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The Distractions' Tracks: an A-Z

Well, an A-W, and very much a work in progress.

Only one is readily available on CD: Time Goes By So Slow on various Factory compilations; Doesn't Bother Me is on an obscure 1996 TJM collection. At least 10 Distractions tracks remain unavailable on any format.

100 Times - 2012 - Side 2, Track 4 on The End Of The Pier (Occultation)

Alice - 1977 - Unreleased.

Aspirin And Aftershave - 1980 - Performed live but unreleased.

Black Velvet - 1995 - Track 1 on Black Velvet EP (Occultation).

Blood On The Pickups - 1977 - Unreleased.

Boots - 2012 - Side 1, Track 4 on The End Of The Pier (Occultation)

Boys Cry - 1980 - Single 'a' side (b/w Paracetamol Paralysis; Island); Side 1 track 3 on Nobody's Perfect (Island).

Come Back To Me - 1995 - Demo. Unreleased.

Doesn't Bother Me - 1978 - Side 1 Track 1 on You're Not Going Out Dressed Like That (TJM).

Ghost Of A Chance - 1981 - Side 2 Track 1 on And Then There's... (Rough Trade).

Girl Of The Year - 2012 - Side 1, Track 3 on The End Of The Pier (Occultation)

Girl Of The Year (acoustic version) - 2011 - Second album sessions (Occultation)

Good Girls Don't Get To Paris - 1980 - Performed live but unreleased.

Good Girls Don't Get To Paris - 1995 - Demo. Unreleased.

I Don't Have Time - 2012 - Side 1, Track 1 on The End Of The Pier (Occultation)

I Thought You Were Dead Josephine - 1995 - Released 2010 on Scream City 5

If You Were Mine - 1995 - Track 3 on Black Velvet EP (Occultation).

In The Night-Time - 1980 - Performed live but unreleased.

It Doesn't Bother Me - 1979 - Single 'a' side (b/w One Way Love; Island). This is the same song as "Doesn't Bother Me" above but a different recording and is very slightly renamed

The Land of Opportunity - 1995 - Demo. Unreleased.

The Last Song - 2012 - Side 2, Track 5 on The End Of The Pier (Occultation)

Leave Me - 1981 - Side 1 Track 6 on Fools Rush In Where Angels Dare To Tread compilation LP.

Leave You To Dream - 1980 - Side 1 Track 5 on Nobody's Perfect (Island).

Looking For A Ghost - 1980 - Side 2, Track 6 on Nobody's Perfect (Island).

Lost - 2010 - Side 1 Track 1 on Come Home EP (Occultation)

Louise - 1980 - Side 1 Track 6 on Nobody's Perfect (Island).

Love Is Not For Me - 1981 - Side 2 Track 2 on And Then There's... (Rough Trade).

Man Of The Moment - 2012 - Side 2, Track 3 on The End Of The Pier (Occultation)

Maybe It's Love - 1978 - Side 2 Track 1 on You're Not Going Dressed Out Like That (TJM).

Nicole - 2010 - Side 1 Track 2 on Come Home EP (Occultation)

Written for and demoed by Steve Perrin's post-Distractions outfit The Escape Committee.

Nothing - 1978 - Side 1 Track 2 on You're Not Going Out Like That (TJM).

Nothing - 1980 - Side 2 Track 2 on Nobody's Perfect(Island).

Nothing Lasts - 1980 - Performed live but unreleased.

Oil Painting - 2010 - Side 2 Track 1 on Come Home EP (Occultation)

One Way Love - 1979 - Single 'b' side (of It Doesn't Bother Me; Island).

Paracetamol Paralysis - 1980 - Single 'b' side (of Boys Cry; Island); Side 1 Track 7 on Nobody's Perfect (Island)

Pillow Fight - 1979 - Single 'b' side (of Time Goes By So Slow; Factory).

Sick And Tired - 1980 - Side 1 Track 4 on Nobody's Perfect (Island).

Something For The Weekend - 1980 - Side 1 Track 2 on Nobody's Perfect (Island).

Something For The Weekend (different version) Single 'a' side - 1980 (b/w What's The Use?; Island).

Something New - 1980 - Performed live but unreleased.

Stars In Their Eyes - 2011 - Second album sessions outtake (Occultation)

Still It Doesn't Ring - 1980 - Side 2 Track 4 on Nobody's Perfect (Island).

Still It Doesn't Ring - 1995 - Track 2 on Black Velvet EP (Occultation).

(Stuck In A) Fantasy - 1980 - Side 2 Track 1 on Nobody's Perfect (Island).

The Summer I Met You - 2012 - Side 2, Track 1 on The End Of The Pier (Occultation)

Time Goes By So Slow - 1979 - Single 'a' side (b/w Pillow Fight; Factory).

Too Late To Change - 2011 - As yet untitled second album (Occultation)

Too Late To Change (acoustic version) - 2011 - Second album sessions (Occultation)

Too Young - 1978 - Side 2 Track 2 on You're Not Going Out Dressed Like That (TJM).

Twenty Four Hours - 1981 - Side 1 Track 1 on And Then There's... (Rough Trade).

Untitled - 1989 - Side 2 Track 5 on Nobody's Perfect (Island).

Valerie - 1980 - Side 2 Track 7 on Nobody's Perfect (Island).

Waiting For Lorraine - 1980 - Side 1 Track 1 on Nobody's Perfect (Island).

What's The Use? - 1980 - Single 'b' side (of Something For The Weekend; Island).

When It Was Mine - 2012 - Side 1, Track 5 on The End Of The Pier (Occultation)

Where Were You When I Needed You? - 1995 - Demo. Unreleased.

Wise - 2012 - Side 1, Track 2 on The End Of The Pier (Occultation)

Wise (acoustic version) - 2011 - Second album sessions (Occultation)

Wonder Girl - 1980 - Side 2 Track 3 on Nobody's Perfect (Island).

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