Suitcase Four: Captain Kangaroo Won The War

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Suitcase Four: Captain Kangaroo Won the War
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ReleasedNovember 20, 2015
Genre Rock, Lo-fi, indie rock
Label Guided By Voices Inc.
Guided by Voices chronology
Cool Planet
(2014)
Suitcase Four: Captain Kangaroo Won the War
(2015)
Please Be Honest
(2016)
Guided by Voices Box Set chronology
Suitcase 3: Up We Go Now
(2009)
Suitcase 4: Captain Kangaroo Won the War
(2015)
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Suitcase Four: Captain Kangaroo Won The War is the fourth box set of unreleased music by the Dayton, Ohio band Guided By Voices. The collection is compiled in the same manner as the previous three suitcase box sets, with 100 songs spanning four discs complete with fictional band names for each track. The music ranges from demos of classic tracks to studio outtakes and song sketches. [2]

Contents

Track listing [3]

Disc 1

  1. Unruly Compounds - Lead Walking Shorts
  2. Jump The Swing - Walls And Windows
  3. Jonathon Hyphen Jones - I'm In Shock (Hit Me With Tonic)
  4. Vile Typists - Deaf Dumb And Blind Girl
  5. Rachel Twit - Try Me On For Size
  6. Laser Finch - No One Looking For You
  7. Crowd, The - Murphy Had A Birthday
  8. Zeppelins Of Gin - Living On Planet Cake
  9. Jonathon Hyphen Jones - Great Service
  10. Baby Gods - Only Ghost In Town
  11. Teenage Guitar - 8 Bars (Ext 3)
  12. Target Larks - No Bird
  13. Broken Heart Discothèque - Motor Away [Quiet Demo]
  14. Canoes - The Garden
  15. Jonathon Hyphen Jones - Happy Heartbreaker
  16. Pretzel Youth - Less Active Railroad
  17. Porky Giant (w/ Jumbo) - Porpoise Northeast
  18. Human Possible, The - Pretty Pinwheel
  19. Die City - Back To The Diving Board
  20. Dashing Plumbers - Mary And The Summer
  21. Crowd, The - Eloise
  22. Abigail French - Here To Stay
  23. Human Brain - She It
  24. Christopher Lightship - Hallway Of Shatterproof Glass
  25. Nile Eskimo - Govt. Bldg. 15

Disc 2

  1. Once - Lockets Of The Empress
  2. Red Gravity - The New Ooze
  3. Invalid Keys - Our Little Secret
  4. Jonathon Hyphen Jones - I Can Never Let You Win
  5. Cracked Heads, The - Hey You Know Me [Live]
  6. Demmit Runyon - Ode To J.D.
  7. 1913 Floods, The - I Am Decided [Alternate Mix]
  8. Science Of Lamar - Over And Over Again
  9. Multi-Colored Wisemen, The - Excellent Extension
  10. Up The Family Tree - Good To Look
  11. Witches Of Woodstock - Slave Boss Cranberry [Live]
  12. Average Roger - Slow Dirty Water
  13. Jonathon Hyphen Jones - The Garden Goes
  14. Punchin Umps - Save My Life [Live]
  15. Obligated Finger - Somethings Missing
  16. Crystal Rabbit - Clean It Up
  17. Anvil Cranberry - You Don't Know Me (I'm Your Dog)
  18. Jonathon Hyphen Jones - You Make The Sun
  19. Crowd, The - Time Will Destroy You
  20. Fire Engine John - Delayed Reaction Brats [Demo]
  21. Jonathon Hyphen Jones - Pretty As Her Cats
  22. Sobers - One Big Boss
  23. Human Possible, The - Mystery Walk
  24. Crowd, The - Then Again
  25. The Sunflower Logic - Son Of The Sea

Disc 3

  1. Union Bellboy - Bellboy Stomp
  2. Crowd, The - Linda's Lottery
  3. Jonathon Hyphen Jones - Of Course You Are [Demo]
  4. Poof - Pinpoints On The Anal Zone
  5. Eyeball Magazine - City With Fear
  6. Stonehenge Birdhouse - She Doesn't Know Why
  7. Greenish Monsoon - (I Been) Pigeon Tripping
  8. The Peter Pan Can - Fall All Over Yourself
  9. Pontiac Seagulls - Quality Of Armor [Very Early Version]
  10. Pete Star - Teeth Flashlight [Demo]
  11. Hoarse Gorilla - Let's Make Out
  12. Bob Silky - Busy Bee
  13. The Sunflower Logic - Why Do You Stare Into The Sea
  14. Boy Rocker - Rock Time
  15. Canoes - Heartbeat
  16. Amazed By Extra Indians - Near As Not Late
  17. Abigail French - Finger To The Lips
  18. Mousetrap Speaker - Carnal Limousine
  19. Faint Wives - Doctor Boyfriend
  20. Jonathon Hyphen Jones - Spiraling Epsilon
  21. Rachel Twit - Ugly Day Of Rain And Soccer
  22. Ink Well Spinsters - Yank For The Rooties
  23. Mother Superior Gymnasium - Glad Girls [Early Version]
  24. Jonathon Hyphen Jones - (If You've Got A Rocket) Got To Ride
  25. Human Possible, The - Frog Baby Axe Murderer

Disc 4

  1. Maximilian Kittykat - Strange Games
  2. Crowd, The - Thick And Thin
  3. Red Rubber Ballroom - When 2 Hours Seem Like 5
  4. Blazing Archetypes - Find A Wet Spot
  5. Zonker Zoon - I'm Just Doing My Job
  6. Jonathon Hyphen Jones - Contemporary Man (He Is Our Age) [Demo]
  7. Zeppelins Of Gin - Heels Tight
  8. Peccadilloes - The House Always Looks So Nice
  9. Franklin Ellsworth Bowie - Amazed [Power Of Suck Version]
  10. Crowd, The - Disappearing Act
  11. Manly Weathers - Rubber Man [Long Version]
  12. Target Larks - James Of Life
  13. Embry O's - The Jerking Clown
  14. Hospital - Psycho All The Time
  15. Flavor X - Throwing Down The Line
  16. Jonathon Hyphen Jones - Proof
  17. Strike Outs, The - Third Grade Aviator
  18. Witches Of Woodstock - She Likes Tea Rats [Live]
  19. Jonathon Hyphen Jones - Promo Brunette [Demo]
  20. Roonies, The - Just One Drop
  21. No Equal - Temporary Shutdown
  22. Offspeed Macaroni, The - Skin High
  23. Jonathon Hyphen Jones - Your Cricket Is Rather Unique
  24. Anacrusis - Fame And Fortune
  25. Live Forever Foundation - High Treason

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