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To most, Vashti Bunyan simply materialized from the great musical ether sometime circa 2004 (when her lone LP at the time, 1970's Just Another Diamond Day, was unearthed and reissued). But the fact is she was making delicate, wholesome, homespun folk tunes even before the days of Diamond, and certainly long, long before the aliens dumped Devendra Banhart on our planet.

These pre-Diamond gems-- two discs full of 'em-- will comprise a special collection of Vashti's early works that FatCat plans to release abroad on October 8. While the complete tracklist details have yet to come to light, we do know It's titled Some Things Just Stick in Your Mind - Early Singles and Demos 1964-1967 and that Vashti's U.S. label, DiCristina Stair Builders, intends to unleash the beast Stateside as well on October 16. Songs include "Train Song", "Love Song", "Winter Is Blue", "Coldest Night of the Year", and "I'd Like to Walk Around in Your Mind". The full tracklist is below.

To help get the kids amped for early Bunyan, FatCat will reissue Vashti's very first single, "Some Things Just Stick in Your Mind"-- originally released in 1965 under just the artist's first name-- on September 10 overseas. Vashti recorded the A-side, a tune penned by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards (possibly members of some band of note), with a full orchestra. Meanwhile, the flip, "I Want to Be Alone", has Vashti being just that. The 7" is limited to 1,000 copies, but if you miss out, fret not: both jams will also feature on the two-disc set. UPDATE: DiCristina Stair Builders will release this single in the U.S. on September 18 in 7" and digital formats.

Vashti puts in a pair of festival appearances in the diamond days to come.

"Some Things Just Stick in Your Mind" 7":

01 Some Things Just Stick in Your Mind
02 I Want to Be Alone

Some Things Just Stick in Your Mind:

Disc 1 (Early Singles/Demos):

01 Some Things Just Stick in Your Mind
02 I Want to Be Alone
03 Train Song
04 Love Song
05 Winter Is Blue
06 Coldest Night of the Year
07 I'd Like to Walk Around in Your Mind
08 Winter Is Blue (Demo)
09 Girl's Song in Winter
10 If in Winter (100 Lovers)
11 Wishwanderer (Demo)
12 Don't Believe
13 17 Pink Sugar Elephants

Disc 2 (1964 Demo Tape):

01 Autumn Leaves
02 Leave Me
03 If in Winter (100 Lovers)
04 How Do I Know
05 Find My Heart Again
06 Go Before the Dawn
07 Girl's Song in Winter
08 I Don't Know What Love Is
09 Don't Believe What They Say
10 Love You Now
11 I Know
12 Someday

Vashti dates:

08-18 Brecon Beacons, Wales - Green Man Festival
09-01 Argyll, Scotland - Connect Festival