Best of The Easybeats – Volume 2
Best of The Easybeats – Volume 2 is a compilation album by the Australian rock group The Easybeats. The album was first released on October 9, 1969 by the group's Australian label Albert Productions. The compilation album was released to coincide with the band's 1969 Australian tour.
On release, the album received negative reviews from the music press due to its use of "demo" recordings, on the album's first side. This would include songs the Harry Vanda and George Young had given to other Australian groups, whose versions were already released before this album.[1] The compilation was later re-issued on the budget Drum label in 1974. It has never been officially issued on compact disc or digitally.
Tracks can be found on Friday On My Mind, Vigil and the bonus tracks of the Repertoire Friends CD.
Track listing
Side A
All songs written and composed by Harry Vanda and George Young except as noted.
| 1. |
"Peculiar Hole In The Sky" | "Peculiar Hole In The Sky" single – previously covered by The Valentines in 1968 |
3:02 |
| 2. |
"H.P. Man" | "Peculiar Hole In The Sky" single |
2:44 |
| 3. |
"My Old Man's A Groovy Old Man" | previously unreleased – originally recorded in 1967 for the scrapped second album for United Artists. Previously covered by The Valentines in 1969. |
2:24 |
| 4. |
"Such A Lovely Day" | previously unreleased – recorded at Central Sound Studios. Previously covered by Rev Black and the Rockin' Vickers in 1969 |
3:16 |
| 5. |
"Good Times" | "Good Times" single and Vigil album |
3:23 |
| 6. |
"Down To The Last 500" | previously unreleased – recorded at Central Sound Studios. Previously covered by Rev Black and the Rockin' Vickers in 1968 |
2:41 |
Side B
| 1. |
"Hello, How Are You?" | "Hello, How Are You?" single and the Vigil album |
3:20 |
| 2. |
"Heaven & Hell" | "Heaven & Hell" single |
2:43 |
| 3. |
"Come In You'll Get Pneumonia" (Vanda, Young, Tony Cahill) | The B-side to "The Music Goes 'Round My Head" single and the Vigil album |
3:46 |
| 4. |
"Lay Me Down And Die" | "Lay Me Down And Die" Australian single. B-side to "Good Times" in the U.K. and U.S. The 1974 featured the vocal version of the song instead. |
3:02 |
| 5. |
"Do You Have A Soul?" | The B-side to "Who'll Be The One" single and Good Friday and Friday On My Mind albums |
2:41 |
| 6. |
"Land Of Make Believe" | B-side to the "Good Times" single in Australia and from the Vigil album |
3:13 |
References
- ↑ Tait, John (2010). Vanda & Young: Inside Australia's Hit Factory. New South. ISBN 978 1 74223 217 1.
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- "For My Woman"
- "She's So Fine"
- "Wedding Ring"
- "Sad, Lonley and Blue"
- "Woman"
- "Come And See Her"
- "Sorry"
- "Friday on My Mind"
- "Who'll Be The One?"
- "Heaven and Hell"
- "The Music Goes 'Round My Head"
- "Falling Off The Edge Of The World"
- "Hello, How Are You?"
- "Good Times"
- "St. Louis"
- "Rock 'n' Roll Boogie"
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