Sorrows - Pink, Purple, Yellow And Red, The Complete Sorrows [2021] (4 x CDs)

SORROWS

Sorrows - Pink, Purple, Yellow And Red, The Complete Sorrows [2021] (4 x CDs)

Though they were little known in the United States (where none of their recordings were ever released), the Sorrows were one of the more interesting acts to rise from the British Beat scene of the 1960s.With their unabashed force, the Sorrows were in a league with the Kinks and the Pretty Things, playing tough, menacing, R&B-infused rock with a suitably resonant vocalist in Don Fardon and a wiry but incisive guitarist in Philip "Pip" Whitcher. They also had a very unusual career trajectory -- their star began to fade in England after their 1965 hit "Take a Heart" ran its course, but they went on to have a second act in Italy, where they became stars singing phonetically. The Sorrows made more than their share of great records between 1963 and 1969, and all of them are included on Pink, Purple, Yellow & Red: The Complete Sorrows, a four-disc set that, as the title suggests, brings together their entire recorded output, as well as some previously unheard material. From a historical standpoint, the sheer depth of this set is welcome, as it tells us all there is to know about the Sorrows, and a bit more. However, as a listening experience, this bogs down the program, with enough chaff to thin out the wheat. The first two discs tell the story well, featuring their run of singles for Pye's Piccadilly label, their debut album (1965's Take a Heart), and the Italian and German-language singles that led to their popularity in Europe. Disc three opens with the band's second LP, 1969's Old Songs New Songs, recorded in Italy near the end of their run and finding them devoting as much time to covering Traffic and Family as their own material, as well as inadvertently proving they were much better playing R&B than embryonic prog rock. The disc is rounded out with Italian single sides and post-Sorrows recordings from the Eggy and Renegade, while disc four has an album-length demo that features the flaws of Old Songs New Songs in magnified form and closes with a potent 11-song recording of a 1980 Sorrows reunion show, which is mostly good enough to overcome its iffy fidelity, but not always. Pink, Purple, Yellow & Red has been assembled with obvious love and care, and the liner notes from David Wells are a complete and well-written history of the band, and the deep dive into the material would be ideal if this band had been more consistent in their latter years. Pink, Purple, Yellow & Red: The Complete Sorrows is a treat for fans obsessed with the group; for those who are less loyal, play the first two discs and save the others for a day you're feeling generous. (AllMusic review by Mark Deming)

Best known for their 1965 hit, the brooding garage pop masterpiece 'Take A Heart', Coventry band The Sorrows cut a clutch of similarly vital 45's and the Take A Heart album before front man Don Fardon left in 1966. While Fardon went on to a solo career, The Sorrows regrouped and moved to Italy, where they had a couple of minor hit singles and released the psych-rock album Old Songs, New Songs before breaking up at the end of the decade. While those two distinct phases of the band have been individually anthologized before, Pink Purple Yellow and Red represents the first time that they have been assembled under one roof, and as such stands as the definitive document of The Sorrows' fascinating career. In addition to those pivotal mid-Sixties singles, the package includes the entire "Take A Heart" album in both mono and stereo, the "Old Songs, New Songs" LP and an earlier acetate-only demo album that was scrapped when two members of the band left. The set also features their collaborations with soundtrack maestro Ennio Morricone, their title song to the Italian spy movie Ypotron, a superb acetate-only early 1968 single, spin-off singles by The Eggy and Renegade, a 1980 live show from the reformed band and, in a thrilling new archival find, four previously unissued 1964 recordings with legendary producer Joe Meek. Housed in a clamshell box and including a lavish booklet containing many rare photos and a detailed essay on the band's activities, the set Pink Purple Yellow And Red is an essential purchase for anyone with more than a passing interest in Sixties British pop. (Amazon)

