Alex Harvey - The Last Of The Teenage Idols [14 CD Box Set Limited Edition] (2016) FLAC

This 14-CD / 217-track box set is the biggest career spanning / cross-label collection ever assembled to celebrate the genius of the sensational Alex Harvey.

Set in a lavish 10x10” box set and presented in a heavy duty slip case it comes complete with a 60-page hard cover book featuring a new essay by respected Scottish writer, Tim Barr, and loads of rare and previously unseen family photographs and photographs of Alex throughout his career. Of the music it contains, 21 are previously unreleased while a further 59 are appearing officially on CD for the first time.

Highlights in this treasure trove include: a first-time on CD for the debut album by Alex Harvey And His Soul Band; the first official release of the outfit’s second album; and complete remastered albums from the solo years, The Sensational Alex Harvey Band and New Band eras, all supplemented by demos, rarities, BBC recordings, B-sides and a 24-minute, spoken-word piece from Alex previously only available on the promo-only ‘Alex Harvey Talks About Everything’.

CD1
Alex Harvey And His Soul Band
01. What's Wrong With Me Baby (3:04)
02. The Liverpool Scene (2:55)
03. Going Back To Birmingham (3:05)
04. Jailhouse Rock (2:45)
Tracks 3 & 4 From The Decca Album "Everything's Alright With Isabella Bond" SLK 16333-P In 1964
05. Framed (3:20)
06. I Ain't Worrying Baby (2:58)
07. Backwater Blues (3:08)
08. Let The Good Times Roll (3:05)
09. Going Home (2:10)
10. I've Got My Mojo Working (3:51)
11. Teensville USA (3:32)
12. New Orleans (3:17)
13. Bo Diddley Is A Gun Slinger (2:27)
14. When I Grow Too Old To Rock (2:27)
15. Evil Hearted Man (3:00)
16. I Just Wanna Make Love To You (2:38)
17. The Blind Man (2:39)
18. Reeling And Rocking (3:30)
Tracks 5 to Taken From The Album "Alex Harvey And His Soul Band" Released As Polydor 831 887-1 In 1964
Alex Harvey And Leslie Harvey
19. Lord Randall (4:10)
20. Born With The Blues (2:52)
21. House Of The Rising Sun (2:55)
Tracks 19 - 21 Recorded In Hamburg 9th May 1963

CD2
Alex Harvey And His Soul Band
01. Shout (4:47)
02. Sticks And Stones (2:19)
03. Take Out Some Insurance On Me Baby (4:16)
04. Long Long Gone (2:22)
05. Penicillin Blues (3:54)
06. Shakin' All Over (2:05)
07. Outskirts Of Town (2:33)
08. Tutti Frutti (2:18)
09. My Kind Of Lovin' (2:14)
10. Parchman Farm (3:06)
11. Ten A Penny (2:29)
12. Canoe Song (2:51)
13. You Ain't No Good To Me (2:23)
14. You've Put A Spell On Me (2:55)
15. Hoochie Coochie Man (4:34)
Tracks 1 - 15 Recorded In Hamburg 2nd September 1963 And Landsdowne Studios, London 14th August 1964 For
The Abandoned 2nd Soul Band Album - Remastered From The Original Master Tapes In The Original Running Order.
16. Elevator Rock (2:11)
17. You Are My Sunshine (2:30)
18. Ain't That Just Too Bad (2:26)
19. The Little Boy That Santa Claus Forgot (3:00)

CD3
Alex Harvey
01. Trouble In Mind (3:17)
02. Honey Bee (4:10)
03. I Learned About Women (3:17)
04. Danger Zone (3:27)
05. The Riddle Song (3:11)
06. Waltzing Matilda (3:39)
07. T.B. Blues (5:21)
08. Big Rock Candy Mountain (2:13)
09. The Michigan Massacre (3:27)
10. No Peace (5:14)
11. Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out (3:04)
12. St. James Infirmary Blues (3:03)
13. Strange Fruit (2:39)
14. Kisses Sweeter Than Wine (3:27)
15. Good God Almighty (3:05)
Tracks 1 - 15 Alex Harvey - Guitar & Vocals, Leslie Harvey - Guitar. Taken From The Album "The Blues"
Released As Polydor 237 641 In 1965. Recorded At Studio Rahlstedt, Hamburg, 8th To 10th May 1964.
16. Agent 00 Soul (2:43)
17. Go Away Baby (2:25)
Tracks 16 & 17 Released As Single "A" And "B" Sides Fontana TF 610 In September 1965

