The Mega‐Box Set

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

Tracklist

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1▼CD: Demos 1: Girls About Town / Beauty & Sadness / Especially for You
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1Girls About Town (early demo – “Pat, Brian, Kenny & Sylvia”)
recording of:
Girls About Town
writer:
Pat DiNizio
2:47
2Girls About Town (different guitar solo)
recording of:
Girls About Town
writer:
Pat DiNizio
2:54
3Girl Don’t Tell Me (rehearsal?)
cover recording of:
Girl Don’t Tell Me
lyricist and composer:
Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
publisher:
Irving Music (BMI)
2:21
4Girls Are Like That (Pat and Dennis)
recording of:
Girls Are Like That
writer:
Pat DiNizio
1:51
5Much Too Much (Pat on Drums)
recording of:
Much Too Much
writer:
Dennis Diken (co-founded The Smithereens, WFMU radio host) and Pat DiNizio
3:05
6Tracey’s World (Beauty and Sadness sessions)
recording of:
Tracey’s World
writer:
Pat DiNizio
3:50
7Much Too Much (Beauty and Sadness sessions)
recording of:
Much Too Much
writer:
Dennis Diken (co-founded The Smithereens, WFMU radio host) and Pat DiNizio
2:06
8Some Other Guy (faster version)
cover recording of:
Some Other Guy
writer:
Pat DiNizio
2:32
9Beauty and Sadness (Beauty and Sadness sessions)
recording of:
Beauty and Sadness
writer:
Pat DiNizio
3:07
10Much Too Much (Show Place demos 9/81)
recording of:
Much Too Much
writer:
Dennis Diken (co-founded The Smithereens, WFMU radio host) and Pat DiNizio
2:25
11I Don’t Want to Lose You (early demo – “Pat, Brian, Kenny & Sylvia”)
demo recording of:
I Don’t Want to Lose You
lyricist and composer:
Pat DiNizio
3:07
12Blood and Roses (music only – basement demo)
demo recording of:
Blood and Roses
lyricist and composer:
Pat DiNizio
3:33
13Cigarette (basement demo)
demo recording of:
Cigarette
lyricist and composer:
Pat DiNizio
2:58
14Listen to Me Girl
demo recording of:
Listen to Me Girl
lyricist and composer:
Pat DiNizio
2:21
15Strangers When We Meet (Alan Betrock demo 1984)
demo recording of:
Strangers When We Meet (in 1984)
lyricist and composer:
Pat DiNizio
4:06
16I Don’t Want to Lose You (Alan Betrock demo 1984)
demo recording of:
I Don’t Want to Lose You (in 1984)
lyricist and composer:
Pat DiNizio
3:29
17Time and Time Again (Alan Betrock demo 1984)
demo recording of:
Time and Time Again (in 1984)
lyricist and composer:
Pat DiNizio
3:00
18Listen to Me Girl (Alan Betrock demo 1984)
demo recording of:
Listen to Me Girl (in 1984)
lyricist and composer:
Pat DiNizio
2:50
19Strangers When We Meet
demo recording of:
Strangers When We Meet
lyricist and composer:
Pat DiNizio
3:04
20Listen to Me Girl (Planet Dallas 1986)
recording of:
Listen to Me Girl (in 1986)
lyricist and composer:
Pat DiNizio
2:36
21Groovy Tuesday (Planet Dallas 1986)
recorded at:
Planet Dallas in Dallas, Texas, United States (in 1986)
demo recording of:
Groovy Tuesday (in 1986)
writer:
Pat DiNizio, Steve Forbert and Marc Jonson (US rock singer, songwriter & guitarist)
2:50
22Cigarette (Planet Dallas)
demo recording of:
Cigarette (in 1986)
lyricist and composer:
Pat DiNizio
recording of:
Cigarette
lyricist and composer:
Pat DiNizio
2:49
23I Don’t Want to Lose You (Beauty and Sadness sessions tape)
recording of:
I Don’t Want to Lose You
lyricist and composer:
