[2020-07-24] Andrew Gold "Lonely Boy: The Asylum Years Anthology" 6CD/1DVD box set (Esoteric UK)

Linda · **Posted:** Tue Aug 18, 2020 2:00 pm

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Esoteric Recordings are pleased to announce the release of LONELY BOY – THE ASYLUM YEARS ANTHOLOGY, a newly re-mastered seven disc boxed set featuring all of the solo albums released by legendary singer – songwriter ANDREW GOLD on the Asylum label between 1975 and 1980. One of the finest musicians and songwriters to emerge from the Los Angeles music scene in the mid-1970s, Andrew Gold had already established a reputation as an arranger and key member of Linda Ronstadt’s band before breaking out as a solo artist with his self-titled debut album in 1975. His song ENDLESS FLIGHT was covered by British singer Leo Sayer on his album of the same name the following year.

The classic album WHAT’S WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE followed in 1976 and spawned the huge hit LONELY BOY and broke Andrew internationally. His third album ALL THIS AND HEAVEN TOO would produce three international hit singles in THANK YOU FOR BEING A FRIEND, NEVER LET HER SLIP AWAY and HOW CAN THIS BE LOVE and was another acclaimed work. The 1980 album WHIRLWIND was Andrew’s final album for Asylum. More muscular in nature, it featured the excellent KISS THIS ONE GOODBYE.

Andrew Gold’s recorded legacy is now celebrated with this boxed set featuring 73 tracks on six CDs, including the albums ANDREW GOLD, WHAT’S WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE, ALL THIS AND HEAVEN TOO & WHIRLWIND; all newly re-mastered from the original Asylum Records master tapes, along with a disc of out-takes and rarities from the album sessions and a CD comprising 18 live tracks (17 previously unreleased) drawn from a concert at the Universal Amphitheater in Los Angeles in 1977 and a BBC TV concert recorded in London in November 1976 for the classic series THE OLD GREY WHISTLE TEST. It also includes an additional 80 minute DVD (NTSC – Region Free) featuring six promotional videos, the complete BBC Old Grey Whistle Test concert recorded in November 1976 and broadcast in March 1977 & a special Andrew Gold feature from the show first broadcast in 1978 – all of which are previously unreleased. The set also includes a lavishly illustrated booklet and a poster.

LONELY BOY is a fitting tribute to Andrew Gold, a much missed master of his craft.

[tracklisting][CD1: Andrew Gold (1975)]
1. That’s Why I Love You
2. Heartaches In Heartaches
3. Love Hurts
4. A Note From You
5. Resting In Your Arms
6. I’m A Gambler
7. Endless Flight
8. Hang My Picture Straight
9. Ten Years Behind Me
10. I’m Coming Home
Bonus Track:
11. Hang My Picture Straight (Live At Santa Monica Civic 1975)

[CD2: What’s Wrong With This Picture (1976)]
1. I Hope You Feel Good
2. Passing Thing
3. Do Wah Diddy
4. Learning The Game
5. Angel Woman
6. Must Be Crazy
7. Lonely Boy
8. Firefly
9. Stay
10. Go Back Home Again
11. One Of Them Is Me

[CD3: All This And Heaven Too (1978)]
1. How Can This Be Love?
2. Oh Urania (Take Me Away)
3. Still You Linger On
4. Never Let Her Slip Away
5. Always For You
6. Thank You For Being A Friend
7. Looking For My Love
8. Genevieve
9. I’m On My Way
10. You’re Free
Bonus Track:
11. Endless Flight (Live At The Gator Bowl, Jacksonville, Florida 1978)

[CD4: Whirlwind (1980)]
1. Kiss This One Goodbye
2. Whirlwind
3. Sooner Or Later
4. Leave Her Alone
5. Little Company
6. Brand New Face
7. Nine To Five
8. Stranded On The Edge
9. Make Up Your Mind