CD4
Alex Harvey
01. Work Song (2:36)
02. I Can Do Without You (2:45)
Tracks 1 & 2 Recorded As Single "A" And "B" Sides Fontana TF 764 In November 1966
03. The Sunday Song (2:27)
04. Horizons (2:41)
Tracks 3 & 4 Recorded As Single "A" And "B" Sides Decca F12640 In July 1967
05. Maybe Some Day (2:49)
06. Curtains For My Baby (3:16)
Tracks 5 & 6 Recorded As Single "A" And "B" Sides Decca F12660 In September 1967
07. Midnight Moses (3:29)
08. Hello L.A. Bye Bye Birmingham (2:30)
09. Broken Hearted Fairytale (3:42)
10. Donna (2:21)
11. Roman Wall Blues (2:50)
12. Jumpin' Jack Flash (3:14)
13. Hammer Song (3:13)
14. Let My Bluebird Sing (3:42)
15. Maxine (4:40)
16. Down At Bart's Place (4:21)
17. Candy (2:58)
Tracks 7 - 17 From The Alex Harvey Album "Roman Wall Blues" Released As Fontana 886 983TY-STL 5534 In 1969
18. Harp (5:22)
Track 18 Demo Version -
Alex Added Music To His Poem By Czech Writer Miroslav Holub From Translation By Ian And Jarmila Milner

CD5
Hair Pit Band
01. Hair (2:48)
02. Royal International Love-In (2:20)
03. Bond Street Baby (2:15)
04. Birthday (2:29)
Tracks 1 - 4 Taken From The Album "Hair Rave-Up" (Live From The Shaftsbury Theatre, London) Released As
Pye Records NSPL 18314 In 1969
Rock Workshop
05. Ice Cold (2:58)
06. You To lose (6:42)
07. Hole In Her Stocking (4:10)
08. Wade In The Water (3:46)
09. Born In The City (3:02)
Tracks 5 - 9 Taken From The Album "Rock Workshop" Released As CBS Records S 64075 In 1970 Featuring
Alex Harvey On Vocals. Recorded At De Lane-lea Sound Studios On The 4th And 5th April 1970
10. The Joker Is Wild (2:14)
11. Penicillin Blues (4:48)
12. I Just Want To Make Love To You (3:22)
13. I'm Just A Man (3:25)
14. He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother (5:01)
15. Sillhouette And Shadow (2:08)
16. Hare Krishna-Willie The Pimp - Medley (12:23)
17. Flying Saucer's Daughter (4:47)
Tracks 10 - 17 Taken From The Album "The Joker Is Wild" Released In Germany As Metronome MLP 15429
In 1972. Recorded At Regent Sound Studios, London.

CD6
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
01. Framed (4:58)
02. Hammer Song (4:08)
03. Midnight Moses (4:26)
04. Isobel Goudie (7:31)
05. Buff's Bar Blues (3:07)
06. I Just Want To Make Love To You (6:41)
07. Hole In Her Stocking (4:42)
08. There's No Lights On The Christmas Tree Mother, They're Burning Big Louie Tonight (3:47)
09. St. Anthony (4:47)
Tracks 1 - 9 Taken From The Album "Framed" Released As Vertigo 6360 081 In 1972
10. Harp (4:12)
11. Midnight Moses (4:39)
12. St. Anthony (6:24)
13. Framed (6:41)
14. There's No Lights On The Christmas Tree Mother, They're Burning Big Louie Tonight (3:54)
15. Hole In Her Stocking (5:42)
Tracks 11 - 15 Were Recorded Live For The BBC Radio 1 In Concert Programe,
At The Paris Theatre, London, 2nd November 1972

CD7
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
01. Swampsnake (4:57)
02. Gang Bang (4:47)
03. The Faith Healer (7:12)
04. Giddy Up A Ding Dong (3:17)
05. Next (4:04)
06. Vambo Marble Eye (4:25)
07. The Last Of The Teenage Idols - Parts 1-2-3 (7:13)
Tracks 1 - 7 Taken From The Album "Next" Released As Vertigo 6360 103 In 1973
08. The Faith Healer (6:25)
09. Midnight Moses (4:35)
10. Gang Bang (4:56)
11. The Last Of The Teenage Idols (8:20)
12. Giddy Up A Ding Dong (3:27)
Tracks 8 - 12 Were Recorded Live For The BBC Radio 1 In Concert Program,
At The Paris Theatre, London, 2nd October 1973
13. Next (4:01)
14. The Faith Healer (3:18)
Tracks 13 & 14 Were Recorded Live For The BBC's The Old Grey Whistle Test,
TV Programe 20th December 1973

CD8
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
01. The Hot City Symphony Part 1 - Vambo (5:04)
02. The Hot City Symphony Part 2 - The Man In The Jar (8:14)
03. River Of Love (3:12)
04. Long Hair Music (4:39)
05. Hey (0:39)
06. Sergeant Fury (3:30)
07. Weights Made Of Lead (2:41)
08. Money Honey - The Impossible Dream (2:10)
09. Tomahawk Kid (4:36)
10. Anthem (7:46)
Tracks 1 - 10 Taken From The Album "The Impossible Dream" Released As Vertigo 6360 112 In 1974
11. The Faith Healer (6:41)
12. Giddy Up A Ding Dong (4:36)
Tracks 11 & 12 Were Recorded Live At The Ragnarock Festival, Oslo, Norway 1974
13. Alex Harvey Talks About Everything (24:41)
Track 13 Taken From The Promotional Viny Discs That Were Sent Out To Radio Stations In The US

