A collection of Killing Joke rarities and B-sides is an excellent idea, since many of KJ's best tracks were never released on albums (and, therefore, never reissued on CD). Unfortunately, while "Wilful Days" collects some superb tracks, it is staggeringly incomplete. Why not include the mega-rare live EP "HA!", only one track of which is currently available? Where are all the early singles-"Wardance", "Requiem"-that were different from the versions on KJ's first album? Why only some B-sides and not others? (Why have "Are You Receiving" but not "Almost Red" or "Pssyche", for instance?) Maybe such completism would have made this a 2-CD set, but then it would have been a real treat for fans. As it is, it has some great music, to be sure, but feels like something of a letdown.

I made a passionate plea to a bandmember backstage once that I'd give ANYTHING to have a version of "Wilful Days" on cd, and months later, this gem appeared.

The serious Jokester already has this stuff, and I was never partial to these 'dance' mixes, which seemed to dilute the irony of their relentless use of rhythm in order to appeal to dance clubs. But this one is also a must if you don't already own the singles containing "Sun Goes Down" (the muted studio version), the radiant "A New Day", or the colossal warble of the title track, which is worth the purchase price alone.

Not the compilation I would have birthed (where are those master tapes for the "HA" concert, anyway?) but still partially essential.

I love CD's of rarities and B-sides and this is a great one from Killing Joke. Standout tracks are "Me or You", "Dominator" and "A New Day". I would've included the B-side to "Empire Song" - "Brilliant" and some other stuff but nay mind - you still got great VFM here.

I bought this b-side and rarities compilation to fill in the gaps in my Killing Joke collection. It also gives the vinyl versions I own a rest. The track listing is somewhat misleading as the track titled A New Day is actually the b-side Dance Day. Not a bad collection at all, but don't expect the version of A New Day with all of the vocals.

Where's the song Flock the B Side you may ask? You'll have to buy the 2005 CD pressing of Ha! Killing Joke Live to get that one along with its wonderful a-side counterpart, Birds of a Feather. How about Pssyche, Follow the Leaders Dub or a handful of others? Try the box set Chaos for Breakfast for that. Poor completists. We'll keep shelling out money for the precious scraps.