The Beta Band - The Regal Years 1997-2004 (2018)

This exhaustive, six-part, Parlophone-issued box set collects all three of the British cult folktronica pioneers' studio albums (The Beta Band[1999], Hot Shots II[2001], and Heroes to Zeros[2004]), complete with bonus cuts, 1998's Three E.P.'s collection, and two discs of supplemental material, one with live BBC sessions and the other with unreleased demos and live performances. Beginning the band's signature tune, "Dry the Rain," and ending with a live rendition at the O2 Shepherds Bush Empire of the Hip-Hop-fueled "House Song," The Regal Years 1997-2004 leaves no stone unturned, providing longtime fans and the newly converted with all the Beta Band that they will likely ever get.

Track List:

CD 1
01. Dry the Rain 6:07
02. I Know 3:59
03. B + A 6:36
04. Dogs Got a Bone 5:59
05. Inner Meet Me 6:20
06. The House Song 7:15
07. Monolith 15:49
08. She's the One 8:21
09. Push It Out 5:23
10. It's Over 3:50
11. Dr. Baker 4:09
12. Needles In My Eyes 4:32

CD 2
01. The Beta Band Rap 4:41
02. It's Not Too Beautiful 8:30
03. Simple Boy 2:18
04. Round the Bend 4:57
05. Dance O'er the Border 5:33
06. Brokenupadingdong 4:47
07. Number 15 6:49
08. Smiling 8:36
09. The Hard One 10:06
10. The Cow's Wrong 5:50
11. Dance O'er The Border (Live At Glastonbury Festival)[Bonus Track] 9:14
12. The Hard One (Manmousse Remix)[Bonus Track] 5:31

CD 3
01. Squares 3:47
02. Al Sharp 3:35
03. Human Being 4:32
04. Gone 3:42
05. Dragon 4:57
06. Broke 4:41
07. Quiet 4:50
08. Alleged 5:31
09. Life 3:51
10. Eclipse 6:34
11. To You Alone (Bonus Track) 4:52
12. Sequinsizer (Bonus Track) 6:47
13. Won (Bonus Track) 6:00
14. Unknown (Bonus Track) 2:46
15. Squares (Bloah Mix)[Bonus Track] 4:58
16. Quiet (Acoustic Version From 99X Atlanta Session)[Bonus Track] 3:55
17. Squares (Roman Nose Remix)[Bonus Track] 4:17

CD 4
01. Assessment 4:37
02. Space 3:59
03. Lion Thief 3:27
04. Easy 2:33
05. Wonderful 4:40
06. Troubles 2:34
07. Out-Side 4:06
08. Space Beatle 3:41
09. Rhododendron 1:37
10. Liquid Bird 3:23
11. Simple 3:48
12. Pure For 3:53
13. Out-Side (Roman Nos Remix) 2:31
14. Assessment (C Swing's Bootleg Mix)[Bonus Track] 4:52
15. Shrek 3:56
16. Out-Side (Depth Charge Remix) 6:23

CD 5
01. Dry the Rain (BBC Radio 1, Evening Session, 10th September 1997) 8:23
02. Monolith (BBC Radio 1, Evening Session, 10th September 1997) 5:58
03. B + A (BBC Radio 1, Evening Session, 10th September 1997) 6:47
04. Shepherd's Dub (BBC Radio 1, Evening Session, 10th September 1997) 4:53
05. The Hard One (BBC Radio 1, Lamacq Live, 5th July 1999) 9:22
06. Brokenupadingdong (BBC Radio 1, Lamacq Live, 5th July 1999) 4:26
07. Dogs Got A Bone (BBC Radio 6 Music, Rocket Science Session, 1st May 2004) 5:16
08. Out-Side (BBC Radio 6 Music, Rocket Science Session, 1st May 2004) 2:37
09. Inner Meet Me (BBC Radio, T In The Park Festival Live, 10th July 2004) 5:04
10. Out-Side (BBC Radio, T In The Park Festival Live, 10th July 2004) 3:58
11. She's the One (BBC Radio, T In The Park Festival Live, 10th July 2004) 6:26
12. Dry the Rain (BBC Radio, T In The Park Festival Live, 10th July 2004) 7:49
13. Broke (BBC Radio, T In The Park Festival Live, 10th July 2004) 5:01

CD 6
01. Idea for House Track (Original Demo Recordings, From Cassette, 1997) 1:39
02. Longer Idea for Above (Original Demo Recordings, From Cassette, 1997) 4:37
03. Bed In the Sunlight (Original Demo Recordings, From Cassette, 1997) 4:17
04. B an A (Original Demo Recordings, From Cassette, 1997) 5:30
05. Inner Meet Me (Live At Roskilde Festival, Denmark, 27th June 2002) 5:16
06. Life (Live At Roskilde Festival, Denmark, 27th June 2002) 4:17
07. Human Being (Live At Roskilde Festival, Denmark, 27th June 2002) 6:04
08. Dogs Got a Bone (Chris Denman XFM Radio Session, 28th April 2005) 5:16
09. Out-Side (Chris Denman XFM Radio Session, 28th April 2005) 4:06
10. Simple (Chris Denman XFM Radio Session, 28th April 2005) 3:55
11. Squares (Live At Shepherds Bush Empire, 29th November 2004) 5:41
12. Simple (Live At Shepherds Bush Empire, 29th November 2004) 4:05
13. Easy (Live At Shepherds Bush Empire, 29th November 2004) 2:42
14. Dr. Baker (Live At Shepherds Bush Empire, 29th November 2004) 5:50
15. Quiet (Live At Shepherds Bush Empire, 29th November 2004) 5:45
16. The House Song (Live At Shepherds Bush Empire, 29th November 2004) 7:24