The Flaming Lips At War With The Mystics 20th Anniversary black 6LP box set contents
The Flaming Lips At War With The Mystics 20th Anniversary black 6LP box set contents

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The Flaming Lips – At War With The Mystics (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)

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Colour: Black 6LP Box Set

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20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition

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The Flaming Lips’ technicolour 2006 landmark returns in a vast six-record anniversary edition.

For its 20th anniversary, At War With The Mystics has been remastered for the first time and expanded into a 6LP black-vinyl box set. The original Grammy-winning album is spread across three sides, joined by 19 previously unreleased demos, 12 previously unreleased studio recordings and 33 additional non-album tracks from the era.

The set captures the full strange, euphoric sweep of the record—psychedelic pop, cosmic rock and studio experimentation—while opening up the sessions through early versions, radio performances, remixes, soundtrack pieces and hard-to-find B-sides.

For Fans Of: Mercury Rev, Spiritualized, MGMT.

Tracklist

Side A
1. The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song (With All Your Power) [4:51]
2. Free Radicals (A Hallucination Of The Christmas Skeleton Pleading With A Suicide Bomber) [3:42]
3. The Sound Of Failure/It’s Dark… Is It Always This Dark? [7:19]
4. My Cosmic Autumn Rebellion (The Inner Life As Blazing Shield Of Defiance And Optimism As Celestial Spear Of Action) [4:51]
Side B
1. Vein Of Stars [4:15]
2. The Wizard Turns On… The Giant Silver Flashlight And Puts On His Werewolf Moccasins [3:41]
3. It Overtakes Me/The Stars Are So Big... I Am So Small... Do I Stand A Chance? [6:50]
4. Mr. Ambulance Driver [4:22]
Side C
1. Haven’t Got A Clue [3:26]
2. The W.A.N.D. (The Will Always Negates Defeat) [3:43]
3. Pompeii Am Götterdämmerung [4:22]
4. Goin’ On [3:40]
Side D
1. Why Does It End? [4:39] (From The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song, CD Single, Released 4/17/06)
2. You Gotta Hold On [4:52] (From The W.A.N.D. CD Single, Released 3/7/06)
3. Your Face Can Tell The Future [5:21] (From Greatest Hits Vol. 1 Deluxe Edition, released 2018)
4. The Gold In The Mountain Of Our Madness [4:48] (From The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song, CD Single, Released 4/17/06)
5. Time Travel… Yes!! [3:22] (From The W.A.N.D. CD Single, Released 3/7/06)
Side E
1. I Was Zapped By The Lucky Super Rainbow [3:33] (From Greatest Hits Vol. 1 Deluxe Edition, released 2018)
2. Don’t Be Shy [3:15] Previously unreleased
3. Love The World You Find [2:32] (From Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium, released 2007)
4. Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium [3:57] Previously unreleased
5. The Tale Of The Horny Frog [3:51] (From The Heartbreak Kid: Music From The Motion Picture, released 2007)
6. Maybe I’m Not The One [4:13] (From The Heartbreak Kid: Music From The Motion Picture, released 2007)
7. The Supreme Being Teaches Spider-Man How To Be In Love [3:24] (From Music From And Inspired By Spider-Man 3, released 2007)
Side F
1. What Does It Mean? [5:10] (From Greatest Hits Vol. 1 Deluxe Edition, released 2018)
2. Spider-Man Theme [2:22] Previously unreleased
3. Puri Kura Theme Version 1 [3:35] Previously unreleased
4. Puri Kura Theme Version 2 [0:49] Previously unreleased
5. If I Only Had A Brain [2:17] (From Stubbs The Zombie - The Soundtrack, released 2005, and also Greatest Hits Hits Vol. 1 Deluxe Edition, released 2018)
6. Bohemian Rhapsody [6:37] (From Killer Queen: A Tribute To Queen, released 2005)
7. Silent Night/Lord Can You Hear Me [4:33] (From Greatest Hits Vol. 1 Deluxe Edition, released 2018)
Side G
1. Enthusiasm For Life Defeats Existential Fear… [5:05] (From The Fearless Freaks - 20 Years Of Weird: The Flaming Lips 1986-2006, Released 2006)
2. Smokin’ A J With The Fearless Freaks [2:18] Previously unreleased
3. Death In Picher [3:18] Previously unreleased