[CD5: Out-Takes And Unreleased Recordings]
Recorded During Sessions For “Andrew Gold”:
1. Within A Word
2. Broken Pinball Machine
3. Ten Years Behind Me (Demo)
Recorded During Sessions For “What’s Wrong With This Picture”:
4. Lonely Boy (Original Version)
5. Firefly (Early Unfinished Version)
6. Feel It
7. Gorilla Jam
Recorded During Sessions For “All This And Heaven Too”:
8. Gambler (Version #1)
9. Still You Linger On (Alternate Take)
10. Thank You For Being A Friend (Outtake)
11. Genevieve (Original Version)
Recorded During Sessions For “Whirlwind”:
12. Gambler (Version #2)
13. Traffic Jam
14. The In Crowd

[CD6: Live Recordings (1976 / 1977) – All Previously Unreleased Except *]
Live At The Universal Amphitheatre, Los Angeles – 6th January 1977:
1. Hope You Feel Good *
2. Stay
3. That’s Why I Love You
4. Endless Flight
5. Learning The Game
6. Hang My Picture Straight
7. One Of Them Is Me
8. Lonely Boy
Live At The New Victoria Theatre, London – 23rd November 1976 (Broadcast On BBC “The Old Grey Whistle Test” – 15th March 1977):
9. Heartaches In Heartaches
10. That’s Why I Love You
11. Endless Flight
12. Do Wah Diddy Diddy
13. Learning The Game
14. Angel Woman
15. Hope You Feel Good
16. One Of Them Is Me
17. Lonely Boy
18. Go Back Home Again

[DVD (NTSC / Region Free)]
The Promotional Videos:
1. Lonely Boy
2. Go Back Home Again
3. Thank You For Being A Friend
4. Never Let Her Slip Away
5. How Can This Be Love
6. Kiss This One Goodbye
BBC TV “The Old Grey Whistle Test” Live At The New Victoria Theatre, London – Broadcast 15th March 1977:
1. Heartaches In Heartaches
2. That’s Why I Love You
3. Endless Flight
4. Do Wah Diddy Diddy
5. Learning The Game
6. Angel Woman
7. Hope You Feel Good
8. One Of Them Is Me
9. Lonely Boy
10. Go Back Home Again
BBC TV “The Old Grey Whistle Test” Andrew Gold Feature – 24th January 1978:
1. Hope You Feel Good
2. Andrew Gold Interview
3. One Of Them Is Me[/tracklisting]

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eelkiller · **Joined:** 10 Dec 2006 **Posts:** 1681

I listened to this set over the past couple days, great job by Esoteric, sound quality is on par with the now OOP Collectors' Choice CDs and the price is much cheaper.

GodsComic · 03 Aug 2006

Great set. I had never heard Whirlwind and am pleasantly surprised by it.

Renny · 26 Jun 2006

andrew gold was, sadly, terribly under-appreciated. if you enjoy the first four albums you must continue on your quest of andrew gold.

1978: The Late Show - a live posthumous live release.

then the next 7 solo albums:

1996: Andrew Gold's Halloween Howls - more for kids, but very well done and has a duet with linda ronstadt
1997: Greetings from Planet Love (as The Fraternal Order of the All) - his psychedelic album, amazing studio tricks on this one, that's all i'll say.

1998: ...Since 1951 - pop
1998: Leftovers - pop
1999: Warm Breezes - pop
2000: The Spence Manor Suite - country pop
2002: Intermission - pop
2008: Copy Cat - covers, but not just covers, 'exact' soundalike covers. he could do wonders in the studio, quite possibly on par with todd.
2020: Unreleased Gold - songs form 1973, gold's first recordings

before and during the above are the wax (with graham gouldman) albums:

1986: Magnetic Heaven - good 10cc-ish pop - all 4 of these
1987: American English
1989: A Hundred Thousand in Fresh Notes
1997: The Wax Files
1998: Common Knowledge.com
2000: Bikini

the 2 albums with bryndle:

1995: Bryndle - great album, lost in time
2002: House of Silence - gold makes a very minimal appearance on this one, i think he is one or two songs only.

and don't forget his appearance on 10cc's 'ten out of 10' and 2 songs on 'mirror mirror'. and 1 song on '...meanwhile'.

[2020-07-24] Andrew Gold "Lonely Boy: The Asylum Years Anthology" 6CD/1DVD box set (Esoteric UK)

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