Long Cool Woman/The Best Of..

[moorlock2003]

March 2nd is the release date for a new best of collection.

[cameron]

Another hits collection! You do surprise me...

[poco]

US or Europe ?

Thanks

[Tony Wilkinson]

Track Listings



Disc: 1


1. Stay (2003 Remastered Version)



2. (Ain't That) Just Like Me



3. Here I Go Again (Mono)



4. We're Through



5. Just One Look



6. Look Through Any Window



7. I'm Alive



8. Stop Stop Stop



9. Bus Stop



10. Jennifer Eccles (2003 Remastered Version)



11. Carrie Anne



12. On a Carousel



13. Listen To Me



14. He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother



15. Gasoline Alley Bred



16. Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress)



17. The Air That I Breathe



18. The Day That Curly Billy Shot Down Crazy Sam Mcgee



19. Soldier's Song



20. The Woman I Love

[poco]

Thanks,

My God aren't we lucky for such a selection. LOL

[moorlock2003]

Feb 1, 2018 22:34:04 GMT poco said:

Thanks,

My God aren't we lucky for such a selection. LOL

You're lucky to call yourself a Hollies fan

[jeanniev]

This new CD arrived by mail in Oz on Friday.  Terrific CD. 

[dirtyfaz]

Just had a listen to this today. Not going to add this to my collection but it is interesting that only 1 track is indicated as MONO that being Here I Go Again. Wrong as it is STEREO. I guess you have to assume that if not indicated the the rest of the tracks are in STEREO. Wrong again as several are in MONO. Doesn't anyone bother to check content if they are going to indicate what's mono or stereo on releases. Interesting that credits indicate Nash/Hicks/Clarke when that has always been Clarke/Hicks/Nash. Guess there must be some new agreement re songwriting credits.

I guess this is aimed at new Hollies fans or just the casual purchaser.

[poco]

Apr 29, 2018 3:42:03 GMT dirtyfaz said:

Just had a listen to this today. Not going to add this to my collection but it is interesting that only 1 track is indicated as MONO that being Here I Go Again. Wrong as it is STEREO. I guess you have to assume that if not indicated the the rest of the tracks are in STEREO. Wrong again as several are in MONO. Doesn't anyone bother to check content if they are going to indicate what's mono or stereo on releases. Interesting that credits indicate Nash/Hicks/Clarke when that has always been Clarke/Hicks/Nash. Guess there must be some new agreement re songwriting credits.

I guess this is aimed at new Hollies fans or just the casual purchaser.

Chris,

Could you please post a CD picture of this mess. 

Thanks

[dirtyfaz]

Cheers

Chris

[cameron]

Some of these 'Best Ofs' do end up worthwhile as compilers often use the wrong mix as they're usually put together by someone who doesn't really know what they're doing. They're purely money spinners for the record company with no input from the bands whatsoever. The 2-CD 'Very Best Of The Hollies' from a few years ago had the rare mono mix of "He Ain't Heavy". The Dutch CD with seemingly an identical tracklisting as this one had some nice mastering to it, a touch more bottom end and treble than usual. But as a rule, I give these kind of compilations a wide berth.

[knut]

Is it Midas Touch that has that mono mix Cameron?

[cameron]

It is this CD that has the mono mix of 'He Aint't Heavy': www.amazon.co.uk/Very-Best-Hollies/dp/B002JIZSQC/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1525114800&sr=8-3&keywords=very+best+of+the+hollies

I've just done a search for my track list notes, and found that there's actually quite a lot of rare mono mixes on the CD, including 'Sorry Suzanne', 'On A Carousel', 'Carrie Anne' and 'Listen To Me'.

Disc 1:
1. He Ain t Heavy, He s My Brother (Mono)
2. Bus Stop (Stereo)
3. Sorry Suzanne (Mono)
4. Just One Look (Stereo)
5. Sandy (4th July, Asbury Park) (Stereo)
6. Pay You Back With Interest (Mono)
7. Jennifer Eccles (Stereo)
8. On A Carousel (Mono)
9. (Ain t That) Just Like Me (Mono)
10. Searchin' (Mono)
11. Stay (Stereo)
12. Here I Go Again (Mono)
13. We re Through (Stereo)
14. Yes I Will [Single Version] (Mono)
15. Look Through Any Window (Mono)
16. I ve Got A Way Of My Own (Mono)
17. If I Needed Someone (Mono)
18. I Can t Let Go (Stereo)
19. Stop Stop Stop (Mono)
20. King Midas In Reverse (Stereo)
21. I Can't Tell The Bottom From The Top (Stereo)
22. Long Cool Woman In A Black Dress (Stereo)
23. Gasoline Alley Bred (Stereo)

Disc 2
1. The Air That I Breathe (Stereo)
2. Carrie-Anne (Mono)
3. Dear Eloise (Mono)
4. Wings (Stereo)
5. My Back Pages (Stereo)
6. The Baby (Stereo)
7. Clown (Mono)
8. Honey And Wine (Mono)
9. After The Fox [With Peter Sellers] (Mono)
10. Butterfly (Mono)
11. A Taste Of Honey [1968 remake] (Stereo)
12. Hey Willy (Stereo)
13. The Very Last Day (Mono)
14. Blowin' In The Wind [1969 remake] (Stereo)
15. Something To Live For (Stereo)
16. Boulder To Birmingham (Stereo)
17. Say It Ain t So Jo (Stereo)
18. The Woman I Love (Stereo)
19. Heartbeat (Stereo)
20. The Times They Are A Changin' (Stereo)
21. The Day That Curly Billy Shot Down Crazy Sam McGhee (Stereo)
22. Listen To Me (Mono)
23. I m Alive (Stereo)

[dirtyfaz]

Issued in 2012 by the Demon Music Group Fan Club Deluxe label MCDLX139. This one has the longer version of I Can't Tell The Bottom From The Top  on it as well. An interesting collection.

[knut]

Big thanks Cameron. It seems my copy was just archived. CD2 has a quite nice selection. Am I right to say that the varying speed of the harmonica intro to Heavy has been corrected here? If so it is the only place I have found that.