[2017-03-24] Little River Band "The Capitol Years" 6CD box set (Caroline UK)

Linda · **Posted:** Thu Jan 05, 2017 4:54 am

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Amazon USA
Available soon:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MZ6K4DM/?tag=imwan-20

Amazon UK
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01MZ6K4DM/?tag=imwan-21

Linda · **Posted:** Thu Jan 05, 2017 4:56 am

This is now pre-orderable from Amazon UK at the link above, but we're awaiting a firm release date and content details.

ranasakawa · 26 Jan 2007

The albums up to about 1982 contain some great songs and some really awful stuff. The greatest hits album has most of their best songs much the same as America & Doobie Brothers etc

Linda · **Posted:** Sun Jan 15, 2017 5:10 am

The release date has now been set to March 24th, and the pre-order price has dropped by £10, down to £32.94:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01MZ6K4DM/?tag=imwan-21

Renny · 26 Jun 2006

ranasakawa wrote:

The albums up to about 1982 contain some great songs and some really awful stuff. The greatest hits album has most of their best songs much the same as America & Doobie Brothers etc

it is quite difficult to find these little river band CD's on the used market, why, i have no idea.

i tend to agree with you about the little river band, but america and the doobie brothers both have some really wonderful deep cuts.

and the entire doobie brothers albums of 'the captain and me" and "living on the fault line" are top notch from beginning to end

RichDudas · **Joined:** 23 Feb 2007 **Posts:** 99

The albums up to about 1982 contain some really awful stuff???? Excuse me?

Invisible Pedestrian · **Joined:** 24 Sep 2006 **Posts:** 26163

ranasakawa wrote:

The albums up to about 1982 contain some great songs and some really awful stuff. The greatest hits album has most of their best songs much the same as America & Doobie Brothers etc

The Doobie Brothers were very much an album band.

Aside from the tentative debut album, every album up to 1975 is fantastic from start to finish.

A great mix of Rock, Southern Rock, Pop, Country Rock and even nods to Prog and Jazz Fusion.

The McDonald era wasn't my favorite but even there, there are album cuts equal to the singles and throughout their career they always had excellent instrumentals.

I don't think the hits albums are an adequate way to judge this band at all.

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

Probably a similiar package like the Raspberries and Bob Welch sets. Hopefully Andy Pearce is involved.

RichDudas · **Joined:** 23 Feb 2007 **Posts:** 99

Artist: Little River Band
Title: The Capitol Years 1979 - 1986
Release Date: 24th March 2017
Label: Caroline International
Genre: Rock

TRACK LISTING

DISC ONE - “First Under The Wire”
1.     Lonesome Loser
2.     The Rumour
3.     By My Side
4.     Cool Change
5.     It’s Not A Wonder
6.     Hard Life (Prelude)
7.     Hard Life
8.     Middle Man
9.     Man on the Run
10. Mistress of Mine

DISC TWO & THREE - “Backstage Pass”
(Disc 2)
1.     It’s A Long Way There
2.     So Many Paths
3.     Statue Of Liberty
4.     Fall From Paradise
5. Red Shoes
6.     Reminiscing (“Night And Day” Intro)
7.     The Man In Black
8.     Help Is On Its Way
(Disc 3)
1. Hard Life
2. The Rumour
3. Mistress Of Mine
4. Too Lonely Too Long
5.     Light Of Day
6. I Don’t Worry No More
7. Let’s Dance
8. Man On The Run
9. It’s Not A Wonder
10. Sweet Old Fashioned Man

DISC FOUR – “Time Exposure”
1. The Night Owls
2. Man On Your Mind
3. Take It Easy On Me
4. Ballerina
5. Love Will Survive
6. Full Circle
7. Just Say That You Love Me
8. Suicide Boulevard
9. Orbit Zero
10. Don’t Let The Needle Win
11. Guiding Light

BONUS TRACKS
The Other Guy – Single Edit
No More Tears – Single Edit

DISC FIVE – “The Net”
1. You’re Driving Me out Of My Mind
2. We Two
3. No More Tears
4. Mr. Socialite
5. Down on the Border
6. The Danger Sign
7. Falling
8. Sleepless Nights
9. Easy Money
10. The Net

