Ladies and Gentlemen, The Suburbs Have Left the Building is a compilation album by the American New wave band The Suburbs that focuses on their releases from 1978 through 1984. The album does not contain any songs from their 1986 self-titled release. It was released by Twin/Tone Records in 1992.
Reception
Writing for Allmusic, music critic Stewart Mason wrote of the album "An excellent although not perfect introduction to the art rock and dance-pop world of the Suburbs... It's not all the Suburbs one will ever need—at the very least, In Combo and Credit in Heaven are essential—but it's a fine entry into the group for newcomers."
Ira Robbins of Trouser Press called the compilation "a useful 19-track retrospective that would have benefited from more exhaustive annotation."
Track listing All songs composed by The Suburbs. "Love Is the Law" – 4:40 "Tape Your Wife to the Ceiling" – 1:51 "Black Leather Stick" – 2:47 "Music for Boys" – 6:46 "Rattle My Bones" – 3:29 "Cig In Backwards" – 3:46 "World War III" – 2:56 "Baby Heartbeat" – 2:41 "Goggles" – 3:21 "Prehistoric Jaws" – 2:23 "Cows" – 1:35 "Monster Man" – 3:14 "Cig Machine" – 1:26 "Spring Came" – 3:18 "Girlfriend" – 4:51 "Drinking with an Angel" – 5:28 "Waiting" – 3:43 "The Best is Over" – 4:56 "Chemistry Set" – 1:23
Personnel Chan Poling – vocals, keyboards Beej Chaney – vocals, Beejtar Hugo Klaers – drums Bruce C. Allen – guitar Michael Halliday – bass
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