London Conversations: The Best of Saint Etienne

London Conversations: The Best of Saint Etienne
Greatest hits album by Saint Etienne
Released	16 February 2009 (2009-02-16)
Recorded	1990–2009
Genre	Indie pop house synth-pop electronic trip hop
Length	2:31:21
Label	Heavenly Records – HVNLP69
Producer	Saint Etienne, Various
Saint Etienne chronology
Boxette (2008) London Conversations: The Best of Saint Etienne (2009) A Glimpse of Stocking (2010)
Singles from London Conversations: The Best of Saint Etienne
"Burnt Out Car" Released: 22 September 2008 "Method of Modern Love" Released: 9 February 2009

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
BBC	(Favorable)[2]
Drowned in Sound	(8/10)[3]
The Guardian	[4]
Pitchfork Media	(8.8/10)[5]

London Conversations: The Best of Saint Etienne is a compilation album by the English electronic music group Saint Etienne. It was released as a single CD, a 2-CD set, a deluxe 2CD/DVD set (packaged in a hardback book), and a 2LP vinyl set. 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 only the first disc of the set) was cancelled. 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 catalogue 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,^[6] missing out on the Top 75 in part due to a surge in older albums following the Brit Awards.