GARY LEWIS & THE PLAYBOYS
Saturday, July 28, 2012 at 03:01AM -
45 Tracks, the Most Comprehensive Gary Lewis & the Playboys Collection Ever Compiled
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All Original Mono Singles Mixes, Most Never Before on CD
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Features Rare B-Sides and a Promo-Only Track, "Way Way Out"
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Liner Notes Feature Interviews with Bones Howe, Snuff Garrett,
Hal Blaine, Jim Keltner and Gary Lewis Himself
GARY LEWIS & THE PLAYBOYS: The Complete Liberty Singles (2-CD Set)
The definitive Gary Lewis & the Playboys collection is back! This 45-track anthology came and went in a heartbeat a few years ago; the critical and commercial response was so good (and continues to be—used copies sell for megabucks online) that we decided to reissue it. It’s still the ideal way to explore the recordings of one of the great singles bands of the ‘60s, featuring the A and B-side of every single they issued on the Liberty label. Many of these original mono singles mixes and most of the B-sides were completely unavailable until this collection came along, and remember, these are the mixes you heard come cracklin’ out of your radio back in the day. The annotation by Ed Osborne features interviews with producers Bones Howe and Snuff Garrett, drummers Hal Blaine and Jim Keltner, singer (and Gary’s “ghost” voice) Ron Hicklin and even Mr. Lewis himself. A Real Gone resurrection!
Tracks:
CD One
- This Diamond Ring
- Hard to Find
- Tijuana Wedding
- Count Me In
- Little Miss Go-Go
- Doin' the Flake
- Save Your Heart for Me
- Without a Word of Warning
- Everybody Loves a Clown
- Time Stands Still
- She's Just My Style
- I Won't Make That Mistake Again
- Sure Gonna Miss Her
- I Don't Wanna Say Goodnight
- Green Grass
- I Can Read Between the Lines
- My Heart's Symphony
- Tina (I Held You in My Arms)
- (You Don't Have to) Paint Me a Picture
- Looking for the Stars
- Way Way Out (promo-only release)
- Down on the Sloop John B
CD Two
1. Where Will the Words Come From
2. May the Best Man Win
3. The Loser (with a Broken Heart)
4. Ice Melts in the Sun
5. Girls in Love
6. Let's Be More Than Friends
7. Jill
8. New in Town
9. Has She Got the Nicest Eyes
10. Happiness
11. Sealed with a Kiss
12. Sara Jane
13. Main Street
14. C.C. Rider
15. Mister Memory
16. Every Day I Have to Cry Some
17. Rhythm of the Rain
18. Hayride
19. Gary's Groove
20. Something Is Wrong
21. I Saw Elvis Presley Last Night
22. I'm on the Right Road Now
23. Great Balls of Fire