Backtrackin' (The Definitive Double Album Collection)

Release info:

Produced by: Ray Davies, Shel Talmy
Release date: 6 Dec, 1985
Record label & catalog #: Starblend TRACK 1
Country: UK
Format: 12" vinyl 2-LP set (double album), 33 1/3 RPM
Release type: Compilation

Tracks:

Side 1
1. You Really Got Me   mono mix (2:13), recorded mid-Jul 1964 at IBC Studios, London
2. Sunny Afternoon   mono mix (3:31), recorded 13 May, 1966 at Pye Studios (No. 2), London
3. Tired Of Waiting For You   mono mix (2:30), recorded 17, 18, 24, 25 Aug 1964 at Pye Studios (No. 2), London, with additional guitar overdub at IBC Studios, London in 29 Dec 1964
4. Dedicated Follower Of Fashion   mono mix (2:59), recorded 7 Feb, 1966 at Pye Studios (No. 2), London
5. Set Me Free   mono mix (2:10), recorded 14 Apr, 1965 at Pye Studios (No. 1), London
6. Ev'rybody's Gonna Be Happy   mono mix (2:14), recorded 22 Dec, 1964 at Pye Studios (No. 2), London
7. All Day And All Of The Night   mono mix (2:20), recorded 24 Sep, 1964 at Pye Studios (No. 2), London
   
Side 2
1. Lola   mono "cherry cola" mix (4:05), recorded 9, 10 May 1970 at Morgan Studios (1), Willesden, London
2. Dead End Street   mono mix (3:20), recorded probably 22 Oct, 1966 at Pye Studios (No. 2), London
3. Waterloo Sunset   mono mix (3:14), recorded Apr 1967 at Pye Studios (No. 2), London
4. Autumn Almanac   mono mix (3:10), recorded Sep 1967 at Pye Studios (No. 2), London
5. See My Friends   mono mix (2:44), recorded 3 May, 1965 at Pye Studios (No. 1), London
6. Till The End Of The Day   mono mix (2:18), recorded 25-30 Oct, 1965 at Pye Studios (No. 2), London
7. Apeman   stereo mix (3:51), recorded 27 Oct 1970 at Morgan Studios (1), Willesden, London
   
Side 3
1. Supersonic Rocket Ship   stereo mix, original ruined version (first few bars accidentally erased by the engineer), recorded Feb 1972 at Morgan Studios, Willesden, London
2. Celluloid Heroes   mono mix, recorded May-Jun 1972 at Morgan Studios, Willesden, London
3. Moving Pictures   stereo mix, alternate (and rougher) take, recorded May 1979 at Power Station, New York
4. Better Things   stereo mix (2:44), recorded Apr 1981 at Konk Studios, Hornsey, London
5. 20th Century Man   stereo mix, shorter edit (3:52), recorded Aug-Sep 1971 at Morgan Studios, Willesden, London
6. Where Have All The Good Times Gone   live, stereo mix (2:16), recorded 6 Mar, 1979 at Lowell Memorial Auditorium, Lowell, Massachusetts
7. Don't Forget To Dance   stereo mix, shorter edit (4:10), recorded Sep 1982 (overdubs recorded Oct 1982) at Grand Slam Studios, East Orange, New Jersey (overdubs recorded at Konk Studios, Hornsey, London)
   
Side 4
1. Come Dancing   stereo mix, UK single edit (3:59), recorded Oct 1982 at Konk Studios, Hornsey, London
2. State Of Confusion   stereo mix (3:42), recorded Mar 1983 at Konk Studios, Hornsey, London
3. Good Day   stereo mix (4:35), recorded Jun 1984 at Konk Studios, Hornsey, London
4. Pressure   stereo mix, recorded Jan 1979 at Konk Studios, Hornsey, London
5. Predictable   stereo mix, recorded Apr 1981 at Konk Studios, Hornsey, London
6. Do It Again   stereo mix, shorter edit (3:58), recorded Aug-Sep 1984 at Konk Studios, Hornsey, London
7. A Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy   stereo mix (4:58), recorded Jan 1978 at Konk Studios, Hornsey, London



Related Releases:

Backtrackin' - Volume One Jun 1986 UK Starblend CD TRACK 1/1 CD
Backtrackin' - Volume Two Jun 1986 UK Starblend CD TRACK 1/2 CD


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