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add me to the list of those with the 7" but no digital ripping ability.

could i get a PM please?

 

i just heard this at stereogum. if someone could pm me the track i would be forever grateful.

i dont think this is being released in australia

 

where was this. i searched stereogum, but couldn't find it.

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i am going to shamelessly add on to the huge number of people asking for PMs for this song.

impossible germany is my #1 favorite song of all time, and i cant wait to add this version to my collection.

thanks so much in advance.

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Sent this to over 30 VCers now and no love in return for Dark Neon :no

 

I'm not saying I'll do a trade exclusively but...

 

I'm only kidding (kind of). PM me and I suppose I can send it to a few of you after I leave work (5:00).

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Here's my best stab at the lyrics...

 

Impossible Germany

Unlikely Japan

Wherever we go

Wherever we land

 

I can't say what this means to me

I don't begin to understand

I know you're not listening

Impossible Germany, Unlikely Japan

 

Hand over quarters monotone (?)

The peach colored payphone connected to you

 

I can't say what this means to me

I don't begin to understand

I know you're not listening

Impossible Germany, Unlikely Japan

 

I don't know why she talks so tough

A roller skate would suggest her enough (?)

 

I can't say what this means to me

I don't begin to understand

I know you're not listening

Impossible Germany, Unlikely Japan

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Right now I'm working on putting together a hybrid Ghost/Wilco Book/AGIB B-sides mix, I'll let you guys know what I come up with.

 

--Mike

 

Here's a little something I came up with, it's a bit of a work-in process and a big nod goes to the great Basil II, who originally came up with a couple of these track sequences the majestic Barnyard into Wishful into Diamond Claw is all him. I pulled a pretty big cheat and put a Loose Fur song, Chinese Apple as my closing track, but it's one of the best songs Tweedy has ever written, and it sounds to me at least like it would have worked perfectly on AGIB.

 

1. Pure Bug Beauty (Wilco Book)

2. Hummingbird (Soma) (Wilco Book)

3. Unlikely Japan (You Never Know B-Side)

4. Company in My Back (AGIB)

5. Here Comes Everybody (Wilco Book)

6. Muzzle of Bees (AGIB)

7. Rottnest (Wilco Book)

8. Handshake Drugs (More Like The Moon EP version)

9. Barnyard Pimp (Wilco Book)

10. Wishful Thinking (AGIB)

11. Diamond Claw (Wilco Book)

12. Company in My Back (AGIB)

13. Spiders (Kidsmoke) (AGIB)

14. Chinese Apple (Loose Fur)

 

No ATWYS or Hell is Chrome, two of my favorites on Ghost, but I couldn't quite make them work anywhere here, one day I'll get this alternate AGIB of mine perfect or at least almost as good as the original, until then here's to imperfection.

 

--Mike

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Im really digging Unlikely Japan, quite different. especially the Robot vocals at the end!

 

I dig this song, especially those robot vocals. I wouldn't mind hearing some more stuff go this way. It's certainly one way to change things up.

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