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• THE LATEST RELEASE FROM JOE MEEK’S LEGENDARY TEA CHEST TAPES!
• AN IN-DEPTH EXPLORATION OF THE 60s POP CHANTEUSE GLENDA COLLINS.
• INCLUDES 66 PREVIOUSLY UNHEARD RECORDINGS.
• 16 A and B SIDES (INCLUDING MANY HEARD AT THEIR ORIGINAL SPEED FOR THE FIRST TIME) PLUS COUNTLESS PREVIOUSLY UNHEARD RECORDINGS.
• WITH SLEEVENOTES AND TRACK BY TRACK INFORMATION FROM THE JOE MEEK SOCIETY’S CRAIG NEWTON.
• ALL MATERIAL TAKEN FROM THE ORIGINAL TAPES AND RESTORED AND MASTERED BY ALAN WILSON AT WESTERN STAR.
Tracklist
DISC ONE
1 I LOST MY HEART AT THE FAIRGROUND
2 FEEL SO GOOD
3 IF YOU’VE GOT TO PICK A BABY (ORIGINAL SPEED)*
4 IN THE FIRST PLACE (ORIGINAL SPEED)*
5 BABY IT HURTS
6 NICE WASN’T IT (ORIGINAL SPEED)*
7 LOLLIPOP
8 EVERYBODY’S GOT TO FALL IN LOVE (ORIGINAL SPEED)*
9 JOHNNY LOVES ME (ORIGINAL SPEED)*
10 PARADISE FOR TWO (MIX TAKE 4)*
11 THOU SHALT NOT STEAL
12 BEEN INVITED TO A PARTY
13 SOMETHING I GOT TO TELL YOU (ORIGINAL SPEED ALTERNATE VERSION)*
14 MY HEART DIDN’T LIE (ORIGINAL SPEED PRE-BACKING VOCALS)*
15 ITS HARD TO BELIEVE IT
16 DON’T LET IT RAIN ON SUNDAY
17 YOU’RE GONNA GET YOUR WAY
18 RUN TO ME (TAKE 2)*
19 SELF PORTRAIT (EARLY ALTERNATE TAKE)*
20 THIS LITTLE GIRLS GONE ROCKIN’ (TAKE 3 + FALSE START)*
21 SING C’EST LA VIE (ALTERNATE EXTENDED VERSION)*
22 TONY WINDSOR JINGLE (AKA YEAH YEAH YEAH) (BROADCAST MIX)*
DISC TWO
I LOST MY HEART AT THE FAIRGROUND (VOCAL TAKE 4)* 2 FEEL SO GOOD (VOCAL TAKE 4)*
3 IF YOU’VE GOT TO PICK A BABY (BACKING TAKE 1 + GUIDE)*
4 IN THE FIRST PLACE (VOCAL TAKE 2 PRE-OVERDUBS)*
5 BABY IT HURTS (BACKING TAKE 6)*
6 NICE WASN’T IT (WITH GUITAR SOLO)*
7 LOLLIPOP (BACKING TAKE 2)*
8 EVERYBODY’S GOT TO FALL IN LOVE (BACKING TAKE 1)*
9 JOHNNY LOVES ME (VOCAL TAKE 4 PRE-OVERDUBS)*
10 PARADISE FOR TWO (VOCAL TAKE 13)*
11 THOU SHALT NOT STEAL (BACKING TAKE 2)*
12 THOU SHALT NOT STEAL (GUITAR TAKE 6)*
13 BEEN INVITED TO A PARTY (BACKING TAKE 4 + GUIDE)* 14 SOMETHING I GOT TO TELL YOU (BACKING TAKE 1)*
15 MY HEART DIDN’T LIE (FLUTE TAKE 12)*
16 ITS HARD TO BELIEVE IT (ALTERNATE VERSION)*
17 ITS HARD TO BELIEVE IT (BACKING TAKE 1)*
18 DON’T LET IT RAIN ON SUNDAY (BACKING TAKE 6)* 19 YOU’RE GONNA GET YOUR WAY (BACKING TAKE 2)*
20 RUN TO ME (TAKE 2 ACAPELLA)*
21 SELF PORTRAIT (BACKING TAKE 8)*
22 THIS LITTLE GIRLS GONE ROCKIN’ (BACKING TAKE 4)*
23 SING C’EST LA VIE (BACKING TAKE 4)*
DISC THREE
1 DANCING IN THE STREET (TAKE 1)*
2 MOCKINGBIRD (FT NERO) (TAKE 3)*
3 YOU’RE NOBODY TIL SOMEBODY LOVES YOU (TAKE 1 WITH SAX)* 4 CAN I GET A WITNESS (TAKE 2)*
4 MAGIC STAR
5 I WHO HAVE NOTHING (TAKE 1)*
6 LOVER COME BACK TO ME (TAKE 3)*
7 WHITE CLIFFS OF DOVER (TAKE 15)*
8 THIS GIRL (TAKE 6)*
9 WALK ON BOY *
10 IN THE GARDEN (TAKE 1)*
11 HEAR THAT TRAIN A’COMING*
12 LOVE STORY*
13 PUT A RING ON MY FINGER*
14 THE FIRST TIME I SAW YOU (TAKE 1)*
15 I LOST MY HEART AT THE FAIRGROUND (JOE MEEK DEMO FRAGMENT)*
16 I LOST MY HEART AT THE FAIRGROUND (DAVE ADAMS DEMO)*
17 IF YOU’VE GOT TO PICK A BABY (JOE MEEK DEMO)*
18 NICE WASN’T IT (JOE MEEK DEMO TAKE 8)*
19 EVERYBODY’S GOT TO FALL IN LOVE (JOE MEEK DEMO)*
20 DON’T LET IT RAIN ON SUNDAY (JOE MEEK DEMO)*
21 LOVE STORY (JOE MEEK DEMO)*
22 MY HEART DIDN’T LIE (GLENDA AND JOE DUET VERSION)*
23 I LOST MY HEART AT THE FAIRGROUND (ORGAN TAKE 3)* 24 BEEN INVITED TO A PARTY (EARLY REHEARSAL TAKE)*
25 SOMETHING I’VE GOT TO TELL YOU (OVERDUBS ONLY)*
26 LOLLIPOP (“POP” SESSION)*
27 SING C’EST LA VIE (FRENCH VOCAL TAKE 8)*
28 TONY WINDSOR JINGLE (TAKES 4, 5 AND 6)*
*PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED