Released
May 2011 in the UK and USA - "The Clarke, Hicks And Nash Years: The
Complete Hollies April 1963 to October 1968" by THE HOLLIES is a jam-packed 6CD Set (in a
double-sized jewel case) on EMI 5099909624221.
Across
158 tracks are the A&B-sides of 19 British 7" singles, 3 songs
exclusive to two British EPs (as well as the other 18 tracks from all 7 British
EPs), 6 Foreign Language versions (5 of which are Previously Unreleased), 3
English language sides on Italian and German singles, 20 compilation
exclusives, 7 full British albums and an 8-track Previously Unreleased Live
Concert from 1968 in Stereo.
The
CDS are sequenced in recording-date order - with the album tracks often spread
across different discs. So in order to give an easier-to-read picture - I've
posted a HOLLIES UK Singles, EPs and LPs British Discography in the 'comment'
section attached to this review. It references track-by-track where those 45's
and LPs are on this massive 6CD set and the following individual disc
breakdowns give you the straggler songs
'outside' of that Discography...
Disc
1, 28 tracks, 64:34 minutes:
Tracks
6 and 10 are "Zip A Dee Do Dah" and "Poison Ivy" - released
1985 in the UK on "The Hollies" LP on EMI Music For Pleasure 41 5727
1
Track
7 is "I Understand" - released 1993 in the USA on the 3CD Box Set
"30th Anniversary Collection 1963-1993"
Tracks
25 and 26 are "When I'm Not There" and "What Kind Of Love"
- released 1964 on "The Hollies" UK 4-track EP on Parlophone GEP 8909
Disc
2, 26 tracks, 64:29 minutes:
Track
12 is "We're Through (Alternative Arrangement)" - released 1997 on
"The Hollies At Abbey Road 1963-1966" (previously unreleased at the
time)
Track
17 is "She Said Yeah" - released 2003 on the 6CD Box Set "The
Long Road Home"
Track
18 is "Yes I Will (Alternate Version)" - released 1964 in the UK on
"Hollies' Greatest Hits" LP on Parlophone PCS 7057
Track
26 is "Honey And Wine" - released 1965 in the UK on the "I'm
Alive" 4-track EP on Parlophone GEP 8942
Disc
3, 28 tracks, 64:24 minutes:
Tracks
1 to 3 are "Listen Here To Me", "So Lonely" and "Bring
Back Your Love To Me" - released 2003 on the 6CD Box Set "The Long
Road Home"
Tracks
15, 16 and 18 are "She Gives Me Everything I Want", "I Can't Get
Nowhere With You" and "You In My Arms" - released 1993 in the
USA on the 3CD Box Set "30th Anniversary Collection 1963-1993"
Track
27 is "Look Through Any Window (French Lyric Version)" - first released
on the 1988 CD "Rarities"
Tracks
25, 27 and 28 are "Stewball (French Lyric Version)", "You Know
He Did (French Lyric Version)" and "We're Through (French Lyric
Version)" -all three are Previously Unreleased
Disc
4, 27 tracks, 69:57 minutes:
Track
3 is "A Taste Of Honey" - released 1966 in the USA on the Hollies LP
"Beat Group!" on Imperial LP 12312
Tracks
26 and 27 are "Non Prego Per Me" and "Devi Avere Fiducia In
Me" - the A&B sides of an Italian 7" single - Previously
Unreleased Stereo versions
Disc
5, 24 tracks, 64:11 minutes:
Tracks
3 and 4 are "We're Alive" and "Kill Me Quick" - Italian
A&B-sides of a 1967 single; B-side is Stereo version with Backing Vocals
Track
7 is "Schoolgirl" - released 1997 on "The Hollies At Abbey Road
1966-1970" (previously unreleased at the time)
Disc
6, 25 tracks, 73:15 minutes:
Track
8 is "Wings" - released 1969 on the UK on the Various Artists album
"No One's Gonna Change Our World" (on Behalf of the World Wildlife
Fund) on Regal Starline SRS 5013
Tracks
10 and 11 are "Tomorrow When It Comes" and "Relax" - first
released on the 1988 CD "Rarities"
Track
14 is "Man With No Expression (Horses Through A Rainstorm)" -
released 1997 on "The Hollies At Abbey Road 1966-1970" (previously
unreleased at the time)
Track
15 is "Blowin' In The Wind" - A B-side In Germany and Sweden to ???
Track
16 is "A Taste Of Honey (1968 Version)" - released 2003 on the 6CD
Box Set "The Long Road Home"
Tracks
18 to 25 are "Stop! Stop! Stop!", "Look Through Any
Window", "The Times They Are A-Changin'", "On A
Carousel", "King Midas In Reverse", "Butterfly",
"Jennifer Eccles", and "Carrie Anne" - all recorded LIVE AT
LEWISHAM ODEON, 24 May 1968 and are Previously Unreleased
Fans
will know that the digital remasters are mostly from 1999 and 2003 and were by
done by expert tape man PETER MEW at Abbey Road - the sound quality is
uniformly great (as I find it is on anything he remasters). The 24-page booklet
features an introduction by MICK HOUGHTON, A Q&A with GRAHAM NASH, a UK
Discography for the period with the seven EP and LP sleeves pictured in colour
and then a song-by-song breakdown (itself broken up with collages of
publicity/in-the-studio photos. It's well done (the cover photo taken at
Niagara Falls in December 1967 sees the boys in period Gladrags) and for such a
huge haul of music is priced cheaply too.
