Hollies Expanded Edition Albums Now On Spotify

[cameron]

This is an interesting one - "expanded" versions of everything from "Stay With The Hollies" through to "Distant Light" have appeared on the Spotify streaming service. This is the first time to my knowledge that the Hollies' back catalogue has been presented this way. Each album has its original mono and stereo mix in full (up to Butterfly) and then accociated tracks are tagged on to the end. These run pretty well up until Butterfly when a lot of Nash tracks from 1968 have been grouped with Hollies Sing Dylan and Hollies Sing Hollies.

However, this is a step in the right direction and is obviously a move on the part of "Hollies LTD" as they would have control over the distribution of their music.

There's nothing new as such, although the stereo mix of In The Hollies Style and Hollies (1965) have been out of print for years (since 1999 to be exact) and I believe it's the first appearance of the true mono versions of We're Alive and Kill Me Quick from 1967. They do sound like vinyl rips though.

The Hollies EP Collection (See For Miles label) has also been added presenting the original mono mixes for EP tracks.

All in all, good news for users of Spotify and a sign that the Hollies are consciously doing something to make their back catalogue more easily accessible. Thank you!

[dirtyfaz]

Do you know what the associated tracks that are tagged on to the end of each of the of the LPs? Maybe they are the same track listings as the Japanese CD versions from 2013/4.
Any info appreciated


Dirty

[cameron]

Bonus tracks are as follows:

- Stay With The Hollies
Zip A Dee Doo Dah (2011 Remaster)
I Understand
Poison Ivy [Takes 10-12] (condensed version of the Abbey Road series version)

- In The Hollies Style
We're Through (alternative take)
Yes I Will (alternative take)
Yes I Will (single version)
She Said Yeah
Honey And Wine

- Hollies (1965)
I Can't Get Nowhere With You (2011 remaster)
She Gives Me Everything I Want (2011 remaster)
You In My Arms (2011 remaster)
Look Through Any Window (dubbed as an alternative version, it's the one with the extra backing vocals in the mix as first featured on the stereo version of Hollies' Greatest in 1968)
Little Bitty Pretty One (2011 remaster)
Listen Here To Me (Bell Studios demo)
So Lonely (Bell Studios demo)
Bring Back Your Love To Me (Bell Studios demo)

- Would You Believe?
A Taste Of Honey (first version, 2011 remaster)
Stewball (French lyric version)
Look Through Any Window (French lyric version)
You Know He Did (French lyric version)
We're Through (French lyric version)
Schoolgirl (!)

- For Certain Because...
Non Prego Per Me (mono - sounds like a vinyl rip)
Devi Aver Fiducia Per Me (mono - sounds like a vinyl rip)
Non Prego per Me (stereo)
Devi Aver Fiducia Per Me (stereo)

- Evolution
Kill Me Quick (mono - sounds like a vinyl rip)
We're Alive (mono - sounds like a vinyl rip)
Kill Me Quick (stereo)
We're Alive (stereo)

- Butterfly
Like Every Time Before

- Hollies Sing Dylan
Blowin' In The Wind (Nash Version)
Stop! Stop! Stop! (Live at Lewisham Odeon)
Look Through Any Window (Live at Lewisham Odeon)
The Times They Are A Changin' (Live at Lewisham Odeon)
On A Carousel (Live at Lewisham Odeon)
King Midas In Reverse (Live at Lewisham Odeon)
Butterfly (Live at Lewisham Odeon)
Jennifer Eccles (Live at Lewisham Odeon)
Carrie Anne (Live at Lewisham Odeon)

- Hollies Sing Hollies
Listen To Me (mono)
Do The Best You Can (mono)
Like Every Time Before (mono)
Tomorrow When It Comes (2011 remaster)
Wings
Relax
A Taste Of Honey (first version included by mistake)
Man With No Expression
She Looked My Way
Louisiana Man
Listen To Me (stereo)
Do The Best You Can (stereo)
Like Every Time Before (stereo)

- Confessions Of The Mind
Sorry Suzanne (mono)
Not That Way At All (mono)
He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother (mono)
Cos You Like To Love Me (mono)
Sign Of The Times
Eleanor's Castle
Sorry Suzanne (stereo)
Not That Way At All (stereo)
He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother (stereo)
Cos You Like To Love Me (stereo)

- Distant Light
I Can't Tell The Bottom From The Top (mono)
Mad Professor Blyth (stereo)
Gasoline Alley Bred
Dandelion Wine
Hey Willy
Row The Boat Together
Cable Car (single mix)
I Can't Tell The Bottom From The Top (stereo)

And that's the lot. Romany onwards is as per the EMI releases. Notice there's a few anomalies and a few tracks missing (such as Bus Stop, I'm Alive, Jennifer Eccles etc...) and I would have grouped the 1968 Nash tracks with Butterfly myself. But someone's trying to sort it all out, so it's a good start.

