Joe Brown - 60th Anniversary Box Set [2019] (6 x CDs)

JOE BROWN

Joe Brown - 60th Anniversary Box Set [2019] (6 x CDs)

Joseph Roger Brown, MBE (born born in Swarby, Lincolnshire,13 May 1941) is an English musician. As a rock and roll singer and guitarist, he has performed for more than six decades. He was a stage and television performer in the late 1950s and has primarily been a recording star since the early 1960s. He has made six films, presented specialist radio series for BBC Radio 2, appeared on the West End stage alongside Dame Anna Neagle and has written an autobiography. In recent years he has again concentrated on recording and performing music, playing two tours of around 100 shows every year and releasing an album almost every year.  Described by the Guinness Book of British Hit Singles & Albums as a "chirpy Cockney" (although he was born in Lincolnshire), Brown was one of the original artists managed by the early rock impresario and manager Larry Parnes. He is highly regarded in the music business as a "musician's musician" who "commands respect and admiration from a wide spectrum of artists"

In 1969 Brown married Victoria Mary Haseman, a singer with both the Vernons Girls and the Breakaways, who then became known as Vicki Brown. Latterly a session singer, she died of cancer in 1991. Their daughter, Sam Brown, is also a singer, and their son, Pete Brown, is a record producer, who produced all but one of Brown's nine most recent albums, and also tours with him. In 2000, Joe Brown married Manon Pearcey, former partner of the former Small Faces singer Steve Marriott. (Wikipedia)

Joe Brown is a hugely important, significant musician in the UK, having worked at the very top of the musical world for over sixty years, gaining countless plaudits and in general being viewed very much a musician’s musician. As a youngster, Brown worked alongside the likes of Gene Vincent and Eddie Cochrane, Johnny Cash, Dion, the Beatles and Del Shannon, successfully forging a place for himself in a newly exploding rock’n’roll world. Already a chart-topping hit artist by 1962, Brown set the bar for many who followed. Joe Brown was an exuberant personality, one of the more distinctive figures to emerge on the British pop scene in the late 1950s and early 1960s. What was also apparent early on that he was a talented and supremely able guitar player. In the pre-Beatles era he enjoyed big hits with numbers such as “A Picture of You”, “It Only Took a Minute” and “That’s What Love Will Do.” And when many of the existing solo stars disappeared under the beat boom deluge he continued to be a major presence, appearing in stage shows, films and concerts. In the 70s he emerged with a new band, Brown’s Home Brew which included his late wife, Vicki, a former top session singer, and bass player Joe Fagin.  In later years he continued to record, including a 1998 album recorded in Nashville.  

It’s the music which will attract most people, from his earliest recording, the Doc Pomus-Mort Shuman song “People Gotta Talk” through his recordings with Brown’s Home Brew to more recent material. A talented ukelele player as well as a guitarist, there’s also his poignant rendition of the standard “I’ll See You In My Dreams”, the song he played at fellow ukelele enthusiast George Harrison’s memorial concert. As Mark Knopfler says in the accompanying book: “A multi-instrumentalist and always one of the best guitar players around, he is the genuine article, a bona fide British rocker and born entertainer.” 

This is Joe Browns first ever box set, which celebrates his prolific 60-year career playing music. It contains six albums of music drawn from across his entire career from the very beginning, through the folk/rock combo Browns Home Brew, right up to the present day. He truly deserved his recent Mojo Lifetime Achievement award (as well as his MBE) and this box set shows exactly why Joe Brown has survived and prospered across the decades. This lavish and superbly presented limited edition box set contains six CDs of all his major tracks, including many previously unissued ones, as well as a DVD of his performances. Included in this box is the new single ‘All I Want For Christmas Is Peace’, which is a new recording exclusive to the box set, 15 ultra rare Brown’s Home Brew tracks for the first time on CD (Brown’s Home Brew was a band formed by Joe Brown and his family in the 1970s, which recorded songs in their home studio), 15 previously unreleased demos, rehearsal tapes, and live outtakes, such as ‘When You Love Somebody’, ‘It’ll Be Me’, ‘Hey Porter’, and ‘Egypt Land’.

