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Fire Engines Compilation Expanded for U.S. Release

Tomorrow, Codex Teenage Premonition, a compilation of sloppy-sweet proto-indie-pop tunes by the influential Scottish band the Fire Engines, will hit American record stores. But the U.S. arm of Domino Records is treating us Yanks to a few extra Premonitions. In addition to the tracks on the UK version (which came out in September), the U.S. disc will feature three additional songs: two Peel session cuts (including a version of their most "known" song, "Candyskin") and a cover of Franz Ferdinand's "Jacqueline".

As previously reported, Codex Teenage Premonition collects rough, rugged and raw unreleased live and studio recordings, including songs from the Fire Engines' first-ever live performance. The "Jacqueline" cover comes from a Fire Engines/Franz Ferdinand split 7" single issued in conjunction with a show last December in Glasgow, which saw the reunited legends opening for the imitators...ahem...admiring upstarts.

No more reunion shows are planned...yet. There is, however, a strong rumor that the Fire Engines may get together to play next year's South By Southwest, but we'll let that remain a nice, warm wish until a formal announcement is made.

Codex Teenage Premonition:

01 Sympathetic Anaesthetic *
02 Get Up and Use Me *
03 Hungry Beat *
04 Everything's Roses *
05 The Untitled One *
06 12.01.81 (Clip) #
07 Meat Whiplash #
08 Discord #
09 Get Up and Use Me #
10 New Things in Cartons #
11 Plastic Gift #
12 Hungry Beat #
13 The Untitled One +
14 Everything's Nothing +
15 Discord +
16 Discord $
17 Candyskin $
18 Jacqueline

* Codex sessions recorded by Wilf Smarties
# Live at Valentino's, Edinburgh, September 9, 1981
+ Debut gig at Leith Town Hall, Edinburgh
$ Peel session

A video for "Get Up and Use Me" is currently viewable on the Domino UK website, and a single for "Discord" will be released over there on December 5.

* Domino UK: http://www.dominorecordco.com/
* Domino USA: http://www.dominorecordco.us/

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