RELEASED 6.12.2014
OFFICIAL REISSUE OF BILL NELSON’s CLASSIC & LONG DELETED SIX CD BOXED SET ORIGINALLY RELEASED IN 2002 • RESTORES THE ORIGINAL BOXED SET ARTWORK & BOOK Esoteric Recordings’ imprint Cocteau Discs are very pleased to announce the re-release of one of the most sought after titles in BILL NELSON’s extensive solo catalogue, the boxed set "NOISE CANDY”. Originally released in 2002 on the Tone Swoon imprint, the set was available for a matter of months before the distributors ceased to exist. "NOISE CANDY” was a fascinating project that gathered together a host of recordings made by Bill at his various home studios between 1990 and 2000. Featuring 121 tracks, the set comprised 6 CDs of songs and instrumental music, each CD an album in their own right and entitled variously "Old Man Future Blows the Blues”, "Stargazing With Ranger Bill”, "Sunflower Dairy Product”, "King Frankenstein”, "Console” and "Playtime”. Beautifully designed, "Noise Candy” was one of Bill Nelson’s most involved projects and one of his most memorable. With copies extremely difficult to find, "Noise Candy” has since gained a legendary status amongst Bill Nelson fans. This Cocteau Discs limited edition reissue restores the album artwork and is presented in the same box format as the original 2002 release.
DISC ONE: OLD MAN FUTURE BLOWS THE BLUES 1. HUMMING IN THE VOID / GIRL WITH THE THOUSAND WATT SMILE 2. VISTA-DOME-RAILCAR 3. BEHOLD DUMB WONDERS 4. DREAMLAND AVENUE 5. JET TOWN 6. ATOM BLASTED CADILLAC 7. ROCKET SCIENCE RANCHBOY 8. NO MEANING 9. WHATEVER I DO 10. EMERALD CITY 11. ONE WAY TRACK 12. NOWHERE FAST 13. REAL THING THIS TIME 14. BUDDHA’S EYES ARE EVERYWHERE 15. ROCKAROLLA 16. SWING SONG 17. EDGE OF RECALL 18. MY PARANOIA 19. TOMORROW’S WORLD 20. BLOWIN’ THE DUST OFF THE BOOK OF THE FUTURE DISC TWO: STARGAZING WITH RANGER BILL 1. GREAT PLAINS 2. BIG YELLOW MOON 3. HOT-ROD RACER 4. THAT WAS THEN 5. SPACE-RANCH 6. MONORAIL 7. GHOST TRAIN 8. ALL THIS AND A GIRL LIKE YOU 9. MORE RAIN 10. THE LONESOME COWBOY RADIO SHOW 11. SLEEPY SNAKES 12. WILD LILAC 13. PERDITA ROSE 14. WORLD OF DREAMS 15. REAL GONE 16. TIME TODAY 17. THE COWBOY CLUB 18. HIGH AND MIGHTY DISC THREE: SUNFLOWER DAIRY PRODUCT 1. BABY RUTH’S BIG SPECIAL 2. FIRST BOY ON THE MOON 3. DOWN COMES THE RAIN 4. DON’T CRY, SPACE-GUY 5. PEPPERMINT FOREVER 6. MAGIC HILL 7. THE WORLD WAKES UP 8. DUMB-WORLD 9. LAY-ZEE BOY RECLINER 10. NEVERTHELESS 11. BRIGHT N’ BREEZY 12. THE HIPSTER GIMMICK 13. DREAMGIRL 14. SOAKIN’ IN THE BATHTUB 15. STAR SUGAR SKY 16. DREAMBOAT SITUATION 17. GOD’S OWN NEIGHBOURHOOD 18. LOOKING FOR A LANTERN 19. EXISTENTIALISM 20. STARS WILL SHINE DISC FOUR: KING FRANKENSTEIN 1. PLANET OF GUITARS 2. HALF-MAN, HALF-STATIC 3. MONSTER OVER THE FENCE 4. BUDDHA SMOKED MY CIGARETTES 5. THE INVISIBLE VENUS OF NEW YORK CITY 6. SUNNY BUNGALOWS 7. GLITTERING STAR 8. ELEVATED RAILWAY 9. LUMINOUS INTELLIGENT SEXY ADULTS 10. SWEET LITTLE DREAMER 11. MY LUMINOUS PLANET 12. ZIP, BOOM, BANG 13. REALITY CHECK 14. SOMEWHERE, NOWHERE, ANYWHERE 15. THE FLOWER THIEF 16. ART FOR ART’S SAKE 17. A HAT LIKE THIS 18. BLINK OF AN EYE 19. WHEN ACCIDENT BECAME MY BRIDE 20. HORSE EATS HAT 21. KING FRANKENSTEIN DISC FIVE: CONSOLE 1. QUIETLY NOW (MANIPULATING THE PHONOGRAPH NO. 2) 2. HELLO CHILDREN 3. ETHEL’S ATTIC (NO. 3, MARRIOT’S BUILDING, 1948) 4. CLOUDS ABOVE THE CORN 5. WONDERFUL WEATHER IN WOODGATES LANE 6. FILLIGREE 7. MEMO RECORDER DREAM NARRATIVE NO. 1 8. PINK POODLE PARADE (PIANO VERSION) 9. THE CLOCK THAT TIME FORGOT 10. HOLIDAY EXPRESS 11. NO BEE IN HIS BONNET 12. DUST AND SUNBEAMS AND THE TICKING OF A CLOCK 13. ADVENTURE ANNUAL 14. DREAMSTATE USA (MEMO RECORDER DREAM NARRATIVE NO. 2) 15. BOY WITH BUBBLEPIPE 16. AMERICAN MODERNE 17. FUZZY DUX 18. RAIN ON A CARAVAN ROOF (ST. LEONARD’S 1951) 19. A SHORT HISTORY OF THE FUTURE 20. ECTOPLASM TURBINE 21. PAINTED BOATS ON STILL WATERS DISC SIX: PLAYTIME 1. FUTURA 2. BAKELITE (50TH BIRTHDAY SONG) 3. LUCKY SOMETIMES 4. LIFE IS LIKE THIS 5. THE ASTRAL TRAMWAYS OF ENGLAND 6. BE HERE NOW 7. ALOHA NIAGRA 8. MY ELEVATED SWEETHEART 9. LADDERS LEADING NOWHERE 10. THE NOW THAT NEVER WAS 11. ENIGMATRON 12. BAMBOOZLED 13. HIERONYMOUS BOSCH BEYOND 14. BEING AND NOTHINGNESS LAND 15. LIGHTS OF KINGDOM COME 16. BEFORE WE FALL 17. WORLD STILL TURNS 18. DREAMING OF A GIRL 19. WHAT WE WISH FOR 20. BIG EMPTY SKY 21. ENDLESS AUTUMN