5013929109193

Elektrafied ~ The Elektra Years 1979-1982 (4CD)

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Format: 4CD

Cat No: QCRCDBOX91

Format Details: 4CD

Release Date:  27 March 2020

Label:  Cherry Red

Packaging Type:  Clamshell

No of Units:  4

Barcode:  5013929109193

Genres:  Rock  

  • Description


    • Having created a grassroots buzz with their homemade proto-power pop classic “Black Vinyl Shoes” (currently available from Cherry Red in extended 3-CD format), Illinois band Shoes duly attracted major label interest, and they signed to Elektra in early 1979.



    • Over the next three years they released a triptych of classic pop albums – “Present Tense”, “Tongue Twister” and “Boomerang” – and a clutch of Wurlitzer-worthy seven-inch nuggets that should have catapulted them to fame, fortune and all manner of related excess.



    • Sadly, however, they never quite made the leap from critics’ darlings to Top Thirty success, and the band were obliged to settle for enduring cult status as power pop avatars.



    • But while rock-star level fame and fortune never quite came their way, Shoes do have the considerable consolation of knowing that their body of work has stood the test of time far better than many of their more commercially successful contemporaries.



    • This 4-CD anthology of the band’s recordings for Elektra, fleshed out with a swathe of pre-album demos, “lost” songs, alternative versions and live tracks dating from the same period, is a veritable smorgasbord of perfect pop from a time when Shoes were genuine contenders for rock’s glittering prizes.



    • Housed in a stylish clamshell box, Elektrafied contains a 32 page booklet that features rare photos and a new 10,000 essay on the band’s adventures during their sojourn with Elektra.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Tomorrow Night
      • 2. Too Late
      • 3. Hangin’ Around With You
      • 4. Your Very Eyes
      • 5. In My Arms Again
      • 6. Somebody Has What I Had
      • 7. Now And Then
      • 8. Every Girl
      • 9. I Don’t Miss You
      • 10. Cruel You
      • 11. Three Times: See Me/Say It/Listen
      • 12. I Don’t Wanna Hear It
      • 13. Tomorrow Night (8-Track Home Demo Version)
      • 14. Too Late (8-Track Home Demo Version)
      • 15. Hangin’ Around With You (8-Track Home Demo Version)
      • 16. Your Very Eyes (8-Track Home Demo Version)
      • 17. In My Arms Again (8-Track Home Demo Version)
      • 18. Somebody Has What I Had (8-Track Home Demo Version)
      • 19. Now And Then (8-Track Home Demo Version)
      • 20. Every Girl (8-Track Home Demo Version)
      • 21. I Don’t Miss You (8-Track Home Demo Version)
      • 22. Cruel You (8-Track Home Demo Version)
      • 23. Three Times: See Me/Say It/Listen (8-Track Home Demo Version)
      • 24. I Don’t Wanna Hear It (8-Track Home Demo Version)

      Disc 2

      • 1. Your Imagination
      • 2. Burned Out Love
      • 3. The Things You Do
      • 4. Only In My Sleep
      • 5. Karen
      • 6. She Satisfies
      • 7. Girls Of Today
      • 8. Hopin’ She’s The One
      • 9. When It Hits
      • 10. Yes Or No
      • 11. Found A Girl
      • 12. Hate To Run
      • 13. Time To Make It (8-Track Home Demo Version)
      • 14. Burned Out Love (8-Track Home Demo Version)
      • 15. The Things You Do (8-Track Home Demo Version)
      • 16. Only In My Sleep (8-Track Home Demo Version)
      • 17. Karen (8-Track Home Demo Version)
      • 18. She Satisfies (8-Track Home Demo Version)
      • 19. Girls Of Today (8-Track Home Demo Version)
      • 20. Hopin’ She’s The One (8-Track Home Demo Version)
      • 21. When It Hits (8-Track Home Demo Version)
      • 22. Yes Or No (8-Track Home Demo Version)
      • 23. Found A Girl (8-Track Home Demo Version)
      • 24. Hate To Run (8-Track Home Demo Version)

      Disc 3

      • 1. In Her Shadow
      • 2. Curiosity
      • 3. Mayday
      • 4. Too Soon
      • 5. Double Talk
      • 6. The Summer Rain
      • 7. Under The Gun
      • 8. The Tube
      • 9. What Love Means
      • 10. Bound To Be A Reason
      • 11. Shake It Away
      • 12. Tested Charms
      • 13. In Her Shadow (Demo Version 2)
      • 14. Curiosity (8-Track Home Demo Version)
      • 15. Mayday (8-Track Home Demo Version)
      • 16. Too Soon (8-Track Home Demo Version)
      • 17. Double Talk (8-Track Home Demo Version)
      • 18. The Summer Rain (8-Track Home Demo Version)
      • 19. Under The Gun (8-Track Home Demo Version)
      • 20. What Love Means (8-Track Home Demo Version)
      • 21. The Tube (8-Track Home Demo Version)
      • 22. Bound To Be A Reason (8-Track Home Demo Version)
      • 23. Shake It Away (8-Track Home Demo Version)
      • 24. Tested Charms (8-Track Home Demo Version)

      Disc 4

      • 1. Jet Set (Manor Version)
      • 2. Ever Again
      • 3. Take You Away (Demo Version 1)
      • 4. See Me (1st Demo)
      • 5. Jet Set (Demo Version 1)
      • 6. In Her Shadow (Demo Version 1)
      • 7. A Voice Inside Me (Demo Version 1)
      • 8. Take You Away (Demo Version 2)
      • 9. Karen (Acoustic Demo)
      • 10. Jet Set (Demo Version 2)
      • 11. A Voice Inside Me (Demo Version 2)
      • 12. I Wanna Give It To You
      • 13. Too Late (Live)
      • 14. Hangin’ Around With You (Live)
      • 15. Cruel You (Live)
      • 16. In My Arms Again (Live)
      • 17. She Satisfies (Live)
      • 18. Hate To Run (Live)

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