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• AN IN-DEPTH EXPLORATION OF JOE MEEK’S 1962 WORK, CULMINATING IN THE GLOBAL HIT ‘TELSTAR’.
• FEATURING JOHN LEYTON, THE TORNADOS, MIKE BERRY, THE OUTLAWS, MICHAEL COX, GEOFF GODDARD, RAY DEXTER AND MORE.
• INCLUDES 52 PREVIOUSLY UNHEARD RECORDINGS – STEREO VERSIONS, ALTERNATE TAKES AND MIXES, DEMOS AND PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED SONGS. WITH A DETAILED CHRONOLOGY, SLEEVENOTES AND TEA CHEST TAPE NOTES.
• ALL MATERIAL TAKEN FROM THE ORIGINAL TAPES AND RESTORED AND MASTERED BY ALAN WILSON AT WESTERN STAR.
Tracklist
DISC ONE
1 The Charles Blackwell Orchestra - Taboo
2 The Charles Blackwell Orchestra - Midnight In Luxembourg (Alternate)*
3 Michael Cox - Young Only Once
4 Michael Cox - Stand Up (Alternate Version)*
5 Don Charles - Walk With Me My Angel (Stereo)*
6 Don Charles - Crazy Man Crazy
7 Don Charles - Moonlight Rendezvous (Alternate Version)
8 Don Charles - It's My Way Of Loving You (Stereo)*
9 Mike Berry - It's Just A Matter Of Time
10 Mike Berry - Every Little Kiss
11 Mike Berry - Don't You Think It's Time
12 Mike Berry - Loneliness
13 John Leyton - Lone Rider (Stereo)*
14 John Leyton - Lonely City (Vocal Take 9)*
15 John Leyton - It Would Be Easy
16 John Leyton - Down The River Nile (Alternate Version)*
17 The Outlaws - Last Stage West
18 The Outlaws - Ku-Pow!
19 The Outlaws - Sioux Serenade
20 The Stonehenge Men - Big Feet
21 The Stonehenge Men - Pinto (Stereo)*
22 The Tornados - Love And Fury (Guitar Take 4)
23 The Tornados - Telstar (Alternate Edit)
24 The Tornados - Globetrotter (Original Speed/Extended)
25 The Tornados - Popeye Twist (Original Speed)
26 Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers with The Peppermints - Poor Joe (Alternate Vocal)*
27 Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers with The Peppermints - Hurtin' 28 Inside (Alternate Version)* 29 Danny Rivers & The River Men - We're Gonna Dance (Longer Mix)*
30 Danny Rivers & The River Men - Movin' In
31 The Moontrekkers - There's Something At The Bottom Of The Well (Extended)*
32 The Moontrekkers - Hatashai (Japanese Sword Fight)
DISC TWO
1 Iain Gregory - Mr Lovebug (Stereo)*
2 Iain Gregory - Pocket Full Of Dreams (And Eyes Full Of Tears) (Stereo)*
3 Tony Victor - Dear One (Alternate Version)*
4 Tony Victor - There Was A Time
5 Alan Klein - Striped Purple Shirt
6 Alan Klein - Three Coins In The Sewer (Alternate Version)*
7 Alan Klein - Danger Ahead
8 Andy Cavell - Hey There Cruel Heart
9 Andy Cavell - Lonely Soldier Boy
10 Andy Cavell - Always On Saturday (Stereo)*
11 Andy Cavell - Hey There Senorita (Stereo)*
12 The Dowlands And The Soundtracks - Little Sue (Alternate Vocal Stereo Mix)*
13 The Dowlands - Big Big Fella
14 The Dowlands - Don't Ever Change
15 Pat Reader - Cha Cha On The Moon
16 Pat Reader - May Your Heart Stay Young Forever
17 Geoff Goddard - My Little Girl's Come Home (Stereo)*
18 Geoff Goddard - Try Once More
19 Houston Wells And The Marksmen - This Song Is Just For You
20 Houston Wells And The Marksmen - Shutters And Boards
21 Houston Wells And The Marksmen - North Wind
22 Mark Douglas - It Matters Not (Extended Version)*
23 Mark Douglas - Upside Down (Stereo)*
24 Neil Christian - The Big Beat Drum
25 Neil Christian - The Road To Love (Early Version)*
26 Peter Jay & The Jaywalkers - Redskins (304 Version)*
27 Peter Jay & The Jaywalkers - Can Can '62 (Early Edit)*
28 The Packabeats - Evening In Paris
29 The Packabeats - Theme From "The Traitors"
30 Ray Dexter & The Layabouts - The Coalman's Lament (Censored Version)*
31 Ray Dexter & The Layabouts - Lonely Weekend
DISC THREE
1 Joe Meek - Telstar (Demo)
2 Dave Adams & Joe Meek - Last Stage West (Demo)*
3 Geoff Goddard - Lover, Lover*
4 Geoff Goddard - Thunder Mountain (Demo)*
5 Geoff Goddard - Guess That's The Way It Goes (Demo)*
6 Alan Klein - Striped Purple Shirt (Demo)*
7 Alan Klein - The Cat*
8 Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers - I Get Up In The Morning*
9 Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers - Avenue Of Loneliness*
10 Geoff Goddard & Kenny Hollywood - Magic Star (Demo)*
11 Geoff Goddard & Kenny Hollywood - The Wonderful Story Of Love (Demo)*
12 Kenny Hollywood - I'll Cry Tomorrow*
13 Kenny Hollywood - I Wanna Dance With No One Else But You*
14 Kenny Hollywood - You Could Have Fooled Me*
15 The Stonehenge Men – Outcast*
16 Neil Christian - I Feel In A Mood (Demo)*
17 Neil Christian - Just A Dream (Demo)*
18 Gerry Harlow - Mr Right
19 Billie Davis - Merry Go Round
20 The Flee-Rekkers - Oh What A Charlie (Stereo)*
21 Ray Dexter - Lonely Weekend (Demo)*
22 Ray Dexter & The Layabouts - The Coalman's Lament (Early Version)*
23 Iain Gregory - Too Shy (Alternate Version)*
24 Mark Douglas - Riding The Rails (Stereo)*
25 Ricky Wayne - I'm Waiting For Tomorrow*
26 Ricky Wayne - Pretend*
27 The Ferridays - Two Brothers*
28 The Foresters - It's Almost Tomorrow*
29 Unknown - Say Baby
30 Jackie - Time To Go*
31 Jenny Moss - When My Boy Comes Marching Home Again (Alternate Mix)*
* PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED