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You'll Never Walk Alone (The EMI Years 1963-1966)
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Excellent box set
Review date: 2008-02-17 Rating: 10 out of 10
Unlike EMI's recent,similar box set of Manfred Mann,this Gerry & The Pacemakers box is thorough,and contains the complete EMI Recordings.A real effort has been made to get everything correct.
Discs 1,2 & part of Disc 3 contain the group's complete EMI recordings(plus various unreleased songs,mixes & versions) in their original 1960's mono mixes.Disc three concludes with a complete 10-song 1964 concert in stereo(4 songs had been issued in mono on a 1960's UK E.P.,and those mono mixes are heard on Disc 2).
Disc 4 presents the stereo mixes of 31 studio tracks.The only serious fault in the set is when the mono mix of "Without You"(a Gerry Marsden original of that title) appears on Disc 3.There is an annoying surface noise,apparently tape print-through/crosstalk and or sticky tape syndrome,and the fault is piercing and unpleasant.Fortunately a sonicly perfect stereo mix of the recording appears on Disc 4.
Spenser Leigh provides excellent liner notes that contain the reminiscings of the group members themselves(3 of the 4 Pacemakers are still alive,though only Gerry still makes music).A sessionography is included in the booklet,illustrating how thorough the box set is.If only they could have included a discography as well. Well,you can't have everything.If you like the group's music,this release is the one to buy.
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Product Details/Specifications
Artist(s):
Gerry & The Pacemakers
Recording label: EMI
Manufacturer: EMI
EAN: 5099951925727
Binding: Audio CD
Format: Box set,
Release date: 2008-02-11
Number of discs: 4
Disc 1 Tracks:
1. How Do You Do It?
2. Away From You
3. I Like It (2002 Digital Remaster)
4. I Like It
5. Pretend (2002 Digital Remaster)
6. Jambalaya (2002 Digital Remaster)
7. Summertime (2002 Digital Remaster)
8. The Wrong Yoyo (2002 Digital Remaster)
9. I'll Be There (First Version)
10. Slow Down (2002 Digital Remaster)
11. Here's Hoping (2002 Digital Remaster)
12. Where Have You Been All My Life? (2002 Digital Remaster)
13. Maybellene (2002 Digital Remaster)
14. You'll Never Walk Alone (2002 Digital Remaster)
15. Don't Ever Stray
16. Hello Little Girl
17. Don't You Ever (2002 Digital Remaster)
18. It's All Right (2002 Digital Remaster)
19. You Can't Fool Me (2002 Digital Remaster)
20. You're The Reason (2002 Digital Remaster)
21. Chills (2002 Digital Remaster)
22. I'm The One
23. You've Got What I Like
24. She's The Only Girl For Me (2002 Digital Remaster)
25. It's Gonna Be Alright
26. Why Oh Why
27. Think About Love (2002 Digital Remaster)
28. I'll Be There (Second Version Without Strings) (2008 Digital Remaster)
29. Give Me All Your Love (No Strings)
30. Come Back To Me (No Strings)
Disc 2 Tracks:
1. Ferry Cross The Mersey (2002 Digital Remaster)
2. It's Gonna Be Alright (2002 Digital Remaster)
3. I'll Wait For You (2002 Digital Remaster)
4. Fall In Love (2002 Digital Remaster)
5. Baby You're So Good To Me (2002 Digital Remaster)
6. This Thing Called Love (2002 Digital Remaster)
7. It's Just Because
8. Rip It Up
9. Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On
10. When Oh When (2002 Digital Remaster)
11. I'll Be There
12. My Babe
13. It'll Be Me
14. Reelin' And Rockin'
15. You Win Again
16. You You You (2008 Digital Remaster)
17. My Babe (Live)
18. Away From You (Live) (2008 Digital Remaster)
19. Give Me All Your Love (With Strings)
20. Come Back To Me (With Strings)
21. Dreams (2008 Digital Remaster)
Disc 3 Tracks:
1. Hallelujah I Love Her So
2. Tomorrow
3. I'll Make It Up All Up To You
4. Walk Hand In Hand
5. Today I'm In Love
6. La La La
7. Without You
8. Girl On A Swing
9. Fool To Myself (2002 Digital Remaster)
10. Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine
11. Introduction
12. Dizzy Miss Lizzy (Recorded Live At Oakland Auditorium)
13. I Like It (Recorded Live At Oakland Auditorium)
14. My Babe (Recorded Live At Oakland Auditorium)
15. Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying (Recorded Live At Oakland Auditorium)
16. Slow Down (Recorded Live At Oakland Auditorium)
17. I'm The One (Recorded Live At Oakland Auditorium)
18. Away From You (Recorded Live At Oakland Auditorium)
19. A Shot Of Rhythm And Blues (Recorded Live At Oakland Auditorium)
20. How Do You Do It (Recorded Live At Oakland Auditorium)
21. What'd I Say (Recorded Live At Oakland Auditorium)
Disc 4 Tracks:
1. Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying (2008 Remaster)
2. Ferry Cross The Mersey (2002 Digital Remaster)
3. It's Gonna Be Alright (2002 Digital Remaster)
4. Reelin' And A Rockin' (2008 Remaster)
5. Whole Lot Of Shakin' Goin' On (2008 Digital Remaster)
6. Rip It Up
7. You Win Again
8. I'll Be There (Second Version)
9. You You You
10. Give All Your Love To Me (New Mix)
11. Dreams
12. Hallelujah I Love Her So
13. Walk Hand In Hand
14. La La La
15. Girl On A Swing
16. A Fool To Myself
17. Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine
Publishers: EMI