The Mega‐Box Set

~ Release by The Smithereens (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD: Demos 1: Girls About Town / Beauty & Sadness / Especially for You
2▶CD: Demos 2: Green Thoughts / 11
3▶CD: Demos 3: Blow Up / A Date With the Smithereens
4▶CD: Demos 4: Songs and Sounds
5▶CD: Demos 5: God Save the Smithereens
6▶CD: Demos 6: “God Save” Unreleased / Babjak Demos
7▼CD: Demos 7: Miscellaneous
#TitleRatingLength
1I Really Love the Things You Do (“early Chelsea Mixes”)
2:53
2Tell Me You Want Me (“early Chelsea Mixes”)
3:25
3Don’t Talk to Strangers (no vocals)
2:25
4Don’t Talk to Strangers (with vocals)
2:20
5Can It Be (Show Place demo 9/81)
2:32
6Marie’s the Name (Show Place demo 9/81)
2:23
7So How Come (Show Place demo 9/81)
2:11
8Summertime Blues/Smithereens Road Crew (Show Place 9/81)
0:56
9Poor Little Pitiful One (Blow Up demo)
recording of:
Poor Little Pitiful One
writer:
Pat DiNizio
4:27
10Like Someone in Love (“11” song demo)
recording of:
Like Someone in Love
writer:
Pat DiNizio
4:56
11Only for You (Blow Up demo)
3:22
12Here for More (demo)
2:12
13Wrong Way Turn (Chicago demo 1991 – second mix)
3:24
14Love Runs Wild (“Doll House” demo – “Keeper mix”)
demo recording of:
Love Runs Wild
writer:
Jim Babjak, Dennis Diken (co-founded The Smithereens, WFMU radio host), Pat DiNizio and Mike Mesaros
2:56
15Stop Bringing Me Down (w/ harmonica & tambourine)
recording of:
Stop Bringing Me Down
writer:
Jim Babjak, Dennis Diken (co-founded The Smithereens, WFMU radio host), Pat DiNizio and Mike Mesaros
6:11
16Keep Me Running (demos w/ drums 1993 – faster)
3:15
17I Don’t Know About You (demo w/ drums 1993)
3:15
18I Just Wanna Be You (w/ drums)
2:31
19Let’s Talk About Us (no vocals – “Ruff” 10/15/93)
cover recording of:
Let’s Talk About Us
lyricist and composer:
Otis Blackwell (American pianist, singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) (in 1959)
3:50
20Ice (Pat work tape – Quad Studios)
4:47
21Sun Goes Down (Pat work tape – Quad Studios)
4:37
22Stop Bringing Me Down (Pat work tape – Quad Studios)
recording of:
Stop Bringing Me Down
writer:
Jim Babjak, Dennis Diken (co-founded The Smithereens, WFMU radio host), Pat DiNizio and Mike Mesaros
7:27
23The Sixties Are Gone (Planet Dallas 1986 improv)
0:22
8▶CD: Alternate Versions 1: Girls About Town / Beauty & Sadness / Especially for You
9▶CD: Alternate Versions 2: Green Thoughts / 11
10▶CD: Alternate Versions 3: Blow Up / Songs and Sounds
11▶CD: Alternate Versions 4: “Date” / “God Save”
12▶CD: Micellaneous / Live / Joe Franklin Calls
13▶CD: Unreleased Tracks 1
14▶CD: Unreleased Tracks 2
15▶CD: More Live Rarities 1
16▶CD: More Live Rarities 2
17▶CD: Live Acoustic
18▶CD: More Live Rarities 3
19▶CD: “Especially for You” Live Compilation
20▶CD: “Green Thoughts” Live Compilation
21▶CD: “11” Live Compilation