Things Go Better
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Three commercials recorded by the group in the '60s, including jingles for Coke, Hertz car rentals, and hairspray. They're not such great tunes, but are done up in characteristic Left Banke...
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Walk Away Renee
Released: 1986
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Released: 1986
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An odd and unsatisfactory compilation, its eight tracks divided evenly between the first and second Left Banke LPs. All of the songs appear on the There's Gonna Be a Storm anthology. ~ Richie...
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The Left Banke, Too
Released: 1968
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Released: 1968
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Although Michael Brown wasn't the Left Banke, he was by far the group's biggest asset. On the second album, his departure left a mammoth hole that could not be filled (although he does appear on a...
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Walk Away Renee/Pretty Ballerina
Released: 1967
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Released: 1967
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The Left Banke's debut was a terrific if largely unrecognized effort of classy baroque pop, featuring entirely original material. The two hit title tracks were standouts, but nearly every other cut...
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The History of the Left Banke
Released: 1985
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Released: 1985
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A rather odd 14-song collection, seemingly compiled to give as much weight to material for its rarity value as its quality. There's Gonna Be a Storm is a much better and lengthier career survey....
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There's Gonna Be a Storm: The Complete Recordings 1966-69
Released: 1992
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Released: 1992
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Though it's missing a few rarities -- namely the Steve Martin single for Buddha that reunited him with Michael Brown -- this is the most definitive Left Banke compilation. It features the entirety...
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