A Distant History: Rarities 1997–2007
| A Distant History – Rarities 1997–2007 | ||||
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| Released | 29 October 2007 | |||
| Recorded | 1997–2007 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Label | Parlophone/EMI | |||
| Idlewild chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating | 
| NME | 5/10 (10/27/2007, p. 39) | 
A Distant History: Rarities 1997–2007 is a download-only compilation album by the Scottish rock band Idlewild, released on 29 October 2007, on Parlophone. The album is a companion piece to Scottish Fiction: Best of 1997–2007 and is composed of rarities and B-sides from throughout the band's career.
According to the band's mailing list, the track listing was chosen by the band themselves.
Track listing
Source: Amazon[1]
| No. | Title | Length | 
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Queen of the Troubled Teens" | 2:17 | 
| 2. | "Self Healer" | 2:00 | 
| 3. | "Chandelier" | 2:21 | 
| 4. | "I Want To Be A Writer" | 1:48 | 
| 5. | "Satan Polaroid" | 3:18 | 
| 6. | "This Is Worse" | 3:39 | 
| 7. | "You Don't Have The Heart" (Live at the Glasgow Garage) | 2:07 | 
| 8. | "There's Glory in Your Story" | 1:58 | 
| 9. | "A Distant History" | 4:36 | 
| 10. | "I Was Made To Think It" | 4:01 | 
| 11. | "Poor Thing" | 4:18 | 
| 12. | "The Nothing I Know" | 4:26 | 
| 13. | "Everything Flows" (Teenage Fanclub cover) | 3:34 | 
| 14. | "I Found That Essence Rare" (Gang of Four cover) | 3:04 | 
| 15. | "Hold on To Your Breath" | 3:55 | 
| 16. | "Gone Too Long" | 2:59 | 
| 17. | "Don't Let Me Change" | 4:44 | 
| 18. | "El Capitan" (Acoustic) | 4:07 | 
| 19. | "Winter Is Blue" (Vashti Bunyan cover) | 2:15 | 
| 20. | "Hidden Ways" | 2:41 | 
References
- ^ "A Distant History". Amazon. Retrieved 7 April 2011.