Filed under: 2004-2006 Weightlifting | Tags: CD, Import, Music, Trashcan Sinatras
An advance preview release of album ‘Weightlifting’.
This CD included the final mixes of All The Dark Horses, Usually and Weightlifting. It also included 11 live tracks from Le Bataclan, in Paris, from November 10, 1996. There were plans to release this as a separate CD with the title “Francis in Paris (Paris is in France)”, but this never materialised.
The ‘Weightlifting EP’ was released to coincide with the sold-out shows at the Troubadour in Los Angeles in 2004 and the band’s appearance at the South-By-Southwest festival of the same year.
I like the illustrations on this release – reminds me of the old first-aid books from school.





2004 BoBame Recordings BOBAME005 (USA)
Filed under: 1990-1991 Cake | Tags: CD, Import, Music, Promo, Trashcan Sinatras
Rare 2-track US promo of debut single ‘Obscurity Knocks’. This release included both the single edit and the much longer album version.
Can’t say I’m a fan of the design on the actual CD – very cluttered.



1991 London Go! Discs Ltd CDP392 (USA)
Filed under: 1990-1991 Cake | Tags: CD, Hard-to-Find, Import, Music, Trashcan Sinatras
Here’s the European (German) release of debut single ‘Obscurity Knocks’.
All tracks are the same but the CD was released in a jewel case, rather than the card sleeve of the regular version.


1990 London Go! Discs Ltd GODCD34 / 876075-2 (Germany)




2002 Play Records PLAYCD008 (UK)




1998 Purple Records PUR001