Smashes▲Trashes by Skunk Anansie, album cover
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Smashes▲Trashes

LabelV2
Popularity16.5
Also cited30 October 2009

Smashes & Trashes is a 15-track compilation from the British rock band Skunk Anansie, released in September 2009 on V2. It gathers highlights from their career and adds three new songs: "Tear the Place Up", "Because of You" and "Squander". A bonus edition also includes acoustic versions of "Weak" and "Because of You".

It matters because those new tracks were the band's first fresh material since they split in 2001, and they paved the way for the studio album Wonderlustre in 2010. The collection arrived alongside a greatest hits tour around Europe, so it works as both a handy overview of their records from Paranoid & Sunburnt to Post Orgasmic Chill and a sign that the band were back. It earned a silver certification from the Independent Music Companies Association and Gold in Italy.

Smashes▲Trashes: tracklist, credits and charts

15 tracks · 1:02:10

Tracklist

  1. 1Charlie Big PotatoAce, Lewis, Richardson, Skin5:33
  2. 2I Can DreamLen Arran and Skin3:36
  3. 3Hedonism (Just Because You Feel Good)Len Arran and Skin3:28
  4. 4Tear the Place UpAce, Lewis, Richardson, Skin3:00
  5. 5WeakAce, France, Lewis, Skin3:34
  6. 6SecretlyLen Arran and Skin4:47
  7. 7Because of YouAce, Lewis, Richardson, Skin4:29
  8. 8All I WantAce, Lewis, Richardson, Skin3:55
  9. 9Brazen (Weep)Len Arran and Skin4:33
  10. 10Twisted (Everyday Hurts)Len Arran and Skin4:14
  11. 11SquanderSkin4:30
  12. 12LatelyAce, Lewis, Richardson, Skin3:56
  13. 13Selling JesusLen Arran and Skin3:51
  14. 14CharityLen Arran and Skin4:39
  15. 15You’ll Follow Me DownLen Arran and Skin4:06
Produced by
Andy Wallace, Sylvia Massy, Skunk Anansie, Garth Richardson
Recorded at
Bearsville Studios, Great Linford Manor, Livingston Studios, Astoria Theatre
Recorded
1994–2009
Mixed by
Andy Wallace, David Bascombe, Joe Barresi, Cenzo Townshend, Chris Sheldon, John Smith
Mixed at
A&M Studios
Engineered by
Clif Norrell, Sylvia Massy, Skunk Anansie, Mr. Colson, Garth Richardson, Andrew Scarth, Chris Sheldon, John Smith
Labels
V2, One Little Indian, Virgin
Length
1:02:10

Line-up

  • Ace · guitar, electric guitar
  • Cass Lewis · bass guitar, electric bass guitar
  • Mark Richardson · percussion, drums (drum set)
  • Skin · lead vocals
  • Robbie France · drums (drum set)
  • Bill Hawkes · violin · guest
  • Boguslaw Kostecki · violin · guest
  • Martin McCarrick · cello · guest
  • Gavyn Wright · violin · guest
  • John Haywood · keyboard · guest

Singles

  • “Tear the Place Up” · 3 July 2009 (Music video and free download only)
  • “Because of You” · 14 September 2009
  • “Squander” · 9 November 2009

Peak chart positions

ChartPeak
UK Albums Chart · 200974
UK Independent Albums · 20098
Italian Albums · 200912
Belgian Albums (Flanders) · 200922
Dutch Albums · 200930
Swiss Albums · 200931
Austrian Albums · 200944
Belgian Albums (Wallonia) · 200953
German Albums · 200953
UKDigital · 200957
All 11 charts
Scottish Albums · 200987

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SourceDateNote
MusicBrainz30 October 2009
Wikipedia infobox14 September 2009
Wikidata2009
UK / Europe release2 November 2009earliest UK or European date
6 editions
DateCountryLabelBarcodeKind
2009—V28717931321051other
30 October 2009DEearMUSIC4029758993385original
30 October 2009DEearMUSIC4029758993422original
30 October 2009DEearMUSIC4029758993323original
2 November 2009GBOne Little Indian Records5016958109134other
2 November 2009GBOne Little Indian Records5016958109226other
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