The Easybeats — The Complete Easybeats [6CD Box Set] (2004)

Artist: The Easybeats
Title: The Complete Easybeats
Year Of Release: 2004
Label: Sony BMG / Albert Productions [82876866332] Genre: Beat, Pop Rock, Rock & Roll, British Invasion
Quality: 320 kbps / FLAC (tracks+cue, log, scans)
Total : 6:01:24
Total Size: 874 mb / 1.80 gb

The Complete Easybeats from the Australian-based Albert Productions — the company to which the Easybeats were originally signed — is what it says, all of the group\’s authorized masters and all but a tiny handful of known outtakes, from their first Australian Parlophone sides to their last post-\»Friday on My Mind\» follow-ups, assembled on six CDs in a slipcase. Each of the discs is identical in title, packaging, and song content to the individual Repertoire Records reissues of the group\’s catalog from the early \’90s, and what\’s more, so far as this writer can tell, the discs use the same early-\’90s masters that were the sources for the Repertoire CDs. Fortunately, those were of such high quality to b with that they were still up to modern standards circa 2004; unfortunately, as most serious fans (at whom this release is obviously aimed) are likely to already own at least two or three of the six CDs in this box in their Repertoire editions, it is not as attractive a box as it might otherwise be — the producers should have gone for 24-bit remastering on at least the original Australian LP material, which is exclusive to this and the Repertoire CDs. As it is, however, if all one owns is one of the ubiquitous best-of compilations on the band, then this is still a box to seriously consider — the group\’s 1964-1966 Merseybeat-influenced sides from the first three discs have a special charm and energy all their own, while the Friday on My Mind and Shame Just Drained discs present the full range of their peak years; only the Vigil disc, covering the final phase of their history, is of dubious value. With a U.S. list price that breaks down to around seven and a half dollars a disc, this is a lot cheaper than the Repertoire discs ever went for, and is a handy way to get the group\’s entire history in one fell swoop. There will still be a few things to own, such as the Raven Records live disc and a DVD or two, but this set takes care of about 98 percent of everything of note the band ever did of note.
:: TRACKLIST ::

Disc 1 — Easy (1965)
1. It\’s So Easy (2:11)
2. I\’m a Madman (2:52)
3. I Wonder (1:50)
4. She Said Alright (2:15)
5. I\’m Gonna Tell Everybody (2:04)
6. Hey Girl (2:10)
7. She\’s So Fine (2:08)
8. You Got It Off Me (2:28)
9. Cry, Cry, Cry (2:02)
10. A Letter (1:39)
11. Easy Beat (2:39)
12. You\’ll Come Back Again (1:56)
13. Girl on My Mind (3:04)
14. Ya Can\’t Do That (2:28)

Extra Tracks
15. For My Woman (single A-side — mono) (3:08)
16. Say That You\’re Mine (single B-side — mono) (2:45)
17. The Old Oak Tree (single B-side — mono) (3:04)
18. Friday on My Mind (Alternate mix, Olympic Studios) (2:56)
19. Lisa (Alternate mix, Olympic Studios) (3:17)
20. Find My Way Back Home (1965 TV spot — mono) (2:46)
21. No One Knows (First recording sessions — mono) (2:58)
22. She\’s So Fine (Live — from Albert Archives — mono) (2:22)

Disc 2 — It\’s 2 Easy (1966)
1. Let Me Be (2:08)
2. You Are the Light (1:56)
3. Women (Make You Feel Alright) (2:37)
4. Come and See Her (2:43)
5. I\’ll Find Somebody to Take Your Place (3:03)
6. Someway, Somewhere (2:21)
7. Easy as Can Be (2:34)
8. I Can See (2:13)
9. Sad and Lonely and Blue (2:17)
10. Somethin\’ Wrong (2:17)
11. In My Book (3:09)
12. What About Our Love (1:56)
13. Then I\’ll Tell You Goodbye (2:34)
14. Wedding Ring (2:03)

Extra Tracks
15. Me or You (single B-side) (3:07)
16. Too Much (original EP-only track) (1:48)
17. I\’ll Make You Happy (original EP-only track) (3:11)
18. A Very Special Man (original EP-only track) (2:23)
19. Tryin\’ So Hard (original EP-only track) (2:48)
20. Friday on My Mind (mono single version) (2:43)
21. Made My Bed (Gonna Lie in It) (alternate mix, Olympic Studios) (2:16)
22. Happy Is the Man (alternate mix, Olympic Studios) (2:55)
23. How You Doing Now (previously unreleased) (2:02)
24. All Gone Boy (Million Dollar Baby) (from \’\’Good Friday\’\’ album) (2:15)
25. Mandy (from Abbey Road sessions) (2;17)

Disc 3 — Volume 3 (1966)
1. Sorry (2:38)
2. Funny Feelin\’ (2:30)
3. Say You Want Me (2:09)
4. You Said That (2:34)
5. Going Out of My Mind (2:43)
6. Not in Love with You (2:39)
7. Promised Things (2:27)
8. The Last Day of May (1:59)
9. Today (2:16)
10. My My My (2:05)
11. Dance of the Lovers (2:58)
12. What Do You Want Babe (2:25)
13. Can\’t You Leave Her (1:59)