4. Jesus And A Spider [1:56] Previously unreleased
5. The W.A.N.D. Supernaturalistic (Goldfrapp Remix) [3:19] (From The W.A.N.D. CD Single, released 2006)
6. Time Travel… Yes!! (Steve Burns Version) [3:50]
7. Mr. Ambulance Driver (Alternate Mix) [3:59] Previously unreleased
Side H
1. It Overtakes Me (Single Version) [3:15] (From It Overtakes Me EP, released 2006)
2. I’m Afraid Of Dying… Aren’t You? [4:09] (From It Overtakes Me EP, released 2006)
3. Free Radicals (The Bird And The Bee Mix) [5:14] (From It Overtakes Me EP, released 2006)
4. Time Travel… Yes!! (With Steven Michael Burns) [3:15] (From It Overtakes Me EP, released 2006)
5. (Just Like) Starting Over [3:35] (From Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign To Save Darfur, released 2007)
6. Gates Of Steel [4:59] Previously unreleased
Side I
1. Free Radicals (iTunes Originals) [3:39] (From Flaming Lips - iTunes Originals, released 5/29/07)
2. Do You Realize?? (iTunes Originals) [3:25] (From Flaming Lips - iTunes Originals, released 5/29/07)
3. Why Does It End? (iTunes Originals) [3:33] (From Flaming Lips - iTunes Originals, released 5/29/07)
4. Cow Jam! (iTunes Originals) [2:28] (From Flaming Lips - iTunes Originals, released 5/29/07)
5. Pompeii Am Götterdämmerung (iTunes Originals) [3:12] (From Flaming Lips - iTunes Originals, released 5/29/07)
6. War Pigs (iTunes Originals) [4:01] (From Flaming Lips - iTunes Originals, released 5/29/07)
7. The W.A.N.D. (Instrumental) [3:44] Previously unreleased
Side J
1. My Cosmic Autumn Rebellion (Radio Session) [4:37] (From If You Could Blow Up The World With The Flick Of A Switch Promo Cd Sampler, released 11/06)
2. Goin’ On (Radio Session) [3:42] (From If You Could Blow Up The World With The Flick Of A Switch Promo Cd Sampler, released 11/06)
3. Unmade Bed (Radio Session) Tt: [6:56] A [2:56] (From If You Could Blow Up The World With The Flick Of A Switch Promo Cd Sampler, released 11/06)
4. No Quarter (Radio Session) B [3:58] (From If You Could Blow Up The World With The Flick Of A Switch Promo Cd Sampler, released 11/06)
5. The Sound Of Failure (Radio Session) [4:02] (From If You Could Blow Up The World With The Flick Of A Switch Promo Cd Sampler, released 11/06)
6. The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song (Instrumental) 4:52] Previously unreleased
Side K
1. The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song (With All Your Power) [2 Demos] [3:10] Previously unreleased
2. Free Radicals (A Hallucination Of The Christmas Skeleton Pleading With A Suicide Bomber) [2 Early Demos] [1:43] Previously unreleased
3. Free Radicals (A Hallucination Of The Christmas Skeleton Pleading With A Suicide Bomber) [4-Track Demo] [4:18] Previously unreleased
4. The Sound Of Failure [2 Demos] [3:42] Previously unreleased
5. It’s Dark… Is It Always This Dark? [Demo] [0:30] Previously unreleased
6. My Cosmic Autumn Rebellion (The Inner Life As Blazing Shield Of Defiance And Optimism As Celestial Spear Of Action) [Ta! Da! Demo] [2:02] Previously unreleased
7. Vein Of Stars [Cruel World - 2 Demos] [1:29] Previously unreleased
8. Vein Of Stars [4-Track Demo] [2:19] Previously unreleased
9. It Overtakes Me [Demo] [1:17] Previously unreleased
10. The Stars Are So Big... I Am So Small... Do I Stand A Chance? [Demo] [1:21] Previously unreleased
Side L
1. Mr. Ambulance Driver [4 Demos] [2:51] Previously unreleased
2. Haven’t Got A Clue [Vocal Demo] [1:27] Previously unreleased
3. The W.A.N.D. (The Will Always Negates Defeat) [2 Instrumental Demos] [2:06] Previously unreleased
4. The W.A.N.D. (The Will Always Negates Defeat) [Early Demo] [1:29] Previously unreleased
5. Why Does It End? [Demo] [1:21] Previously unreleased
6. You Gotta Hold On [2 Demos] [2:57] Previously unreleased
7. Your Face Can Tell The Future [Demo] [0:33] Previously unreleased
8. The Gold In The Mountain Of Our Madness [Demo] [3:21] Previously unreleased
9. Enthusiasm For Life Defeats Existential Fear… [Demo] [3:46] Previously unreleased
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Release Date: 13th November 2026

Barcode: 0603497802791

Catalogue No: 0603497802791
Colour: Black 6LP Box Set

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