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'You Can't Stop The Machine' / 'Bored Of The War'
A limited edition U.S. 7" from San Francisco's Isota Records
containing 2 unreleased songs, on clear vinyl, with lovely
hand-printed woodcut sleeve artwork and enclosed lyrics...
Isota Records
a) You Can't Stop The Machine
b) Bored Of The War
Both tracks were originally written for London Is Sinking but
excluded from the eventual tracklisting. 'Bored Of The War' lost
its place early on (it's much folkier than most LIS tracks)
and it's actually the doomed protest song refered to in 'Cull'
because Chris thought he'd missed the boat for an antiwar track.
Meanwhile 'You Can't Stop The Machine' was included on the final mix
of the album but then dropped in mastering for brevity's sake -
which Chris now regrets because it's a conclusion to the LIS
story and would've been a strong closing track.