Evolution (Hollies album)

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Evolution
Studio album by The Hollies
Released	June 1967
Genre	Rock/Pop
Label	Parlophone
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The Hollies chronology
For Certain Because 1966	Evolution 1967	Butterfly 1967

Evolution (Parlophone PCS 7022/PMC 7022) is the first of two 1967 albums by The Hollies.

This, like its predecessor For Certain Because, featured all the songs written by members Allan Clarke, Graham Nash, and Tony Hicks. Unfortunately, none of the songs on the album were selected for single or EP release in the UK.

The album cover artwork was created by The Fool, with the psychedelic cover photo by Karl Ferris who is credited with creating the first truly psychedelic photograph for an album cover. The cover shown is the Sundazed 1998 rerelease which differs from the original by having a small black rectanglular Sundazed logo present in lower right.

In 1978, Parlophone reissued the stereo version of Evolution, along with Butterfly and Confessions of the Mind.

[edit] Stereo Vs. Mono

The stereo version of this album features the "Instruments on one channel, vocals on the other" mixing style heard on earlier Hollies stereo albums. Tracks from this album used in later compilations are just as likely to be in mono as stereo.

[edit] US version vs. UK version

Evolution was also the Hollies debut album for their new U.S. label, Epic Records. But, like many American issues of British albums, this was remixed using heavy echo and reverb. In addition, three songs were left off the album (with "Carrie Anne" added), thus making the U.S. version somewhat less desirable than its British counterpart.

Many Hollies fans regard the UK stereo version of Evolution (or the 1997 EMI UK CD containing both mono and stereo mixes) as superior.

[edit] UK Track listing

1. "Then the Heartaches Begin"
2. "Stop Right There"
3. "Water on the Brain"
4. "Lullaby to Tim"
5. "Have You Ever Loved Somebody?"
6. "You Need Love"
7. "Rain on the Window"
8. "Heading for a Fall"
9. "Ye Olde Toffee Shoppe"
10. "When Your Light’s Turned On"
11. "Leave Me"
12. "The Games We Play"

The U.S. edition of Evolution featured different tracks in a modified lineup:

1. "Carrie Anne"
2. "Stop Right There"
3. "Rain on the Window"
4. "Then the Heartaches Begin"
5. "Ye Olde Toffee Shoppe"
6. "You Need Love"
7. "Heading for a Fall"
8. "The Games We Play"
9. "Lullaby to Tim"
10. "Have You Ever Loved Somebody?"

The 1998 U.S. CD reissue of Evolution by Sundazed presents the original U.S. Epic Evolution LP using the original EMI stereo masters. In addition, two of the songs that appeared on the UK Evolution, "Water on the Brain" and "When Your Light's Turned On" appear here as well as "Jennifer Eccles," "Signs That Will Never Change," and "Open Up Your Eyes." "Leave Me," though part of the UK album, was issued on the second Epic album, "Dear Eloise/King Midas in Reverse."