Led by the scintillating songwriting team of Chris Collingwood and the late, great Adam Schlesinger, power pop maestros Fountains of Wayne put out a number of absolutely brilliant albums, of which we at Real Gone Music have been fortunate so far to reissue two, Welcome Interstate Managers and Traffic and Weather. But of all the great records released by this New York-area band, this one, the 2005 odds ‘n’ ends 2-CD set Out-of-State Plates, remained reportedly among the closest to the heart of Schlesinger, who died tragically of COVID in 2020. A mixture of demos, B-sides, live performances, and unreleased tracks (the great “Maureen” and “The Girl I Can’t Forget”), it’s an always entertaining, often hilarious, and (of course!) never less than tuneful romp through about a decade’s worth of recordings, all wittily annotated by Collingwood and Schlesinger. Covers both heartfelt and tongue-in- cheek (Jackson Browne’s “These Days” and Britney Spears’ “Baby One More Time”) and holiday fare (“I Want an Alien for Christmas,” “Chanukah Under the Stars”) lie alongside such B-side gems as “Baby I’ve Changed” and “I’ll Do the Driving” and a live “She’s Got a Problem.” For its vinyl debut, we’ve created a fetching gatefold jacket featuring the duo’s commentary inside, and pressed this 2-LP set in “Junkyard Swirl” vinyl to match the cover photo. Rummage around the collective psyche of one of the greatest indie rock acts of the last 30 years!
A1. Number 45 Sunblock
A2. Maureen
A3. California Sex Lawyer
A4. Janice's Party
A5. Karpet King
A6. Baby I've Changed
A7. I Know You Well
B1. You're Just Never Satisfied
B2. I'll Do The Driving
B3. Nightlight
B4. I Want You Around
B5. Trains And Boats And Planes
B6. Places
B7. Can't Get It Out Of My Head (Live)
C1. City Folk Morning
C2. The Girl I Can't Forget
C3. ...Baby One More Time
C4. Elevator Up
C5. Comedienne
C6. Kid Gloves
C7. Today's Teardrops
D1. She's Got A Problem (Live)
D2. These Days
D3. I Want An Alien For Christmas
D4. The Man In The Santa Suit
D5. Chanukah Under The Stars
D6. Killermont Street
D7. Half A Woman
D8. Small Favors
D9. Imperia
