This remastered edition of BEFORE HOLLYWOOD features a bonus disc with B-sides and rarities including a film clip.

BEFORE HOLLYWOOD (1983) was the second Go-Betweens album where the band relocated to England from Australia. Possibly the result of both the addition of a producer (earlier material was self-produced) as well as the radical change of location, this album marks a change in the band's material, introducing a more full, lush sound and less oblique, more personal lyrics. The booklet contains a brief history of this period in the band's career, including quotes by the band. This is the first of the Go-Betweens albums that features the sound fans of their later material will recognise: beautiful (and painful) songs, lush presentation, and clean, clear execution. This is the first masterpiece in a career full of highlights.

Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. A Bad Debt Follows You
2. Two Steps, Step Out
3. Before Hollywood
4. Dusty In Here
5. Ask
6. Cattle And Cane
7. By Chance
8. As Long As That
9. On My Block
10. That Way

Disc 2:

1. Cattle And Cane (Video)
2. Hammer The Hammer
3. Heaven Says
4. Just A King In Mirrors
5. A Peaceful Wreck
6. Man O'sand To Girl O'sea
7. Near The Chimney
8. This Girl, Black Girl
9. The Exception Of Deception