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
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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)1:12
6Drown in My Own Tears (electric demo)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)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
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
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