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Mark Wirtz: Dream, Dream, Dream - The Anthology (Cherry Red Official CD Rip) [2024] (5 x CDs)
The Mark Wirtz Estate, in conjunction with Cherry Red Records is thrilled to announce the release of "Dream, Dream, Dream: The Anthology," a definitive 5CD box set celebrating the illustrious career of the legendary Mark Wirtz. This collection, which was released on the 29th of November 2024, offers an unparalleled deep dive into the works of one of the most innovative and influential figures in pop music.
"Dream Dream Dream: The Anthology" spans Wirtz's entire career, providing both a perfect introduction to new listeners and a treasure trove for long-time fans. The collection features a staggering 131 recordings, meticulously compiled and curated by Stephen C Wilson on behalf of the Estate of Mark Wirtz to showcase Wirtz’s multifaceted talents as a composer, producer, and performer. This anthology includes not only his most iconic works but also rare and previously unreleased material that will excite collectors and music enthusiasts alike.
The 5CD collection spans from 1963 through the 1970s. It highlights his collaborative work with a diverse range of artists, including Caroline Munro, Sheila and Jenny, The Soul Brothers, Miki Antony, The Matchmakers, Tomorrow, and many others as well as a plethora of Mark's solo works as a singer/songwriter in his own right. This set serves as both a retrospective and a detailed look into Wirtz's prolific output during these formative years and beyond.
Included is a 40-page booklet featuring recollections and tributes from several artists, friends and family that knew, worked with and/or loved Mark over the decades including Caroline Munro, Keith West, John Carter, Sheelagh Regan, Mark's daughter Nicole and his widow Amanda. Also included in the booklet are many photographs, several never previously published, plus a short Biog of Mark and detailed track notes by Stephen C Wilson.
As an added bonus, the box set includes exclusive content, such as a free collectible badge designed by Stewart Harris who also designed the Box set's distinctive artwork, and a collectible double-sided facsimile of the handwritten lyrics for Wirtz’s iconic 1967 hit ‘Grocer Jack’. This extra material provides fans with a tangible connection to Wirtz's creative process.
The anthology also features a wealth of unreleased material, offering listeners out-takes, rare tracks, work tapes, home demos and works in progress. Additionally, several tracks are presented in stereo for the first time ever, providing a fresh auditory experience even for long-time fans.
Many of the recordings in this set are being reissued for the first time in over five decades. Among these are two complete LPs: 'Come Back and Shake Me' from 1968 and 'Fantastic Teenage Fair' from 1970. These albums have long been sought after by collectors and are now available to a new generation of listeners and include Mark's own takes on three classic Beatles tracks – 'Hey Jude', 'Fool on the Hill', and 'Ob-La-De-Ob-La-Da'.
For the first time in many years, tracks like 'Grocer Jack', 'Sam', and four classic Tomorrow tracks are included in their original highly sought after Mono mixes. These versions offer a nostalgic listening experience, preserving the sound as it was originally intended.
The box set also introduces several tracks that have been newly remixed by Stephen C Wilson for the Estate and this collection. These remixes provide fresh perspectives on classic hits, enhancing the listening experience with modern audio techniques while maintaining the integrity of the original recordings.
To add a personal touch, the fifth disc commences and concludes with intimate piano renditions of ‘Grocer Jack’ and ‘He's Our Dear Old Weatherman,’ performed by Mark in 2017 for an audience that included only his wife, Amanda. These recordings offer a deeply personal and emotional close to this extensive collection.
Mark Wirtz’s influence on the music industry is immeasurable, and this box set is a fitting tribute to his enduring legacy. Mark’s daughter Nicole says of her father’s legacy: “Dad didn’t do art; he WAS art. He conceived just about everything he engaged in as an expression of creativity. Though he was talented in all areas of the arts, he even made such mundane tasks as making dinner an artistic event. There was a drive within him: a fizzy cocktail of wild genius, exultant sensuality as well as profound trauma. He had a thirst that was perhaps never quenched, for the limits of this world fell short of what his inner universe yearned to express. Although he often embodied the tortured artist archetype, he never lost his smile or wit. Needless to say, being raised by him was quite an experience.
"Dream Dream Dream: The Anthology" not only celebrates his past works but also reintroduces them to a new generation of listeners, ensuring that his musical genius continues to inspire and captivate.
PLEASE NOTE: This is the COMPLETE official Cherry Red 131 track release ripped from my own personal 5CD box set and a replacement for the truncated version seen around the internet for the past few months.
Here’s a fascinating documentary featuring interviews with Mark Wirtz, Keith West and others:
https://youtu.be/pKsrj3EVF-w
Keith West - Excerpt from ‘A Teenage Opera’ (1967)
https://youtu.be/aEIiJyHaoBA
Enjoy!
