[2017-03-24] Chris Difford "Chris To The Mill" 4CD/1DVD box set (Edsel UK)

Linda · **Posted:** Wed Jan 11, 2017 5:26 am

Description
Chris Difford's place in the pantheon of great English songwriters is assured - surely nearly everyone can sing along to at least one Squeeze song. So in the wake of the success of the first new Squeeze album in 17 years, 2015's Cradle To The Grave (which received across the board rave reviews), now is the time to re-visit Difford's three solo albums: I DIDN'T GET WHERE I AM TODAY (2002), THE LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIS (2008) and CASHMERE IF YOU CAN (2011), gathered together in one clamshell box, with 21 bonus tracks including previously unreleased song demos. The bonus DVD features Chris discussing the origin of a selection of the songs, as well as four new acoustic performances, filmed at Elton John's studio. The 48 page perfect-bound booklet also features brand new notes by Chris about the writing and recording of each album, as well as track-by-track sleevenotes, and all the album lyrics.

[tracklisting][CD1: I Didn’t Get Where I Am (November 2002)]
1. Tight Rope
2. For A Change
3. Cowboys Are My Weakness
4. No Show Jones
5. A World That Passed Me By
6. One Day
7. Playing With Electric Trains
8. Lamas Fayre
9. Trafalgar Square
10. Parents

[CD2: I Didn’t Get Where I Am – Bonus Tracks]
1. Black Coffee [version] – CD single b-side
2. Lamas Fayre [alternate version] – CD single b-side
3. Pole Star – previously unreleased song
4. Under The Moon Over You – previously unreleased song
5. For A Change [demo] – Plane Groovy LP – PLG002 (2012)
6. Cathy Come Home – Plane Groovy LP – PLG002 (2012)
7. A World That Passed Me By [demo] – Plane Groovy LP – PLG002 (2012)
8. Take Me I’m Yours [Mix 1] – Plane Groovy LP – PLG002 (2102
9. Cowboys Are My Weakness – [demo, sung by Gary Clark]

[CD3: The Last Temptation Of Chris (April 2008)]
1. Come On Down
2. Broken Family
3. Battersea Boys
4. On My Own I’m Never Bored
5. Julian And Sandy
6. The Other Man In My Life
7. My Mother’s Handbag
8. Fat As A Fiddle
9. The Gates Of Eden
10. Reverso
11. Never Coming Back
12. Good Life
13. The Party Is Over
Bonus Tracks:
14. Piece Of Cake – ‘It’s All About Me’ compilation (2009)
15. It’s All About Me – ‘It’s All About Me’ compilation (2009)
16. Gates Of Eden [early version] – previously unreleased
17. Never Bored [demo] – previously unreleased
18. Walrus [demo] – previously unreleased song
19. Penny For Your Thoughts [demo] – previously unreleased song
20. What Goes On 3.02 (Lou Reed song) – ‘1969: Key To Change’ VA comp for Centre Point (2010)

[CD4: Cashmere If You Can (May 2011)]
1. 1975 (CIYC)
2. Like I Did
3. The Still And The Sparkling
4. Back In The Day
5. Sidney Street
6. Cottontops
7. Upgrade Me
8. Who’d Ever Want To Be
9. Passion Killer
10. Goldfish
11. Wrecked
12. Happy Once Again
Bonus Tracks:
13. All My Loving – ‘We’re With The Beatles’ Mojo VA comp (2013)
14. Passion Killer [Boo Hewerdine demo] – previously unreleased
15. Upgrade Me Please [Boo Hewerdine demo] – previously unreleased
16. Tears [Boo Hewerdine demo] – previously unreleased song
17. Wonderful Surprise [Boo Hewerdine demo] – previously unreleased song

[DVD]
The bonus DVD features Chris discussing the origin of a selection of the songs, as well as four new acoustic performances, filmed at Elton John's studio.[/tracklisting]

Amazon USA
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N21ABJD/?tag=imwan-20

Amazon UK
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01N21ABJD/?tag=imwan-21

TSmithPage · **Joined:** 20 Sep 2006 **Posts:** 3671

Hmmm, I hate rebuying stuff, but there are 21 bonus tracks and a DVD, and the pre-order price (about 25 pounds at amazon.uk at the moment) is not terrible. I was a big fan of the 2002 record, which was produced by Francis Dunnery and similar in sound to a lot of his solo stuff.

Linda · **Posted:** Wed Feb 01, 2017 4:19 am

Linda · **Posted:** Thu Feb 16, 2017 3:37 am

Bump: This has been pushed back to March 24th.

[2017-03-24] Chris Difford "Chris To The Mill" 4CD/1DVD box set (Edsel UK)

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