Out Of Cold Storage (Box Set)
General
| Nov 2006
Reviews
The Bawd Of Euphony
Reviewed 2006-11-08
Reviewed 2006-11-08
At last the Holy Grail has been found! The complete works of one of the most innovative and influential bands of our puny human existence. This is one of those bands that completely changed people’s lives, me being one of them. This was the band I had always hoped existed. This Heat; Charles Hayward, Charles Bullen, and the late Gareth Williams made music that felt like a stick of dynamite burning on a short wick. Their songs were dynamic explorations built on hours of improvisation created in a meat locker turned rehearsal space from 1976-1981. A unique sound that combined angular guitar riffs, droney synths, fiery prog/jazz drumming and tape manipulation with political leaning lyrics and oodles of texture. Tense, unsettling and euphoric all in one. If the Cold War era could be compressed into feeling and sound, This Heat’s short catalogue of music would be it!
CD 1 - THIS HEAT (Blue & Yellow)
This is the much-heralded first release by This Heat. Originally released on cassette and long out of print on LP and CD, this release has been coveted by collectors for years, now finally available again in re-mastered CD form. Raw and jolting!
CD 2 – DECEIT
This was This Heat’s second and final full length release. Considered their swan song it features a clearer recording quality and a more diverse sound. Stronger songs structures and even more political in content. Just a classic all the way around.
CD 3 – HEALTH AND EFFICIENCY
This EP (original a 12” single) was the last piece This Heat recorded as a band. The most “Rock” song they ever played, it starts cheery “here’s a song about the sunshine” then explodes into 5 minutes of pure pulsey goodness. B-side was a experimentation also found on the Repeat release. One of their best!
CD 4 – MADE AVAILABLE: JOHN PEEL SESSIONS
This was the first This Heat record I heard and is still my favorite, It captures both the live and studio essence of This Heat in one fell swoop. Recorded in 2 sessions in 1976 it covers songs from both full length releases and some unreleased material. Brilliant!
CD 5 – REPEAT
Repeat consists of 3 lengthy instrumental pieces, both drawing on their fascination with the possibilities of using tapes and tape loops as part of the process of composing and performing. All extended experiments. All weird and cool!
CD 6 – LIVE 80/81
Live 1980/81 consists of previously unreleased live recordings. The sound quality isn't great, but the intensity and creativeness of This Heat on stage life shines through. A nice bonus disc for die hard fans.
CD 1 - THIS HEAT (Blue & Yellow)
This is the much-heralded first release by This Heat. Originally released on cassette and long out of print on LP and CD, this release has been coveted by collectors for years, now finally available again in re-mastered CD form. Raw and jolting!
CD 2 – DECEIT
This was This Heat’s second and final full length release. Considered their swan song it features a clearer recording quality and a more diverse sound. Stronger songs structures and even more political in content. Just a classic all the way around.
CD 3 – HEALTH AND EFFICIENCY
This EP (original a 12” single) was the last piece This Heat recorded as a band. The most “Rock” song they ever played, it starts cheery “here’s a song about the sunshine” then explodes into 5 minutes of pure pulsey goodness. B-side was a experimentation also found on the Repeat release. One of their best!
CD 4 – MADE AVAILABLE: JOHN PEEL SESSIONS
This was the first This Heat record I heard and is still my favorite, It captures both the live and studio essence of This Heat in one fell swoop. Recorded in 2 sessions in 1976 it covers songs from both full length releases and some unreleased material. Brilliant!
CD 5 – REPEAT
Repeat consists of 3 lengthy instrumental pieces, both drawing on their fascination with the possibilities of using tapes and tape loops as part of the process of composing and performing. All extended experiments. All weird and cool!
CD 6 – LIVE 80/81
Live 1980/81 consists of previously unreleased live recordings. The sound quality isn't great, but the intensity and creativeness of This Heat on stage life shines through. A nice bonus disc for die hard fans.
Recent airplay
Health And Efficiency (Live 80/81)
Some Songs Without Words — Dec 26, 2024
Horizontal Hold (This Heat)
Some Songs Without Words — Sep 19, 2024
Twilight Furniture (This Heat)
Some Songs Without Words — Dec 09, 2020
Twilight Furniture (This Heat)
Some Songs Without Words — Jul 29, 2020
Testcard (This Heat)
Sound and Solidarity — Sep 02, 2017
Cenotaph (Deceit)
A Visit From Drum (Spooky Scary Time) — Oct 31, 2014
Charting
2006-11-12 — 2007-01-14
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Jan 7 | 1 |
| Dec 31 | 2 |
| Dec 10 | 1 |
| Dec 3 | 3 |
| Nov 26 | 2 |
| Nov 19 | 5 |
Track listing
| 1. | Testcard (This Heat) | ||
| 2. | Horizontal Hold (This Heat) | ||
| 3. | Not Waiving (This Heat) | ||
| 4. | Water (This Heat) | ||
| 5. | Twilight Furniture (This Heat) | ||
| 6. | 24 Track Loop (This Heat) | ||
| 7. | Diet Of Worms (This Heat) | ||
| 8. | Music Like Escaping Gas (This Heat) | ||
| 9. | Rainforest (This Heat) | ||
| 10. | The Fall Of Saigon (This Heat) | ||
| 11. | Testcard (This Heat) | ||
| 12. | Sleep (Deceit) | ||
| 13. | Paper Hats (Deceit) | ||
| 14. | Triumph (Deceit) | ||
| 15. | S.P.Q.R (Deceit) | ||
| 16. | Cenotaph (Deceit) | ||
| 17. | Shrink Wrap (Deceit) | ||
| 18. | Radio Prague (Deceit) | ||
| 19. | Makeshift Swahili (Deceit) | ||
| 20. | Independence (Deceit) | ||
| 21. | A New Kind Of Water (Deceit) | ||
| 22. | Suffer, Bomb, Disease (Deceit) | ||
| 23. | Health And Efficiency (Health And Efficiency ) | ||
| 24. | Graphic/Varispeed (45 Rpm) (Health And Efficiency ) | ||
| 25. | Horizontal Hold (Made Available: John Peel Sessions) | ||
| 26. | Not Waiving (Made Available: John Peel Sessions) | ||
| 27. | The Fall Of Saigon (Made Available: John Peel Sessions) | ||
| 28. | Rimp Romp Ramp (Made Available: John Peel Sessions) | ||
| 29. | Makeshift (Made Available: John Peel Sessions) | ||
| 30. | Sitting (Made Available: John Peel Sessions) | ||
| 31. | Basement Boy (Made Available: John Peel Sessions) | ||
| 32. | Slither (Made Available: John Peel Sessions) | ||
| 33. | Repeat (Repeat) | ||
| 34. | Metal (Repeat) | ||
| 35. | Graphic/Varispeed (33rpm) (Repeat) | ||
| 36. | Horizontal Hold (Live 80/81) | ||
| 37. | Paper Hats (Live 80/81) | ||
| 38. | S.P.Q.R (Live 80/81) | ||
| 39. | Triumph (Live 80/81) | ||
| 40. | Aerial Photography (Live 80/81) | ||
| 41. | The Rough With The Smooth (Live 80/81) | ||
| 42. | Makeshift Swahili (Live 80/81) | ||
| 43. | Music Like Escaping Gas (Live 80/81) | ||
| 44. | A New Kind Of Water (Live 80/81) | ||
| 45. | Twilight Furniture (Live 80/81) | ||
| 46. | Health And Efficiency (Live 80/81) |