The Necessaries, Completely Necessary: Anthology 1978-1982
- Artist
- NECESSARIES, The
- Title
- Completely Necessary: Anthology 1978-1982
- Label
- Omnivore Recordings US
- Catalogue number
- 810075115307
- Format
- Vinyl
- Genre
- Indie/Alternative
- Release date
- 2026-01-29
- Price
- £73.99
- Availability
- In stock, only 4 left
Members: Ed Tomney (Rage To Live, Luka Bloom), Jesse Chamberlain (Red Crayola), Ernie Brooks (Modern Lovers), Arthur Russell (The Flying Hearts), Randy Gun (Love Of Life Orchestra). Completely Necessary (Anthology 1978–1982) is the first authorized collection of recordings by The Necessaries and includes 37 tracks, 28 of which are previously unissued. Completely Necessary represents the most accurate musical history of the band laid out across three albums. Disc one is the band-approved first album Event Horizon, followed by Pilots Facing North, a disc collecting studio recordings spanning 1978–1981 and disc three finally sees the release of their final sessions, Songs From The Blue Colony. Album notes by Michael IQ Jones trace the history of the band for this compilation produced by The Necessaries’ Ed Tomney and Cheryl Pawelski (Omnivore Recordings). The audio has been restored and mastered by Michael Graves at Osiris Studio, and both the 3-LP and 2-CD sets feature previously unseen photos across the package.
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