Push Barman to Open Old Wounds

Push Barman to Open Old Wounds
Compilation album by Belle and Sebastian
Released	24 May 2005
Recorded	1996-2001
Genre	Indie pop
Length	107:23
Label	Jeepster Records (UK), Matador Records (USA)
Producer	Belle and Sebastian and Tony Doogan except where noted
Belle and Sebastian chronology
Dear Catastrophe Waitress (2003)Dear Catastrophe Waitress2003 Push Barman to Open Old Wounds (2005) If You're Feeling Sinister: Live at the Barbican (2005)If You're Feeling Sinister: Live at the Barbican2005

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Pitchfork Media	(9.2/10) 5/26/05
Rolling Stone	6/30/05
Stylus	A− 27 May 2005

Push Barman to Open Old Wounds is a 2005 two-disc/triple-LP compilation released by Belle and Sebastian. Blender Magazine described the collection as "25 charming tales of shy girls dabbling in photography and bookish boys dabbling in shy girls."

The compilation received an extremely good reception, scoring a score of 9.2 of 10 points at Pitchfork Media, calling Belle & Sebastian "the most beloved indie pop band since the Smiths, [and] also probably the best."

It contains the singles and EPs they released for Jeepster Records:

• Dog on Wheels (1997)
• Lazy Line Painter Jane (1997)
• 3.. 6.. 9 Seconds of Light (1997)
• This Is Just a Modern Rock Song (1998)
• "Legal Man" (2000)
• "Jonathan David" (2001)
• "I'm Waking Up to Us" (2001)

Track listing

The track listing features every song on the aforementioned EPs, listed in chronological order.

Disc one

1. "Dog on Wheels"
2. "The State I Am In"
3. "String Bean Jean"
4. "Belle and Sebastian"
5. "Lazy Line Painter Jane"
6. "You Made Me Forget My Dreams"
7. "A Century of Elvis"
8. "Photo Jenny"
9. "A Century of Fakers"
10. "Le Pastie de la Bourgeoisie"
11. "Beautiful"
12. "Put the Book Back on the Shelf/Songs for Children [Hidden track]"

Disc two

1. "This Is Just a Modern Rock Song"
2. "I Know Where the Summer Goes"
3. "The Gate"
4. "Slow Graffiti"
5. "Legal Man"
6. "Judy Is a Dick Slap"
7. "Winter Wooskie"
8. "Jonathan David"
9. "Take Your Carriage Clock and Shove It"
10. "The Loneliness of a Middle Distance Runner"
11. "I'm Waking Up to Us" (Produced by Mike Hurst and Belle and Sebastian)
12. "I Love My Car"
13. "Marx and Engels"