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Capsule: The Best of KOD 1988–94

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Capsule: The Best of KOD 1988–94
Greatest hits album by
Released21 April 2003
Recorded1988–94
GenreShoegaze
LengthCD1: 79:21
CD2: 76:51
LabelOne Little Indian (TPLP613)
ProducerSee track listing
Kitchens of Distinction chronology
Cowboys and Aliens
(1994)
Capsule: The Best of KOD 1988–94
(2003)
Folly
(2013)
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Capsule: The Best of KOD 1988–94 is a compilation album by British alternative rock/dream pop group Kitchens of Distinction. The two disc set was released by One Little Indian Records on 21 April 2003. The first disc features some of the band's best songs, culled from their four albums: Love Is Hell (1989); Strange Free World (1991); The Death of Cool (1992); and Cowboys and Aliens (1994), while the bonus disc collects B-sides, acoustic versions and live tracks. The booklet features track-by-track notes by lead singer/bassist Patrick Fitzgerald.

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Kitchens of Distinction

Disc one
No.TitleProducerLength
1."The 3rd Time We Opened the Capsule"Kitchens of Distinction3:20
2."Quick as Rainbows"Hugh Jones3:49
3."Prize"Kitchens of Distinction5:27
4."Sand on Fire"Kitchens of Distinction, Pete Bartlett4:42
5."Railwayed"Hugh Jones4:58
6."In a Cave"Kitchens of Distinction4:34
7."Remember Me?"Hugh Jones4:40
8."What Happens Now?"Hugh Jones4:55
9."Come on Now"Pascal Gabriel3:55
10."When in Heaven"Hugh Jones5:27
11."Now It's Time to Say Goodbye"Kitchens of Distinction, Pete Bartlett3:47
12."On Tooting Broadway Station"Hugh Jones5:04
13."Drive That Fast"Hugh Jones5:37
14."Mad as Snow" (longer version)Hugh Jones8:34
15."Polaroids"Hugh Jones4:50
16."Prince of Mars"Kitchens of Distinction, Pete Bartlett5:51
Disc two
No.TitleProducerLength
1."Prize" (Demo)Kitchens of Distinction5:37
2."4 Men" (12" Version)Kitchens of Distinction4:13
3."Innocent"Kitchens of Distinction5:00
4."Margaret's Injection"Kitchens of Distinction4:34
5."Mainly Mornings" (Live)Kitchens of Distinction3:11
6."Shiver" (Live)Kitchens of Distinction4:43
7."These Drinkers"Hugh Jones3:02
8."Elephantiny" (acoustic version of "Elephantine")Hugh Jones2:44
9."3 to Beam Up"Hugh Jones7:55
10."Goodbye Voyager"Kitchens of Distinction, Pete Bartlett2:31
11."Skin"Kitchens of Distinction, Pete Bartlett4:24
12."Airshifting"Kitchens of Distinction, Pete Bartlett2:52
13."Glittery Dust"Hugh Jones4:37
14."Sand on Fire" (Original Mix)Kitchens of Distinction, Pete Bartlett4:44
15."Jesus Nevada"Kitchens of Distinction, Pete Bartlett4:01
16."Hammer" (Acoustic)Kitchens of Distinction, Pete Bartlett3:09
17."Mad as Snow" (Acoustic)Kitchens of Distinction, Pete Bartlett3:44
18."Here Come the Swans" (Acoustic)Kitchens of Distinction, Pete Bartlett3:00
19."What Happens Now?" (Acoustic)Kitchens of Distinction, Pete Bartlett3:03

Notes

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Disc one:

  • Tracks 1, 3, and 6 taken from Love Is Hell (April 1989)
  • Tracks 2, 5, 13, and 15 taken from Strange Free World (February 1991)
  • Tracks 8, 10, 12, and 14 taken from The Death of Cool (August 1992)
    • 14 runs over a minute longer than the album version
  • Tracks 4, 7, 9, 11, and 16 taken from Cowboys and Aliens (October 1994)
    • 4 and 11 remixed by Pascal Gabriel
  • Tracks 2, 5, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, and 15 mixed with Helen Woodward
  • Tracks 4, 7, and 11 feature backing vocals by Kate Meehan

Disc two:

  • Tracks 1 and 2 taken from the single "The 3rd Time We Opened the Capsule" (May 1989)
  • Track 3 taken from the single "Prize" (October 1988)
  • Track 4 taken from the "Elephantine" EP (October 1989)
  • Tracks 5 and 6 taken from the single "Quick as Rainbows" (March 1990), recorded live at Berlin Metropole for German radio
  • Tracks 7, 8, and 9 taken from the "Drive That Fast" EP (January 1991); mixed by Hugh Jones with Helen Woodward
  • Tracks 10, 11, and 12 taken from the "Breathing Fear" single (May 1992)
  • Track 13 taken from the "When in Heaven" single (August 1992); mixed by Hugh Jones with Helen Woodward
  • Track 15 taken from the "Now It's Time to Say Goodbye" single (September 1994)
  • Tracks 14, 16, 17, 18, and 19 are previously unreleased

Credits

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  • Front cover photo by Harry Borden.
  • Group shot (in center pages) by Colin Bell.
  • Live in Tooting photo by anonymous.
  • Live in Camden photo by Marcus Rose.
  • Design by Patrick Fitzgerald and Small Japanese Soldier.