Release Date: 05 July 2024
Label: Grapefruit / Cherry Red
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 2
Barcode: 5013929186026
Description
• A full anthology of Gerry Rafferty's early years is available under one roof.
• With all tracks taken from the master-tapes.
• Featuring every album track, stray B-side and remixed single, plus a cache of previously- unreleased songs and alternative versions (including two early versions of 'Who Cares', a song that would later turn up in substantially different format on the second Stealers Wheel LP).
• With a host of hitherto-unheard songs and performances, the first-ever complete re- issue of 'Can I Have My Money Back?' (previous attempts have substituted an unauthorised overdubbed 'Mary Skeffington' in place of the original, far superior album version).
• A digipack release, with a 20-page booklet featuring numerous photos, obscure European picture sleeves and a definitive 5000 word note on Gerry's early years.
Whether recording as a solo performer, a member of Stealers Wheel or as one-half of The Humblebums (the other half, of course, being Billy Connolly), the late Gerry Rafferty was always a master craftsman, leaving behind a dazzling portfolio of songs headed by huge hits 'Stuck In The Middle With You' and the equally timeless 'Baker Street'.
Although early success eluded him, it was during his time with the nominally folk-oriented Transatlantic label that Gerry learnt his craft, sharing space with Connolly on two Humblebums albums before the superb 1971 solo set 'Can I Have My Money Back?'.
Tracklisting
Holocaust
Various Artists
Various Artists
Various Artists
Various Artists
Uriah Heep
Strawbs
Praying Mantis
Various Artists
Gerry Rafferty
Gerry Rafferty
