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The Best Imitation Of Myself: A Retrospective

Ben Folds

2011 · Rock, Pop

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The Best Imitation Of Myself: A Retrospective by Ben Folds

The Best Imitation Of Myself: A Retrospective is an Alt/Indie album by Ben Folds, originally released in 2011. On Gatefold: 13 pressings tracked, owned by 3 collectors.

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Tracklist

  1. The Best Imitation Of Myself
  2. 1-1Brick (Radio Mix)
  3. 1-2Annie Waits
  4. 1-3Philosophy
  5. 1-4Underground
  6. 1-5Landed (Strings Version)
  7. 1-6One Angry Dwarf And 200 Solemn Faces
  8. 1-7Don't Change Your Plans
  9. 1-8The Luckiest
  10. 1-9Smoke (Perth, AU 2005)
  11. 1-10Rockin' The Suburbs
  12. 1-11Kate
  13. 1-12Gracie
  14. 1-13Still Fighting It (Extended Version)
  15. 1-14You Don't Know Me
  16. 1-15There's Always Someone Cooler Than You
  17. 1-16Still
  18. 1-17From Above
  19. 1-18House
  20. Live
  21. 2-1Julianne (Stockholm, SE 1997)
  22. 2-2Video (Stockholm, SE 1997)
  23. 2-3Song For The Dumped (Las Vegas, NV 1998)
  24. 2-4Missing The War (London, UK 1999)
  25. 2-5Mess (London, UK 1999)
  26. 2-6Magic (London, UK 1999)
  27. 2-7Selfless, Cold And Composed (New York, NY 2001)
  28. 2-8Zak And Sara (New York, NY 2002)
  29. 2-9Girl (New York, NY 2002)
  30. 2-10Just Pretend (Melbourne, AU 2003)
  31. 2-11Fred Jones Part 2 (Perth, AU 2005)
  32. 2-12Careless Whisper (Saratoga, CA 2005)
  33. 2-13All You Can Eat (Nashville, TN 2006)
  34. 2-14Long Tall Texan (Houston, TX 2008)
  35. 2-15Army (Chapel Hill, NC 2008)
  36. 2-16Battle Of Who Could Care Less (Chapel Hill, NC 2008)
  37. 2-17Kylie From Connecticut (Detroit, MI 2008)
  38. 2-18Effington (Seoul, KR 2011)
  39. 2-19Picture Window (London, UK 2011)
  40. 2-20Sentimental Guy (Adelaide, AU 2011)
  41. 2-21Not The Same (Adelaide, AU 2011)
  42. Rarities
  43. 3-1Unrelated (Unfinished Song Demo - 1996)
  44. 3-2Best Imitation Of Myself (Demo - 1992)
  45. 3-3Rocky (4 Track Home Demo - 1993)
  46. 3-4Boxing (Demo - 1992)
  47. 3-5Julianne (Unreleased 1st Album - 1994)
  48. 3-6Evaporated (Unreleased 1st Album - 1994)
  49. 3-7Alice Childress (KCRW Sessions - 1996)
  50. 3-8Barrytown ("Me, Myself And Irene" Soundtrack - 2000)
  51. 3-9Amelia Bright (Mitch Easter Sessions - 2000)
  52. 3-10Tell Me What I Did
  53. 3-11Rock Star (Demo - 2000)
  54. 3-12Losing Lisa (Demo - 2000)
  55. 3-13Brake Up At Food Court (Demo - 2000)
  56. 3-14Hiro's Song (Demo - 2000)
  57. 3-15Wandering (Demo - 2000)
  58. 3-16The Secret Life Of Morgan Davis (Alternate Mix - 2001)
  59. 3-17Such Great Heights (Alternate Mix From MySpace Sessions - 2006)
  60. 3-18Bitches Ain't Shit (B-side Of "Landed" Single - 2005)
  61. 3-19Time (Alternate Version - 2004)
  62. 3-20Sleazy ("Download To Donate - Tsunami Relief" - 2011)
  63. 3-21Because The Origami
  64. 3-22Stumblin' Home Winter Blues

Sound DNA

  • Alt/Indie
  • Alternative Rock
  • warm
  • triumphant
  • witty

Credits

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Production & Engineering

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3 collectors on Gatefold own this · 13 pressings tracked on Gatefold

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