Faith No More - early singles

 So in 1989 I was well into "The Real Thing" by Faith No More and noticed in copy of "Introduce Yourself" in Bromsgrove's Our Price. For a while, I couldn't get over the disappointment of it not being Mike Patton on vocals. But gradually, I came to love this album just as much. Particularly the two songs that were singles - "We Care A Lot" and "Anne's Song".

Funnily enough, before I'd bought "Introduce Yourself" someone had told me that the original singer was black. I thought they meant Black - the late 80's solo singer (you know, the one that did that song "Wonderful Life", real name Colin). Actually they do sound quite similar.

It was quite a while before I found out that "Introduce Yourself" wasn't their debut album. But "We Care A Lot" is a bit pants apart from "As The Worm Turns" and "Arabian Disco".

So here are some early singles - disappointing in terms of a lack of exclusive b-sides, but some good mixes. First up is "We Care A Lot" featuring the "Make Love Not War" mix and a radio edit of "Chinese Arithmetic"

Hold me near, as if you'll never let me go

A remix and dance mix of "Anne's Song"

Do whatever the hell you want to do

And the two exclusive b-sides of "From Out Of Nowhere", the single that turned me onto FNM.

One minute here and one minute there and then you wave goodbye
(Goodbye)

Oh, and Merry Christmas.