Extra Tracks
14. Hound Dog (from \»Good Friday\» album) (3:17)
15. Do You Have a Soul? (alternate take, Olympic Studios) (3:03)
16. Saturday Night (alternate mix, Olympic Studios) (2:38)
17. My Old Man\’s a Groovy Old Man (Instrumental, Olympic Studios) (2:33)
18. HistorEasy (The Easybeats Medley) (single only release) (3:39)
19. Mean Old Lovin\’ (first recording sessions) (2:05)
20. I\’m Happy (first recording sessions) (1:54)
21. Hey Babe (first recording sessions) (1:55)
22. I Don\’t Agree (first recording sessions) (1:41)
23. Keep Your Hands Off My Babe (first recording sessions) (2:17)
24. I\’m Just Trying (Central Sound Studio, 1968) (2:15)

Disc 4 — The Shame Just Drained (1977)
1. Little Queenie (first recording sessions) (2;41)
2. Baby I\’m Comin\’ (rejected recording from EMI Studios, London sessions) (2:02)
3. Lisa (3:14)
4. I\’m On Fire (demo) (2:21)
5. Wait a Minute (demo) (2:42)
6. We\’ll Make It Together (from scrapped 2nd UK album) (2:41)
7. Peter (demo) (3:01)
8. Me and My Machine (demo) (2:27)
9. The Shame Just Drained (demo) (2:43)
10. Mr. Riley of Higginbottom & Clive (from scrapped 2nd UK album) (2:30)
11. Kelly (demo) (3:16)
12. Where Old Men Go (from scrapped 2nd UK album) (2:32)
13. Johnny No One (demo) (2:31)
14. Amanda Storey (from scrapped 2nd UK album) (2:48)
15. Station on Third Avenue (from scrapped 2nd UK album) (2:57)
16. Do You Have a Soul? (alternate take, Olympic Studios) (3:07)
17. Where Did You Go Last Night (Instrumental — unreleased backing track) (2:58)
18. Watch Me Burn (Central Sound Studio, 1968) (3:21)
19. Where Did You Go Last Night (Olympic Studios) (2:52)
20. Heaven and Hell (US censored version) (2:43)
21. Happy Is the Man (alternate take) (2:41)
22. Land of Make Believe (alternate mix) (3:16)
23. Coke Jingle #1 (Come and See Her) (1:05)
24. Coke Jingles #2 & #3 (2:15)

Disc 5 — Friday On My Mind (1967)
1. River Deep, Mountain High (3:59)
2. Do You Have a Soul? (2:41)
3. Saturday Night (3:26)
4. You Me, We Love (3:23)
5. Pretty Girl (2:17)
6. Friday on My Mind (2:43)
7. Happy Is the Man (2:42)
8. Hound Dog (mono) (3:19)
9. Who\’ll Be the One You Love (2:38)
10. Made My Bed (Gonna Lie in It) (2:08)
11. Remember Sam (2:33)
12. See Line Woman (3:16)

Extra Tracks
13. Heaven & Hell (single A-side) (2:43)
14. Do You Have a Soul? (Long version, US release) (2:59)
15. Women (Make You Feel Alright) (single A-side — mono) (2:36)
16. All Gone Boy (Million Dollar Baby) (alternate mix) (2:32)
17. You Me, We Love (alternate mix) (3:24)
18. Lisa (alternate mix) (3:11)

Disc 6 — Vigil (1968)
1. Good s (3:23)
2. What in the World (2:18)
3. Falling Off the Edge of the World (3:00)
4. The Music Goes Round My Head (2:51)
5. Can\’t Take My Eyes Off You (3:34)
6. Sha La La (3:10)
7. Come In You\’ll Get Pneumonia (3:46)
8. See Saw (2:39)
9. Land of Make Believe (3:13)
10. Fancy Seeing You Here (2:36)
11. Hello, How Are You? (3:19)
12. Hit the Road Jack (2:56)
13. We All Live Happily Together (4:05)
14. I Can\’t Stand It (2:56)

Extra Tracks
15. Good s (alternate mix — alternate version) (3:21)
16. Lay Me Down and Die (Instrumental — single A-side) (3:02)
17. Lay Me Down and Die (Australian release — mono) (2:52)
18. Bring a Little Lovin\’ (Australian release — mono) (2:25)
19. The Music Goes Round My Head (Italian release — mono) (2:20)
20. Hello, How Are You? (alternate version, Australian release — mono) (4:03)
21. Come In You\’ll Get Pnuemonia (alternate mix, German release — mono) (3:26)
22. Falling Off the Edge of the World (alternate version, UK release — mono) (2:36)

The Complete Easybeats from the Australian-based Albert Productions — the company to which they were originally signed — is what it says, all of the group\’s authorized masters and all but a tiny handful of known outtakes, from their first Australian Parlophone sides to their last album \’Vigil\’.
All of the albums in this box set are the later 2004 releases and all of them contain extra tracks — the 1977 release of \’The Shame Just Drained\’ was a compilation of tracks taken from sessions between late 1966 and late 1968 that were unreleased at the .

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