I
love the album foursome "Would You Believe?", "For Certain
Because", "Evolution" and "Butterfly" that really saw
Allan Clarke, Tony Hicks and Graham Nash take off as writers - superb album
nuggets like the pre CSN vibe of "Stop Right There", the Beatlesque
"You Need Love", the Ogdens Small Faces whimsy of "Dear
Eloise" and the Northern Britain social commentary of "Charlie And
Fred". And the brilliant "Elevated Observations?" from October 1967's
"Evolution" album gave that "Sgt. Peppers" mob a run for
their Liverpudlian money (lyrics above). The live show is also far better than
I thought it would be - clearly showing how accomplished they were as a band -
nailing down difficult stuff like "King Midas In Reverse" with ease.
Further
glory would follow for The Hollies on both the Parlophone and Polydor labels
with Alan Clarke taking the song-writing ascendancy - while Graham Nash went on
to conquer the West Coast of America and then the entire world with David
Crosby, Stephen Stills and Neil Young.
"All
that summer we enjoyed it..." - they sang on "Bus Stop". Great
sound, top songs and quality presentation - there's so much to enjoy here...
UK HOLLIES DISCOGRAPHY
referencing "The Clarke, Hicks & Nash Years"
Note: [8/1] = Track 8 on
Disc 1, [3/4] = Track 3 on Disc 4 etc:
UK 7” SINGLES and EPs:
1.
(Ain't That) Just Like Me [2/1] b/w Hey What's Wrong With Me [3/1]
May
1963, Parlophone R 5030
2.
Searchin' [8/1] b/w Whole World Over [1/1]
August
1963, Parlophone R 5052
3.
Stay [9/1] b/w Now's The Time [4/1]
November
1963, Parlophone R 5077
4.
Just One Look [23/1] b/w Keep Off That Friend Of Mine [22/1]
February
1964, Parlophone R 5104
5.
Here I Go Again [27/1] b/w Baby That's All [28/1]
May
1964, Parlophone R 5137
6.
We're Through [13/2] b/w Come On Back [8/2]
September
1964, Parlophone R 5178
7.
Yes I Will [22/2] b/w Nobody [20/2]
January
1965, Parlophone R 5232
8.
I'm Alive [4/3] b/w You Know He Did [21/2]
May
1965, Parlophone R 5287
9.
Look Through Any Window [5/3] b/w So Lonely [12/3]
August
1965, Parlophone R 5322
10.
If I Needed Someone [20/3] b/w I've Got A Way Of My Own [17/3]
December
1965, Parlophone R 5392
11.
I Can't Let Go [23/3] b/w Running Through The Night [21/3]
February
1966, Parlophone R 5409
12.
Bus Stop [11/4] b/w Don't Run And Hide [10/4]
June
1966, Parlophone R 5469
13.
After The Fox [9/4] b/w The Fox Trot
September
1966, United Artists UP 1152
(A-side
Peter Sellers with The Hollies, B-side is by Burt Bacharach only)
14.
Stop! Stop! Stop! [14/4] b/w It's You [18/4]
October
1966, Parlophone R 5508
15.
On A Carousel [2/5] b/w All The World Is Love [23/4]
February
1967, Parlophone R 5562
16.
Carrie Anne [15/5] b/w Signs That Will Never Change [16/5]
May
1967, Parlophone R 5602
17.
King Midas In Reverse [17/5] b/w Everything Is Sunshine [19/5]
September
1967, Parlophone R 5637
18.
Jennifer Eccles [9/6] b/w Open Up Your Eyes [7/6]
March
1968, Parlophone R 5680
19.
Listen To Me [17/6] b/w Do The Best You Can [12/6]
September
1968, Parlophone R 5733
UK
4-TRACK EPs (Extended Plays):
1.
"The Hollies", June 1964 on Parlophone GEP 8909
Side
1:
1.
Rockin' Robin' [21/1]
2.
What Kind Of Love [26/1]
Side
2:
1.
Whatcha Gonna Do ‘Bout It [19/1]
2.
When I'm Not There [26/1]
2."Just
One Look", July 1964 on Parlophone GEP 8911
Side
1:
1.
Just One Look [23/1]
2.
Keep Off That Friend Of Mine [22/1]
Side
2:
1.
Lucille [14/1]
2.
Talking About You [12/1]
3.
"Here I Go Again", October 1964 on Parlophone GEP 8915
Side
1:
1.
You Better Move On [18/1]
2.
Memphis [11/1]
Side
2:
1.
Here I Go Again [27/1]
2.
Baby That's All [28/1]
4.
"We're Through", December 1964 on Parlophone GEP 8927
Side
1:
1.
We're Through [13/2]
2.
Come On Back [8/2]
Side
2:
1.
What Kind Of Boy [11/2]
2.
You'll Be Mine [3/2]
5.
