Hardcore UFOs: Revelations, Epiphanies and Fast Food in the Western Hemisphere is an anthology

Anthology

An anthology is a collection of literary works chosen by the compiler. It may be a collection of poems, short stories, plays, songs, or excerpts...

 box set released by Guided by Voices

Guided by Voices

Guided by Voices is an American indie rock band originating from Dayton, Ohio. Beginning with the band's formation in 1983, it made frequent personnel changes but always maintained the presence of principal songwriter Robert Pollard...

 in 2003.

Disc 1: Human Amusements at Hourly Rates

The first disc is The Best of Guided by Voices: Human Amusements at Hourly Rates, which was also released separately at the same time as Hardcore UFOs. However, this edition of the album differs slightly as it includes the original album versions of "Game Of Pricks" and "Motor Away" rather the re-recorded single versions (these both appear on Disc 2 of the set). It also arranges the tracks chronologically.

1. "Captain's Dead" – 2:01
2. "Drinker's Peace" – 1:50
3. "Exit Flagger" – 2:18
4. "14 Cheerleader Coldfront" – 1:31
5. "Shocker in Gloomtown" – 1:25
6. "Non-Absorbing" – 1:35
7. "Tractor Rape Chain" – 3:04
8. "Hot Freaks" – 1:43
9. "Echos Myron" – 2:38
10. "I Am a Scientist" [7" Version] – 2:29
11. "A Salty Salute" – 1:29
12. "Watch Me Jumpstart" – 2:25
13. "Game of Pricks" – 1:34
14. "Motor Away" – 2:06
15. "Hit" – 0:23
16. "My Valuable Hunting Knife" – 2:01
17. "Cut"-Out Witch – 3:05
18. "The Official Ironmen Rally Song" – 2:49
19. "To Remake the Young Flyer" – 1:43
20. "I Am A Tree" – 4:40
21. "Bulldog Skin" – 3:00
22. "Learning To Hunt" – 2:24
23. "Teenage FBI" [Original Version] – 1:38
24. "Things I Will Keep" – 2:25
25. "Surgical Focus" – 3:46
26. "Chasing Heather Crazy" – 2:53
27. "Twilight Campfighter" – 3:08
28. "Glad Girls" – 3:49
29. "Back to the Lake" – 2:34
30. "Everywhere with Helicopter" – 2:37
31. "My Kind of Soldier" – 2:36
32. "The Best of Jill Hives" – 2:38

Disc 2: Demons and Painkillers

The second disc is Demons and Painkillers: Matador Out-of-Print Singles, B-Sides & Compilation Tracks.

1. "Motor Away" [7" Version] – 2:16
2. "Color of My Blade" – 2:24
3. "My Valuable Hunting Knife" [7" Version] – 2:26
4. "Game of Pricks" [7" Version] – 2:16
5. "Mice Feel Nice" (in My Room) – 2:18
6. "Not Good for the Mechanism" – 2:00
7. "Kiss Only the Important Ones" – 1:27
8. "Dodging Invisible Rays" – 2:37
9. "Deaf Ears" – 1:58
10. "Why Did You Land?" – 2:15
11. "June Salutes You!" – 1:53
12. "Delayed Reaction Brats" – 1:07
13. "He's the Uncle" – 1:39
14. "Key Losers" – 2:14
15. "Postal Blowfish" [New Version] – 2:14
16. "Unleashed! The Large-Hearted Boy" [Live] – 1:56
17. "Some Drilling Implied" [Live] – 1:26
18. "Systems Crash" – 1:19
19. "Catfood on the Earwig" – 2:27
20. "The Who vs. Porky Pig" – 2:00
21. "A Life in Finer Clothing" – 1:29
22. "The Worryin' Song" – 1:02
23. "Subtle Gear Shifting" – 3:44
24. "Finks" – 2:28
25. "The Finest Joke Is Upon Us" – 3:10
26. "The Singing Razorblade" – 2:13
27. "Now to War" [Electric Version] – 2:28
28. "Mannequin's Complaint (Wax Dummy Meltdown)" – 3:21
29. "Do They Teach You the Chase?" – 1:12
30. "(I'll Name You) The Flame That Cries" – 3:18
31. "The Ascended Master's Grogshop" – 0:53
32. "My Thoughts Are a Gas" – 3:05
33. "Running Off with the Fun City Girls" – 2:01
34. "None of Them Any Good" – 2:59
35. "Choking Tara" [Creamy Version] – 2:15

Disc 3: Delicious Pie & Thank You for Calling

The third disc is Delicious Pie & Thank You for Calling: Previously Unreleased Songs and Recordings.

