1978–1990 (Go-Betweens album)

1978–1990 (sometimes The Go-Betweens 1978–1990) is a 1990 compilation album by Australian band The Go-Betweens. The album draws together music spanning the band's career from their beginnings in Brisbane to their 1989 breakup, including singles, B-sides, songs recorded for broadcast and previously unreleased material.

Reception
Melody Maker said, "I find myself holding a package containing some of the most shockingly accurate songs about life and love I've ever heard. The fact the Go-Betweens never became massive is a disgusting injustice - but here's an opportunity to discover their dazzling brilliance." Robert Christgau said, "Half best-of, half collectorama, this gets you coming and going: you had no idea the album highlights would mesh into perfect pop, and you had no idea the 45-rpm obscurities would coalesce into imperfect pop."

NME noted the album, "spans their age, from the curiously unhinged art-pop of two Brisbane beatniks with a Phil Ochs/Patti Smith/Lee Remick obsession, to the smooth, accomplished craft of their last album."

Track listing
(All songs by Grant McLennan and Robert Forster)
 * 1) "Karen" (1978) – 4:03 (Included on vinyl edition of album only)
 * 2) *Recorded May 1978, Brisbane. Originally released as a single
 * 3) "Hammer the Hammer" (1982) – 2:50
 * 4) *Recorded January 1982, Melbourne. Originally released as a single
 * 5) "Cattle and Cane" (1983) – 4:02
 * 6) *Recorded October 1982, Eastbourne. Originally released on Before Hollywood
 * 7) "Man O'Sand to Girl O'Sea" (1983) – 3:26
 * 8) *Recorded August 1983, Sussex. Originally released as a single
 * 9) "Bachelor Kisses" (1984) – 3:29
 * 10) *Recorded July 1984, London. Originally released on Spring Hill Fair
 * 11) "Draining the Pool For You" (1984) – 4:16
 * 12) *Recorded May 1984, France. Originally released on Spring Hill Fair
 * 13) "Spring Rain" (1986) – 3:06
 * 14) *Recorded November 1985, London. Originally released on Liberty Belle and the Black Diamond Express
 * 15) "The Clarke Sisters" (1987) – 3:17
 * 16) *Recorded January 1987, London. Originally released on Tallulah
 * 17) "Right Here" (1987) – 3:52
 * 18) *Recorded December 1986, London. Originally released on Tallulah
 * 19) "Bye Bye Pride" (1987) – 4:03
 * 20) *Recorded January 1987, London. Originally released on Tallulah
 * 21) "The House That Jack Kerouac Built" (1987) – 4:41
 * 22) *Recorded January 1987, London. Originally released on Tallulah
 * 23) "Streets of Your Town" (1988) – 3:34
 * 24) *Recorded May 1988, Sydney. Originally released on 16 Lovers Lane
 * 25) "Love is a Sign" (1988) – 4:13
 * 26) *Recorded May 1988, Sydney. Originally released on 16 Lovers Lane
 * 27) "8 Pictures" (1981) – 4:49
 * 28) *Recorded July 1981, Melbourne. Originally released on Send Me A Lullaby;– 4:49 (Included on vinyl edition of album only)
 * 29) "I Need Two Heads" (1980) – 2:33
 * 30) *Recorded April 1980, Scotland. Originally released as a single
 * 31) "When People Are Dead" (1987) – 4:29
 * 32) *Recorded January 1987, London. Originally released as a single B side
 * 33) "The Sound Of Rain" (1978) – 3:05 (Included on vinyl edition of album only)
 * 34) *Recorded November 1978, Brisbane. Previously unreleased.
 * 35) "People Say" (1979) – 2:40
 * 36) *Recorded May 1978, Brisbane. Originally released as a single
 * 37) "World Weary (1981) – 1:41
 * 38) *Recorded April 1981, Sydney. Originally released as a single B side
 * 39) "Rock and Roll Friend" (1988) – 3:34
 * 40) *Recorded August 1988, London. Originally released as a single B side
 * 41) "Dusty In Here" (1983) – 4:10
 * 42) *Recorded August 1983, Eastbourne. Originally released on Before Hollywood
 * 43) "A King In Mirrors" (1984) – 2:58 (Included on vinyl edition of album only)
 * 44) *Recorded December 1983, London, for David Jensen Show
 * 45) "Second-Hand Furniture" (1984) – 4:13
 * 46) *Recorded October 1984, London, for John Peel Show
 * 47) "This Girl, Black Girl" (1983) – 2:31
 * 48) *Recorded August 1983, Sussex. Originally released as a single B side
 * 49) "Don't Call Me Gone" (1987) – 2:17
 * 50) *Recorded January 1987, London. Originally released as a single B side
 * 51) "Mexican Postcard" (1987) – 2:12 (Included on vinyl edition of album only)
 * 52) *Recorded August 1988, London. Originally released as a single B side
 * 53) "You Won't Find It Again" (1988) – 3:21
 * 54) *Recorded January 1988, Sydney. Previously unreleased