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The Necessaries - Completely Necessary (Anthology 1978-1982)

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Number of Discs
3

Release Date
30/01/2026

Artist
The Necessaries

format
Vinyl / 12" Album Box Set

Label / Studio
Omnivore Recordings

Description

'The group has no niche, it doesn't fit in anywhere', explains Necessaries drummer Jesse Chamberlain in a 1980 Melody Maker interview. 'We just state the facts about life in America, like The Clash did about England, but we're not so heavy about it'.

The Necessaries rose from the ashes of Harry Toledo & The Rockets, a little-known New York art-rock band playing gigs at Max's Kansas City during glam's metamorphosis into punk.

'Completely Necessary (Anthology 1978-1982)' is the first authorised collection of recordings by The Necessaries and includes 37 tracks, 28 of which are previously unissued.

Disc 1:
1) Rage ()
2) More Real ()
3) Like No Other ()
4) Driving and Talking at the Same Time ()
5) AEIOU ()
6) Sahara ()
7) Europe ()
8) State-of-the-art ()
9) The Finish Line ()
10) Detroit Tonight ()
11) On the Run ()
12) Paceways ()

Disc 2:
1) Law and Order ()
2) I Feel Tension ()
3) I Do ()
4) Dancing Out of Time ()
5) Runaway Child (Minors Beware) ()
6) Detroit Tonight ()
7) Snake Dancing ()
8) Working ()
9) Back to You ()
10) My Baby's Explosive ()
11) Born Yesterday ()
12) Paceways ()
13) Big Sky ()

Disc 3:
1) The Dark Side of Me ()
2) Tachito in the White Mercedes Benz ()
3) New Strangers in Town ()
4) Skylife ()
5) The Dancing Girls of Windsor ()
6) My First Idea ()
7) 3rd Generation ()
8) The Exterminator ()
9) A Detective Story ()
10) Jerry Leaves the Small Town ()
11) Mona Lisa On My Arm ()
12) The World Is Loud ()

Album
Completely Necessary (Anthology 1978-1982)

Publisher
ADA

Main Format
Vinyl

Explicit Lyrics
No

Keyword Index
Completely Necessary (Anthology 1978-1982) | The Necessaries

Catalogue Number
0810075115307

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