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Sunday Scots #3 (Sunday Shuffle #462)

I wasn't sure what artist with which I would close out this July run of Sunday Shuffles, even as of Friday. Yesterday, however, I discovered that Teenage Fanclub's Songs From Northern Britain turned 20. I think 1997 was a great year for music (and have been thinking about a series of posts on that fact) and that album in particular is one of my favorites, which made a Fannies shuffle a no-brainer. I've had Here on CD for a while now, but my drive hasn't wanted to let me rip discs for a while; luckily, Amazon has the mp3 version on sale for $5.99, so I double-dipped. I do love it and have listened to it a ton, but this explains the non-existent iTunes playcounts for its songs. Surprisingly, my last Sunday Scots was 13 months ago, so I am ready to gorge on their music and I hope you are too...

1. Satan (14) - from Bandwagonesque
2. It's A Bad World (33) - from Songs From Northern Britain
3. Don't Hide (14) - from Man-Made
4. Slow Fade (15) - from Man-Made
5. Ain't That Enough (30) - from Songs From Northern Britain
6. Fear Of Flying (9) - from Thirteen
7. I Need Direction (13) - from Howdy!
8. Save (13) - from Man-Made
9. Born Under A Good Sign (13) - from Man-Made
10. What You Do To Me (16) - from Bandwagonesque

You know what? Let's make it a double today - ten more tunes to come...

11. Near You (11) - from Howdy!
12. Accidental Life (13) - from Howdy!
13. Take The Long Way Round (32) - from Songs From Northern Britain
14. I Can't Find My Way Home (13) - from Howdy!
15. It's All In My Mind (12) - from Man-Made
16. Flowing (14) - from Man-Made
17. Time Stops (12) - from Man-Made
18. Commercial Alternative (11) - from Thirteen
19. Hold On (1) - from Here
20. I Don't Want Control Of You (39) - from Songs From Northern Britain

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