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The extended hiatus Aussie indie-pop mainstays the Go-Betweens-- whose co-frontman Grant McLennan passed away in May of last year-- took during the 1990s was as creatively fertile a period for both McLennan and his compatriot Robert Forster as their many years together.

To spotlight this interregnum, a baker's dozen of each Go-Betweeners' solo work will be compiled on Intermission: The Best of the Solo Recordings 1990-1997. The discs, culled from McLennan and Forster's eight solo albums (four apiece), will be available individually from Beggars Group on June 19. Each member selected his own best songs, McLennan doing so shortly before his passing.

In February, we reported that the Rare Victory label had a tribute to McLennan and the Go-Betweens in the works, with contributions from the likes of the Clientele, Portastatic and Trembling Blue Stars (and, since we last wrote, Stars of the non-trembling or blue sort). We also reported that Rare Victory was accepting submissions for "Love Goes On", the tribute's title track and tune from the 16 Lovers Lane LP, for inclusion on the compilation. Baltimore's Private Eleanor emerged victorious, and you can hear their take on the tune and the four runners up by clicking right here. The tribute will be made available September 25.

McLennan:

01 Haven't I Been a Fool
02 Easy Come Easy Go
03 Black Mule
04 The Dark Side of Town
05 Lighting Fires
06 Surround Me
07 No Peace in the Palace
08 Hot Water
09 I'll Call You Wild
10 Horsebreaker Star
11 Malibu 69
12 One Plus One
13 In Your Bright Ray

Forster:

01 Falling Star
02 Baby Stones
03 121
04 I've Been Looking for Somebody
05 I'll Jump
06 Beyond Their Law
07 I Can Do
08 The Circle
09 Cryin' Love
10 The River People
11 Frisco Depot
12 Danger in the Past
13 Falling Star (Original Version)