1978–1990 (Go-Betweens album)
1978–1990 (sometimes The Go-Betweens 1978–1990) is a 1990 compilation album by Australian band The Go-Betweens. The album draws together music spanning the band's career from their beginnings in Brisbane to their 1989 breakup, including singles, B-sides, songs recorded for broadcast and previously unreleased material. Reception Melody Maker said, "I find myself holding a package containing some of the most shockingly accurate songs about life and love I've ever heard. The fact the Go-Betweens never became massive is a disgusting injustice - but here's an opportunity to discover their dazzling brilliance." Robert Christgau said, "Half best-of, half collectorama, this gets you coming and going: you had no idea the album highlights would mesh into perfect pop, and you had no idea the 45-rpm obscurities would coalesce into imperfect pop." NME noted the album, "spans their age, from the curiously unhinged art-pop of two Brisbane beatniks with a Phil Ochs/Patti Smith/Lee Remick obsession, to the smooth, accomplished craft of their last album." Track listing (All songs by Grant McLennan and Robert Forster) "Karen" (1978) – 4:03 (Included on vinyl edition of album only) Recorded May 1978, Brisbane. Originally released as a single "Hammer the Hammer" (1982) – 2:50 Recorded January 1982, Melbourne.