The Third Eye Centre

The Third Eye Centre is the second compilation album by Belle and Sebastian, released on 26 August 2013. It assembles various B-Sides and rarities the band has released since its previous compilation album Push Barman to Open Old Wounds.

The Third Eye Centre
Compilation album by Belle and Sebastian
Released	26 August 2013
Recorded	2002–2010
Genre	Indie pop
Length	68:43
Label	Rough Trade
Producer	Trevor Horn, Belle & Sebastian, Tony Doogan, Tony Hoffer, Darren Allison
Belle and Sebastian chronology
Write About Love (2010) The Third Eye Centre (2013) Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance (2015)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	71/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Consequence of Sound	[2]
MusicOMH	[3]
Tom Hull	B[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Original Release	Length
1.	"I'm a Cuckoo" (Avalanches Remix)	"I'm a Cuckoo" single	3:59
2.	"Suicide Girl"	Belle and Sebastian Write About Love bonus track	2:40
3.	"Love on the March"	"Step into My Office, Baby" single	3:50
4.	"Last Trip"	Belle and Sebastian Write About Love bonus track	3:02
5.	"Your Secrets"	Books EP	3:12
6.	"Your Cover's Blown" (Miaoux Miaoux Remix)	Not previously released, original found on Books	5:58
7.	"I Took a Long Hard Look"	"Funny Little Frog" single	3:34
8.	"Heaven in the Afternoon"	"White Collar Boy" single	3:30
9.	"Long Black Scarf"	"White Collar Boy" single	2:51
10.	"The Eighth Station of the Cross Kebab House"	War Child's Help!: A Day in the Life album	3:58
11.	"I Didn't See It Coming" (Richard X Mix)	Come on Sister EP	3:46
12.	"(I Believe in) Travellin' Light"	"I'm a Cuckoo" single	2:38
13.	"Stop, Look and Listen"	"I'm a Cuckoo" single	4:07
14.	"Passion Fruit" (Previously part of "Stop, Look and Listen")	"I'm a Cuckoo" single	2:34
15.	"Desperation Made a Fool of Me"	"Step into My Office, Baby" single	4:16
16.	"Blue Eyes of a Millionaire"	Belle and Sebastian Write About Love bonus track	3:41
17.	"Mr. Richard"	"The Blues Are Still Blue" single	2:36
18.	"Meat and Potatoes"	"Funny Little Frog" single	4:29
19.	"The Life Pursuit"	"The Blues Are Still Blue" single	4:39

Excluded tracks

There are various tracks that didn't make the track listing, despite being released since Push Barman to Open Old Wounds. They include:

"Your Cover's Blown" (non-remixed, from the "Books" EP) "Baby Jane" (Rod Stewart cover, from the 7" Vinyl version of "White Collar Boy") "Final Day" (Young Marble Giants cover, from the Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before ... compilation) "Final Day" - slow version (Young Marble Giants cover, from the Japanese "Books" EP') "Whiskey in the Jar" (traditional Irish cover from "The Blues Are Still Blue" 7" vinyl single) "I'm a Cuckoo (Japanese version)" (from the Japanese "Books" EP')

"Cassaco Marron" (from the Late Night Tales: Belle & Sebastian compilation) "Crash" (The Primitives cover, from the Late Night Tales: Belle & Sebastian Vol. II compilation) "Come on Sister (Tony Doogan mix)" (from the "Come On Sister" 12" vinyl) "I Didn't See It Coming (Cold Cave mix)" (from the "Come On Sister" 12" vinyl) "Are You Coming Over For Christmas?" (from the Christmas single, 2007) "The Monkeys are Breaking Out the Zoo" (from Colours are Brighter compilation) "Cover (Version)" (from the "Books" EP)

Charts

Chart (2013)	Peak position
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[5]	90
US Billboard 200[6]	145

References

1. "The Third Eye Centre Reviews". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
2. Caffrey, Dan (27 August 2013). "Album Review: Belle & Sebastian - The Third Eye Centre". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
3. Murphy, John (22 August 2013). "Belle and Sebastian - The Third Eye Centre". MusicOMH.com. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
4. Hull, Tom (December 2013). "Recycled Goods (#115)". A Consumer Guide to the Trailing Edge. Tom Hull. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
5. "Spanishcharts.com – Belle And Sebastian – The Third Eye Centre". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
6. "Belle and Sebastian Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 16 July 2022.