London Conversations: The Best of Saint Etienne is a compilation album by Saint Etienne. It was released as a deluxe 2CD/DVD set (packaged in a hardback book), standard 2CD set and on double 12" vinyl. It features the 2008 Xenomania Mix of "Burnt Out Car", the Richard X mix of "This Is Tomorrow" and "Method Of Modern Love". The compilation features a selection of their regular A-sides on the first disc, while disc two includes various further A-sides, B-sides, non-singles and album tracks. Originally due for release in November 2008 following the re-release of "Burnt Out Car," the set was delayed several times as a result of manufacturing issues as well as the introductory single's low chart position. In addition, a planned single-disc edition (featuring solely the first disc of the set) was canceled. The set ultimately came out in February 2009 following the release of the newly recorded Richard X collaboration "Method Of Modern Love." Some early-run copies of the 2CD edition are available, though, omitting "Method Of Modern Love." The single-disc edition was eventually issued alongside remastered single-disc editions the rest of the band's catalog in 2011, following the release of deluxe editions of most of their albums.
In its week of release the compilation charted at #79 in the UK, missing out on the Top 75 in part due to a surge in older albums following the Brit Awards.
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