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1) Hey What's Wrong With Me (Graham Nash/Allan Clarke)
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2) (Ain't That ) Just Like Me (Carroll/ Guy)
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3) Whole World Over (Graham Nash/Allan Clarke)
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The Hollies first major session was so successful that it resulted in an 'A' side (Ain't That) Just like Me and two 'B' sides. These recordings from April 1963 are with drummer Don Rathbone. By October he had been replaced by Bobby Elliott.
4) Stay (Maurice Williams)
Lorna Music Co Ltd
Bobby Elliot's first session on October 11th 1963 produced this single 'A' side and the rare 'Poison Ivy' which originally only got an Australian release on the 'The Hollies' LP in 1978.
The line-up joining Bobby on this recording, of Allan Clarke (vocals), Graham Nash (guitar & vocals), Tony Hicks (guitar & vocals) and Eric Haydock (bass) would stay the same until May 1966.
5) You Better Move On (Arthur Alexander Jnr)
EMI United Partnership
A track from the groups first album 'Stay with The Hollies' and showing their good taste with cover versions, with this Arthur Alexander soul classic.
6) Keep Off That Friend Of Mine (Tony Hicks/Bobby Elliott)
TS Music Ltd
The 'B' side to 'Just One Look'.
7) Baby That's All (Chester Mann)
TS Music/Marquis Music Co Ltd
The 'B' side to 'Here I Go Again'.
8) Don't You Know (L Ransford)
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Taken from their second album 'In The Hollies Style'.
9) Come On Back (L Ransford)
Hollies Music Ltd
The 'B' side to 'We're Through'.
10) We're Through (L Ransford) (Alternative arrangement)
Hollies Music Ltd
Their first attempt at this song, in a style Bobby Elliott has described as 'unplugged Bossa Nova'. They returned to the studio a week later to record what would become the top 10 single version. This track first appeared on 'At Abbey Road 1963-1966'.
11) She Said Yeah (Jackson/Christy) (Previously unreleased )
Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd
Very much a 60s standard, this was covered by The Rolling Stones, The Animals and Cliff Bennett amongst others. Mixed by Peter Mew at Abbey Road in March 2003.
12) Nobody (L Ransford)
Hollies Music/Marquis Music Co Ltd
The 'B' side to 'Yes I Will'.
13) So Lonely (L Ransford) (Previously unreleased)
Gralto Music/NCB
14) Bring Back Your Love To Me (L Ransford) (Previously unreleased)
Gralto Music Ltd
15) Listen Here To Me (L Ransford) (Previously unreleased)
Gralto Music Ltd
These three demo's were recorded at Bell Studios, New York in April 1965 while the band were performing a three week residency at the Paramount Theatre. No tape exists and these tracks were transferred from an acetate owned by Bobby Elliott. So Lonely was recorded again in July and used on the 'B' side of 'Look Through Any Window'. The song 'I Can't Get Nowhere With You' (issued in 1993) and said to be from these sessions was recorded at Roulette Studios, 1631 Broadway, New York on 22nd September 1965 with 'Now That You're Gone' and 'Stay Away'.
16) Honey and Wine (Gerry Goffin/Carole King)
Screen Gems-EMI Music Publishing
A Gerry Goffin & Carole King song which first appeared on the ' I'm Alive' EP in 1965 and then remained unavailable until a 1986 collection called 'Not The Hits Again'.
17) Very Last Day (Paul Stookey/Peter Yarrow)
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18) Mickey's Monkey (Brian Holland/Lamont Dozier/Eddie Holland)
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd
19) You Must Believe Me (Curtis Mayfield)
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Three tracks from the album 'The Hollies' (1965).
20) She Gives Me Everything I Want (L Ransford)
Gralto Music Ltd
A song recorded during the early sessions for the 'Would You Believe' album and then not used. This track first appeared on the 1993 US 30th Anniversary Compilation.
21) I've Got A Way Of My Own (L Ransford)
Gralto Music Ltd
The 'B' side of 'If I Needed Someone'.
22) You In My Arms (L Ransford)
Gralto Music Ltd
This track from October 1965 first appeared on the 1993 US 30th Anniversary Compilation.
23) If I Needed Someone (George Harrison)
Northern Songs Ltd
A single 'A' side.
24) Stewball (Robert Yellin/Ralph Rinzler/John Herald) (Traditional)
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25) Don't You Even Care (What's Gonna Happen To Me) (Clint Ballard Jnr)
Shapiro Bernstein & Co Ltd
26) Oriental Sadness (L Ransford)
Gralto Music Ltd
Three tracks from the album 'Would You Believe'.
27) After The Fox (Burt Bacharach/Hal David)
The Hollies with Peter Sellers
EMI United Partnership Ltd
Produced by Burt Bacharach
A Burt Bacharach and Hal David song from the film of the same name. Released as a single on United Artists; it was lost with the release of 'Bus Stop' a fortnight later. It featured the band with stand-in bass player Jack Bruce (Eric Haydock having left the band), Burt Bacharach on piano and Peter Sellers, the film's star, on additional vocals. The film also starred Victor Mature and Britt Ekland.
28) Don't Run & Hide (L Ransford)
Gralto Music Ltd
The 'B' side to 'Bus Stop' which included session bass player (and future member of Led Zeppelin) John Paul Jones.
29) Pay You Back With Interest (Allan Clarke/Tony Hicks/Graham Nash)
Gralto Music Ltd
30) It's You (Allan Clarke/Tony Hicks/Graham Nash)
Gralto Music Ltd
31) What's Wrong With The Way I Live (Allan Clarke/Tony Hicks/Graham Nash)
Gralto Music Ltd
32) Crusader (Allan Clarke/Tony Hicks/Graham Nash)
Gralto Music Ltd
Four tracks from the album 'For Certain Because' with new bass player Bernie Calvert.
33) Non Prego Per Me (Mogol/Battisti)
SIAE/Sabam Publishers Ltd/Stip Ltd
A song recorded to accompany their performance at the San Remo Song Festival in 1967 and released only in Italy as a single 'A' side before appearing again on the 1988 album 'Rarities'.
All tracks produced by Ron Richards unless stated otherwise.
Digital Remaster p1997 tracks 1-10,12,17-19, 21, 28 p1998 tracks 24-26, p1999
tracks 29-32 p2003 tracks 16,20,22,23,27 the Copyright in this sound recording
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Digital Remaster p2003 track 33-the Copyright in this sound recording is owned by Hollies Ltd under exclusive license to EMI Records Ltd.
p2003 tracks 11 & 13-15 the Copyright in this sound recording is owned by EMI Records Ltd.