The Tornados: Love and Fury. The Holloway Road Sessions 1962-1966, 5CD Clamshell Box

​DETAILS ALBUM

TRACK LISTING
 
DISC ONE
‘The Original Telstar’ Sessions
1 Telstar (Alternate Edit)
2 Telstar (Backing)*
3 Telstar (Pre-overdubs/ Original Speed)
4 Red Roses And A Sky Of Blue
5 Red Roses And A Sky Of Blue (Backing Take 9)*
6 Chasing Moonbeams (Original Speed)*
7 Earthy
8 Swinging Beefeater (Original Speed)*
9 Swinging Beefeater (Alternate Version 1)* 10 Swinging Beefeater (Alternate Version 2)*
11 Theme From A Summer Place (Original Speed/No SFX)*
12 Love And Fury (Take 1)*
13 Love And Fury (Pre- Overdubs)*
14 Love And Fury (Guitar Overdub Take 4)*
15 Dreamin’ On A Cloud (Extended Fade)*
16 Ridin’ The Wind (Alternate Version Mix 2)*
17 Ridin’ The Wind (Backing Take 7)*
18 The Breeze And I (Original Speed)*
19 Jungle Fever (Extended Ending)*
20 Jungle Fever (Backing)*
21 Jungle Fever (Pre-FX)*
22 Popeye Twist
23 Popeye Twist (Backing)*
(* previously unreleased)
 
DISC TWO
‘Away From It All’ Sessions
1 Indian Brave (Extended Fade Out)*
2 Flycatcher
3 Dreams Do Come True
4 Dreams Do Come True (Backing)*
5 Lullaby For Giulia (Original Speed)*
6 Lullaby For Giulia (Backing Take 3)*
7 Costa Monger (Original Speed)*
8 Costa Monger (Backing Take 2)*
9 Lonely Paradise (Original Speed)*
10 Lonely Paradise (Backing)*
11 Chattanooga Choo Choo (Original Speed)*
12 Rip It Up
13 Rip It Up (Vocal Take 2)*
14 Alan’s Tune (Original Speed)*
15 Alan’s Tune (Backing Take 3)*
16 Cootenanny (Original Speed)*
17 Cootenanny (Backing Take 10)*
18 Night Rider (Original Speed/ No SFX)*
19 Hymn For Teenagers (Original Speed)*
20 Hymn For Teenagers (Backing Take 2)*
(* previously unreleased)
 
DISC THREE
Single Sessions Pt. 1
1 Telstar (SFX Tape)
2 Telstar (Pre-FX Sped Up Version)*
3 Globetrotter (Original Speed)*
4 Globetrotter (Mix #2)*
5 Globetrotter (Backing Take 5)*
6 Locomotion With Me (Original Speed)*
7 Locomotion With Me (Backing Take 2)*
8 Robot (Mix #4)*
9 Robot (Phase 1 Take 1)*
10 Robot (Phase 2 Take 11)*
11 Life On Venus (Intro Speech Session)*
12 Life On Venus (Intro SFX Take 2)*
13 Life On Venus (Rehearsal Take)*
14 Life On Venus (Backing Take 4/5)*
15 Life On Venus (Alternate Mix)*
16 The Ice Cream Man (Original Speed)*
17 The Ice Cream Man (Backing Take 4)*
18 Theme From ‘The Scales Of Justice’ (Alternate Edit)*
19 Theme From ‘The Scales Of Justice’ (Backing Take 2)*
20 Theme From ‘The Scales Of Justice’ (Backing Take 11)*
21 Ready Teddy
22 My Babe (Backing Take 3)*
23 Blue Moon Of Kentucky (Alternate Vocal)*
24 Long Tall Sally (Lead Vocal Take 3)*
25 Dragonfly (Take 7)*
26 Hot Pot
27 Hot Pot (Backing Take 5)*
28 Joy Stick (Original Speed)*
29 Joy Stick (Backing Take 2)*
30 Joy Stick (Alternate Version Mix #4)*
(* previously unreleased)
 
DISC FOUR
Single Sessions Pt. 2
1 Monte Carlo (Original Speed)*
2 Monte Carlo (Organ Take 11)*
3 Blue, Blue Blue Beat (Backing Take 1)*
4 Exodus (Mix #2)*
5 Blackpool Rock (Backing Take 5)*
6 Blackpool Rock (Organ Take 7 with Alternate Intro)*
7 Granada (Mix #7)*
8 Ragunboneman (Vocal Double Take 1)*
9 Ragunboneman (Backing Take 5)*
10 Early Bird (Original Speed/No SFX)*
11 Early Bird (Backing Take 5)*
12 Stompin’ Through The Rye (Backing Take 3)*
13 Stompin’ Through The Rye (Overdubs Take 14)*
14 Stingray (Bubbles Take 1)*
15 Stingray (Backing Vocals Take 1)*
16 Pop Art Goes Mozart (Backing)*
17 Pop Art Goes Mozart (Overdubs Take 8)*
18 Pop Art Goes Mozart (Guitar Session)*
19 Pop Art Goes Mozart (Overdubs Only)*
20 Too M• THE LATEST RELEASE FROM THE LEGENDARY TEA CHEST TAPES.
• 119 PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED RECORDINGS!uch In Love To Hear (Vocal Double Take 5)*
21 Too Much In Love To Hear (Alternate Vocal Take 3)*
22 Is That A Ship I Hear (Backing Take 4)*
23 Is That A Ship I Hear (Overdubs Take 1)*
24 Do You Come Here Often (Backing/No Organ)*
25 Do You Come Here Often (Original Speed)*
26 Do You Come Here Often (Chat Tape)*
(* previously unreleased)
 