[dirtyfaz]

Thanks for that Cameron.

They are basically the Japanese 213/2014 paper sleeve reissues with just a couple of tracks missing that I have listed below.


Stay With
Basically the same

Hollies Style
When I'm Not There
What Kind Of Love
Those 2 tracks from the Hollies EP

Hollies
Same

Would You Believe
A Taste Of Honey (1st version) (either the mono or stereo version?)

For Certain Because
Same

Evolution
Same

Butterfly
Try It (US etc 45 mix)

Sing Dylan
Blowin' In The Wind (German promo version with Sylvester)

Sing Hollies
Same

Confessions Of The Mind
Sorry Suzanne 1993 Furmanek mix.

Distant Light
same

I am assuming the Spotify versions contain both the mono and stereo LPs as well as the bonus tracks.

All they need to do now is issue both of the Hollies Greatest from Japan with all the mono and stereo versions and the Hollies is almost complete.

[cameron]

Yes, up to 'Butterfly' you get the mono version and then the stereo version. I guess most of those missing tracks that you list haven't 'officially' been released in the UK through Hollies LTD, which is why they're missing. Don't understand why the two In The Hollies Style ones are missing though - but then again so are quite a few of the hit singles so not entirely surprising. I do think the grouping of the tracks is a bit awry. I made my own versions up of some of the albums as playlists in my iTunes a few years ago which group tracks a bit better. Here's some examples:

1966 – FOR CERTAIN BECAUSE…

Stereo:
1. What’s Wrong With The Way I Live
2. Pay You Back With Interest
3. Tell Me To My Face
4. Clown
5. Suspicious Look In Your Eyes
6. It’s You
7. High Classed
8. Peculiar Situation
9. What Went Wrong
10. Crusader
11. Don’t Ever Think About Changing
12. Stop, Stop, Stop
13. Bus Stop
14. Don’t Run And Hide

Mono:
1. What’s Wrong With The Way I Live
2. Pay You Back With Interest
3. Tell Me To My Face
4. Clown
5. Suspicious Look In Your Eyes
6. It’s You
7. High Classed
8. Peculiar Situation
9. What Went Wrong
10. Crusader
11. Don’t Ever Think About Changing
12. Stop, Stop, Stop
13. Bus Stop [Single Version, Mono]
14. Don’t Run And Hide [Single Version, Mono]

Rarities:
1. Stop, Stop, Stop Session [early take and second take with longer solo and ending, Mono]
2. I Can’t Let Go [Live In Stockholm, Mono]
3. Times They Are A Changin’ [Live In Stockholm, Mono]
4. Reach Out I’ll Be There [Live In Stockholm, Mono]
5. Too Much Monkey Business [Live In Stockholm, Mono]
6. You Don’t Know Like I Know [Live In Stockholm, Mono]
7. What’s Wrong With The Way I Live [Live In Stockholm, Mono]
8. Stop, Stop, Stop [Live In Stockholm, Mono]
9. Hollies Christmas Greeting To Bild Magazine (Swedish) Readers [Mono]


1967 – EVOLUTION

Stereo (New 2015 mix):
1. Then The Heartaches Begin
2. Stop Right There
3. Water On The Brain
4. Lullaby To Tim
5. Have You Ever Loved Somebody
6. You Need Love
7. Rain On The Window
8. Heading For A Fall
9. Ye Olde Toffee Shoppe
10. When Your Light’s Turned On
11. Leave Me
12. The Games We Play
13. Kill Me Quick
14. We’re Alive
15. On A Carousel
16. All The World Is Love [Original 1967 Stereo Mix]
17. Carrie Anne [Original 1967 Stereo Mix including Count In]
18. Signs That Will Never Change [1968 Stereo Mix/First Full Stereo Mix]

Mono:
1. Then The Heartaches Begin
2. Stop Right There
3. Water On The Brain
4. Lullaby To Tim
5. Have You Ever Loved Somebody
6. You Need Love
7. Rain On The Window
8. Heading For A Fall
9. Ye Olde Toffee Shoppe
10. When Your Light’s Turned On
11. Leave Me
12. The Games We Play
13. Kill Me Quick
14. We’re Alive
15. On A Carousel
16. All The World Is Love
17. Carrie Anne
18. Signs That Will Never Change

