Left Over Life to Kill
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Left Over Life To Kill is both an EP and an album released by the Australian band The Paradise Motel
, released in 1996 and 1997 respectively. Lyrics and most music was written by Charles Bickford with arrangements by Matt Aulich.
in Australia in 1997 on both CD and 10-inch vinyl.
The EP reached number 2 on the Australian Alternative Charts and became the third highest selling alternative release of 1996.
' song Raining Pleasure
and was also produced by the band themselves. 2,000 hand-numbered copies were produced and soon sold out. These and many subsequent releases by The Paradise Motel were noted for their stylistic uniformity, reminiscent of Penguin Books
' Penguin Classics series.
The Paradise Motel
The Paradise Motel are a critically and commercially successful independent Australian band from Hobart, Tasmania, first active from 1995–2000, who reformed in 2008.-Formation and early releases 1994–1998:...
, released in 1996 and 1997 respectively. Lyrics and most music was written by Charles Bickford with arrangements by Matt Aulich.
EP
The EP was released by Mushroom RecordsMushroom Records
Mushroom Records is an Australian recoJrd company formed by Michael Gudinski and Ray Evans in Melbourne in 1972. After its sale in 1998, it merged into Festival Mushroom Records. From 2005 to 2009, it is one of the record labels operated by Warner Bros...
in Australia in 1997 on both CD and 10-inch vinyl.
The EP reached number 2 on the Australian Alternative Charts and became the third highest selling alternative release of 1996.
Track listing
This was soon followed by a remix EP, entitled 'Some Deaths Take Forever', which consisted of experimental remixes of tracks and outtakes from Left Over Life To Kill, an interpretation of The TriffidsThe Triffids
The Triffids were a seminal Australian alternative rock and pop band formed in Perth, Western Australia, in May 1978 with charismatic, David McComb as singer-songwriter, guitarist, bass guitarist and keyboardist. They achieved negligible success in Australia, but greater success in the U.K...
' song Raining Pleasure
Raining Pleasure (EP)
Raining Pleasure by The Triffids was released as a 12" EP in 1984 and reached #95 on the Australian Charts.Although the EP has not been in print for some time, selected tracks appeared on the Love in Bright Landscapes and Australian Melodrama compilations, while all seven tracks were compiled on...
and was also produced by the band themselves. 2,000 hand-numbered copies were produced and soon sold out. These and many subsequent releases by The Paradise Motel were noted for their stylistic uniformity, reminiscent of Penguin Books
Penguin Books
Penguin Books is a publisher founded in 1935 by Sir Allen Lane and V.K. Krishna Menon. Penguin revolutionised publishing in the 1930s through its high quality, inexpensive paperbacks, sold through Woolworths and other high street stores for sixpence. Penguin's success demonstrated that large...
' Penguin Classics series.