Boxing Hefner: Singles Collection

Hefner | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 18, 2000)
• Original Release Date: April 18, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Too Pure / Beggars
• ASIN: B00004RKMB
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #318,827 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Christian Girls

2. Lee Remick

3. Pull Yourself Together

4. Blind Girl With Halo

5. Hello Kitten

6. Destroyed Cowboy Falls

7. The Hymn For The Coffee

8. Mary Lee

9. The Hymn For The Things We Didn't Do

10. To Hide A Little Thought

11. The Science Fiction

12. Twisting Mary's Arm

13. We Don't Care What They Say

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars For fans of Modern Lovers, September 14, 2001

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"zlh" (San Mateo, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Boxing Hefner: Singles Collection (Audio CD)

"Christian Girls should be kept pristine and totally devoid of pain, I can't hold back the rain , the dirty, dirty rain." I'm a huge fan of Hefner's debut album, Breaking God's Heart, but was a bit let down by their second effort, The Fidelity Wars. Boxing Hefner returns to form with twelve rare and unreleased tracks from these lovelorn uber-geeks. "Christian Girls" is the song that convinced Too Pure to sign Hefner in the first place -- a hysterical take on religious purity presented, true to form, with its sexuality on its sleeves. Highlights include a mesmerizing John Peel performance of "The Science Fiction" and the band's traditional closing number at shows, "Twisting Mary's Arm." Throughout, Darren Hayman's cracked, plaintive vocals are reminiscent of white suburbanite Mark Robinson attempting black soul on early Unrest albums, or perhaps more directly, Jonathan Richman singing to his Boston girlfrens with the Modern Lovers. In fact, one of the strongest performances on Boxing Hefner is "To Hide A Little Thought," which rescues Richman's poignant relationship confessional from the now out-of-print You Must Ask the Heart. With hook upon hook and energy to spare, Hefner take Richman's themes from the New England bars to the UK pubs. For wimpy suburban boys everywhere.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Hymn For A Classic Album, April 27, 2000

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"myfly" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Boxing Hefner: Singles Collection (Audio CD)

This CD is a collection of rare and unreleased hefner songs. The album starts off with two of the best hefner songs i've ever heard (Christian Girls & Lee Remick). I first heard Christian Girls on the rare 10inch Ep 'The Hefner Soul', which also includes 'The Hymn For The Coffee' also included on this album. The 'Christian Girls' included on this album is a new reworked version which was recentley released as a single. The album also includes 'Twisting Mary's Arm' which the band finish all their shows with, and said they would never recored.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Essential Hefner, June 2, 2000

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Helena (Stockholm, Sweden) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Boxing Hefner: Singles Collection (Audio CD)

A sure sign of a band's excellence is making b-sides that are just as good - or indeed better - as the actual single. Judging from the impact Boxing Hefner has had on me in the relative short time I've owned it, Hefner are right up there with The Smiths, Belle & Sebastian et al. Darren Hayman's sometimes painfully personal lyrics and his soulful, admittedly not perfect vocals never cease to intruige och move me. As for the tunes, they're perfect bittersweet gems that at least I find impossible to resist. Songs like Pull Yourself Together, the previously unreleased The Science Fiction and Lee Remick surely prove that there is still hope for Britain's indie scene. If there is any justice in the world, this will be Hefner's proper breakthrough.