Alex Harvey - The Last of The Teenage Idols [2016] (14 x CDs)

 ALEX HARVEY

Alex Harvey - The Last of The Teenage Idols [2016] (14 x CDs)

Universal Music pays tribute to the short but prolific musical life of enigmatic Glasgow blues-rocker Alex Harvey with the biggest-ever, career-spanning, cross-label collection of his work. This box set is a tribute to the musical legacy of Alex Harvey, the Glasgow blues-rocker who died in 1982 at 46, one day short of his 47th birthday. It features 217 remastered tracks from his diverse and prolific career, spanning different labels, genres, and bands. 21 tracks are unreleased, and 59 are on CD for the first time. The box set starts with the debut album of Alex Harvey And His Soul Band, which is on CD for the first time. It also includes five bonus tracks from 1964, three of them unreleased, and two from a live album recorded in Hamburg. The second disc contains the unreleased 2nd Album, which Polydor rejected in 1964. Harvey was unhappy with Polydor, and his next album, The Blues, was an acoustic solo effort with his brother Les on guitar. It was a rare and expensive collectors’ item, but now it is on CD with two bonus tracks: his first Fontana single Agent Double-O-Soul and Go Away Baby. CD04 features his second album Roman Wall Blues (1969), plus Fontana and Decca singles and a rare demo of Harp, which became a SAHB favourite. CD05 showcases Harvey’s varied projects: Hair Rave Up (from his stint in the musical Hair), Rock Workshop (his 13-piece band with Ray Russell in 1970) and his solo album The Joker Is Wild (1972). The next eight CDs cover the SAHB years, from their debut Framed (1973) to their last Rock Drill (1977). Each disc has bonus live tracks, including their hits Delilah and Boston Tea Party on TV shows. There is also a rare 24-minute spoken word piece by Harvey from a promo-only album. CD13 also includes three songs by Quad, his next band after SAHB, recorded for Radio 1 in 1978. CD14 features selected tracks from his three post-SAHB albums, plus a previously unreleased home demo of Billy Bolero. This box set is a lovingly packaged collection that celebrates one of the most original and influential artists in rock history. (B)

If you are a fan of Alex Harvey, this box set is a must-have. It contains all the albums he recorded with his band The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, as well as his solo albums and some rare and live tracks. The sound quality is excellent, and the packaging is superb. The box set is a fitting tribute to one of the most original and influential artists in rock history.

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Track lists

CD1

Alex Harvey And His Soul Band

01 - What's Wrong With Me Baby (Recorded In Hamburg 3rd October 1963)

02 - The Liverpool Scene (Recorded In Hamburg 2nd September 1963)

03 - Going Back To Birmingham 

04 - Jailhouse Rock 

Tracks 3 & 4 From The Decca Album "Everything's Alright With Isabella Bond" SLK 16333-P In 1964

05 - Framed

06 - I Ain't Worring Baby

07 - Backwater Blues

08 - Let The Good Times Roll

09 - Going Home

10 - I've Got My Mojo Working

11 - Teensville USA

12 - New Orleanes

13 - Bo Diddley Is A Gun Slinger

14 - When I Grow Too Old To Rock

15 - Evil Hearted Man

16 - I Just Wanna Make Love To You

17 - The Blind Man

18 - Reeling And Rocking

Tracks 5 to Taken From The Album "Alex Harvey And His Soul Band" Released As Polydor 831 887-1 In 1964

Alex Harvey And Leslie Harvey

19 - Lord Randall 

20 - Born With The Blues

21 - House Of The Rising Sun

Tracks 19 - 21 Recorded In Hamburg 9th May 1963

CD02

Alex Harvey And His Soul Band

01 - Shout

02 - Sticks And Stones

03 - Take Out Some Insurance On Me Baby

04 - Long long Gone

05 - Penicillin Blues

06 - Shakin' All Over

07 - Outskirts Of Town

08 - Tutti Frutti

09 - My Kind Of Lovin'

10 - Parchman Farm

11 - Ten A Penny

12 - Canoe Song

13 - You Ain't No Good To Me

14 - You've Put A Spell On Me

15 - Hoochie Coochie Man

Tracks 1 - 15 Recorded In Hamburg 2nd September 1963 And Landsdowne Studios, London 14th August 1964 For The Abandoned 2nd Soul Band Album - Remastered From The Original Master Tapes In The Original Running Order.

