner notes from founding member Robert Forster, along with additional pieces from guest essayists, fans and contemporaries.

Tracklisting

  • 1Spring Rain
  • 2The Ghost And The Black Hat
  • 3The Wrong Road
  • 4To Reach Me
  • 5Twin Layers Of Lightning
  • 6In The Core Of The Flame
  • 7Head Full Of Steam
  • 8Bow Down
  • 9Palm Sunday (On Board the S.S. Within)
  • 10Apology Accepted
  • 11Right Here
  • 12You Tell Me
  • 13Someone Else’s Wife
  • 14I Just Get Caught Out
  • 15Cut It Out
  • 16The House That Jack Kerouac Built
  • 17Bye Bye Pride
  • 18Spirit Of A Vampyre
  • 19The Clarke Sisters
  • 20Hope Then Strife
  • 21Love Goes On!
  • 22Quiet Heart
  • 23Love Is A Sign
  • 24You Can’t Say No Forever
  • 25The Devil’s Eye
  • 26Streets Of Your Town
  • 27Clouds
  • 28Was There Anything I Could Do?
  • 29I’m Allright
  • 30Dive For Your Memory
  • 31Bye Bye Pride
  • 32Unkind And Unwise
  • 33Part Company
  • 34The House That Jack Kerouac Built
  • 35The Clarke Sisters
  • 36This Girl, Black Girl
  • 37Don’t Call Me Gone
  • 38When People Are Dead
  • 39Your Turn, My Turn
  • 40Cut It Out
  • 41You Tell Me
  • 42Head Full Of Steam
  • 43Right Here
  • 44Man O’Sand To Girl O’Sea
  • 45Apology Accepted
  • 46Spring Rain
  • 47Karen
  • 48Eight Pictures
  • 49In The Core Of A Flame
  • 50Living The Life At Hand
  • 51To Reach Me
  • 52Grandfather Slow
  • 53Spring Rain
  • 54Head Full Of Steam
  • 55Wrong Road Round
  • 56Don’t Let Him Come Back
  • 57Reunion Dinner
  • 58Little Joe
  • 59The Life At Hand
  • 60Casanova’s Last Words
  • 61I Work In A Health Spa
  • 62I Know What I Like
  • 63You Tell Me
  • 64Do It Like The Devil Did
  • 65Together At Last
  • 66Cut It Out
  • 67Easier Said Than Done
  • 68The House That Jack Kerouac Built
  • 69Right Here
  • 70Someone Else’s Wife
  • 71The Clarke Sisters
  • 72Bye Bye Pride
  • 73I Just Get Caught Out
  • 74A Little Romance
  • 75When People Are Dead
  • 76Don’t Call Me Gone
  • 77Time In The Desert
  • 78Doo Wop in ‘A’ (Bam Boom)
  • 79Wait Until June
  • 80The Devil’s Eye
  • 81I’m Allright
  • 82Was There Anything I Could Do
  • 83You Won’t Find It Again
  • 84Love Is A Sign
  • 85Love Goes On!
  • 86Dive For Your Memory
  • 87Apples In Bed
  • 88Clouds
  • 89Head Over Heels
  • 90Casanova’s Last Words
  • 91You Can’t Say No Forever
  • 92Quiet Heart
  • 93Wait Until June
  • 94Casanova’s Last Words
  • 95Rock and Roll Friend
  • 96Mexican Postcard
  • 97Rock and Roll Friend
  • 98Dive For Your Memory
  • 99Quiet Heart
  • 100Clouds
  • 101Love Goes On!
  • 102Dear Black Dream
  • 103Danger in The Past
  • 104Easy Come, Easy Go
  • 105Broadway Bride
  • 106I Love You, Still
  • 107What You Call Change
  • 108Open Invitation
  • 109You Can Dream About Tomorrow
  • 110I’ve Been Looking For Somebody
  • 111Outlaw #1
  • 112Haunted House
  • 113Sally’s Revolution Blues
  • 114Just Get That Straight
  • 115The Days My Eyes Came Back
  • 116Running The Risk Of Ever Losing You
  • 117It Had To Be Me
  • 118Signs Of Life
  • 119How I Wish This War Was Over
  • 120Art Cinema
  • 121Nowhere By Any Other Name
  • 122No Peace In The Palace
  • 123Here They Come
  • 124Child Of God
  • 125The Man Who Died In Rapture
  • 126House of Snakes
  • 127All The Time
  • 128Send Him Back Home
  • 129What Goes Up Must Come Down
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