| We Should Have Gone To University | ||||
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| Released | 24 August 2009 | |||
| Genre | Alternative | |||
| Label | Xtra Mile | |||
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| Thrash Hits |   [1] |
We Should Have Gone To University is the 2009 three-disc compilation album by the Alternative rock group Reuben. It collects b-sides, rarities and videos from the band over the course of their career. [2] [3]
| No. | Title | Previous Release | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Alpha Signal Seven" | Pilot EP | |
| 2. | "Words from Reuben" | Pilot EP | |
| 3. | "Crimson" | Pilot EP | |
| 4. | "Death of a Star" | Pilot EP | |
| 5. | "Shambles" | Pilot EP | |
| 6. | "Scared of the Police" | Scared of the Police | |
| 7. | "Eating Only Apples" (Single Version) | Scared of the Police | |
| 8. | "Wooden Boy" | Scared of the Police | |
| 9. | "Stux (Tell Me It's Alright)" | Stux (Tell Me It's Alright) | |
| 10. | "Stealing is Easy" | Stux (Tell Me It's Alright) | |
| 11. | "Banner Held High" | Stux (Tell Me It's Alright) | |
| 12. | "Lissom Slo" | Previously Unreleased | |
| 13. | "Let's Stop Hanging Out" (Single Version) | Let's Stop Hanging Out | |
| 14. | "Alpha Signal Five" | Let's Stop Hanging Out | |
| 15. | "Numb at Four in the Morning" | Let's Stop Hanging Out | |
| 16. | "Worn to Be Seen" | Previously Unreleased | |
| 17. | "Catch" | Previously Unreleased | |
| 18. | "Stuck in My Throat" (Single Version) | Stuck in My Throat | |
| 19. | "Doll Fin" | Stuck in My Throat | |
| 20. | "Scared of the Police" (Live for XFM) | Stuck in My Throat | |
| 21. | "Once" | Freddy Kreuger | |
| 22. | "Glitterskin" | Freddy Kreuger | |
| 23. | "Ways of Staying Pure" | Moving to Blackwater | |
| 24. | "Miffy in Auschwitz" (BBC Radio 1 Session) | Moving to Blackwater | |
| 25. | "Enemy" | Moving to Blackwater [4] |
| No. | Title | Previous Release | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Scared of the Police" (Sheldon Version) | Previously Unreleased | |
| 2. | "Don't Die" | Previously Unreleased | |
| 3. | "Seated Near" (Floor cover) | A Kick in the Mouth | |
| 4. | "No Exit Wound" | A Kick in the Mouth | |
| 5. | "Victim" | Keep It to Yourself | |
| 6. | "Approaching by Stealth" | Keep It to Yourself | |
| 7. | "Karin" (Vex Red cover) | Keep It to Yourself | |
| 8. | "Feel Good Inc." (BBC Radio 1 Session) (Gorillaz cover) | Previously Unreleased | |
| 9. | "Two Kicks in the Mouth" (XFM Session) | Previously Unreleased | |
| 10. | "Blitzkrieg" | Previously Unreleased | |
| 11. | "Girls on Top" (Dreyfuss cover) | Blood, Bunny, Larkhall | |
| 12. | "What's Good for Me" | Blood, Bunny, Larkhall | |
| 13. | "Push" | Deadly Lethal Ninja Assassin | |
| 14. | "The Weight of the World" | Deadly Lethal Ninja Assassin | |
| 15. | "Christmas is Awesome" | Christmas is Awesome | |
| 16. | "Suffocation of the Soul" (BBC Radio 1 Session) | Previously Unreleased | |
| 17. | "Agony/Agatha" (BBC Radio 1 Session) | Previously Unreleased | |
| 18. | "The Hand That Feeds" (BBC Radio 1 Session) (Nine Inch Nails cover) | Previously Unreleased | |
| 19. | "Deadly Lethal Ninja Assassin" (Acoustic Version) | Previously Unreleased | |
| 20. | "Red Machine" | Previously Unreleased | |
| 21. | "Shambles" (Long Version) | TwoByThree EP | |
| 22. | "The Last Time" | Previously Unreleased |
Reuben's set on the main stage at Download Festival 2007.
The band record material, including Lissom Slo, at Jacob's Studio in Farnham.
A video diary of their European tour with Billy Talent.
The band are interviewed whilst on tour.
Due to a double-tracking technique used to record "Catch", the guitars may cancel each other out when it is played on some stereos. If this occurs, the CD case suggests that the track should be called "Catch (Amazing special rare 'no guitars' mix)".
The final track, "The Last Time", was not meant to be about the band at the time of recording.
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