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Stroke Songs For Chris Knox / Various Ltd- Stroke: Songs For Chris Knox / Various [Limited Edition]

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the album cover for Stroke Songs For Chris Knox / Various Ltd - Stroke: Songs For Chris Knox / Various [Limited Edition]

On June 11 2009 musician, artist, father, writer, film critic & Jandal wearer Chris Knox suffered a life-altering stroke at his home in Grey Lynn, New Zealand. Everyone wanted to do something to help, so a bunch of his musician mates from New Zealand and around the world have gotten together to do what they do best to celebrate Chris' music by recording versions of his songs. The selected tracks span Chris' entire career, from the Enemy, Toy Love, and Tall Dwarfs, to his solo recordings and his most recent band the Nothing. Jay Reatard, Yo La Tengo, the Mountain Goats, the Verlaine's, Boh Runga, David Kilgour, Lambchop, Bill Callahan, Will Oldham and many more have contributed songs to the album, which has 32 tracks in all. The stunning cover was designed by Chris' fellow Tall Dwarf band mate Alec Bathgate and uses Chris' favorite color combination of yellow and black. All proceeds is going to assist Chris with his recovery.

Tracklist:

  1. Pull Down the Shades - Jay Reatard
  2. Rebel - The Checks
  3. Ain't It Nice
  4. Don't Catch Fire - Peter Gutteridge
  5. Luck or Loveliness
  6. Nothing's Going to Happen
  7. All My Hollowness to You - The Crying Wolfs
  8. Beauty - Stephin Merritt
  9. Nostalgia's No Excuse - Portastatic
  10. Crush - The Mint Chicks
  11. I've Left Memories Behind - Jay Clarkson/Sam Clarkson
  12. Burning Blue - The Skygreen Leopards
  13. Slide, The - Shayne Carter
  14. Grand Mal - Pumice
  15. Knocked Out
  16. Not Given Lightly
  17. Bodies - (featuring Neil Cleary/Bill Doss)
  18. Sign the Dotted Line - Jeff Mangum
  19. Lapse - Bill Callahan
  20. Growth Spurt - Genghis Smith
  21. Coloured - Yo La Tengo
  22. Dunno Much About Life But I Know How to Breathe - A.C. Newman
  23. Glide
  24. Inside Story - Don McGlashan
  25. Outer Skin, The
  26. What Goes Up - Lambchop
  27. Brave - The Mountain Goats
  28. Round These Walls
  29. Just Do It
  30. My Only Friend - Will Oldham/Bonnie "Prince" Billy
  31. It's Love
  32. Becoming Something Other - Jordan Luck/Bryan Bell
  33. Driftwood
  34. Song of the Tall Poppy - Lou Barlow
  35. Nappin' in Lapland
  36. Sunday Song
Format: New CD/Rock

Stroke Songs For Chris Knox / Various Ltd- Stroke: Songs For Chris Knox / Various [Limited Edition]

SKU: 673855036724
Regular price ¥113.00
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Release Date: 02.23.2010

 
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On June 11 2009 musician, artist, father, writer, film critic & Jandal wearer Chris Knox suffered a life-altering stroke at his home in Grey Lynn, New Zealand. Everyone wanted to do something to help, so a bunch of his musician mates from New Zealand and around the world have gotten together to do what they do best to celebrate Chris' music by recording versions of his songs. The selected tracks span Chris' entire career, from the Enemy, Toy Love, and Tall Dwarfs, to his solo recordings and his most recent band the Nothing. Jay Reatard, Yo La Tengo, the Mountain Goats, the Verlaine's, Boh Runga, David Kilgour, Lambchop, Bill Callahan, Will Oldham and many more have contributed songs to the album, which has 32 tracks in all. The stunning cover was designed by Chris' fellow Tall Dwarf band mate Alec Bathgate and uses Chris' favorite color combination of yellow and black. All proceeds is going to assist Chris with his recovery.

Tracklist:

  1. Pull Down the Shades - Jay Reatard
  2. Rebel - The Checks
  3. Ain't It Nice
  4. Don't Catch Fire - Peter Gutteridge
  5. Luck or Loveliness
  6. Nothing's Going to Happen
  7. All My Hollowness to You - The Crying Wolfs
  8. Beauty - Stephin Merritt
  9. Nostalgia's No Excuse - Portastatic
  10. Crush - The Mint Chicks
  11. I've Left Memories Behind - Jay Clarkson/Sam Clarkson
  12. Burning Blue - The Skygreen Leopards
  13. Slide, The - Shayne Carter
  14. Grand Mal - Pumice
  15. Knocked Out
  16. Not Given Lightly
  17. Bodies - (featuring Neil Cleary/Bill Doss)
  18. Sign the Dotted Line - Jeff Mangum
  19. Lapse - Bill Callahan
  20. Growth Spurt - Genghis Smith
  21. Coloured - Yo La Tengo
  22. Dunno Much About Life But I Know How to Breathe - A.C. Newman
  23. Glide
  24. Inside Story - Don McGlashan
  25. Outer Skin, The
  26. What Goes Up - Lambchop
  27. Brave - The Mountain Goats
  28. Round These Walls
  29. Just Do It
  30. My Only Friend - Will Oldham/Bonnie "Prince" Billy
  31. It's Love
  32. Becoming Something Other - Jordan Luck/Bryan Bell
  33. Driftwood
  34. Song of the Tall Poppy - Lou Barlow
  35. Nappin' in Lapland
  36. Sunday Song