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The Roots of the Five Man Electrical Band - Everything finally in one package!, December 5, 2009
This review is from: First Sparks 1965-1969 (Audio CD)
This is Ottawa's Five Man Electrical Band in their early days - both as the Staccatos - and as the Five Man Electrical Band. Everything offically recorded between 1965-1969 - with some extras! It begins with their independently released single "It Isn't Easy" - through their Capitol records singles "Small Town Girl", "It's A Long Way Home", "C'mon Everybody", "Let's Run Away" and right into their massive hit "Half Past Midnight". The 2 CD set includes the Staccatos LP "Initially" and all their singles, a rare instrumental they recorded under the name "The Smart Set", The first offical FIve Man Electrial Band LP - along with the non LP singles "Catch The Love Parade", "Walker Street", "Didn't Know The Time", "(It Never Rains on)Maple Lane". Five tracks featured on the Coca Cola promotional LP called "A Wild Pair"(Which they shared with the Guess Who)" and three previously unreleased tracks - among them, a cover of Buffalo Springfield's "Sit Down I Think I Love You". It also has all 6 tracks from their final 3 Capitol records singles "RIverboat", Lovin' Look", "Sunrise To Sunset", "Little Bit Of Love", "Good" & "Baby". 51 tracks in all with a 16 page color booklet.
Disc 1:
01 It Isn't Easy
02 Please Come Home
03 Small Town Girl
04 If This Is Love
05 Do You Mind (If I Dance With Your Girl)
06 Move To California
07 Take Your Time
08 Bad Boy
09 Million Kisses
10 It's A Long Way Home
11 Nightfall
12 Poor Baby
13 Something's Got A Hold On Me
14 You Only Die Once
15 Would You Believe...?
16 Sorry About That Chief
17 C'mon Everybody
18 Let Me See
19 Lets Run Away
20 Face To Face(With Love)
21 Half Past Midnight
22 Weatherman
23 Catch The Love Parade
24 Whisper Words
25 Tell Her For Me
26 She Is Tomorrow
Disc 2:
01 Song The City Sings
02 Where Did Holly Go?
03 Running Back To You Every Time
04 Walker Street
05 Super Girl
06 She Fancies Herself A Lady
07 Didn't Know The Time
08 We Go Well Together
09 You and California #
10 Five Man Electrical Band
11 Last Time I Saw Memphis
12 Private Train
13 If I Were You #
14 You're Gonna Lose That Girl
15 (It Never Rains On) Maple Lane
16 Black Sheep Of The Family
17 Fancy Dancing Man
18 Sit Down I Think I Love You #
19 Running Back
20 Baby
21 Lovin' Look
22 Sunrise To Sunset
23 Riverboat
24 Good
25 Little Bit Of Love
All Tracks Stereo Except Disc 1, Tracks 1-20
# = Previously Unreleased
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