DISC FIVE
DEMOS, UNRELEASED AND CURIOS
1 Telstar (Meek Demo 1)
2 Telstar (Meek Demo 2)*
3 Globetrotter (Meek Demo)*
4 Globetrotter (Meek/Adams Demo Phase 2)*
5 Robot (Meek/Adams Writing Session)*
6 Ragunboneman (Meek Demo)*
7 Ragunboneman (Adams Demo)*
8 Indian Brave (Adams Demo)*
9 Is That A Ship I Hear (Meek Demo Take 6)*
10 Mean Woman Blues (with Billy Fury)*
11 Halfway To Paradise (with Billy Fury)*
12 Go Go Go (Move On Down The Line) (with Billy Fury)*
13 I’ll Never Find Another You (with Billy Fury)*
14 All The Stars in The Sky (Original Speed)*
15 Shake Down (Backing Take 1)*
16 Shake Down (Keyboard Take 2)*
17 Little Horror (Take 17)*
18 Party Spirit
19 Sidewalk Serenade
20 Lullaby Of The Stars*
21 Alright Alright (Take 3)*
22 Hurtin’ Inside (Backing Take 3)*
23 Hurtin’ Inside (Overdubs Take 5)*
24 Fortune Teller (Backing Take 2)*
25 Fortune Teller (Overdubs Take 8)*
26 You Can Make It If You Try (Backing Take 4)*
27 You Can Make It If You Try (Vocal Take 7)*
28 Lawrence Of Arabia (Stereo)*
29 No More You And Me (Rehearsal Take)*
30 No More You And Me (Mix #8)*
31 You Always Did What You Wanted (Take 2)*
32 You Always Did What You Wanted (Take 3)*
(* previously unreleased)
 
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The Tornados

Zoals u allemaal weet, hield producer Joe Meek van technische experimenten die zijn tijd heel ver vooruit waren. Ook de internationale hitmakers The Tornados hadden hun succes aan de technieken van Meek te danken. Hoeveel versies van een nummer werden opgenomen, hoeveel achteraf werd gewijzigd, hoeveel werd opgeborgen, werd pas duidelijk toen een paar jaren terug stapels magneetbanden werden gevonden, de zg. “Tea Chest Tapes”. 
Ik keek niettemin vreemd op toen ik las dat deze vijfdelige box van Cherry Red zomaar eventjes 131 opnames telt, waarvan 119 nooit eerder werden uitgebracht. En niet alleen dat: het zijn stuk voor stuk demo’s, een aparte mix, backing tracks, overdubs met dit of dat, een versie met alleen maar gitaren of uitsluitend zang, en zo meer. Van sommige nummers krijg je dus een veelheid aan varianten te horen, ja, ook van hun hits ‘Telstar’, ‘Robot’ en ‘Globetrotter’ – maar in geen geval de officieel uitgebrachte versie! Natuurlijk, is een groot deel enkel voor de oren van de echte fans bestemd, maar deze verzameling is ook het exploreren waard voor de gemiddelde muziekliefhebber.  Ik denk aan nu de “Phase 1 Take 1” van ‘Robot’ – zonder orgel. Of de “Mix 4”-versie van datzelfde nummer, maar met een andere intro. Of de “SFXTape” van ‘Telstar’, één mechanisch-elektronische constructie die klinkt als een dreiging uit de ruimte.
De grootste verrassing lijkt me evenwel dat The Tornados ook rock’n’roll en R&B op hun repertoire hadden staan, zoals ‘My Babe’ (enkel backing track), ‘Rip It Up’, ‘Mean Woman Blues’ (met Bill Fury), ‘Go Go Go’ (idem) of ook nog ‘Shake Down’. Met composities als ‘Ragunboneman’, hadden ze het zelfs tot een goeie beatgroep kunnen schoppen.
Wie graag zijn oor te luisteren legt, komt hier in een veelvoud aan zijn trekken. 
Radio 68 draait een ruime keuze op zondag 14 en maandag 15 januari 2024 vanaf 14 uur tot ver over middernacht.

Eddy Bonte 

We were all aware of the innovating technological skills of producer Joe Meek, and yet the ‘Tea Chest Tapes’ turned out to be an astonishing find with hundreds and hundreds more takes, versions and pure experiments. This 5Cd box by Cherry Red gathers 131 tracks by The Tornados, of which 119 were never issued before – and not one commercialized version in sight! Instead, you get all types of demos, mixes, vocal dubs, guitar dubs, backing tracks and-what-not. Of course, much of this material is Fans Only, but I got quite intrigued by alternate takes such as the ‘Phase 1 Take 1’ version of their hit ‘Robot’ (no keyboards) – or better still by the ‘SFXTape’ intro to Telstar, a threatening space-like sound that was never used.
I was possibly even more surprised to find out that The Tornados’ repertoire included sweeping rock’n’roll and quite some R&B, such as ‘Rip It Up’, ‘My Babe’ (backing track only), ‘Fortune Teller’, or ‘Go Go Go’ featuring Bill Fury.
Do take your time to enjoy this. And play their original Best Of afterwards.
In the meantime, you can listen to a serious helping on Radio 68 on Sunday 14 and Monday 15 Jan. 2024, from 01 p.m. till 3 a.m.