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The Waterboys

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The Waterboys began rehearsals and recording sessions for fourth album Fishermans Blues in the spring of 1986. It was completed in 1988, after filling nearly 400 multitrack reel-to-reel tapes. The album, the best-selling entry in their catalog, ultimately netted several compilations from all the extant material, including the six-disc, 121-track Fishermans Box: The Complete Fishermans Blues Sessions. Even bandleader Mike Scott erroneously thought the closet had been cleaned. After Blue Raincoat Music acquired the copyright, Scott reviewed hours of unheard tapes labeled “untitled” or “jam” for over two years. He chose 25 “lost” tracks for this three-disc offering, all recorded during an extremely creative Waterboys era. The set includes loads of rare photos, Scotts liner essay, lyrics, and credits. Disc one, subtitled “Atlantic Rain,” opens with the “Heaven (soul version)”; it appears in variou