16 - Elevator Rock 

(Recorded 1963-1964 During The Soul Band Album Sessions)

17 - You Are My Sunshine 

(Recorded At Landsdowne Studios, London 14th August 1964)

18 - Ain't That Just Too Bad 

(Recorded 1964 & Released As Single "A" Side Polydor BM56017 In July 1965)

19 - The Little Boy That Sant Claus Forgot 

(Recorded In London, 5th August 1964)

CD03

Alex Harvey

01 - Trouble In Mind

02 - Honey Bee

03 - I Learned About Women

04 - Danger Zone 

05 - The Riddle Song

06 - Waltzing Matilda

07 - T.B Blues

08 - Big Rock Candy Mountain

09 - The Michigan Massacre

10 - No Peace

11 - Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out

12 - ST James Inferfary Blues

13 - Strange Fruit

14 - Kisses Sweeter Than Wine

15 - Good God Almighty

Tracks 1 - 15 Alex Harvey - Guitar & Vocals, Leslie Harvey - Guitar. Taken From The Album "The Blues"

Released As Polydor 237 641 In 1965. Recorded At Studio Rahlstedt, Hamburg, 8th To 10th May 1964.

16 - Agent 00 Soul

17 - Go Away Baby 

Tracks 16 & 17 Released As Single "A" And "B" Sides Fontana TF 610 In September 1965

CD04

Alex Harvey

01 - Work Song

02 - I Can Do Without You

Tracks 1 & 2 Recorded As Single "A" And "B" Sides Fontana TF 764 In November 1966

03 - The Sunday Song

04 - Horizons

Tracks 3 & 4 Recorded As Single "A" And "B" Sides Decca F12640 In July 1967

05 - Maybe Some Day

06 - Curtains For My Baby

Tracks 5 & 6 Recorded As Single "A" And "B" Sides Decca F12660 In September 1967

07 - Midnight Moses

08 - Hello LA. Bye Bye Birmingham

09 - Broken Hearted Fairytale

10 - Donna

11 - Roman Wall Blues

12 - Jumpin' Jack Flash 

13 - Hammer Song

14 - Let My Bluebird Sing

15 - Maxine

16 - Down At Bart's Place

17 - Candy

Tracks 7 - 17 From The Alex Harvey Album "Roman Wall Blues" Released As Fontana 886 983TY-STL 5534 In 1969

18 - Harp

Track 18 Demo Version - Alex Added Music To His Poem By Czech Writer Miroslav Holub From Translation By Ian And Jarmila Milner

CD05

Hair Pit Band

01 - Hair

02 - Royal International Live-In

03 - Bond Street Baby

04 - Birthday

Tracks 1 - 4 Taken From The Album "Hair Rave-Up" (Live From The Shaftsbury Theatre, London) Released As

Pye Records NSPL 18314 In 1969

Rock Workshop

05 - Ice Cold

06 - You To Lose

07 - Hole In Her Stocking

08 - Wade In The Water

09 - Born In The City

Tracks 5 - 9 Taken From The Album "Rock Workshop" Released As CBS Records S 64075 In 1970 Featuring Alex Harvey On Vocals. Recorded At De Lane-lea Sound Studios On The 4th And 5th April 1970

10 - The Joker Is Wild

11 - Penicillin Blues

12 - I Just Want To Make Love To You

13 - I'm Just A Man

14 - He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother

15 - Silhouette And Shadow

16 - Hare Krishna-Willie The Pimp - Medley

17 - Flying Saucer's Daughter

Tracks 10 - 17 Taken From The Album "The Joker Is Wild" Released In Germany As Metronome MLP 15429 In 1972. Recorded At Regent Sound Studios, London.