Pat DiNizio
2:51
24Time and Time Again (early Chelsea mix)
recording of:
Time and Time Again
lyricist and composer:
Pat DiNizio
2:31
25Behind the Wall of Sleep (Show Place demos)
demo recording of:
Behind the Wall of Sleep
lyricist and composer:
Pat DiNizio
3:27
26Blood and Roses (Planet Dallas 1986)
recorded at:
Planet Dallas in Dallas, Texas, United States (in 1986)
recording of:
Blood and Roses (in 1986)
lyricist and composer:
Pat DiNizio
2:33
27Crazy Mixed Up Kid (Show Place demos)
demo recording of:
Crazy Mixed-Up Kid
lyricist and composer:
Pat DiNizio
2:14
2▼CD: Demos 2: Green Thoughts / 11
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1Only a Memory (Pat song idea 9/87)
recording of:
Only a Memory (in 1987-09)
lyricist and composer:
Pat DiNizio
publisher:
Famous Monsters Music (publisher) (in 1988)
0:40
2Only a Memory (early acoustic w/ drum machine)
recording of:
Only a Memory
lyricist and composer:
Pat DiNizio
publisher:
Famous Monsters Music (publisher) (in 1988)
3:21
3Only a Memory (early acoustic and vocals)
recording of:
Only a Memory
lyricist and composer:
Pat DiNizio
publisher:
Famous Monsters Music (publisher) (in 1988)
1:32
4Only a Memory (take 1 – electric demo / remixed by Pat 2/12/03)
recording of:
Only a Memory
lyricist and composer:
Pat DiNizio
publisher:
Famous Monsters Music (publisher) (in 1988)
4:28
5Drown in My Own Tears (Pat song idea 9/87)
recording of:
Drown in My Own Tears
writer:
Pat DiNizio
1:12
6Drown in My Own Tears (electric demo)
recording of:
Drown in My Own Tears
writer:
Pat DiNizio
3:29
7Elaine (Show Place demo)
recording of:
Elaine
lyricist and composer:
Pat DiNizio
2:19
8Elaine (countryish demo)
recording of:
Elaine
lyricist and composer:
Pat DiNizio
2:26
9The World We Know (electric demo – no vocals)
recording of:
The World We Know
lyricist and composer:
Pat DiNizio
2:49
10Especially for You (electric demo)
recording of:
Especially for You
writer:
Jim Babjak and Pat DiNizio
3:04
11Only a Memory (acoustic – Record Plant 11/19/87)
recording of:
Only a Memory (on 1987-11-19)
lyricist and composer:
Pat DiNizio
publisher:
Famous Monsters Music (publisher) (in 1988)
3:16
12House We Used to Live In (acoustic – Record Plant)
recording of:
House We Used to Live In
lyricist and composer:
Pat DiNizio
1:16
13Something New (acoustic – Record Plant)
recording of:
Something New
lyricist and composer:
Pat DiNizio
1:35
14The World We Know (Pat song idea circa 1987)
recording of:
The World We Know
lyricist and composer:
Pat DiNizio
0:40
15Drown in My Own Tears (acoustic – Record Plant)
recording of:
Drown in My Own Tears
writer:
Pat DiNizio
3:04
16Elaine (acoustic – Record Plant)
recording of:
Elaine
lyricist and composer:
Pat DiNizio
2:40
17Spellbound (acoustic – Record Plant)
recording of:
Spellbound
lyricist and composer:
Pat DiNizio
2:05
18If the Sun Doesn’t Shine (acoustic – Record Plant)
recording of:
If the Sun Doesn’t Shine
lyricist and composer:
Pat DiNizio
3:24
19Green Thoughts (acoustic song idea snippet)
recording of:
Green Thoughts
lyricist and composer:
Pat DiNizio
0:34
20A Girl Like You
recording of:
A Girl Like You
lyricist and composer:
Pat DiNizio
4:37
21Blues Before and After
recording of:
Blues Before and After
lyricist and composer:
Pat DiNizio
3:29
22Blue Period (with cello – Pat double‐tracked vocals)
