The Mega‐Box Set

~ Release by The Smithereens (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1CD: Demos 1: Girls About Town / Beauty & Sadness / Especially for You
2CD: Demos 2: Green Thoughts / 11
3CD: Demos 3: Blow Up / A Date With the Smithereens
4CD: Demos 4: Songs and Sounds
5CD: Demos 5: God Save the Smithereens
6CD: Demos 6: “God Save” Unreleased / Babjak Demos
7CD: Demos 7: Miscellaneous
8CD: Alternate Versions 1: Girls About Town / Beauty & Sadness / Especially for You
9CD: Alternate Versions 2: Green Thoughts / 11
10CD: Alternate Versions 3: Blow Up / Songs and Sounds
11CD: Alternate Versions 4: “Date” / “God Save”
12CD: Micellaneous / Live / Joe Franklin Calls
13CD: Unreleased Tracks 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Never in My Life (Pat w/ “Iceworm” – Scotch Plains, NJ 11/10/72)
3:55
2A Cappella (Smithereens – The Showplace 10/3/80 – mono)
1:03
3Don’t Talk to Strangers (band studio version – Skyline Studios)
2:12
4Chicken Bird 1 (Jim giving instructions 9/87)
0:28
5Chicken Bird 2 (Green Thoughts rehearsal 9/87)
1:44
6Faith in Change (GT rehearsal 11/6/87)
3:24
7Say Goodbye 1 (no vocals – GT rehearsal 11/6/87)
2:25
8Grup It Up 1 (GT rehearsal 11/6/87)
2:54
9Grup It Up 2 (GT rehearsal 11/6/87)
2:43
10Prologue to Chicken Bird
0:35
11Chicken Bird 3 (GT rehearsal 11/6/87)
1:38
12Say Goodbye 2 (GT “New Song Idea”)
2:46
13Hollywood Jam (GT “Capitol Towers Recording Session”?)
0:55
14Say Goodbye 3 (GT “New Song Idea”)
3:41
15Out of This World 1 (diff. Pat & Dennis version – longer)
recording of:
Out of This World
writer:
Jim Babjak, Dennis Diken (co-founded The Smithereens, WFMU radio host), Pat DiNizio and Mike Mesaros
5:01
16The Girl I Left Behind (“Capitol B‐Sides”)
2:39
17Harlem Nocturne (“Capitol B‐Sides”)
recording of:
Harlem Nocturne (Mike Hammer)
lyricist:
Dick Rogers (singer, comedian, songwriter & pianist)
composer:
Earle Hagen (TV & film composer)
publisher:
Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd. and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
3:46
18Miserlou (“Capitol B‐Sides”)
recording of:
Miserlou
lyricist:
Milton Leeds, Nicholas Roubanis (Greek American musician), Bob Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell) and Chaim Tauber
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Colonial Music Pub. (BMI affiliated) and Erika Publishing
version of:
Μισιρλού (Misirlou)
2:09
19Psycho Daisies (“Capitol B‐Sides”)
recording of:
Psycho Daisies
writer:
Jeff Beck (English rock guitarist), Chris Dreja, Jim McCarty (UK drummer, Yardbirds member), Jimmy Page and Keith Relf
publisher:
Glenwood Music Corp.
1:57
20Love the Things You Do (“Capitol B‐Sides”)
2:45
21Back to Balboa (“Capitol B‐Sides”)
recording of:
Back to Balboa
writer:
Jim Babjak, Dennis Diken (co-founded The Smithereens, WFMU radio host), Pat DiNizio and Mike Mesaros
2:07
22Mongoloid (“Capitol B‐Sides”)
recording of:
Mongoloid
lyricist and composer:
Gerald Casale
publisher:
DEVO Music and Nymph Music
3:41
23Ain’t Too Proud to Beg (“Capitol B‐Sides”)
recording of:
Ain’t Too Proud to Beg
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team) and Norman Whitfield
composer:
Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.), Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Stone Agate Music and Stone Agate Music Division
3:07
24Boney Maroney (“Capitol B‐Sides”)
recording of:
Boney Maroney
lyricist and composer:
Lawrence E. Williams (1950s rocker)
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Venice Music
2:13
25Out of This World 2 (another of 3 versions)
recording of:
Out of This World
writer:
Jim Babjak, Dennis Diken (co-founded The Smithereens, WFMU radio host), Pat DiNizio and Mike Mesaros
3:49
26Rockline Rough Mix 1 (recorded 4/2/96)
1:51
27Rockline Rough Mix 2 (recorded 4/2/96)
2:02
28You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away (Pat – electric demo)
recording of:
You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music Ltd. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs, SBK Blackwood Music Inc. (1987-12-30–1989-07-14), Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Songs LLC and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
2:29
29Yes It Is (Pat – electric demo)
recording of:
Yes It Is
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI‐affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Northern Songs and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
written at:
Kenwood (John Lennon’s former house) in Weybridge, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
3:07
30Smithereens – Atlanta Concert Ad (Pat voice‐over narration)
1:40
14CD: Unreleased Tracks 2
15CD: More Live Rarities 1
16CD: More Live Rarities 2
17CD: Live Acoustic
18CD: More Live Rarities 3
19CD: “Especially for You” Live Compilation
20CD: “Green Thoughts” Live Compilation
21CD: “11” Live Compilation