New York’s The Strokes, who were quite a sensation in the ’90s with their Velvet Underground-inflected indie rock, just announced The Singles – Volume 01, a box set that will feature the singles and rare B-sides.
The set will cover their Is This It, Room on Fire, and First Impressions of Earth albums, and will include home recordings of “Is This It” and “Alone Together,” a live version of “Clampdown” recorded at London’s Alexandra Palace, a demo version of “I’ll Try Anything Once,” and more.
The singles will be pressed on black 7” vinyl and will feature the artwork from each original release.
The tracklisting for The Singles – Volume 01 is:
- “The Modern Age (Rough Trade Version)”
- “Last Nite (Rough Trade Version)”
- “Hard To Explain”
- “New York City Cops”
- “Last Nite”
- “When It Started”
- “Someday”
- “Alone, Together (Home Recording)”
- “Is This It (Home Recording)”
- “12:51”
- “The Way It Is (Home Recording)”
- “Reptilia”
- “Modern Girls & Old Fashion Men”
- “The End Has No End”
- “Clampdown (Live at Alexandra Palace)”
- “Juicebox”
- “Hawaii”
- “Heart In A Cage”
- “I’ll Try Anything Once’ (‘You Only Live Once’ Demo)”
- “You Only Live Once”
- “Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)”