CD9
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
01. Action Strasse (3:18)
02. Snake Bite (3:59)
03. Soul In Chains (3:55)
04. The Tale of The Giant Stone Eater (7:20)
05. Ribs And Balls (1:54)
06. Give My Compliments To the Chef (5:34)
07. Sharks Teeth (4:55)
08. Shake That Thing (4:07)
09. Tomorrow Belongs To Me (3:48)
10. To be Continued (0:58)
Tracks 1 - 10 Taken From The Album "Tomorrow Belongs To Me" Released As Vertigo 9102 003 In 1975
11. Give My Compliments To the Chef (6:09)
Track 11 Recorded Live For The BBC's "The Old Grey Whistle Test" TV Programe, 30th May 1975
12. Action Strasse (5:11)
13. Soul In Chains (7:04)
14. The Tale Of The Giant Stone Eater (9:01)
Tracks 12 - 13 Out-Takes Recorded At The Hammersmith Odeon, 24th May 1975

CD10
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
01. Fanfare (Justly, Skillfully, Magnanimously) (1:25)
02. The Faith Healer (6:51)
03. Tomahawk Kid (5:50)
04. Vambo (9:29)
05. Give My Complimants To The Chef (6:37)
06. Delilah (5:17)
07. Framed (11:09)
Taken From The Album "Live" Released As Vertigo 6360 122 In 1975, Recorded At The Hammersmith Odeon, 24th May 1975
08. Sergeant Fury (4:10)
09. Gang Bang (5:52)
10. Midnight Moses (4:34)
11. Tomorrow Belongs To Me (6:19)
Tracks 8 - 11 Out-Takes Recorded At The Hammersmith Odeon, 24th May 1975
12. Delilah (5:03)
Track 12 Recorded Live For The BBC's "The Old Grey Whistle Test" TV Programe, 30th May 1975

CD11
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
01. I Wanna Have You Back (2:40)
02. Jungle Jenny (4:01)
03. Runaway (2:47)
04. Love Story (5:03)
05. School's Out (4:54)
06. Goodnight Irene (4:34)
07. Say You're Mine (Every Cowboy Song) (3:22)
08. Gamblin' Bar Room Blues (4:07)
09. Crazy Horses (2:53)
10. Cheek To Cheek (3:31)
Tracks 1 - 10 Taken From The Album "The Penthouse Tapes" Released As Vertigo 9102 007 In 1976
11. Tomahawk Kid (5:50)
12. Isobel Goudie (9:35)
13. Dance To Your Daddy (10:40)
14. Framed (7:33)
15. The Boston Tea Party (7:46)
Tracks 11 - 15 Recorded Live At The De Montford Hall In Leicester In 1976

CD12
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
01. Dance To Your Daddy (5:46)
02. Amos Moses (5:18)
03. Jungle Rub Out (4:28)
04. Sirocco (6:52)
05. Boston Tea Party (4:37)
06. Sultan's Choice (4:07)
07. $25 For A Message (3:19)
08. Dogs Of War (6:14)
Tracks 1 - 8 Taken From The Album "SAHB Stories" Released As Vertigo - Mountain Records 6370 417 - TOPS 112 In 1976
09. Satchel And The Scalp Hunter (3:20)
10. Boston Tea Party (3:48)
11. Amos Moses (5:31)

CD13
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
01. Rock Drill (6:26)
02. The Dolphins (6:11)
03. Rock & Rool (3:41)
04. King Kong (3:17)
05. Booids (1:39)
06. Who Murdered Sex? (5:18)
07. Nightmare City (3:50)
08. Water Beastie (4:52)
09. Mrs. Blackhouse (3:38)
Bonus tracks
10. No Complaints Department (5:03)
11. Engine Room Boogie (6:55)
Alex Harvey With QUAD
12. King Kong (3:42)
13. Midnight Moses (4:10)
14. Rock & Rool (5:56)
Tracks 12 - 14 Recorded In Session For The BBC Radio One "Alan Freeman Rock Show" 6th March 1978

CD14
Alex Harvey
01. Introduction (0:41)
02. Mrs. Grant Of Invermorriston (2:27)
03. Billy Kennedy (1:40)
04. I Love Monsters Too (0:40)
Tracks 1 - 4 Taken From The Album "Alex Harvey Presents The Loch Ness Monster" Released As K-Tel NE984 In 1977
Introduction Is Narrated By Richard O' Brian, Track 2 And 3 Are Spoken Word.
Alex Harvey - The New Band
05. Back In The Depot (6:30)
06. The Mafia Stole My Guitar (5:11)
07. Shakin' All Over (4:49)
08. The Whalers (Thar She Blows) (7:05)
09. Just A Gigolo - I Ain't Got Nobody (5:19)
Tracks 5 - 9 Taken From The Album "The Mafia Stole My Guitar" Released As RCA Victor PL 25257 In 1979
10. Wake Up Davis (Sing The Oil Man Boogie) (3:14)
11. Big Tree (Small Axe) (3:44)
Alex Harvey
12. Mitzi (4:05)
13. Snowshoe Thompson (3:13)
14. Roman Wall Blues (5:21)
15. The Poet And I (4:14)
16. Carry The Water (4:19)
Tracks 12 - 16 Taken From The Album "The Soldier On The Wall" Released As Power Station Records AMP 2 In 1983
17. Billy Bolero (5:44)

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