Album Info
| Artist: | The Flaming Lips |
| Album: | Greatest Hits Vol. 1 |
| Released: | Worldwide, 2023 |
Tracklist:
| A1 | Do You Realize?? | 3:32 |
| A2 | Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots Pt. 1 | 4:45 |
| A3 | Race For The Prize | 4:09 |
| A4 | Waitin' For A Superman | 4:17 |
| A5 | When You Smile | 3:14 |
| A6 | She Don't Use Jelly | 3:40 |
| B1 | Bad Days (Aurally Excited Version) | 4:38 |
| B2 | The W.A.N.D. | 3:42 |
| B3 | Silver Trembling Hands | 3:59 |
| B4 | The Castle | 4:51 |
| B5 | The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song | 4:51 |
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Description
Right before the last chorus of Race for the Prize, the timpani-like thud finally lands with proper weight on this gold pressing. Across the Warner era, The Flaming Lips’ Greatest Hits Vol. 1 gathers high points like Do You Realize??, Race for the Prize, and Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Pt. 1 without sanding off their odd charm. Mastering gives the dense arrangements room to breathe, space opens up, so the vocoder shadow under Do You Realize?? sits where it should. Sequencing keeps the trip coherent for a Saturday tidy or a late drive across Melbourne.
It belongs next to Mercury Rev’s late-90s glow, a companion to widescreen psych-pop that still feels handmade. Gold suits the band’s technicolor streak, and the selection leans to songs you’ll play, not completist ephemera. If you’d rather order online, you can buy The Flaming Lips records online with us.
Fans who’ve lived with CDs will notice the low end sits deeper. Casual listeners get an easy doorway to a strange, generous catalog. Packaging is simple and tidy.
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