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Susie Hewett Post subject:
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I totally agree Anthony, The Hollies did have a lot of great album tracks and some of them would have been great as singles. They've also had some great 'B' sides that I think would have sold well if they had been 'A' sides.

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I've been part of this forum now for some time and I just have found out that I haven't written about my favourite three tracks from every CD I own yet. So I'll do it right now. As i have added compilations repetitions might occur. Here are my favourites. Wow, what a large amount of albums and tracks. The Hollies would play for a week or more and couldn't play them all.
STAY WITH THE HOLLIES: Rockin' Robin; It's Only Make Believe; Memphis Tennessee
IN THE HOLLIES STYLE: What Kind Of Boy; Too Much Monkey Business; I Thought Of You Last Night
THE HOLLIES: Very Last Day; That's My Desire; Mickey's Monkey
WOULD YOU BELIEVE: I take What I Want; Don't You Even Care; Stewball
FOR CERTAIN BECAUSE: What's Wrong With The Way I Live; High Classed; Crusader
EVOLUTION: Rain On The Window; Leave Me; The Games We Play
BUTTERFLY: Dear Eloise; Would You Believe; Butterfly
HOLLIES SING DYLAN: I Shall Be Released; Blowin' In The Wind; Quit Your Low Down Ways
HOLLIES SING HOLLIES: Please Let Me Please; Marigold/Gloria Swansong; Goodbye Tomorrow
CONFESSIONS OF THE MIND: Isn't It Nice; Perfect Lady Housewife; Confessions Of A Mind; Lady Please; Too Young To Be Married
DISTANT LIGHT: Long Cool Woman; A Little Thing Like Love; Long Dark Road
ROMANY: Magic Woman Touch; Jesus Was A Crossmaker; Blue In The Morning
OUT ON THE ROAD: A Better Place; Nearer To You; Trans-Atlantic West Bound Jet (#1)
HOLLIES 1974: Rubber Lucy; Down On The Run; Curly Billy
ANOTHER NIGHT: Another Night; Sandy; Lonely Hobo Lullabye
WRITE ON: Write On; Sweet Country Calling: There's Always Goodbye
RUSSIAN ROULETTE: 48 Hour Parole; Louise; Daddy Don't Mind
A CRAZY STEAL: Writing On The Wall; Hello To Romance; Amnesty
5317704: When I'm Yours; Stormy Waters; It's In Everyone Of Us
BUDDY HOLLY: Maybe Baby; That'll Be The Day; Everyday
WHAT GOES AROUND: Something Ain't Right; If The Lights Go Out; Someone Else's Eyes
STAYING POWER: Prove Me Wrong; Suspended Animation; Let Love Pass
RARITIES: If It Wasn't For The Reason That I Love You; Eleanor's Castle; Wings
20 GOLDEN GREATS: Bus Stop; Sorry Suzanne; He Ain't Heavy
ABBEY ROAD 63-66: Nobody; You Know He Did; Running Through The Night
ABBEY ROAD 66-70: Signs That Will Never Change; Do The Best You Can; Mad Professor Blythe
ABBEY ROAD 73-89: Son Of A Rotten Gambler; Come Down To The Shore; Find Me A Family
REUNION: King Midas In Reverse; Wasted On The Way; Long Cool Woman
THE DUTCH COLLECTION: Listen To Me; I Can't Tell The Bottom From The Top; The Baby
LONG ROAD HOME CD 1: Listen Here To Me; You In My Arms; Don't Run And Hide
LONG ROAD HOME CD 2: We're Alive; Like Every Time Before; A Taste Of Honey
LONG ROAD HOME CD 3: Mexico Gold; Don't Let Me Down; I Had A Dream
LONG ROAD HOME CD 4: I'm Down; Draggin My Heels; Harlequin
LONG ROAD HOME CD 5: Soldier's Song; Can't Lie No More; Stand by Me
LONG ROAD HOME CD 6: Too Much Monkey Business; Just One Look; Purple Rain
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Lou Post subject:
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This is going to take awhile...so many albums,so many faves. Wink
So I figured out a way to list more than 3 per album. Razz

Real British releases in bold
*Screwball,goofy,American record execs know best Rolling Eyes
Imperial-ized releases in italics

Early days.

Stay! With The Hollies
FAVES:Talkin Bout You,It's Only Make Believe,Little Lover

*Here I Go Again(same except no Mr Moonlight,Little Lover
Baby Don't Cry ,Whatcha Gonna Do About It or Candy Man
but includes Here I Go Again ,Just One Look,& Keep Off That Friend Of Mine)
FAVES:Just One Look, Here I Go Again,Stay

In The Hollies Style
FAVES:Medley , Please Don't Feel Too Bad,What Kind Of Boy
no American equivilent

HOLLIES(65)
FAVES:Very Last Day, Thats My Desire,Lawdy Miss Clawdy

*Hear Here(same except no Mickeys Monkey,Too Many People
or Fortune Teller but includes I'm Alive, Look Through Any Window,)
FAVES:I'm Alive, When I Come Home To You,Down The Line

Would You Believe
FAVES:I Take What I Want, Hard Hard Year, I've Got A Way Of My Own

*Beat Group(no Stewball or I Am A Rock includes A Taste Of Honey)
FAVES:A Taste Of Honey(basically a vocal version of the Tijuana Brass version
and it smokes the beatles version) Don't You Even Care, Thats How Strong
My Love Is.