Rarities:
1. Stop, Stop, Stop [Live on Beat Beat Beat, Mono]
2. On A Carousel [Live on Beat Beat Beat, Mono]
3. Bus Stop [Live on Beat Beat Beat, Mono]
4. Instrumental [Live on Beat Beat Beat, Mono]
5. Non Prego Per Me [Live at San Remo Festival, Mono]
6. Schoolgirl [Stereo]
7. Non Prego Per Me [Stereo]
8. Devi Avere Fiducia In Me [Stereo]
9. Carrie Anne [German Stereo Mix]
10. Have You Ever Loved Somebody [Session Take, Mono]
11. The World Tomorrow: Recording With The Hollies at Abbey Road [Mono]
12. On A Carousel [Session Take, Mono]
13. Interview With Graham Nash on Radio Gothenburg [Mono]
14. The Games We Play [Live at the BBC, Mono]

1967 – BUTTERFLY

Stereo:
1. Dear Eloise
2. Away Away Away
3. Maker
4. Pegasus
5. Would You Believe
6. Wishyouawish
7. Postcard
8. Charlie And Fred
9. Try It
10. Elevated Observations?
11. Step Inside
12. Butterfly
13. King Midas In Reverse
14. Everything Is Sunshine (Epic Anthology has original 1968 mix)
15. Jennifer Eccles
16. Open Up Your Eyes
17. Listen To Me
18. Do The Best You Can
19. Like Every Time Before

Mono:
1. Dear Eloise
2. Away Away Away
3. Maker
4. Pegasus
5. Would You Believe
6. Wishyouawish
7. Postcard
8. Charlie And Fred
9. Try It
10. Elevated Observations?
11. Step Inside
12. Butterfly
13. King Midas In Reverse
14. Everything Is Sunshine
15. Jennifer Eccles
16. Open Up Your Eyes
17. Listen To Me
18. Do The Best You Can
19. Like Every Time Before [Alternative Version]

Rarities:
1. Wings [Stereo]
2. Tomorrow When It Comes [Stereo]
3. Relax [Stereo]
4. Man With No Expression [Stereo] (1993 first mix)
5. Blowin’ In The Wind [Stereo]
6. A Taste Of Honey [Stereo]
7. Try It [Alternative Australian Mono Mix]
8. Marrakesh Express [Mono, vocal mix]
9. Charlie And Fred [Live at the BBC, Mono]
10. King Midas In Reverse [Live at the BBC, Mono]
11. Away Away Away [Live at the BBC, Mono]
12. Postcard [Live at the BBC, Mono]
13. Step Inside [Live at the BBC, Mono]
14. Pegasus [Live at the BBC, Mono]
15. Wishyouawish [Live at the BBC, Mono]
16. Bobby, Graham, Allan Interview [Live at the BBC, Mono]
17. Jennifer Eccles [Live at the BBC, Mono]
18. Very Last Day [Live at the BBC, Mono]
19. Just One Look [Live at the BBC, Mono]
20. Bobby and Bernie Interview [Live at the BBC, Mono]
21. Stay [Live at the BBC, Mono]
22. Dang Me [Live at the Split Festival, Croatia, Mono]
23. Do The Best You Can [Live at the Split Festival, Croatia, Mono]
24. A Taste Of Honey [Live at the Split Festival, Croatia, Mono]
25. Carrie Anne [Live at the Split Festival, Croatia, Mono]
26. Stop Stop Stop (Live At Lewisham Odeon, Stereo)
27. Look Through Any Window [Live At Lewisham Odeon, Stereo]
28. The Times They Are A Changin’ [Live At Lewisham Odeon, Stereo]
29. On A Carousel [Live At Lewisham Odeon, Stereo]
30. King Midas In Reverse [Live At Lewisham Odeon, Stereo]
31. Butterfly [Live At Lewisham Odeon, Stereo]
32. Jennifer Eccles [Live At Lewisham Odeon, Stereo]
33. Carrie Anne [Live At Lewisham Odeon, Stereo]


1969 – HOLLIES SING DYLAN

Stereo:
1. When The Ship Comes In
2. I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight
3. I Want You
4. Wheels On Fire
5. I Shall Be Released
6. Blowin’ In The Wind
7. Quit Your Low Down Ways
8. Just Like A Woman
9. The Times They Are A Changin’
10. All I Really Want To Do
11. My Back Pages
12. Mighty Quinn

Mono:
1. When The Ship Comes In
2. I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight
3. I Want You
4. Wheels On Fire
5. I Shall Be Released
6. Blowin’ In The Wind
7. Quit Your Low Down Ways
8. Just Like A Woman
9. The Times They Are A Changin’
10. All I Really Want To Do
11. My Back Pages
12. Mighty Quinn

