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Hard Luck Stories (1972 To 1982)(8CD)

Richard & Linda Thompson

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Item Details

Genre
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Rock & Pop
Catalogue Number
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7768997
Number of Discs
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8
Label
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Umc
Release Country
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Europe
Format
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CD
Other
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Import

Product Description

Eight CDs. A comprehensive box set that covers the couples entire career and is a must-have for fans of Richard and Linda Thompson as well as a definitive introduction to a body of work which resonates and is still revered today. This set featuring all 6 studio albums remastered from the original tapes, with a host of previously unreleased recordings including outtakes, demos and rarities along with live concerts from 1975 and 1977. This first ever comprehensive career retrospective was personally curated by Richard and Linda Thompson. Contains 113 songs (30 of which are previously unreleased). 72 page hard cover book featuring 2 brand new essays plus rare and previously unseen photographs. Alongside the 3 classic Island Records releases, the box includes the long out of print albums, First Light and Sunnyvista and their final LP, Shoot Out The Lights.

Track List   

Disc   1

CD1: SOMETIME IT HAPPENS - THE EARLY YEARS

  • 01． Sweet Little Rock and Roller - The Bunch - Alt version ( 3:48 ) Previously Unreleased
  • 02． The Locomotion - The Bunch from Rock On ( 3:02 )
  • 03． My Girl In The Month of May - The Bunch from Rock On ( 2:13 )
  • 04． When Will I Be Loved - duet with Sandy Denny ( 3:17 )
  • 05． Amazon Queen ( 3:58 ) - Previously Unreleased
  • 06． Shaky Nancy from Henry The Human Fly ( 3:28 )
  • 07． The Angels Took My Racehorse Away from Henry The Human Fly ( 4:02 )
  • 08． Embroidered Butterflies from Brian Patten’s ‘Vanishing Trick’ ( 3:17 )
  • 09． After Frost from Brian Patten’s “Vanishing Trick” ( 1;57 )
  • 10． Sometimes It Happens - Demo - from ‘Dreams Fly Away’ ( 2:06 )
  • 11． Restless Boy - Demo - from ‘Give Me A Sad Song’ ( 4:17 )
  • 12． The World Is A Beautiful Place from ‘ Give Me A Sad Song’ ( 3:30 )
  • 13． Shady Lies - Live at London University College, 25/10/1972 ( 2:23 )
  • 14． Napoleon's Dream - Live at London University College, 25/10/1972 ( 2:02 )

Disc   2

CD2: I WANT TO SEE THE BRIGHT LIGHTS TONIGHT - EXPANDED

  • 01． When I Get To The Border ( 3:26 )
  • 02． The Calvary Cross ( 3:52 )
  • 03． Withered and Died ( 3:25 )
  • 04． I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight ( 3:08 )
  • 05． Down Where The Drunkards Roll ( 4:06 )
  • 06． We Sing Hallelujah ( 2:51 )
  • 07． Has He Got A Friend For Me ? ( 3:33 )
  • 08． The Little Beggar Girl ( 3:25 )
  • 09． The End Of The Rainbow ( 3:56 )
  • 10． The Great Valerio ( 5:23 )
  • 11． Mother and Son ( 2:21 ) - Previously Unreleased
  • 12． Down Where The Drunkards Roll - Take 1 ( 4:04 ) - Previously Unreleased
  • 13． The End Of The Rainbow - Linda Thompson vocal version ( 3:57 ) - Previously Unreleased
  • 14． A Heart Needs A Home - Demo version ( 3:58 ) - Previously Unreleased
  • 15． The Great Valerio from Live at the Rainbow 16/03/1975 ( 5:16 )

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