Fan Club

RELEASE
LABEL
Not Lame Recordings
GENRES
Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Jangle Pop, Power Pop, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Pop

Album Review

The title of Fan Club is entirely accurate -- this, more than most box sets -- is one for the fans. And Jellyfish does have fans: for a band that didn't sell many records, they sure gained a lot of fans, many of them starting their own post-power pop group after hearing 1990's Bellybutton and 1993's Spilt Milk. Those fans spread the gospel and followed solo careers -- Jason Falkner became a cult favorite in his own right -- but they still hungered for more Jellyfish, which they finally received in the summer of 2002 thanks to the power pop specialists at Not Lame, who assembled Fan Club with the assistance of all of the band and their soundman, Shalom Aberle. This is a release that was deliberately targeted at a fan base -- it contains nothing but unreleased material over its four discs, filled with memorabilia and memories from the band, and pressed in a limited number. That may mean that it will hardly play outside the hardcore fans but, then again, it's not intended to, either. And those hardcore fans will delight with this set, as it's filled with demos for songs for both albums (plus unreleased songs), live songs (taken from concerts and television broadcasts), rehearsals, compilation track appearances, and interview snippets tying it all together. It's an archival piece done right -- it is an exhaustive journey through the vaults, lovingly prepared. If you're a serious fan, you need this, especially before it sells out.
Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi

Track Listing

  1. The Man I Used to Be [Demo Version]
  2. Bedspring Kiss [Demo Version]
  3. Deliver [#][Demo Version]
  4. Now She Knows She's Wrong [#][Demo Version]
  5. Queen of the U.S.A. [#][Demo Version]
  6. Always Be My Girl [#][Demo Version]
  7. I Wanna Stay Home [#][Demo Version]
  8. Let This Dream Never End [#][Demo Version]
  9. Season of the Witch [#][Demo Version]
  10. That Girl's a Man [#][Demo Version]
  11. Calling Sarah [#][Demo Version]
  12. All I Want Is Everything [#][Demo Version]
  13. Bye Bye Bye [#][Demo Version]
  14. She Still Loves Him [#][Demo Version]
  15. Baby's Coming Back [#][Demo Version]
  16. The King Is Half-Undressed [#][Demo Version]
  17. MTV Top Of The Hour
  18. (Much Music, Canada)
  19. The King Is Half-Undressed [Live]
  20. Sugar and Spice [Live]
  21. (91X, San Diego)
  22. Two All-Beef Patties [Live]
  23. Mr. Late [Live]
  24. No Matter What [Live]
  25. All I Want Is Everything [Live]
  26. (Much Music, Canada)
  27. Hold Your Head Up/Hello [Live]
  28. Calling Sarah [Live]
  29. She Still Loves Him [Live]
  30. Will You Marry Me [Live]
  31. Baby Come Back/Baby's Coming Back [Live]
  32. Now She Knows She's Wrong [Live]
  33. Let 'Em In/That Is Why [Live]
  34. Jet [Live]
  35. (Much Music, Canada)
  36. The King Is Half-Undressed [Live]
  37. Baby's Coming Back [Live]
  38. I Wanna Stay Home [Live]
  39. She Still Loves Him [Live]
  40. All I Want Is Everything [Live]
  41. (World Café - June 25, 1993) [#]
  42. Spilt Milk Intro [#][Demo Version]
  43. Hush [#][Demo Version]
  44. Joining a Fan Club [#][Demo Version]
  45. Sebrina, Paste and Plato [Demo Version]
  46. New Mistake [#][Demo Version]
  47. Glutton of Sympathy [#][Demo Version]
  48. The Ghost at Number One [#][Demo Version]
  49. All Is Forgiven [Demo Version]
  50. Russian Hill [Demo Version]
  51. He's My Best Friend [#][Demo Version]
  52. Family Tree [Demo Version]
  53. Spilt Milk Outtro [#][Demo Version]
  54. Ignorance Is Bliss [Demo Version]
  55. Worthless Heart [Demo Version]
  56. Watchin' the Rain [Demo Version]
  57. I Need Love [#][Demo Version]
  58. I Don't Believe You [#][Demo Version]
  59. Long Time Ago [Live][#][Demo Version]
  60. Runnin' for Our Lives [#][Demo Version]
  61. Fan Club Message
  62. Glutton of Sympathy [Live Rehearsal][#][Take]
  63. Baby's Coming Back [Live]
  64. That Is Why [Live][#]
  65. The Ghost at Number One [Live][#]
  66. Joining a Fan Club [Live][#]
  67. (World Café - June 25, 1993) [#]
  68. I Can Hear the Grass Grow [Live][#]
  69. New Mistake [Live][#]
  70. Eleanor Rigby [Live]
  71. S.O.S. [Live][#]
  72. S.O.S. [Live][#]
  73. All Is Forgiven [Live][#]
  74. Sebrina, Paste and Plato [Live][#]
  75. Joining a Fan Club [Live][#]
  76. The Ghost at Number One [Live][#]
  77. The Man I Used to Be [Live][#]
  78. Glutton of Sympathy [Live][#]
  79. New Mistake [Live][#]
  80. Think About Your Troubles
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