*Bus Stop(like Capitol records Beatle album Yesterday and Today
made up of song snipped from other albums)
Tracks Bus Stop,Candy Man,Baby Thats All,I Am A Rock(again) ,Sweet
Little Sixteen,We're Through,Don't Run And Hide,Oriental Sadness(again) ,
Mickeys Monkey , Little Lover,You Know He Did, Whatcha Gonna Do About It.
Faves: Bus Stop , We're Through,Baby Thats All

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Lou Post subject:
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The rest of the 60's to 1970.

British album in bold
American Imperial-ized/Epic-ized in *italics

For Certain Because
FAVES: It's You, Suspicious Look In Your Eyes,What Went Wrong

*StopStopStop(is the same...I don't believe it either Laughing )
FAVES: Stop Stop Stop, Crusader, Tell Me To My face

Evolution
FAVES: Games We Play,Have You ever Loved Somebody,
When Your Lights Turned On

*Evolution(no Water On The Brain, When Your Lights Turned On
or Leave Me. includes Carrie Ann)
FAVES" Carrie Ann ,You Need Love,Rain On The Window

Butterfly
FAVES: Wishyouawish, Try It , Step Inside

*Dear Eloise/King Midas In Reverse(no Try It,Elevated
Observation or Pegasus includes King Midas in reverse and Leave Me)
FAVES: Would You Believe,Postcard,Leave me

Hollies Sing Dylan
FAVES: Quit Your LowDown Ways, I Shall Be Released, This Wheels On Fire

*The Hollies Words and Music By Bob Dylan(same )
FAVES: Blowin In The Wind, Just Like A Woman, When The Ship Comes In

Hollies Sing Hollies
FAVES: Please Let Me Please You,My Life Is Over With You,Don't
Give Up Easily

*He Ain't heavy He's My Brother(no Marigold Gloria Swansong,
or Soldiers Dilemma includes He Aint Heavy )
FAVES: He Ain't Heavy,You love Cos You Like It,Goodbye Tomorrow

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Lou Post subject:
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1970 to 1975

British(and German) in bold
Epic-ized in *italics

Confessions Of The Mind
FAVES: Frightened Lady , Survival Of The Fittest,Too Young
to Be Married

*Moving Finger(no Separated or I Wanna Shout includes
Marigold Gloria Swansong & Gasoline Alley Bred)
FAVES: Confessions Of The Mind, Little Girl,Lady Please

Distant Light
FAVES: Pull Down The Blind, To Do With Love,Long Dark Road

*Distant Light(same)
FAVES" Cable Car, Promised Land, Long Cool Woman

Romany
FAVES: Blue In The Morning, Courage Of Your Convictions,
Slow Down.

*Romany(no Lizzy and The Rainman )
FAVES: Delaware Tagget And The Outlaw Boys,Won't You Feel
Good That Morning.

Out On The Road(German release)
FAVES: Out On The Road, Transatlantic, Pick Up The Pieces Again

Hollies(74)
FAVES: Rubber Lucy,The Air That I Breathe,Curly Billy

*Hollies(same)
FAVES:Down On The Run ,Don't Let me Down,

Another Night
FAVES: Look Out Johnny, Time Machine Jive, Another Night

*Another Night (same)
I'm Down, Second Hand Hangups

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1976 to 1983 and miscellany

British only except for *

Write On
FAVES: Narida, Star, My Island

Russian Roulette
FAVES:48 Hour Parole,Russian Roulette,Wiggle

Hollies Live Hits
FAVES: The Air That I Breathe, I Cant Let Go,I'm Down

*Clarke,Hicks,Sylvester,Calvert,Elliott
Epics idea of an album of trimmed songs from
albums including those they didn't bother releasing)
Tracks. Sandy ,48 Hour Parole,Thanks For The
Memories, My Love ,Star,Russian Roulette,
Draggin My Heels, Love Is The Thing,
I Won't Move Along Rolling Eyes ,Write On
FAVES: Write On ,I Won't Move OVER Laughing

A Crazy Steal
FAVES: Caracas, What Am I Gonna Do, Amnesty

5317704
FAVES: When I'm Yours,Song Of The Sun,Boys In The Band

Buddy Holly
FAVES: Tell Me How, Wishing,Peggy Sue

What Goes Around
FAVES: Something Ain't Right, If The Lights Go Out,
Stop In The Name Of Love

*What Goes Around(same)[/b]

Not The Hits Again
which is a compilation of EP and album tracks.
FAVES: Honey & Wine,Wings,Nows The time

ALL THE HITS AND MORE(compilation) CD
Faves: Sorry Suzanne, Hey Willy,I Cant tell The Bottom From The Top

Abbey Road 1973 - 1989(complilation)CD
FAVES: Come Down To The Shore, Samuel, Son Of A Rotten Gambler

The EP Collection(compilation )CD
FAVES: You Know He Did, When I'm Not There,Come On Back

And the single flip side Indian Girl is just wonderful.

Thats all I can think of right now.
Gee, it's a great band to dig ,isn't it ? Cool

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