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Track lists

CD1

01 Sorrows I Don't Wanna Be Free 2:37

02 Sorrows Come With Me 2:00

03 Sorrows Baby 2:27

04 Sorrows Teenage Letter 2:36

05 Sorrows Take A Heart 3:17

06 Sorrows We Should Get Along Fine 2:29

07 Sorrows You've Got What I Want 2:01

08 Sorrows No, No, No, No 2:35

09 Sorrows Let The Live Live 2:08

10 Sorrows Don't Sing No Sad Songs For Me 2:22

11 Sorrows Let Me In 2:50

12 Sorrows How Love Used To Be 3:27

13 Sorrows Pink, Purple, Yellow And Red 2:50

14 Sorrows My Gal 2:31

15 Sorrows She's Got The Action (Album, Mono) 1:50

16 Sorrows Cara-Lin (Album, Mono) 2:40

17 Sorrows Come With Me (Album, Mono) 1:58

18 Sorrows Gonna Find A Cave 2:28

19 Sorrows I Take What I Want 2:50

20 Sorrows Baby All The Time 2:32

21 Sorrows Baby (1966 Re Recording) 3:01

22 Sorrows Matchbox (Previously Unreleased 1964 Joe Meek Production) 2:41

23 Sorrows Hoochie Coochie Man (Previously Unreleased 1964 Joe Meek Production) 3:14

24 Sorrows Don't Start Me Talkin' (Previously Unreleased 1964 Joe Meek Production) 3:15

25 Sorrows Georgia On My Mind (Previously Unreleased 1964 Joe Meek Production) 2:28

26 Sorrows Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (Previously Unreleased 1964 Joe Meek Production) 2:47

CD2

01 Sorrows Baby (Album Version, Stereo) 2:24

02 Sorrows No, No, No, No (Album Version, Stereo) 2:36

03 Sorrows Take A Heart (Album Version, Stereo) 3:16

04 Sorrows She's Got The Action (Album Version, Stereo) 1:51

05 Sorrows How Love Used To Be (Album Version, Stereo) 3:23

06 Sorrows Teenage Letter (Album Version, Stereo) 2:36

07 Sorrows I Don't Wanna Be Free (Album Version, Stereo) 2:38

08 Sorrows Don't Sing No Sad Songs To Me (Album Version, Stereo) 2:21

09 Sorrows Cara-Lin (Album Version, Stereo) 2:41

10 Sorrows We Should Get Along Fine (Album Version, Stereo) 2:29

11 Sorrows Come With Me (Album Version, Stereo) 1:59

12 Sorrows Let Me In (Album Version, Stereo) 2:47

13 Sorrows Pioggia Sul Tuo Visco (#1) 2:27

14 Sorrows Pioggia Sul Tuo Visco (#2) 2:30

15 Sorrows Ypotron 3:43

16 Sorrows Zabadak 3:03

17 Sorrows Which Way 2:38

18 Sorrows My Way Of Thinking 3:01

19 Sorrows Nimm Mein Herz ("Take A Heart", German Language) 3:15

20 Sorrows Sie War Mien Girl ("We Should Get Along Fine". German Language) 2:29

21 Sorrows Mi Si Spezza Ii Cuore ("Take A Heart". Italian Language) 3:12

22 Sorrows Vivi ("Baby". Italian Language) 2:54

23 Sorrows La Liberta Costa Cara ("How Love Use To Be". Italian Language) 3:22

24 Sorrows Verde, Rosso, Gialio, Blu ("Pink, Purple, Yellow, Red" Italian Language) 2:53

25 Sorrows No, No, No, No (Italian Language) 2:35

CD3

01 Sorrows Same Old Song 3:14

02 Sorrows Hey Mr. Policeman 3:29

03 Sorrows Heaven Is In Your Mind 4:05

04 Sorrows Mary J. 2:14

05 Sorrows Hey Hey 2:52

06 Sorrows The Makers 6:25

07 Sorrows Io Amo Te Per Lei (Which Way" Italian Laguage) 3:00

08 Sorrows Dear Mr. Fantasy 5:03

09 Sorrows Rollin' Over 3:03

10 Sorrows Per Una Donna...No ("Listen To Me" Italian Language) 2:48

11 Sorrows 6 Ft 7 1/2 Inch Shark Fishing Blues 2:01

12 Sorrows Old Songs New Songs 4:41

13 Sorrows Per Una Donna...No ("Listen To Me" Single Version. Italian Language) 2:41

14 Sorrows Amore Limone ("Each & Every Day". Italian Language) 2:34

15 Sorrows Hey Hey (Single Version) 2:47

16 Sorrows 6 Ft 7 1/2 Inch Shark Fishing Blues 2:48

17 Sorrows Hookey (Pip Witcher/Roger Lomas Demo) 2:30

18 Sorrows You're Still Mine (Pip Witcher/Roger Lomas Demo) 2:03

19 Sorrows Armchair King (Pip Witcher/Roger Lomas Demo) 2:49

20 Sorrows You're Still Mine - The Egg 2:55

21 Sorrows Hookey - The Egg 2:43

22 Sorrows A Little Rock 'n' Roll - Renegade 2:03

23 Sorrows My Revolution - Renegade 2:31

CD4

01 Sorrows Hey Hey (Alternate Version) [Unreleased Album, Acetate Demo. Recorded Early 1969] 3:14

02 Sorrows New York Mining Disaster 1941 [Unreleased Album, Acetate Demo. Recorded Early 1969] 4:49

03 Sorrows Answer My Questions [Unreleased Album, Acetate Demo. Recorded Early 1969] 2:58

04 Sorrows Dear Mr. Fantasy (Alternate Version) [Unreleased Album, Acetate Demo. Recorded Early 1969] 5:06

05 Sorrows We Can Work It Out [Unreleased Album, Acetate Demo. Recorded Early 1969] 4:20

06 Sorrows The Makers (Alternate Version) [Unreleased Album, Acetate Demo. Recorded Early 1969] 6:42

07 Sorrows Heaven Is In Your Mind (Alternate Version) [Unreleased Album, Acetate Demo. Recorded Early 1969] 3:36

08 Sorrows Dogs And Cats [Unreleased Album, Acetate Demo. Recorded Early 1969] 3:16

09 Sorrows Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood [Unreleased Album, Acetate Demo. Recorded Early 1969] 5:54

10 Sorrows Move Da Show (Live At The Mercers Arms, Coventry. 1980) 3:16

11 Sorrows Matchbox / Rock And Roll Music (Live At The Mercers Arms, Coventry. 1980) 5:40

12 Sorrows Baby What You Want Me To Do (Live At The Mercers Arms, Coventry. 1980) 3:04

13 Sorrows Bye Bye Bird (Live At The Mercers Arms, Coventry. 1980) 3:27

14 Sorrows Let Me In (Live At The Mercers Arms, Coventry. 1980) 3:06

15 Sorrows What'd I Say (Live At The Mercers Arms, Coventry. 1980) 3:11

16 Sorrows Dizzy Miss Lizzy (Live At The Mercers Arms, Coventry. 1980) 3:05

17 Sorrows No Reply (Live At The Mercers Arms, Coventry. 1980) 3:12

18 Sorrows A Little Rock 'n' Roll (Live At The Mercers Arms, Coventry. 1980) 2:07

19 Sorrows 5-4-3-2-1 (Live At The Mercers Arms, Coventry. 1980) 2:21

20 Sorrows Take A Heart (Live At The Mercers Arms, Coventry. 1980) 3:29

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