Rarities:
1. Blowin’ In The Wind [Live in Germany, Stereo]
2. I Shall Be Released (stripped mix)
3. Carrie Anne [Hollies In Concert, Mono]
4. Just Like A Woman [Hollies In Concert, Mono]
5. Medley: Just One Look/Bus Stop/On A Carousel/Sorry Suzanne [Hollies In Concert, Mono]
6. Quit Your Low Down Ways [Hollies In Concert, Mono]
7. I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight [Hollies In Concert, Mono]
8. Maybe I’ll Settle Down [Hollies In Concert, Mono]
9. Stop, Stop, Stop [Hollies In Concert, Mono]
10. A Taste Of Honey [Hollies In Concert, Mono]
11. Stewball [Hollies In Concert, Mono]
12. Mighty Quinn [Hollies In Concert, Mono]
13. Blowin’ In The Wind [Hollies In Concert, Mono]

1969 – HOLLIES SING HOLLIES

Stereo:
1. Why Didn’t You Believe
2. Don’t Give Up Easily
3. Look At Life
4. Please Sign Your Letters
5. My Life Is Over With You
6. Please Let Me Please
7. Do You Believe In Love?
8. Soldiers Dilemma
9. Marigold/Gloria Swansong
10. You Love ‘Cos You Like It
11. Reflections Of A Long Time Past
12. Goodbye Tomorrow
13. Sorry Suzanne
14. Not That Way At All
15. He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother
16. ‘Cos You Like To Love Me

Rarities:
1. Sorry Suzanne [Single Version, Mono]
2. Not That Way At All [Single Version, Mono]
3. He Ain’t Heavy He’s My Brother [Single Version, Mono]
4. ‘Cos You Like To Love Me [Single Version, Mono]
5. Louisiana Man
6. She Looked My Way
7. Eleanor’s Castle
8. Don't Give Up Easily (stripped mix)
9. (No More) Snow On Heather Moor
10. Interview With Tony Hicks On Radio Gothenburg [Mono]
11. Sorry Suzanne [Live On This Is Tom Jones, Mono]
12. He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother [Live on This Is Tom Jones, Mono]
13. Lawdy Miss Clawdy (with Tom Jones) [Live on This Is Tom Jones, Mono]


1970 – CONFESSIONS OF THE MIND

Stereo:
1. Survival of The Fittest
2. Man Without A Heart
3. Little Girl
4. Isn’t It Nice
5. Perfect Lady Housewife
6. Confessions Of A Mind
7. Lady Please
8. Frightened Lady
9. Too Young To Be Married
10. Separated
11. I Wanna Shout
12. I Can’t Tell The Bottom From The Top
13. Mad Professor Blythe
14. Gasoline Alley Bred
15. Dandelion Wine

Rarities:
1. I Can’t Tell The Bottom From The Top [Single Version, mono]
2. Mad Professor Blythe [Single Version, Mono]
3. Sign Of The Times [Stereo]
4. Gasoline Alley Bred [Original Session Mix, Stereo]
5. Interview With Terry Sylvester on Radio Gothenburg [Mono]
6. Frightened Lady [Live at the BBC, Mono]
7. Too Young To Be Married [Live at the BBC, Mono]
8. Survival Of The Fittest [Live at the BBC, Mono]
9. Gasoline Alley Bred [Live In Australia, Mono]
10. Amazing Grace [Live in Australia, Mono]
11. Blood Red Roses [Live in Australia, Mono]
12. Let It Be [Live In Australia, Mono]
13. Bus Stop [Live In Australia, Mono]
14. Dear Oak Tree [Live In Australia, Mono]
15. He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother [Live In Australia, Mono]

[dirtyfaz]

Great stuff Cameron.

What is the new 2015 mix of Evolution?

I have a few other questions so I would like to private message you if that is ok.


Chris

[cameron]

The 2015 stereo mix of Evolution is something I've been working on for a while trying to create a balanced mix of the whole album. I'm not quite finished as its really difficult to do. I'm using some software to extract parts of the music to isolate them and then that gives me room to balance the parts into stereo. It's not very good software so it takes time and patience to do and doesn't create such a stark stereo mix, but a more modern style closed mix. But I don't think EMI are going to remix the album this century so thought I'd give it a go.

Send me an email if you can, the messenger bit on this forum doesn't always work for me on my mobile app. You still have my email address don't you?

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Nov 5, 2015 15:49:07 GMT cameron said:

The 2015 stereo mix of Evolution is something I've been working on for a while trying to create a balanced mix of the whole album. I'm not quite finished as its really difficult to do. I'm using some software to extract parts of the music to isolate them and then that gives me room to balance the parts into stereo. It's not very good software so it takes time and patience to do and doesn't create such a stark stereo mix, but a more modern style closed mix. But I don't think EMI are going to remix the album this century so thought I'd give it a go.

Send me an email if you can, the messenger bit on this forum doesn't always work for me on my mobile app. You still have my email address don't you?

I'm fine with "wide" stereo mixes, as long as the vocals are in the middle.  American studios / engineers seemed to get the hang of stereo much earlier (check out recordings by Elvis, Everlys etc from 1960 onwards).