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Track lists
CD1
01 Mark Rogers and the Marksmen - Bubble Pop 1:58
02 Mark Rogers and the Marksmen - Hold It! 2:18
03 Sheila and Jenny - When the Boy's Happy 2:09
04 Sheila and Jenny - But Please Don't Break Her Heart 2:13
05 Jan Panter - Scratch My Back 2:37
06 Peanut - I'm Waiting for the Day 2:24
07 Peanut - Someone's Gonna Be Sorry 2:16
08 Peanut - I Didn't Love Him Anyway 2:37
09 Peanut - Come Tomorrow 2:20
10 The Soul Brothers - Gotta Get a Good Thing Goin' 2:25
11 The Mood Mosaic - A Touch of Velvet - A Sting of Brass (Stereo Mix) 3:19
12 Caroline Munro - Tar and Cement (Il Ragazzo Della Via Gluck) 2:59
13 Caroline Munro - This Sporting Life 3:08
14 The Mark Wirtz Orchestra and Chorus - Adventure 2:17
15 The Mark Wirtz Orchestra and Chorus - Yesterday's Laughter, Today's Tears 2:08
16 The Mood Mosaic - The Yellow Spotted Capricorn 2:53
17 The Mark Wirtz Orchestra and Chorus - Riviera Carnival 2:57
18 The Mark Wirtz Orchestra and Chorus - Comin' Home, Baby 2:35
19 Steve Flynn - Come Tomorrow 2:10
20 Steve Flynn - Let's Live for Tomorrow 2:02
21 Steve Flynn - Your Life and My Life 2:14
22 Steve Flynn - Mr. Rainbow 2:33
23 Keith West - On a Saturday 3:09
24 Tomorrow - The Incredible Journey of Timothy Chase (Mono Mix) 3:18
25 Tomorrow - Strawberry Fields Forever (Mono Mix) 4:00
26 Tomorrow - My White Bicycle (Mono Mix) 3:17
27 Tomorrow - Revolution (Mono Mix) 3:50
28 Keith West and Mark Wirtz - Shy Boy 2:36
29 Keith West and Mark Wirtz - Engel Fallen Nicht Vom Himmel 2:56
30 Mark Wirtz - Interview: Mark talks about Tomorrow 1:41
CD2
01 Mark Wirtz - (He's Our Dear Old) Weatherman 4:02
02 Keith West - Excerpt from 'A Teenage Opera' (alias 'Grocer Jack') (Mono) 4:26
03 Keith West - Sam (Mono) 5:09
04 Aquarian Age - 10,000 Words in a Cardboard Box 3:27
05 Sweetshop - Barefoot and Tiptoe 2:45
06 Sweetshop - Lead the Way 3:10
07 Kippington Lodge - And She Cried 2:47
08 Kippington Lodge - Rumours 2:23
09 Kippington Lodge - Shy Boy 2:38
10 Mark Wirtz - What's Good for the Goose 2:44
11 Mark Wirtz - Mrs. Raven 2:41
12 Miki (Antony) - Dear Auntie Mary 2:29
13 Samantha Jones - Go Ahead and Love Me 2:43
14 Samantha Jones - Go Ahead 2:21
15 Zion De Gallier - Winter Will Be Cold 2:32
16 Zion De Gallier - Dream Dream Dream 2:14
17 Zion De Gallier - Me 3:06
18 Zion De Gallier - Geraldine 2:24
19 Mark Wirtz - Goody, Goody, Goody 2:01
20 Astronaut Alan and the Planets (alias Fickle Finger) - Cellophane Mary-Jane 2:31
21 Cellophane Mop - What Goes Up Must Come Down 2:27
22 Cellophane Mop - Slowly, Slowly, Quick, Quick, Slowly 3:05
23 Pat and Penny - Jelly Bean (Stereo Mix, from Vinyl Transfer) 2:29
24 Pat and Penny - Here We Come (Stereo Mix, from Vinyl Transfer) 2:56
25 Zion De Gallier - Me (from Session Tape RM5, Previously Unreleased) 3:45
26 Zion De Gallier - Me (from Session Tape RM7, Previously Unreleased) 2:31
CD3
01 The Matchmakers - Baby Make Me Happy 3:10
02 The Matchmakers - Goody, Goody, Goody 2:08
03 The Matchmakers - This Time It Must Be Love 2:41
04 The Matchmakers - Thank You Baby (for Coming) 3:27
05 The Matchmakers - Wooly Wooly Watsgong 3:06
06 The Matchmakers - Droopy Loopy 2:58
07 Philwit and Pegasus - The Elephant Song 2:46
08 Philwit and Pegasus - Pseudo Mixed Up Croney 4:02
09 Philwit and Pegasus - Happiness 1:24
10 Philwit and Pegasus - Pauper's Son 3:33
11 Philwit and Pegasus - Spinning Carousel 4:38
12 Mark Wirtz - Long Long Way from Home 3:09
13 Mark Wirtz - Am I Me 3:54
14 Mark Wirtz - The Song I Sing 5:56
15 Mark Wirtz - Trambouline 3:37