Four Nashville demos recorded in 1991 with legendary producer Cowboy Jack Clement, such as ‘Darktown Strutters Ball’ and ‘The Switch’. and Live versions of some of Joe Brown’s classic songs, such as ‘I’ll See You In My Dreams’, ‘A Picture Of You’, ‘I’m Not In Love’, and ‘Pinball Wizard’.

Now, after a near-lifetime recording and touring, Brown has released a truly remarkable six-disc compilation celebration set that outlines his history, experience and personal musical legacy. The box set is a must-have for any fan of Joe Brown or British music history. It showcases the versatility, talent, and longevity of one of the most beloved performers in the UK. (B)

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Track lists

CD1

01 Joe Brown - Doing My Time 4:26

02 Joe Brown - You'll Remember Me 2:57

03 Joe Brown - Without Love 2:11

04 Joe Brown - Early In The Morning 4:06

05 Joe Brown - One Trick Pony 4:22

06 Joe Brown - Well Alright 2:38

07 Joe Brown - Brother Can You Spare A Dime (Live) 3:34

08 Joe Brown - Lazybones 3:35

09 Joe Brown - It Happens Everytime 2:47

10 Joe Brown - Midnight Special 3:26

11 Joe Brown - Honky Tonk Night Time Man 3:00

12 Joe Brown - Youngblood 3:44

13 Joe Brown - He Can't Hold Still 2:50

14 Joe Brown - Blood Is Thicker Than Water 3:17

15 Joe Brown - God's Gonna Cut Em Down 2:58

16 Joe Brown - I Wonder In Whose Arms 3:32

17 Joe Brown - True Love 2:44

18 Joe Brown - 40 Days 2:56

19 Joe Brown - Battle Hymn Of Love 2:50

CD2

01 Joe Brown - That's The Way The World Goes Round 3:27

02 Joe Brown - Well Well Well 3:34

03 Joe Brown - The Wishing Well 3:32

04 Joe Brown - That's The Way It Goes 3:40

05 Joe Brown - You Were Everywhere 2:50

06 Joe Brown - Long Forgotten Dream 3:17

07 Joe Brown - All Shook Up 3:05

08 Joe Brown - On A Day Like This 3:33

09 Joe Brown - Bottomless Lake 3:53

10 Joe Brown - Fish & Whistle 3:12

11 Joe Brown - Uncle Penn 3:27

12 Joe Brown - Souvenir D'alvito (Live) 2:20

13 Joe Brown - Tenpenny Piece (Live) 0:48

14 Joe Brown - Come On Joe (Live) 5:01

15 Joe Brown - There's No Pleasing You 3:40

16 Joe Brown - Pinball Wizard 3:19

17 Joe Brown - The Ace Of Spades 3:20

18 Joe Brown - Freight Train 2:33

19 Joe Brown - I've Been Wrong Before 3:54

20 Joe Brown - I Like You 3:19

CD3

01 Joe Brown - Stay Young 2:35

02 Joe Brown - City Of New Orleans 4:05

03 Joe Brown - Too Late Now 2:36

04 Joe Brown - Leave That Liar Alone 3:25

05 Joe Brown - As The Crow Flies 3:47

06 Joe Brown - The Dimming Of The Day 3:25

07 Joe Brown - My Blue Room 2:35

08 Joe Brown - Killing The Blues 3:47

09 Joe Brown - Lullabye In Ragtime 3:36

10 Joe Brown - Mr Blue Sky 2:55

11 Joe Brown - I'm Not In Love 4:07

12 Joe Brown - When I'm Cleaning Windows 2:11

13 Joe Brown - Black Betty 2:50

