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Five CD containing a quintet of albums from the reformed Waysted from the early 2000s. Featuring the legendary Pete Way and including "the definitive Waysted line up. Sparked by rekindled interest in the band following the release of 'Wilderness Of Mirrors', an album of demos for their 'Save Your Prayers' album from 1986, original member Pete Way (UFO, MSG, etc) joined forces with original Waysted singer Fin for 2004's 'Back From The Dead' in a new line up of the band. Heading out on the road, Waysted took the opportunity to bootleg themselves with 'Boot From The Dead', an official pirate recording of four songs captured during Waysted's gig at London's Mean Fiddler on 18th February 2005. Tracks five and six on CD3 in this set, 'The Wild The Willing And The Innocent' and 'No Place To Run', are taken from the Japanese edition of 'Back From The Dead', and are re-recordings of the UFO classics. Mixed and mastered by Robin George, 'Organized Chaos... Live' was recorded live at The Barfly in Glasgow on 21st September 2005. Produced by Fred Purser (Tygers Of Pan Tang, Penetration), 2007's 'The Harsh Reality' includes a cover of 'Handbags And Gladrags', a song that Waysted's Fin had sung for the opening theme of the Ricky Gervais TV series, The Office. According to Fin's liner notes, this album, "Has been the most pleasing, refreshing and creative piece of work we have ever done... This is THE definitive Waysted line up. So there. "
