Thursday, March 10, 2016

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Artist:  Them
Origin:  Belfast Northern, Ireland
Genre:  Rock, Blues Rock, Garage Rock, Rhythm & Blues, Psychedelic Rock, Hard Rock, Rock & Roll, British Invasion, British Blues

Original line-up:

Van Morrison:  Lead Vocals, Saxophone, Harmonica
Alan Henderson:  Bass
Billy Harrison:  Guitar
Eric Wrixon:  Keyboards
Ronnie Milling:  Drums

Them were a Northern Irish Band from Belfast, formed in 1964, by Van Morrion (Lead Vocals, Saxophone), Alan Henderson (Bass), Billy Harrison (Guitar), Eric Wrixon (Keyboards) and Ronnie Milling (Drums).  They started as the Garage Rock Band, and their well-known single hit "Gloria", the second hit "Baby, Please Don't Go" in 1965 (UK No. 10) and "Here Comes The Night" (UK No. 2 and Ireland No. 2).  The group had considerable influence on other bands, such as The Doors.














Title:  The Complete Them 1964-1967 (Box Set 3 CD) (2015)
Genre:  Rock, Blues Rock, Garage Rock, Rhythm & Blues, Psychedelic Rock, Hard Rock, Rock & Roll, British Invasion, British Blues
Label:  Sony Music/Legacy
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

Disc 1:  1964-1965

 1.  Don't Start Cryin' Now  (2:05)
 2.  One Two Brown Eyes  (2:44)
 3.  Baby Please Don't Go  (2:44)
 4.  Gloria (Mono Version)  (2:40)
 5.  Philosophy  (2:37)
 6.  Here Come The Night  (2:47)
 7.  All For Myself  (2:50)
 8.  One More Time (UK Single Mono Mix)  (2:50)
 9.  How Long Baby  (3:39)
10. Mystic Eyes (Mono Version)  (2:46)
11. If You And I Could Be As Two (Mono Version) (2:57)
12. Little Girl (Short Version Mono)  (2:28)
13. Just A Little Bit  (2:24)
14. I Gave My Love A Diamond (Version 1 Mono)  (2:52)
15. You Just Can't Win  (2:25)
16. Go On Home Baby (Mono Version) (2:41)
17. Don't Look Back (Mono Version) (3:25)
18. I Like It Like That (Mono Version)  (3:21)
19. I'm Gonna Dress In Black (Version 2 Mono) (3:37)
20. Bright Lights, Big City  (2:35)
21. My Little Baby (Mono Version)  (2:13)
22. (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66 (Mono Version)  (2:27)
23. (It Won't Hurt) Half As Much (Mono Version) (3:11)

Disc 2:  1966-1967

 1.  Could You Would You  (3:11)
 2.  Something You Got  (2:34)
 3.  Call My Name  (2:21)
 4.  Turn On Your Love Light  (2:22)
 5.  I Put A Spell On You  (2:39)
 6.  I Can't Only Give You Everything  (2:42)
 7.  My Lonely Sad Eyes  (2:31)
 8.  I Got A Woman  (3:15)
 9.  Out Of Sight (2:23)
10. It's All Over Now, Baby Blue (3:50)
11. Bad Or Good  (2:08)
12. Hello Josephine  (2:07)
13. Don't You Know  (2:26)
14. Hey Girl  (3:02)
15. Bring 'Em On In  (3:45)
16. Richard Cory  (2:47)
17. Friday's Child  (3:47)
18. The Story Of Them, Pt. 1  (3:53)
19. The Story Of Them, Pt. 2  (3:42)
20. Baby What You Want Me To Do  (3:28)
21. Stormy Monday Blues (Mono) (2:43)
22. Times Gettin' Tougher Than Tough (Mono) (2:14)

Disc 3:  Demos, Sessions & Rarities 1964-1967

 1.  Don't Start Crying Now (Demo)  (1:36)
 2.  Gloria  (Demo)  (3:03)
 3.  One Two Brown Eyes  (Demo)  (2:40)
 4.  Stormy Monday Blues  (Demo)  (5:12)
 5.  Turn On Your Love Light (Alternate Version) (4:46)
 6.  Baby Please Don't Go (Take 4)  (2:41)
 7.  Here Comes The Night (Take 2)  (3:01)
 8.  Gloria (Live On BBC's "Saturday Club" March 1965) (2:52)
 9.  All For Myself (Live On BBC's "Saturday Club" March 1965) (3:08)
10. Here Comes The Night (Live On BBC's "Saturday Club"March  1965) (2:48)
11. Little Girl (Version One)  (2:49)
12. Go On Home Baby (Take 4)  (2:37)
13. I Gave My Love A Diamond (Take 8)  (3:08)
14. (It Won't Hurt) Half As Much (Take 2)  (3:11)
15. My Little Baby (Take 1)  (2:17)
16. How Long Baby (Take 1)  (3:38)
17. One More Time (Take 14)  (2:53)
18. Gloria ((Live On BBC's "Saturday Club" June1965) (2:39)
19. Here Comes The Night (Live On BBC's "Saturday Club" June1965) (2:53)
20. One More Time (Live On BBC's "Saturday Club" June1965) (2:54)
21. Call My Name (Single Version)  (2:23)
22. Bring 'Em On In (Single Version) (3:17)
23. Mighty Like A Rose  (4:00)
24. Richard Cory (Alternate Version)  (3:50)

The Complete Them 1964-1967 is the compilation Box Set by Them, was released on December 4, 2015 by Sony Music/Legacy.  Definitive 3 CD Set of Them and Van Morrison's first recordings 69 Tracks, includes all tracks recorded for The Angry Youg Them and Them Again, plus Singles, Demos, Live Sessions, and Alternate Takes and many previously unreleased.



























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