Gerry and the Pacemakers "You'll Never Walk Alone (The EMI Years 1963-1966)" (4 CDs)
U.K. - EMI, Feb. 11, 2008
Hitting the top spot with their first three singles Gerry & The Pacemakers were a true Mersey Beat phenomena. They rivalled the Beatles in the heady days of that scene and had a huge following at home and abroad when Liverpool was the toast of popular music. Scousers through and through the band, headed by the inimitable Gerry Marsden enjoyed extraordinary success and in their EMI years from 1963 -1966 were as big as any of the home-grown talent. This 4 CD box set is the definitive collection of the band at its peak. It contains EMI 'Columbia' recordings from January 1963 until November 1966 and the hit singles such as How Do You Do It?, I Like It, You'll Never Walk Alone, I'm the One and of course Ferry Cross The Mersey . It also includes unreleased tracks, early and 'no strings" versions, all their UK singles, EPs and LP masters with some recordings issued only in the USA and Canada. Included are many in both mono and stereo plus the full Oakland Auditorium show, in stereo, which provided the 4 tracks for the Gerry In California (mono) EP. The package includes liner notes written by Spenser Leigh, a detailed sessionogrophy and a number of previously unseen photos from the EMI archives.
Disc 1
01 - How Do You Do It?
02 - Away From You
03 - It's Happened To Me
04 - I Like It
05 - Pretend
06 - Jambalaya
07 - Summertime
08 - The Wrong Yoyo
09 - I'll Be There (First Version - previously unreleased)
10 - Slow Down
11 - Here's Hoping
12 - Where Have You Been All My Life?
13 - Maybellene
14 - You'll Never Walk Alone
15 - Don't Ever Stray (previously unreleased)
16 - Hello Little Girl
17 - Don't You Ever
18 - It's All Right
19 - You Can't Fool Me
20 - A Shot Of Rhythm And Blues
21 - You're The Reason
22 - Chills
23 - I'm The One
24 - You've Got What I Like
25 - Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying
26 - Show Me That You Care
27 - She's The Only Girl For Me
28 - Why Oh Why
29 - Think About Love
30 - I'll Be There (Second Version Without Strings
31 - Give Me All Your Love (No Strings)
32 - Come Back To Me (No Strings)
Disc 2
01 - Ferry Cross The Mersey
02 - It's Gonna Be Alright
03 - I'll Wait For You
04 - Fall In Love
05 - Baby You're So Good To Me
06 - This Thing Called Love
07 - My Love Forever (previously unreleased)
08 - It's Just Because
09 - Rip It Up
10 - Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On
11 - When Oh When
12 - What'd I Say
13 - I'll Be There
14 - My Babe
15 - Skinny Minnie
16 - It'll Be Me
17 - Reelin' And Rockin'
18 - You Win Again
19 - I Count The Tears
20 - You You You
21 - Now I'm Alone
22 - Dizzy Miss Lizzy (Live)
23 - My Babe (Live)
24 - Away From You (Live)
25 - What'd I Say (Live)
26 - Give Me All Your Love (With Strings)
27 - Come Back To Me (With Strings) (previously unreleased)
28 - Dreams
Disc 3
01 - Hallelujah I Love Her So
02 - Tomorrow (previously unreleased)
03 - I'll Make It Up All Up To You (previously unreleased)
04 - Walk Hand In Hand
05 - Today I'm In Love (previously unreleased)
06 - La La La
07 - Without You
08 - Girl On A Swing
09 - The Way You Look Tonight
10 - Fool To Myself
11 - Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine
12 - On A Wonderful Day Like Today
13 - Tonight
14 - Strangers In The Night
15 - Who Can I Turn You On
16 - See You In September
17 - Pretty Flamingo
18 - The End Of The Rainbow
19 - Guantanamera
20 - Looking For My Life
21 - Anyone At All
22 - Introduction - Live, Oakland Auditorium (prev. unreleased Stereo Mix, Oakland, 24.10.1964!)
23 - Dizzy Miss Lizzy - Live, Oakland Auditorium
24 - I Like It - Live, Oakland Auditorium
25 - My Babe - Live, Oakland Auditorium
26 - Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying - Live, Oa
27 - Slow Down - Live, Oakland Auditorium
28 - I'm The One - Live, Oakland Auditorium
29 - Away From You - Live, Oakland Auditorium
30 - A Shot Of Rhythm And Blues - Live, Oakland Auditor
31 - How Do You Do It - Live, Oakland Auditorium
32 - What'd I Say - Live, Oakland Auditorium
Disc 4
01 - Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying
02 - Ferry Cross The Mersey
03 - It's Gonna Be Alright
04 - This Thing Called Love
05 - Reelin' And A Rockin'
06 - Whola Lotta Shakin' Going On
07 - Rip It Up
08 - You Win Again
09 - I'll Be There
10 - You You You
11 - Give Me All Your Love (New Mix)
12 - Dreams
13 - Hallelujah I Love Her So
14 - I'll Make It Up All Up To You (previously unreleased)
15 - Walk Hand In Hand
16 - Today I'm In Love (previously unreleased)
17 - La La La
18 - Without You
19 - Girl On A Swing
20 - The Way You Look Tonight
21 - A Fool To Myself
22 - Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine
23 - On A Wonderful Day Like Today
24 - Tonight
25 - Strangers In The Night
26 - Who Can I Turn To
27 - See You In September
28 - Pretty Flamingo
29 - The End Of The Rainbow
30 - Guantanamera
31 - Looking For My Life