I've made myself various Bill Nelson 'compilation CDs for my own pleasure over the years.
Just the thing to have in the car, rather than having dozens of separate CDs.
Making up a compilation CD isn't as easy a task as it might at first seem, due to the amount of material to chose from. I also can see why Bill spends such a time getting the running order of his releases to his liking. It's a real balancing act to get the 'flow' and 'feel' of a CD just right. You don't want tracks that jarr against each other. Hopefully I've got a good balance of soft and hard with this running order.
Here's a CD that I've called, 'Songs From Over The Years'. It's a constant companion in my car.
Have you made up your own CD of faves? I'd be interested to see what you've chosen.
Sex Magic
I Hear Electricity
Tonight Picasso Dreams
The Land Of Dreams Is Closed
God Man Slain
Mystery Vortex (Oberon Touchstone)
No Time Says The Clock
Where Are We Now
The Flower Thief
Heaven Takes No Prisoners
Slumberlite
She Dreams Of Fires
When Accident Became My Bride
Once More Around The Moon
The Silver Darkness Whispers Yes
The Golden Days Of Radio (Compact Mix)
Big Yellow Moon
Angels In Arcadia
If only CDs could hold slightly more data, then I'd also include,
The Invisible Man And The Unforgettable Girl
and my personal combination mix of ...
'Down Comes The Rain', with - 'More Rain' cleverly spliced into the middle of it.
I use Adobe Audition for this kind of jiggery-pokery.
I must loudly state here that this compilation CD is just for my own listening pleasure.
Looks like I'll be making up another fave song collection.
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Bill Nelson song compilation
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Here's one I put together a while ago for my itunes. It's the gentler side of Bill with some heavier moments to keep the flow going. I call it "The Many Moods of ...". It comes in at a hefty 80 minutes without a second to spare.
1.“Bats At Bedtime” Blip!
2.“Like A Woman Levitating” Captain Future's Psychotronic Circus
3.“Beautiful Diamonds Are Falling From The Clouds” Fables And Dreamsongs
4.“Memory Is A Data Cloud Forever Primed With Rain” Songs Of The Blossom Tree Optimists
5.“A Thought For You” The Dream Transmission Pavilion
6.“The Trip” New Northern Dream
7.“Real Worlds And Dream Worlds” Modern Moods For Mighty Atoms
8.“Telescope Full Of Stars” Six String Super Apparatus
9.“Cloudwater Canal” Luxury Wonder Moments
10.“Somewhere In Far Tomorrow” And We Fell Into A Dream
11.“A Kiss Recalled” Swoons And Levitations
12.“Interstellar Courier” The Last Of The Neon Cynics
13.“Who Are Awake Will Not Be Asleep” Albion Dream Vortex
14.“Frankie Ukelele And The Fire In The Lake” Illuminated At Dusk
15.“From Here To Far Orion” Theatre Of Falling Leaves
16.“Only A Dream But Nevertheless” Plectrajet
she's got me floating
so it goes
is this alchemy?
wishes
crying to the sky
profiles,hearts,stars
this is true
angel at the western window
young angels by an ancient river
soundtrack
soon september
the sleep of hollywood
the boy pilots of bangkok
opium
vanishing parades
past & present
the spirit cannot fail
a thing about that
king and queen of now or never
Curating a cd within the confines of 80 minutes is really hard. I have a lot of experience with that, as I used to do the same things with radio shows, cassettes, and the Dreamsville Projects. Bill, Dar, the Stasi, Electric Angels, as well as Brooksie have proven way harder than they should be. They all do wonderful music (as do so many others). You can check out some of my lists in another section of the site.
Now I just put everything onto a data stick (16 GB and up) and hit random. My car does not have a cd player in it any more. I have tried the MP3 players (prefer the car speakers) and they just do not hold enough music. Bill is quite prolific.
I have used the following compilation titles for BN "non album" tracks
Be Bop Deluxe - This Guitar does not Lie
Red Noise to the 90's - Switch to Voltage
ABM Fan Club - I Like What I See
BN Free Downloads - Dreamsville
Merv
If you have an entertainment system in the car that uses SD cards, the sky's the limit! I use 32gb cards and even with FLAC files, can fit on many hours.