recording of:
Blue Period
lyricist and composer:
Pat DiNizio
3:03
23Baby Be Good (acoustic demo)
recording of:
Baby Be Good
lyricist and composer:
Pat DiNizio
3:01
24Room Without a View
recording of:
Room Without a View
lyricist and composer:
Pat DiNizio
4:20
25Yesterday Girl (acoustic – no vocals)
recording of:
Yesterday Girl
lyricist and composer:
Pat DiNizio
2:07
26Yesterday Girl
demo recording of:
Yesterday Girl
lyricist and composer:
Pat DiNizio
2:07
27William Wilson
recording of:
William Wilson
lyricist and composer:
Pat DiNizio
3:30
28Maria Elena (acoustic demo)
recording of:
Maria Elena
lyricist and composer:
Pat DiNizio
2:43
29Maria Elena (drum box demo)
recording of:
Maria Elena
lyricist and composer:
Pat DiNizio
2:59
30Kiss Your Tears Away
recording of:
Kiss Your Tears Away
lyricist and composer:
Pat DiNizio
3:10
3▼CD: Demos 3: Blow Up / A Date With the Smithereens
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1Top of the Pops (industrial drums intro)
recording of:
Top of the Pops
writer:
Pat DiNizio
publisher:
Music & Media International
The Smithereens3:33
2Too Much Passion (fast version)
recording of:
Too Much Passion
writer:
Pat DiNizio
The Smithereens3:56
3Tell Me When Did Things Go So Wrong
recording of:
Tell Me When Did Things Go So Wrong
writer:
Pat DiNizio
The Smithereens2:41
4Evening Dress
recording of:
Evening Dress
writer:
Pat DiNizio
The Smithereens3:38
5Indigo Blues
recording of:
Indigo Blues
writer:
Pat DiNizio
The Smithereens3:54
6Girl in Room 12 (industrial drums intro)
recording of:
Girl in Room 12
writer:
Pat DiNizio
The Smithereens3:47
7Anywhere You Are
demo recording of:
Anywhere You Are
writer:
Pat DiNizio
The Smithereens3:27
8Over and Over Again
recording of:
Over and Over Again
writer:
Pat DiNizio
The Smithereens3:05
9It’s Alright
recording of:
It’s Alright
writer:
Pat DiNizio
The Smithereens4:09
10If You Want the Sun to Shine
recording of:
If You Want the Sun to Shine
writer:
Pat DiNizio and Julian Lennon
The Smithereens with Julian Lennon5:48
11Too Much Passion (different melody and lyrics)
recording of:
Too Much Passion
writer:
Pat DiNizio
The Smithereens3:29
12Girl in Room 12 (different demo version)
recording of:
Girl in Room 12
writer:
Pat DiNizio
The Smithereens1:56
13War for My Mind (with vocals – NY demos – Quad Studios?)
recording of:
War for My Mind
writer:
Pat DiNizio
The Smithereens5:25
14Everything I Have Is Blue (Smithereens band demo)
recording of:
Everything I Have Is Blue
writer:
Pat DiNizio
The Smithereens4:19
15Miles From Nowhere (longer band demo with different lyrics)
recording of:
Miles From Nowhere
writer:
Pat DiNizio
The Smithereens4:57
16Afternoon Tea (with vocals)
recording of:
Afternoon Tea
writer:
Pat DiNizio
The Smithereens4:38
17Gotti (longer version)
recording of:
Gotti
writer:
Pat DiNizio
The Smithereens5:33
18Sick of Seattle (“Doll House Demos”)
recording of:
Sick of Seattle
writer:
Pat DiNizio
The Smithereens2:52
19Life Is So Beautiful (with extra – different chorus)
recording of:
Life Is So Beautiful
writer:
Pat DiNizio
The Smithereens4:00
20Miles From Nowhere (Jokey Sinatra reference version)
recording of:
Miles From Nowhere
writer:
Pat DiNizio
The Smithereens3:36
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
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