DISC SIX – “Playing To Win”
1. Playing To Win
2. Reappear
3. Blind Eyes
4. Through Her Eyes
5. When Cathedrals Were White
6. Relentless
7. Piece of the Dream
8. Don’t Blame Me
9. One Shot In The Dark
10. Count Me In

BONUS TRACK
Playing to Win (Extended Rock Mix)

DISC SEVEN – “No Reins”
1. Face in The Crowd
2. It’s Just A Matter Of Time
3. Time for Us
4. No Reins on Me
5. When The War Is Over
6. Thin Ice
7. How Many Nights?
8. Forever Blue
9. Paper Paradise
10. It Was The Night

BIO

Formed in Melbourne Australia, Little River Band (LRB) is a renowned rock/AOR band that had much success throughout their career not only in Australia but also in the United States

They have sold more than 30 million records, First Under the Wire appeared in the top 10 albums on the Billboard 200.

Little River Band have undergone numerous personnel changes, with over 30 members since their formation. In the 1980s members included John Farnham, David Hirschfelder, Stephen Housden, Wayne Nelson and Steve Prestwich.

This box set collects for the first time all the albums the band recorded for Capitol records in the late 70’S and 80 are arguably the bands most successful period.

Re-mastered from original tapes, these recordings are now becoming collectors’ items on CD as they have not been available for a number of years on that format. Mastered by Andy Pearce who has breathed new life in to these recordings.

A booklet with a new essay from Prog’s Jerry Ewing accompanies the set packaged in a clam shell box set.

RichDudas · **Joined:** 23 Feb 2007 **Posts:** 99

I'm a little dumbfounded that the press release for the box set doesn't bother mentioning the "classic" lineup of LRB (including the four original members) that appeared on the "First Under The Wire" album : Beeb Birtles, Glenn Shorrock, Graeham Goble, Derek Pellicci, and David Briggs (who joined the band in 1976).

Birtles, Shorrock, Goble, Pellicci, and Briggs were joined by new bass player Wayne Nelson on "Time Exposure" -- John Farnham replaced Shorrock as lead vocalist for "The Net" album and remained through "No Reins".

ranasakawa · 26 Jan 2007

RichDudas wrote:

The albums up to about 1982 contain some really awful stuff???? Excuse me?

The word 'some' meaning a few of the songs are not good
There are also great songs
I own all these albums

Galley · **Joined:** 20 Apr 2010 **Posts:** 696

I'm looking forward to the '80s albums, as they been OOP for a long time.

Rick A · 23 Jul 2006

I have two Caroline box sets and the re-mastering is pretty good. I found "The Motors" box set to be top notch.

Renny · 26 Jun 2006

RichDudas wrote:

Artist: Little River Band
Title: The Capitol Years 1979 - 1986
Release Date: 24th March 2017
Label: Caroline International
Genre: Rock

TRACK LISTING

DISC ONE - “First Under The Wire”
1.     Lonesome Loser
2.     The Rumour
3.     By My Side
4.     Cool Change
5.     It’s Not A Wonder
6.     Hard Life (Prelude)
7.     Hard Life
8.     Middle Man
9.     Man on the Run
10. Mistress of Mine

DISC TWO & THREE - “Backstage Pass”
(Disc 2)
1.     It’s A Long Way There
2.     So Many Paths
3.     Statue Of Liberty
4.     Fall From Paradise
5. Red Shoes
6.     Reminiscing (“Night And Day” Intro)
7.     The Man In Black
8.     Help Is On Its Way
(Disc 3)
1. Hard Life
2. The Rumour
3. Mistress Of Mine
4. Too Lonely Too Long
5.     Light Of Day
6. I Don’t Worry No More
7. Let’s Dance
8. Man On The Run
9. It’s Not A Wonder
10. Sweet Old Fashioned Man

DISC FOUR – “Time Exposure”
1. The Night Owls
2. Man On Your Mind
3. Take It Easy On Me
4. Ballerina
5. Love Will Survive
6. Full Circle
7. Just Say That You Love Me
8. Suicide Boulevard
9. Orbit Zero
10. Don’t Let The Needle Win
11. Guiding Light

