Anthology 1969–81 Explained

Anthology 1969–81 is a 2009 compilation album by British rock band Atomic Rooster.

It consists mostly of unlicensed tracks, whose copyright is owned by Sanctuary (who purchased the B&C and Dawn catalogues), EMI and Polydor Records.

Track listing

CD 1

"Devil's Answer" 4:00 - 1970 demo with Carl Palmer
"Death Walks Behind You" 7:18 - Death Walks Behind You album version
"VUG" 4:32 - 1970 demo with Carl Palmer
"Friday the 13th" aka "Save Me" 3:28 - US version
"A Spoonful of Bromide Helps the Pulse Rate Go Down" 4:37 - In Hearing of Atomic Rooster album version
"Sleeping for Years" 5:25 - Death Walks Behind You album version
"Seven Lonely Streets" 6:41 - Death Walks Behind You album version
"It's So Unkind" 4:05 - unreleased track 1979
"Head in the Sky" 5:37 - In Hearing of Atomic Rooster album version
"Break the Ice" 4:57 - In Hearing of Atomic Rooster album version
"I Can't Take No More" 3:31 - Death Walks Behind You album version
"Play the Game" 4:45 - standard single version
"When You Go to Bed" 3:42 - unreleased track 1979
"They Took Control of You" 4:48

CD 2

"Do You Know Who's Looking for You?" 3:04
"Broken Window" 3:47
"Hold it Through the Night" 3:09 - unreleased track 1981
"No Change by Me" 3:15 - unreleased track 1981
"Play it Again" 3:11
"End of the Day" 3:28
"The Rock" 4:22 - In Hearing of Atomic Rooster album version
"Gershatzer" 8:00 - Death Walks Behind You album version
"Shabooloo" aka "Before Tomorrow" 5:47 - Atomic Roooster album version
"Nobody Else" 4:42 - Death Walks Behind You album version, without backwards vocal intro
"Don't Lose Your Mind" 3:35
"She's My Woman" 3:12
"Devil's Answer" 4:10 - live in Milan 1981
"Death Walks Behind You" 5:35 - live studio version 1981
"Tomorrow Night" 4:49 - live studio version 1981