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Four members of the band went on to form The Everlasting Yeah.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"every-beginning-has-a-future-an-anthology-1984-1994","title":"Every Beginning Has a Future - An Anthology 1984 - 1994","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginally a Northern Irish, London based quintet with an American singer, the band got together following the demise of Top 40 hitmakers and John Peel favourites The Undertones, their name inspired by the title of a song by another Derry outfit, Bam Bam and The Calling.\u003cbr\u003eToo late for Punk, too early for Grunge, That Petrol Emotion's output merged well-written melodic tunes with political statement. Sleeve artwork became informative newsletters. Singles and albums received rapturous reviews, gigs were sold-out joyous affairs. Later recordings bought in elements of hip-hop and Celtic folk. The band were always difficult to categorise and impossible to load onto a bandwagon, although no one could accuse the band of dabbling. As this collection shows, across the course of their ten years together, the quality of their songwriting never let up.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd it has been said you can judge a band by their choice of cover versions - within these seven discs are the band's take on songs by Captain Beefheart, Pere Ubu, War, Hamilton Bohannon, Can, Neil Young, The Beatles, The Membranes, Leonard Cohen and Iggy Pop.\u003cbr\u003ePerhaps the most extraordinary fact about That Petrol Emotion is no one has seen fit to compile all or some of their works - that is until now. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith full co-operation from the band, this comprehensive 121 track 7 CD collection brings\u003cbr\u003etogether all five of their studio albums plus a typically energy-packed live recording from May 1994. 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The equipment at AIR Mastering uses balanced mains power for improved performance and lower noise and the digital equipment is locked to an extremely accurate digital clock to reduce jitter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Neumann VMS80 lathes and cutting amplifiers used have been fully renovated and modified to enable half-speed mastering. This new reissue has been assembled with the assistance of the band and features new liner notes by John Harris. 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