"In The Hollies Style", April 1965 on Parlophone GEP 8934
Side
1:
1.
Too Much Monkey Business [6/2]
2.
To You My Love [14/2]
Side
2:
1.
Come On Home [5/2]
2.
What Kind Of Boy [11/2]
6.
"I'm Alive", September 1965 on Parlophone GEP 8942
Side
1:
1.
I'm Alive [4/3]
2.
You Know He Did [21/2]
Side
2:
1.
Honey And Wine [26/2]
2.
Mickey's Monkey [23/2]
7.
"I Can't Let Go", June 1965 on Parlophone GEP 8951
Side
1:
1.
I Can't Let Go [23/3]
2.
Look Through Any Window [5/3]
Side
2.
1.
I've Got A Way Of My Own [17/3]
2.
So Lonely [2/3]
ALBUMS:
1.
"Stay With The Hollies", January 1964 on Parlophone PMC 1220 (Mono)
Side
1:
1.
I'm Talking About You [12/1]
2.
Mr. Moonlight [17/1]
3.
You Better Move On [18/1]
4.
Lucille [14/1]
5.
Baby Don't Cry [15/1]
6.
Memphis [11/1]
7.
Stay [9/1]
Side
2:
1.
Rockin' Robin [21/1]
2.
Watcha Gonna Do ‘Bout It [19/1]
3.
Do You Love Me [16/1]
4.
It's Only Make Believe [13/1]
5.
What Kind Of Girl Are You [20/1]
6.
Little Lover [5/1]
7.
Candy Man [24/1]
2.
"In The Hollies Style", November 1964 on Parlophone PMC 1235 (Mono)
Side
1:
1. Nitty Gritty/Something's Gotta Hold On
Me [15/2]
2. Don't You Know [2/2]
3. To You My Love [14/2]
4. It's In Her Kiss [4/2]
5. Time For Love [1/2]
6. What Kind Of Boy [11/2]
Side
2:
1. Too Much Money Business [6/2]
2. I Thought Of You Last Night [7/2]
3. Please Don't Feel Too Bad [10/2]
4. Come On Home [5/2]
5. You'll Be Mine [3/2]
6. Set Me Free [9/2]
3. "Hollies", September 1965 on
Parlophone PMC 1261 (Mono-only)
Side
1:
1. Very Last Day [25/2]
2. You Must Believe Me [7/3]
3. Put Yourself In My Place [16/2]
4. Down The Line [9/3]
5. That's My Desire [24/2]
6. Too Many People [11/3]
Side
2:
1. Lawdy Miss Clawdy [6/3]
2. When I Come Home To You [19/2]
3. Fortune Teller [10/3]
4. So Lonely [2/3]
5. I've Been Wrong [13/3]
6. Mickey's Monkey [23/2]
4. "Would You Believe?", June
1966 on Parlophone PMC 7008 (Mono)
Side
1:
1. I Take What I Want [1/4]
2. Hard Hard Year [2/4]
3. That's How Strong My Love Is [4/4]
4. Sweet Little Sixteen [7/4]
5. Oriental Sadness [24/3]
6. I Am A Rock [8/4]
Side
2:
1. Take Your Time [5/4]
2. Don't You Even Care (What's Gonna
Happen To Me?) [22/3]
3. Fifi The Flea [6/4]
4. Stewball [14/3]
5. I've Got A Way Of My Own [17/3]
6. I Can't Let Go [23/3]
5. "For Certain Because...",
October 1966 on Parlophone PCS 7011 (Stereo)
Side
1:
1. What's Wrong With The Way I Live [20/4]
2. Pay You Back With Interest [16/4]
3. Tell Me To My Face [15/4]
4. Clown [17/4]
5. Suspicious Look In Your Eyes [13/4]
6. It's You [18/4]
Side
2:
1. High Classed [22/4]
2. Peculiar Situation [12/4]
3. What Went Wrong [21/4]
4. Crusader [19/4]
5. Don't Even Thing About Changing [19/3]
6. Stop Stop Stop [14/4]
6.
"Evolution", June 1967 on Parlophone PCS 7022 (Stereo)
Side
1:
1. Then The Heartaches Begin [9/5]
2. Stop Right There [12/5]
3. Water On The Brain [13/5]
4. Lullaby To Tim [1/5]
5. Have You Ever Loved Somebody [25/4]
6. You Need Love [11/5]
Side
2:
1. Rain On The Window [8/5]
2. Heading For A Fall [14/5]
3. Ye Olde Toffee Shoppe [10/5]
4. When Your Light's Turned On [24/4]
5. Leave Me [5/5]
6. The Games We Play [6/5]
7.
"Butterfly", October 1967 on Parlophone PCS 7039
Side
1:
1. Dear Eloise [24/5]
2. Away, Away, Away [3/6]
3. The Maker [6/6]
4. Pegasus [23/5]
5. Would You Believe [2/6]
6. Wish You A Wish [20/5]
Side
2:
1. Postcard [21/5]
2. Charlie And Fred [4/6]
3. Try It [18/5]
4. Elevated Observations? [1/6]
5. Step Inside [22/5]
6. Butterfly [5/6]