ART BRUT – Vol.2: Sorry That It Doesn’t Sound Like It’s Planned! Battling Satan, 2009 -2020 5CD

ART BRUT - Vol.2: Sorry That It Doesn’t Sound Like It’s Planned! Battling Satan, 2009 -2020

5CD - Limited Edition foldout set in deluxe 7” packaging with a 24-page illustrated zine containing a liner note from frontman Eddie Argos, archival photography and an original Art Brut art print (signed by Eddie Argos). 

The second and final boxset in the two-part Art Brut compilation series rounds off Edsel Records’ retrospective on South-East London based art-rockers Art Brut, with a carefully curated collection of recorded works spanning from 2009-2020.

Featuring 5 CDs worth of material – from rare and unreleased home demo material to full-length studio albums with bonus takes – this package is a must have for collectors and fans alike.

Containing Art Brut albums, rarities, B-sides, demos and rare live cuts, this set – compiled in direct collaboration with the band and accessing unreleased music from Eddie Argos’ personal archive – is a crucial aural, written and photographic compendium of the unique history of this band.

Featuring the albums Art Brut vs Satan (2009), Art Brut Vs Satan Brutlegsand B-Sides, Brilliant! Tragic! (2011) Wham! Bang! Pow! Let’s Rock Out!(2018) and a bonus disc of Brutlegs, Rare Live Cuts and B Sides.

5CD foldout set in deluxe 7” packaging with a 24-page illustrated zine containing a liner note from frontman Eddie Argos, archival photography and an original Art Brut art print (signed by Eddie Argos).

Tracklist:
DISC ONE: Art Brut vs Satan:
1) Alcoholics Unanimous
2) DC Comics and Chocolate Milkshake
3) The Passenger
4) Am I Normal
5) What A Rush
6) Demons Out!
7) Slap Dash For No Cash
8) The Replacements
9) Twist & Shout
10) Summer Job
11) Mysterious Bruises

DISC TWO: Art Brut Vs Satan Brutlegs and B Sides:
1) Just Deserts
2) Positively 5th Street
3) Moved To L.A.
4) Weird Science
5) Catch (Cure Cover)
6) The Price You Pay For Waiting
7) Art Brut 0 Satan 1 (Early Demo of Demons Out!)
8) Art Brut vs Satan (Another Early Demo of Demons Out!)
9) Science Fiction (Original Home Demo of Weird Science)
10) Summer Job (Early Demo)
11) Rough of Love (Home Demo of What A Rush)
12) Am I Normal? (Early Demo)
13) Public Transportation Please (Early Demo Of The Passenger)
14) Day Off Work (Early Alcoholics Unanimous Demo)
15) I Could Live Here (early Demo of Moved to L.A.)
16) Am I Normal? (Mikey B Brings The Drama)
17) Rush Of Love (Mikey Brings The Drama)
18) Richard, Where Is My Record Deal

DISC THREE: Brilliant! Tragic! (Expanded):
1) Clever Clever Jazz
2) Lost Weekend
3) Bad Comedian
4) Sexy Sometimes
5) Is Dog Eared
6) Martin Kemp Welch 5-Aside Rules
7) Axl Rose
8) I Am The Psychic
9) Ice Hockey
10) Sealand
11) Unprofessional Wrestling
12) Atlanta Girl (Frank Black Version)
13) Arizona Bay (Frank Black Version)
14) Her Majesty (Beatles Cover)
15) Arizona Bay
16) We Make Pop Music
17) Lost Weekend (Home Demo)

DISC FOUR: Wham! Bang! Pow! Let’s Rock Out!):
1) Hooray!
2) I Hope You’re Very Happy Together
3) Good Morning Berlin
4) She Kissed Me (And It Felt Like A Hit!)
5) Schwarzfahrer
6) Hospital
7) Too Clever
8) Kultfigur
9) Veronica Falls
10) Wham! Bang! Pow! Let’s Rock Out!
11) Awkward Breakfast
12) Your Enemies Are My Enemies Too
13) Hooray! (Alternate Version)
14) I Hope You’re Very Happy Together (Home Demo)
15) Keep It Juvenile (Unreleased Writing Session)
16) Kultfigur (Demo Version)
17) Veronica Falls (Demo Version)
18) She Kissed Me And It Felt Like A Hit (Home Demo)

DISC Five: Brutlegs, B-Sides & Rare Live Cuts:
1) Modern Art (Berlinische Version)
2) Mein Kleiner Bruder (My Little Brother)
3) Post Soothing Out (early John Fortis Demo)
4) The Nearest Exit Is Behind You
5) Started Smoking Again
6) Let’s Get Drunk About It
7) Record Store Day
8) Handle Me With Care
9) Properties Of Perception (We Are Scientists Cover)
10) The Great Escape / Freebird (We Are Scientists / Lynyrd Skynrd Covers)
11) Modern Art (Berlin Live)
12) Post Soothing Out (Berlin Live)

Label: Edsel Box Set
Released: 2025