40th Anniversary Boxset (10CD)

This 10 CD deluxe set includes all nine of their original albums, gathered together in one package for the first time ever: One Fing 'n' Anuvver (1975), Rockney (1977), Don't Give A Monkey's (1979, and now featuring the four extra tracks on the 7 EP included with the initial pressing), Mustn't Grumble (1981), Job Lot (1982), Well Pleased (1984), Flying (1987), That's What Happens (2013), and A Little Bit Of Us (2018). The 10th disc is a 21 track CD of rarities, many either previously unreleased or very rare. These include the previously unreleased very first two Chas & Dave recordings from May 1973, rare B-sides and demos from the One Fing 'n' Anuvver period, a previously unreleased live track recorded in a Docklands pub in 1977, the rare original versions of Gertcha and Sideboard Song, and two rare B-sides on CD for the first time (It's Only The B-side and Sunday) from 1979. The CD ends with the duo's cover of The Beatles' You Won't See Me with guest vocals from Lonnie Donegan, and the poignant When Days Were Long (But Far Too Short). The 32-page booklet contains all the credits, as well as photos and memorabilia and a 5400 word note by Alan Robinson.