Product Description
They were right among the first rank of British Invasion bands, with 11 American chart hits in their first two years of existence. They were responsible for some of the most enduring recordings of their era, songs like "The House of the Rising Sun" (which famously caused Bob Dylan to jump out of his car seat when he first heard it on the radio) and "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood." And their lead singer, Eric Burdon, had (and still has) one of the most distinctive voices in all of rock 'n' roll. Yet, unlike their famous peers, the Animals have never had a box set devoted to their work...till now, 50 years after their first release! The Mickie Most Years and More offers for the first time ever on CD the group's first four American albums (all of which charted, the first three produced by Mickie Most) The Animals, The Animals on Tour, Animal Tracks and Animalization in their original mono versions, all newly remastered by Adam Ayan at Gateway Mastering from the original tapes. And each album features a bevy of bonus tracks, 16 in all, including their first release ever, the I Just Wanna Make Love to You EP that came out on the Graphic Sound label in 1963 (later reissued by Decca in 1965 as In the Beginning There Was Early Animals), four tracks previously unreleased in the U.S., three single versions (including "We Gotta Get Out of This Place" and "It's My Life"), four alternate versions (three in stereo) of such tracks as "Talkin' 'Bout You" and "Don't Bring Me Down," and one U.K.-only track ("Roadrunner)." Liner notes to each album are by Rolling Stone's David Fricke and, to sweeten the pot even more, we're including an Animals T-shirt (100% cotton; size extra large) exclusive to this set. No collection of British Invasion and, for that matter, '60s rock and roll is complete without these records...this collection brings it on home. Brought to you by ABKCO Music and Records and Real Gone Music!

[tracklisting]CD 1
1. I Just Wanna Make Love To You
2. Big Boss Man
3. Boom Boom
4. Pretty Thing

CD 2
1. House Of The Rising Sun
2. The Girl Can't Help It
3. Blue Feeling
4. Baby Let Me Take You Home
5. The Right Time
6. Talkin' 'Bout You
7. Around And Around
8. I'm In Love Again
9. Gonna Send You Back To Walker
10. Memphis, Tennessee
11. I'm Mad Again
12. I've Been Around
13. Talkin 'Bout You (Full Version)

CD 3
1. Boom Boom
2. How You've Changed
3. Mess Around
4. Bright Lights, Big City
5. I Believe To My Soul
6. Worried Life Blues
7. Let The Good Times Roll
8. Ain't Got You
9. Hallelujah, I Love Her So
10. I'm Crying
11. Dimples
12. She Said Yeah
13. Baby What's Wrong
14. F-E-E-L
15. New Year's Radio Spot

CD 4
1. We Gotta Get Out Of This Place
2. Take It Easy Baby
3. Bring It On Home To Me
4. The Story Of Bo Diddley
5. Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
6. I Can't Believe It
7. Club A-Go-Go
8. Roberta
9. Bury My Body
10. For Miss Caulker
11. Roadrunner
12. Don't Want Much
13. We Gotta Get Out Of This Place (U.K. Single Version)
14. It's My Life
15. I'm Gonna Change The World

CD 5
1. Don't Bring Me Down
2. One Monkey Don't Stop No Show
3. You're On My Mind
4. She'll Return It
5. Inside-Looking Out
6. See See Rider
7. Gin House Blues
8. Maudie
9. What Am I Living For
10. Sweet Little Sixteen
11. I Put A Spell On You
12. Don't Bring Me Down (Stereo)
13. Cheating (Stereo)
14. See See Rider (Stereo)[/tracklisting]
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00FBBW4MA/?tag=imwan-20

Count me in!!

Oooooh...pretty!

Looks good

With already several hundred dollars in pending orders, this will be one of those maybe orders for the future.

"in their original mono versions".....WHY??????

Virtually every rock release prior to 1969 was intended to be heard in mono. The mono mixes were the ones given attention by the artists and the producers. Stereo was an afterthought, often done without any input from the artists at all.

i know, i know.

i just really like the sound of stereo, even the forced separation on some early songs, nice to turn one channel off and isolate different sounds, i did that a lot when i was young.

i wish someone would do a really nice comprehensive animals best of.

i have the "most of the animals" form austrailia, and i've considered the british 2CD import that is not very expensive at all. but i'd really like a nice box set, with a nice informative booklet, and everything in one place.

I'll mention these for people who find the new Real Gone box too extensive or expensive ...

This is a virtually perfect collection of Animals hits and key tracks, with no excess:



http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002IQABI/?tag=imwan-20

Most of it is mono. And it was originally available as an SACD (which sounds fantastic), so collectors might want to eBay that version. I don't see the SACD at Amazon.

There was a more extensive 2-CD collection that maybe fits Renny's criteria better:



http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000A2GS2W/?tag=imwan-20

All the tracks plus a few previously unreleased, good booklet, etc. It was heavily no-noised ... almost no hiss at all, IIRC. Audiophiles will freak out at the lack of "air". It's pristine but less natural-sounding than the Retrospective collection above.

I have The Complete Animals and it's an excellent set.