BONUS TRACKS
The Other Guy – Single Edit
No More Tears – Single Edit

DISC FIVE – “The Net”
1. You’re Driving Me out Of My Mind
2. We Two
3. No More Tears
4. Mr. Socialite
5. Down on the Border
6. The Danger Sign
7. Falling
8. Sleepless Nights
9. Easy Money
10. The Net

DISC SIX – “Playing To Win”
1. Playing To Win
2. Reappear
3. Blind Eyes
4. Through Her Eyes
5. When Cathedrals Were White
6. Relentless
7. Piece of the Dream
8. Don’t Blame Me
9. One Shot In The Dark
10. Count Me In

BONUS TRACK
Playing to Win (Extended Rock Mix)

DISC SEVEN – “No Reins”
1. Face in The Crowd
2. It’s Just A Matter Of Time
3. Time for Us
4. No Reins on Me
5. When The War Is Over
6. Thin Ice
7. How Many Nights?
8. Forever Blue
9. Paper Paradise
10. It Was The Night

BIO

Formed in Melbourne Australia, Little River Band (LRB) is a renowned rock/AOR band that had much success throughout their career not only in Australia but also in the United States

They have sold more than 30 million records, First Under the Wire appeared in the top 10 albums on the Billboard 200.

Little River Band have undergone numerous personnel changes, with over 30 members since their formation. In the 1980s members included John Farnham, David Hirschfelder, Stephen Housden, Wayne Nelson and Steve Prestwich.

This box set collects for the first time all the albums the band recorded for Capitol records in the late 70’S and 80 are arguably the bands most successful period.

Re-mastered from original tapes, these recordings are now becoming collectors’ items on CD as they have not been available for a number of years on that format. Mastered by Andy Pearce who has breathed new life in to these recordings.

A booklet with a new essay from Prog’s Jerry Ewing accompanies the set packaged in a clam shell box set.

the 2 albums that came before these sold pretty darn well too. would rather have those than that dreadful live album.

RichDudas · **Joined:** 23 Feb 2007 **Posts:** 99

They should have dumped "Backstage Pass" and added their first four albums -- "Little River Band", "After Hours", "Diamantina Cocktail", and "Sleeper Catcher" -- unless they plan on releasing these as a separate box set at a later date???

Renny · 26 Jun 2006

RichDudas wrote:

They should have dumped "Backstage Pass" and added their first four albums -- "Little River Band", "After Hours", "Diamantina Cocktail", and "Sleeper Catcher" -- unless they plan on releasing these as a separate box set at a later date???

i think those were on a different label, so i kind of get why it was done (or not done), but in this day and age i really can't imagine that it would have been difficult to get the rights, its not like people are clamoring for little river band albums.

phenri · 18 Dec 2007

I would have preordered this if the first four albums were included. Their self-titled album is almost impossible to find.

Renny · 26 Jun 2006

phenri wrote:

I would have preordered this if the first four albums were included. Their self-titled album is almost impossible to find.

most of their CD's are impossible to find.

ranasakawa · 26 Jan 2007

Renny wrote:

phenri wrote:

I would have preordered this if the first four albums were included. Their self-titled album is almost impossible to find.

most of their CD's are impossible to find.

https://www.jbhifi.com.au/music/browse/ ... il/396766/

RichDudas · **Joined:** 23 Feb 2007 **Posts:** 99

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00B427DY4/?tag=imwan-21

Sleeper Catcher/First Under The Wire CD set

RichDudas · **Joined:** 23 Feb 2007 **Posts:** 99

I just found this on Amazon UK !

Guess the current version of the band doesn't want to be outdone by the originals !!!

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01MYEI8X9/?tag=imwan-21

Still makes me laugh that with no original members the current lineup still has the audacity to claim it's THEIR 40th anniversary........

Renny · 26 Jun 2006

i was thinking about this set not cross-labeling, but the 2 CD best of reminiscing - the 20th anniversary" does.

[2017-03-24] Little River Band "The Capitol Years" 6CD box set (Caroline UK)

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