Twelve years in the making and three minutes, nineteen seconds in the charts, the Cuban Boys finally get to release the album the public always feared. Featuring “that annoying song made by hamsters” along with all the other weird singles and leftfield radio favourites, 21 tracks in all, Art Vs Commerce is the mother of all compilations.

Besides the big chart hit, the album delivers some delightfully offbeat fodder, a popular TV Theme, a lost gem, a brand new single and seven tracks voted by the listeners of BBC Radio One into John Peel’s Festive 50 including the 1999 Winner. Alternative music has never sounded so fresh, quirky, dysfunctional and disturbingly kinky.

Always different. Generally misunderstood. The Cuban Boys hope you enjoy a celebration of their creative spirit.

TRACKLISTING:

01 CUBAN BOY (CUBAN BOYS GO BOOM! MIX)
Taken from the Blueprint For Modernisation EP. The theme tune to the BBC TV comedy, Still Game.

02 OH MY GOD! THEY KILLED KENNY
A-side from the 7” single. Reached #6 in John Peel’s 1998 Festive 50.

03 (LET’S GET) RAUNCHY!
B-side from the 7” single.

04 FOGGY MOUNTAIN BREAKDOWN (‘99 MIX)
Taken from the Blueprint For Modernisation EP.

05 COGNOSCENTI VS INTELLIGENTSIA
Taken from the #4 UK chart single. Reached #1 in John Peel’s 1999 Festive 50.

06 INERTIA KICKS (RADIO EDIT)
Commercially unreleased EMI promo mix from 2000.

07 THEME FOR PRIM & PROPER
Taken from the Old Skool For Scoundrels EP. Reached #34 in John Peel’s 2000 Festive 50.

08 FLOSSIE’S ALARMING CLOCK
Taken from the Old Skool For Scoundrels EP. Reached #28 in John Peel’s 1999 Festive 50.

09 TEN HAPPY FINGERS
Taken from the Old Skool For Scoundrels EP.

10 OPEN THE DOOR, RICHARD!
Taken from the Old Skool For Scoundrels EP.

11 B IS FOR BUNGLE
Previously unreleased demo from 2000.

12 EMI
A-side from the 7” single.

13 THE VINYL COUNTDOWN (ORIGINAL MIX)
Unreleased demo. Reached #29 in John Peel’s 2000 Festive 50.

14 DRINK DRINK DRINK (PROMO MIX)
Promo only single. Reached #23 in John Peel’s 2001 Festive 50.

15 THE NATION NEEDS YOU (ORIGINAL MIX)
Promo only single. A tribute to the DJ, John Peel, our friend and the man who championed us throughout. Reached #33 in John Peel’s 2005 Festive 50.

16 SPOOKY! (RADIO EDIT)
Taken from the CD Single.

17 THE PENTHOUSE MESSIAHS (RADIO EDIT)
Taken from the CD Single.

18 SUMMER SONG (RADIO EDIT)
Taken from the CD Single.

19 ALL GIRLS HAVE A VOLVO (ORIGINAL MIX)
Taken from the CD Single.

20 I’M BACKING BRITAIN (RADIO EDIT)
Unreleased single.

21 DATACRIME 2010 (RADIO EDIT)
Taken from the CD Single.