14 Joe Brown - Hula Girl 3:04

15 Joe Brown - Tickle My Heart 2:36

16 Joe Brown - Ilfracombe Serenade 2:20

17 Joe Brown - I'll See You In My Dreams 3:07

18 Joe Brown - Reuben 4:25

19 Joe Brown - All Worked Out 2:47

20 Joe Brown - Malt N' Barley Blues 2:50

CD4

01 Joe Brown - Darktown Strutters Ball 2:12

02 Joe Brown - It Only Took A Minute 1:56

03 Joe Brown - The Switch 2:05

04 Joe Brown - Talking Guitar 1:54

05 Joe Brown - Walkin Tall 2:29

06 Joe Brown - Everybody Calls Me Joe 2:42

07 Joe Brown - A Picture Of You 2:20

08 Joe Brown - A Layabout's Lament 2:27

09 Joe Brown - I'm Enery The Eighth I Am 1:56

10 Joe Brown - Stick Around 2:22

11 Joe Brown - That's What Love Will Do 2:24

12 Joe Brown - Lonely Island Pearl 1:59

13 Joe Brown - People Gotta Talk 2:13

14 Joe Brown - The Other Side Of Town 2:21

15 Joe Brown - Show Me Around 1:57

16 Joe Brown - Shine 2:00

17 Joe Brown - Just Like That 2:18

18 Joe Brown - Sicilian Tarantella 1:52

19 Joe Brown - Sea Of Heartbreak 2:48

20 Joe Brown - Mrs O's Theme 2:08

21 Joe Brown - You Do Things To Me 2:35

22 Joe Brown - Little Ray Of Sunshine 3:01

23 Joe Brown - Always Laughing 3:55

24 Joe Brown - Hey Mama 3:26

CD5

01 Joe Brown - All I Want For Christmas Is Peace 3:13

02 Joe Brown - Billie Come Down 3:20

03 Joe Brown - I Wrote A Song 3:57

04 Joe Brown - Home Brew 3:21

05 Joe Brown - Work Song 3:19

06 Joe Brown - Mumbles 2:21

07 Joe Brown - Papal Rock 5:42

08 Joe Brown - Build A Wall 3:14

09 Joe Brown - Birmingham 3:09

10 Joe Brown - Cincinatti Floor 2:32

11 Joe Brown - I Know For Sure 3:47

12 Joe Brown - The Fisherman 4:28

13 Joe Brown - My Good Friend Noah 5:40

14 Joe Brown - I Was Lost 2:35

15 Joe Brown - Every Time You Win One 2:45

16 Joe Brown - Tennessee Mashman 3:44

17 Joe Brown - When You Love Somebody 3:53

18 Joe Brown - It'll Be Me 2:29

19 Joe Brown - Hey Porter 3:56

CD6

01 Joe Brown - Egypt Land (Live) 2:37

02 Joe Brown - Rock My Soul (Live) 2:16

03 Joe Brown - Ballad Of John Hurt (Live) 3:13

04 Joe Brown - Harry Lime Theme (Live) 2:49

05 Joe Brown - What A Crazy World (Live) 1:50

06 Joe Brown - All Things Bright & Beautiful (Live) 2:15

07 Joe Brown - No Cadillac 3:10

08 Joe Brown - Home 3:08

09 Joe Brown - A Little Bit Of This 2:51

10 Joe Brown - Get Rhthym (Live) 2:00

11 Joe Brown - Ragtime Cowboy Joe 2:24

12 Joe Brown - The Engineers Don't Wave 2:24

13 Joe Brown - Any Closer Than We Are 4:00

14 Joe Brown - Tennessee Rose 3:08

15 Joe Brown - Sweet Louisa 3:35

16 Joe Brown - Sing America 2:58

17 Joe Brown - The Island 3:29

18 Joe Brown - Ready To Rock & Roll 2:50

19 Joe Brown - Let's Spend The Night 2:53

20 Joe Brown - Money Fever 3:04

21 Joe Brown - Silver Dollar Dream 3:09

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