The Mega‐Box Set

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

Tracklist

1CD: Demos 1: Girls About Town / Beauty & Sadness / Especially for You
2CD: Demos 2: Green Thoughts / 11
3CD: Demos 3: Blow Up / A Date With the Smithereens
4CD: Demos 4: Songs and Sounds
5CD: Demos 5: God Save the Smithereens
6CD: Demos 6: “God Save” Unreleased / Babjak Demos
7CD: Demos 7: Miscellaneous
8CD: Alternate Versions 1: Girls About Town / Beauty & Sadness / Especially for You
9CD: Alternate Versions 2: Green Thoughts / 11
10CD: Alternate Versions 3: Blow Up / Songs and Sounds
#TitleRatingLength
1Top of the Pops (Blow Up rehearsals)4:46
2Top of the Pops (alternate version)4:22
3Top of the Pops (alt. fadeout end dialog)0:26
4Too Much Passion (alternate version)
recording of:
Too Much Passion
writer:
Pat DiNizio
4:19
5Tell Me When Did Things Go So Wrong (alternate version)2:19
6Get a Hold of My Heart (alternate version)
recording of:
Get a Hold of My Heart
writer:
Pat DiNizio and Diane Warren (US songwriter)
4:26
7Indigo Blues (alternate version)
recording of:
Indigo Blues
writer:
Pat DiNizio
4:51
8Now and Then (no vocals – backwards guitar)
recording of:
Now and Then
writer:
Jim Babjak
4:28
9Girl in Room 12 (no vocals)
recording of:
Girl in Room 12
writer:
Pat DiNizio
3:20
10Over and Over Again (no vocals)
recording of:
Over and Over Again
writer:
Pat DiNizio
3:16
11It’s Alright (“Popcorn Salesman” outro)
recording of:
It’s Alright
writer:
Pat DiNizio
3:47
12If You Want the Sun to Shine (no vocals)5:21
13Poor Little Pitiful One (no vocals)3:34
14Top of the Pops (“Full Moon” TV show – airdate: 7/12/91)4:56
15A World Apart (Smithereens – Crystal Sound 12/23/93)
recording of:
A World Apart
writer:
Jim Babjak, Dennis Diken (co-founded The Smithereens, WFMU radio host), Pat DiNizio and Mike Mesaros
2:53
16A World Apart (Smithereens – “Ruffs w/ Overdubs”)
recording of:
A World Apart
writer:
Jim Babjak, Dennis Diken (co-founded The Smithereens, WFMU radio host), Pat DiNizio and Mike Mesaros
2:58
17Everyday World (Smithereens – with vocals)
recording of:
Everyday World
writer:
Pat DiNizio
3:00
18Nobody but Me (“Songs and Sounds” rehearsal)
3:04
19Everyday World 1 (spoken intro – Reflection Studios 5/3)
recording of:
Everyday World
writer:
Pat DiNizio
0:55
20Everyday World 2 (Reflection Studios 5/3)
recording of:
Everyday World
writer:
Pat DiNizio
2:51
21Liza (alt. flute version – w/ Sonny Fortune)
3:01
22A World Apart (alt. version w/ The Mavericks)
recording of:
A World Apart
writer:
Jim Babjak, Dennis Diken (co-founded The Smithereens, WFMU radio host), Pat DiNizio and Mike Mesaros
3:08
11CD: Alternate Versions 4: “Date” / “God Save”
12CD: Micellaneous / Live / Joe Franklin Calls
13CD: Unreleased Tracks 1
14CD: Unreleased Tracks 2
15CD: More Live Rarities 1
16CD: More Live Rarities 2
17CD: Live Acoustic
18CD: More Live Rarities 3
19CD: “Especially for You” Live Compilation
20CD: “Green Thoughts” Live Compilation
21CD: “11” Live Compilation