16 Mark Wirtz - Everybody Needs Someone, Somebody 4:11
17 Mark Wirtz - Mellow Man 3:35
18 Mark Wirtz - Hasn't It Been a Heavy Day 2:16
19 Mark Wirtz - Swan (Ballerina) 8:27
20 Mark Wirtz - Farewell Lullaby 2:56
21 Mark Wirtz - Avalon (Demo) 3:59
22 Mark Wirtz - Mr Sun King (Demo) 3:06
CD4
01 The Mark Wirtz Orchestra & Chorus - Fantastic Fair 3:07
02 The Mark Wirtz Orchestra & Chorus - Ob-La-De-Ob-La-Da 2:51
03 The Mark Wirtz Orchestra & Chorus - Never My Love 3:26
04 The Mark Wirtz Orchestra & Chorus - Come Down Little Bird 2:29
05 The Mark Wirtz Orchestra & Chorus - Mrs. Robinson 2:39
06 The Mark Wirtz Orchestra & Chorus - Sha-La-La-La-Lee 1:50
07 The Mark Wirtz Orchestra & Chorus - Black Is Black 3:11
08 The Mark Wirtz Orchestra & Chorus - Fool on the Hill 3:08
09 The Mark Wirtz Orchestra & Chorus - The Real Mr. Smith 2:14
10 The Mark Wirtz Orchestra & Chorus - Girl Friday 2:37
11 The Mark Wirtz Orchestra & Chorus - Music to Watch Girls By 2:54
12 The Mark Wirtz Orchestra & Chorus - Hey Jude 4:29
13 The Mark Wirtz Orchestra & Chorus - Dizzy 2:38
14 The Mark Wirtz Orchestra & Chorus - Aquarius 2:57
15 The Mark Wirtz Orchestra & Chorus - Come Back and Shake Me 2:28
16 The Mark Wirtz Orchestra & Chorus - Love and Occasional Rain 4:57
17 The Mark Wirtz Orchestra & Chorus - Ragamuffin Man 2:45
18 The Mark Wirtz Orchestra & Chorus - Theme from 'A Teenage Opera' 2:47
19 The Mark Wirtz Orchestra & Chorus - Festival of Kings 2:51
20 The Mark Wirtz Orchestra & Chorus - Snake in the Grass 2:43
21 The Mark Wirtz Orchestra & Chorus - A Touch of Velvet - A Sting of Brass 3:32
22 The Mark Wirtz Orchestra & Chorus - I Can Hear Music 3:18
23 The Mark Wirtz Orchestra & Chorus - Farewell to a Broken Doll 3:24
24 The Mark Wirtz Orchestra & Chorus - Good Times 3:06
25 The Mark Wirtz Orchestra & Chorus - My Way 2:54
26 The Mark Wirtz Orchestra & Chorus - Poem 2:45
CD5
01 Mark Wirtz - Intro - Grocer Jack (Solo Piano Recital) 1:13
02 Mark Rogers and the Marksmen - Spanish Scramble (Acetate) 2:06
03 Mark Wirtz - Interview: Grocer Jack 0:33
04 Mark Wirtz - Grocer Jack (Work in Progress, Acetate) 4:28
05 Mark Wirtz - Sam (Work in Progress, Acetate) 4:25
06 Mark Wirtz - Interview: Number One in Seventeen Countries 0:23
07 Mark Wirtz - (He's Our Dear Old) Weatherman (Work in Progress, Acetate) 1:35
08 Mark Wirtz - Interview: Don't Ever Be the First 0:28
09 Zion De Gallier - Me (Composite of RM6 & RM8 from Session Tapes) 3:38
10 Zion De Gallier - Me (2024 Remix) 3:06
11 The Mark Wirtz Orchestra & Chorus - Dizzy (2024 Remix) 2:31
12 Sweetshop - Barefoot and Tiptoe (2024 Stereo Remix) 2:44
13 Aquarian Age - 10,000 Words in a Cardboard Box (2024 Remix) 3:27
14 Philwit and Pegasus - Psuedo Phoney Mixed Up Croney (2024 Stereo Remix) 4:03
15 The Matchmakers - Droopy Loopy (2024 Remix) 2:59
16 Zion De Gallier - Dream Dream Dream (2024 Stereo Remix) 2:14
17 Philwit and Pegasus - The Elephant Song (2024 Stereo Remix) 2:47
18 The Soul Brothers - Gotta Get a Good Thing Goin' (2024 Stereo Remix) 2:25
19 Mark Wirtz - Knickerbocker Glory (2024 Stereo Remix) 2:23
20 Mark Wirtz - Feelin' Better (Home Demo) 2:48
21 Mark Wirtz - When the Left Hand Don't Know What the Right Hand Is Doing (Demo) 4:10
22 Mark Wirtz - Let (Home Demo) 3:11
23 Mark Wirtz - I Need to Fall in Love (Demo) 4:28
24 Mark Wirtz - Eye to Eye (Home Demo) 3:10
25 Mark Wirtz - Forgimmie (Demo, 2024 Mix and Restoration) 3:17
26 Mark Wirtz - Miss Demeanour (Home Demo 2024 Mix and Restoration) 5:03
27 Mark Wirtz - Outro - Weatherman (Solo Piano Recital) 0:40
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