CD06

The Sensational Alex Harvey Band

01 - Framed

02 - Hammer Song

03 - Midnight Moses

04 - Isobel Goudie

05 - Buff's Bar Blues

06 - I Just Wanna Make Love To You

07 - Hole In Her Stocking

08 - There's No Lights On The Christmas Tree Mother, They're Burning Big Louie Tonight

09 - St Anthony

Tracks 1 - 9 Taken From The Album "Framed" Released As Vertigo 6360 081 In 1972

10 - Harp 

(Released As Single "B" Side Vertigo 6059 070 In October 1972)

11 - Midnight Moses

12 - St Anthony

13 - Framed

14 - Ther's No lights On The Christmas Tree Mother, They're Burning Big Louie Tonight

15 - Hole In Her Stocking

Tracks 11 - 15 Were Recorded Live For The BBC Radio 1 In Concert Programe, At The Paris Theatre, London, 2nd November 1972

CD07

The Sensational Alex Harvey Band

01 - Swampsnake

02 - Gang Bang

03 - The Faith Healer

04 - Giddy Up A Ding Dong

05 - Next

06 - Vambo Marble Eye

07 - The Last Of The Teenage Idols - Parts 1-2-3

Tracks 1 - 7 Taken From The Album "Next" Released As Vertigo 6360 103 In 1973

08 - The Faith Healer

09 - Midnight Moses

10 - Gang Bang

11 - The Last Of The Teenage Idols

12 - Giddy Up A Ding Dong

Tracks 8 - 12 Were Recorded Live For The BBC Radio 1 In Concert Program, At The Paris Theatre, London, 2nd October 1973

13 - Next

14 - The Faith Healer

Tracks 13 & 14 Were Recorded Live For The BBC's The Old Grey Whistle Test, TV Programe 20th December 1973.

CD08

The Sensational Alex Harvey Band

01 - The Hot City Symphoney Part 1 - Vambo

02 - The Hot City Spmphoney Part 2 - The Man In The Jar

03 - River Of Love

04 - Long Hair Music

05 - Hey

06 - Sergeant Fury

07 - Weights Made Of Lead

08 - Money Honey - The Impossible Dream

09 - Tomahawk Kid

10 - Anthem

Tracks 1 - 10 Taken From The Album "The Impossible Dream" Released As Vertigo 6360 112 In 1974

11 - The Faith Healer

12 - Giddy Up A Ding Dong

Tracks 11 & 12 Were Recorded Live At The Ragnarock Festival, Oslo, Norway 1974

13 - Alex Harvey Talks About Everything (Spoken Word Only)

Track 13 Taken From The Promotional Viny Discs That Were Sent Out To Radio Stations In The US

CD09

The Sensational Alex Harvey Band

01 - Action Strasse

02 - Snake Bite

03 - Soul In Chains

04 - The Tale Of The Giant Stone Eater

05 - Ribs And Balls

06 - Give My Compliments To The Chef

07 - Sharks Teeth

08 - Shake That Thing

09 - Tomorrow Belongs To Me

10 - To Be Continued

Tracks 1 - 10 Taken From The Album "Tomorrow Belongs To Me" Released As Vertigo 9102 003 In 1975

11 - Give My Compliments To The Chef

Track 11 Recorded Live For The BBC's "The Old Grey Whistle Test" TV Programe, 30th May 1975

12 - Action Strasse

13 - Soul In Chains

14 - The Tale Of The Giant Stone Eater

Tracks 12 - 13 Out-Takes Recorded At The Hammersmith Odeon, 24th May 1975

CD10

The Sensational Alex Harvey Band

01 - Fanfair (Justly, Skillfully, Magnanimously)

02 - The Faith Healer

03 - Tomahawk Kid

04 - Vambo

05 - Give My Compliments To The Chef

06 - Delilah

07 - Framed

Taken From The Album "Live" Released As Vertigo 6360 122 In 1975, Recorded At The Hammersmith Odeon, 24th May 1975

