Out-of-State Plates
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Fountains of Wayne
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compilation
First released:
Jun 22 2005

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Out-of-State Plates is a double compilation album by Fountains of Wayne. It was released on June 28, 2005. This is a two-disc compilation of non-album tracks and previously unreleased recordings spanning the group's entire career.

Notable are two brand new songs, "Maureen" and "The Girl I Can't Forget", as well as the first official release of the group's 1999 version of "...Baby One More Time", a cover of the 1999 Britney Spears tune.

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Release dates:
  • Jun 22 2005 in Japan
  • Jun 27 2005 in United Kingdom
  • Jun 28 2005 in United States

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4 stars B-Sides, Rarities, and Other Delights
You know, normally a CD collection of b-side and various band ephemera is another way of saying: give us your money. There is the occasional good collection (Suede's Sci-Fi Lullabies; The Smiths' Louder Than Bombs). Mostly, it's dross. But Fountains of Wayne's Out-of-State Plates is consistently good, better, I believe, than their first two records (though not Welcome Interstate Managers). Highlights abound, including a version of "Baby One More Time", the new songs that are here for bait, and a lovely experiment called "Nightlight".
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3 stars Cull Through the Once-Culled
I'm a rabid Fountains of Wayne fan, and think that UTOPIA PARKWAY is one of the finest albums I've ever heard. (And yes, I like the band's earlier material as well.)

OUT-OF-STATE PLATES isn't a traditional music project in that it's composed of odds-and-ends that either didn't make other albums or were recorded for film projects and the like. And it suffers from this inasmuch as these types of albums always do.

If one culled through ALL these once-culled songs, you'd have enough material for o…
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