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
14CD: Unreleased Tracks 2
15CD: More Live Rarities 1
16CD: More Live Rarities 2
17CD: Live Acoustic
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1Can It Be (Capitol Record – Hartford, CT – 10/1/83)
2:43
2Crazy Mixed‐Up Kid (Capitol Record – Hartford, CT – 10/1/83)
recorded in:
Hartford, Connecticut, United States (on 1983-10-01)
live recording of:
Crazy Mixed-Up Kid (on 1983-10-01)
lyricist and composer:
Pat DiNizio
2:17
3I Don’t Want to Lose You (Capitol Record – Hartford, CT – 10/1/83)
recording of:
I Don’t Want to Lose You (on 1983-10-01)
lyricist and composer:
Pat DiNizio
3:11
4Beauty and Sadness (Capitol Record – Hartford, CT – 10/1/83)
recording of:
Beauty and Sadness (on 1983-10-01)
writer:
Pat DiNizio
3:33
5I’ll Be Back (Folk City, NYC – 2/22/84)
2:32
6Trying to Get to You (Folk City, NYC – 2/22/84)
3:05
7Money Honey (Folk City, NYC – 2/22/84)
2:39
8Behind the Wall of Sleep (“Big Combo” Folk City 2/85)
recorded at:
Gerde’s Folk City (1970-1987 location) in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States (in 1985-02)
live recording of:
Behind the Wall of Sleep (in 1985-02)
lyricist and composer:
Pat DiNizio
3:24
9Elaine (“Big Combo” Folk City 2/85)
recording of:
Elaine
lyricist and composer:
Pat DiNizio
2:25
10Cigarette (“Big Combo” Folk City 2/85)
recorded at:
Gerde’s Folk City (1970-1987 location) in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States (in 1985-02)
live recording of:
Cigarette (in 1985-02)
lyricist and composer:
Pat DiNizio
2:49
11Blood and Roses (“Big Combo” Folk City 2/85)
recorded at:
Gerde’s Folk City (1970-1987 location) in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States (in 1985-02)
live recording of:
Blood and Roses (in 1985-02)
lyricist and composer:
Pat DiNizio
3:18
12Much Too Much (“Big Combo” Folk City 2/85)
recording of:
Much Too Much
writer:
Dennis Diken (co-founded The Smithereens, WFMU radio host) and Pat DiNizio
2:31
13Listen to Me Girl (Pat and Dennis – Folk City circa 1986)
recorded at:
Gerde’s Folk City (1970-1987 location) in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States (in 1986)
recording of:
Listen to Me Girl (in 1986)
lyricist and composer:
Pat DiNizio
2:55
14Strangers When We Meet (Pat and Dennis – Folk City circa 1986)
recorded at:
Gerde’s Folk City (1970-1987 location) in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States (in 1986)
live recording of:
Strangers When We Meet (in 1986)
lyricist and composer:
Pat DiNizio
4:02
15Daydream Believer (Pat DiNizio coffeehouse session)
recording of:
Daydream Believer
lyricist and composer:
John Stewart (singer-songwriter (Kingston Trio))
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
2:01
16There’s a Place (Pat DiNizio coffeehouse session)
cover recording of:
There’s a Place
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (in 1963-02) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 1963-02)
publisher:
Gil Music Corporation, MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Northern Songs Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
2:10
17Bad Boy (Pat DiNizio coffeehouse session)
2:31
18Cry Baby Cry (Pat DiNizio coffeehouse session)
2:39
19I’ve Just Seen a Face (Pat DiNizio coffeehouse session)
1:53
20She’s Got a Way (Smithereens – Sirius Radio 1/7/01)
recording of:
She's Got a Way
writer:
Jim Babjak, Dennis Diken (co-founded The Smithereens, WFMU radio host), Pat DiNizio, Mike Mesaros and Danny Tate
3:23
21Everything Changes (WNEW – Idiot’s Delight – 10/17/99)
recording of:
Everything Changes
writer:
Jim Babjak, Dennis Diken (co-founded The Smithereens, WFMU radio host), Pat DiNizio and Mike Mesaros
2:59
22The Last Good Time (WNEW – Idiot’s Delight – 10/17/99)
recording of:
The Last Good Time
writer:
Jim Babjak, Dennis Diken (co-founded The Smithereens, WFMU radio host), Pat DiNizio and Mike Mesaros
3:22
23Yesterday Girl (WNEW – Idiot’s Delight – 10/17/99)
live recording of:
Yesterday Girl (on 1999-10-17)
lyricist and composer:
Pat DiNizio
3:23
24The Seeker (WNEW – Idiot’s Delight – 10/17/99)
live cover recording of:
The Seeker (on 1998-10-17)
lyricist and composer:
Pete Townshend (of The Who)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Careers‐BMG Music Publishing, Fabulous Music, Ltd. (this is a publisher, not an imprint!), Suolubaf Music and Towser Tunes, Inc.
3:15
25Well Alright (WNEW – Idiot’s Delight – 10/17/99)
cover recording of:
Well… All Right
writer:
Jerry Allison, Buddy Holly (1950s rock & roll singer‐songwriter), Joe B. Mauldin (double bassist, songwriter, and recording engineer) and Norman Petty
publisher:
MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney‐related, NYC‐based company) and MPL Music Publishing Inc.
2:21
26The Seeker (electric) (Pat – 9:30 Club – Washington, D.C. 6/17/93)
live cover recording of:
The Seeker (on 1993-06-17)
lyricist and composer:
Pete Townshend (of The Who)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Careers‐BMG Music Publishing, Fabulous Music, Ltd. (this is a publisher, not an imprint!), Suolubaf Music and Towser Tunes, Inc.
4:18
27Blue Christmas (electric) (Pat – 9:30 Club – Washington, D.C. 6/17/93)
live recording of:
Blue Christmas (on 1993-06-17)
writer:
Bill Hayes (songwriter) and Jay Johnson (songwriter of “Blue Christmas”)
publisher:
Anglo-Pic Music Co. Ltd., Bibo Music Publishing, Inc., J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998), Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998) and Universal Polygram International, Inc.
1:52
18CD: More Live Rarities 3
19CD: “Especially for You” Live Compilation
20CD: “Green Thoughts” Live Compilation
21CD: “11” Live Compilation