08 - Sergeant Fury

09 - Gang Bang

10 - Midnight Moses

11 - Tomorrow Belongs To Me

Tracks 8 - 11 Out-Takes Recorded At The Hammersmith Odeon, 24th May 1975

12 - Delilah

Track 12 Recorded Live For The BBC's "The Old Grey Whistle Test" TV Programe, 30th May 1975

CD11

The Sensational Alex Harvey Band

01 - I Wanna Have You Back

02 - Jungle Jenny

03 - Runaway

04 - Love Story

05 - School's Out

06 - Goodnight Irene

07 - Say Your Mine (Every Cowboy Song)

08 - Gamblin' Bar Room Blues

09 - Crazy Horses

10 - Cheek To Cheek

Tracks 1 - 10 Taken From The Album "The Penthouse Tapes" Released As Vertigo 9102 007 In 1976

11 - Tomahawk Kid

12 - Isobel Goudie

13 - Dance To Your Daddy

14 - Framed

15 - The Boston Tea Party

Tracks 11 - 15 Recorded Live At The De Montford Hall In Leicester In 1976

CD12

The Sensational Alex Harvey Band

01 - Dance To Your Daddy

02 - Amos Moses

03 - Jungle Rub Out

04 - Sirocco

05 - Boston Tea Party

06 - Sultan's Choice

07 - $25 For A Message

08 - Dogs Of War

Tracks 1 - 8 Taken From The Album "SAHB Stories" Released As Vertigo - Mountain Records 6370 417 - TOPS 112 In 1976

09 - Satchel And The Scalp Hunter

(Released As The "B" Side Of The 7" Single "Amos Moses" Vertigo 6078 244 - TOP 19 In September 1976)

10 - Boston Tea Party 

(Taken From The BBC TV "Top Of The Pops" Performance Broadcast on 10th June 1976)

11 - Amos Moses 

(Longer Version Taken From The US Edition Of The Album "SAHB Stories")

CD13

The Sensational Alex Harvey Band

01 - Rock Drill

02 - The Dolphins

03 - Rock & Rool

04 - King Kong

05 - Booids

06 - Who Murdered Sex?

07 - Nightmare City

08 - Water Beastie

09 - Mrs. Blackhouse

Tracks 1 - 9 Taken From The Album "Rock Drill" Released As Vertigo - Mountain Records 6370 423 - TOPS 114 In 1977

10 - No Complaints Department

11 - Engine Room Boogie 

(Released As Single "B" Side Vertigo - Mountain Records 6079 023 - TOP 32 In August 1977)

Alex Harvey With QUAD

12 - King Kong 

13 - Modnight Moses 

14 - Rock & Rool 

Tracks 12 - 14 Recorded In Session For The BBC Radio One "Alan Freeman Rock Show" 6th March 1978

CD14

Alex Harvey

01 - Introduction

02 - Mrs. Grant Of Invermorriston

03 - Billy Kennedy

04 - I Love Monsters Too

Tracks 1 - 4 Taken From The Album "Alex Harvey Presents The Loch Ness Monster" Released As K-Tel NE984 In 1977. Introduction Is Narrated By Richard O' Brian, Track 2 And 3 Are Spoken Word.

Alex Harvey - The New Band

05 - Back In The depot

06 - The Mafia Stole My Guitar

07 - Shakin' All Over

08 - The Whalers (Thar She Blows)

09 - Just A Gigolo - I Ain't Got Nobody

Tracks 5 - 9 Taken From The Album "The Mafia Stole My Guitar" Released As RCA Victor PL 25257 In 1979

10 - Wake Up Davis (Sing The Oil Man Boogie) 

(Released As Single "B" Side RCA PB 5199 In October 1979)

11 - Big Tree (Small Axe) 

(Released As A Single A Side RCA PB 5252 In May 1980)

Alex Harvey

12. Mitzi

13 - Snowshoe Thompson

14 - Roman Wall Blues

15 - The Poet And I

16 - Carry The Water

Tracks 12 - 16 Taken From The Album "The Soldier On The Wall" Released As Power Station Records AMP 2 In 1983

17 - Billy Bolero 

(Home Demo Version)

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