1. "I" – 1:09
2. "Back to Saturn X" – 4:52
3. "H-O-M-E" – 2:41
4. "You're the Special" – 1:32
5. "Perhaps We Were Swinging" – 1:52
6. "Mother & Son" – 2:33
7. "7 Strokes to Heaven's Edge" – 1:54
8. "Fire 'Em Up, Abner" – 3:32
9. "Harboring Exiles" – 1:52
10. "Still Worth Nothing" – 2:36
11. "Never" – 2:53
12. "Slave Your Beetle Brain" – 1:59
13. "It Is Divine" [Different Version] – 3:47
14. "They" – 1:41
15. "I Invented the Moonwalk (and the Pencil Sharpener)" [Do the Collapse
    Do the Collapse
    Do the Collapse is the 11th album by Dayton, Ohio indie rock group Guided by Voices. In contrast with their lo-fi reputation, the album features glossy production work from Ric Ocasek, and found a mixed reception from critics and fans....
    
    Demo] – 2:08
16. "Fly into Ashes" [Do the Collapse Demo] – 2:24
17. "The Various Vaults of Convenience" [Do the Collapse Demo] – 2:16
18. "Trashed Aircraft" [Do the Collapse Demo] – 2:15
19. "Running Off with the Fun City Girls" [Mag Earwhig!
    Mag Earwhig!
    Mag Earwhig! is a 1997 album release by indie rock band Guided by Voices. Following the dissolution of the "classic lineup," band-leader Robert Pollard hired Cleveland rockers Cobra Verde and formed a new GBV unit. This move was somewhat controversial among GBV fans, especially those who were...
    
    Demo] – 2:14
20. "Bulldog Skin" [Mag Earwhig! Demo] – 2:24
21. "Portable Men's Society" [Mag Earwhig! Demo] – 4:04
22. "Choking Tara" [Mag Earwhig! Demo] – 2:24
23. "Man Called Aerodynamics" [Concert For Todd Version] – 2:10

Disc 4: Live at the Wheelchair Races

The fourth disc is Live at the Wheelchair Races: Unreleased Live Recordings 1995–2002.

1. Intro by Randy Campbell – 0:32
2. "Little Lines" – 1:55
3. "A Salty Salute" – 1:45
4. "I Am Produced" – 2:11
5. "Why Did You Land?" – 2:10
6. "Zap" – 1:10
7. "14 Cheerleader Coldfront" – 1:31
8. "Everywhere with Helicopter" – 2:34
9. "Quicksilver" – 1:06
10. "James Riot" – 2:51
11. "Pretty Bombs" – 3:26
12. "Far-Out Crops" – 2:37
13. "My Impression Now" – 2:08
14. "Look at Them" – 2:21
15. "Melted Pat" – 1:30
16. "How Loft I Am?" – 1:06
17. "King and Caroline/Motor Away" – 4:27
18. "Trap Soul Door" – 1:14
19. "Cheyenne" – 2:51
20. "Make Use" – 3:07
21. "Burning Flag Birthday Suit" – 2:28
22. "Weed King" – 2:37
23. "Town of Mirrors" – 2:45
24. "Over the Neptune/Mesh Gear Fox" – 5:08
25. "Dragons Awake!" – 2:05
26. "Shrine to the Dynamic Years (Athens Time Change Riots)" – 1:48
27. "Game of Pricks" – 2:04
28. "Tractor Rape Chain" – 2:43
29. "Key Losers" – 2:00
30. "Now to War" – 2:15
31. "Johnny Appleseed" – 3:02
32. "Drinker's Peace" – 1:42

Disc 5: Forever Since Breakfast

The fifth (and final) disc is Forever Since Breakfast

Forever Since Breakfast

Forever Since Breakfast is the debut Guided by Voices record, released on vinyl in 1986. In contrast to the lo-fi sound they would cultivate in the coming years, this EP was recorded in a professional studio, and features a nearly slick sound that anticipates their late 90's major-label efforts....

: The 1986 Debut EP. This was GBV's first official release.

1. "Land of Danger" – 3:09
2. "Let's Ride" – 3:26
3. "Like I Do" – 2:42
4. "Sometimes I Cry" – 3:03
5. "She Wants to Know" – 3:15
6. "Fountain of Youth" – 3:59
7. "The Other Place" – 3:34