Search - Staccatos & the 5 Man Electrical Band :: First Sparks 1965-1969

The Roots of the Five Man Electrical Band - Everything final

B. D. Sampson | Ottawa, Canada | 12/06/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is Ottawa's Five Man Electrical Band in their early days - both as the Staccatos - and as the Five Man Electrical Band. Everything offically recorded between 1965-1969 - with some extras! It begins with their independently released single "It Isn't Easy" - through their Capitol records singles "Small Town Girl", "It's A Long Way Home", "C'mon Everybody", "Let's Run Away" and right into their massive hit "Half Past Midnight". The 2 CD set includes the Staccatos LP "Initially" and all their singles, a rare instrumental they recorded under the name "The Smart Set", The first offical FIve Man Electrial Band LP - along with the non LP singles "Catch The Love Parade", "Walker Street", "Didn't Know The Time", "(It Never Rains on)Maple Lane". Five tracks featured on the Coca Cola promotional LP called "A Wild Pair"(Which they shared with the Guess Who)" and three previously unreleased tracks - among them, a cover of Buffalo Springfield's "Sit Down I Think I Love You". It also has all 6 tracks from their final 3 Capitol records singles "RIverboat", Lovin' Look", "Sunrise To Sunset", "Little Bit Of Love", "Good" & "Baby". 51 tracks in all with a 16 page color booklet.



Disc 1:

01 It Isn't Easy

02 Please Come Home

03 Small Town Girl

04 If This Is Love

05 Do You Mind (If I Dance With Your Girl)

06 Move To California

07 Take Your Time

08 Bad Boy

09 Million Kisses

10 It's A Long Way Home

11 Nightfall

12 Poor Baby

13 Something's Got A Hold On Me

14 You Only Die Once

15 Would You Believe...?

16 Sorry About That Chief

17 C'mon Everybody

18 Let Me See

19 Lets Run Away

20 Face To Face(With Love)

21 Half Past Midnight

22 Weatherman

23 Catch The Love Parade

24 Whisper Words

25 Tell Her For Me

26 She Is Tomorrow



Disc 2:

01 Song The City Sings

02 Where Did Holly Go?

03 Running Back To You Every Time

04 Walker Street

05 Super Girl

06 She Fancies Herself A Lady

07 Didn't Know The Time

08 We Go Well Together

09 You and California #

10 Five Man Electrical Band

11 Last Time I Saw Memphis

12 Private Train

13 If I Were You #

14 You're Gonna Lose That Girl

15 (It Never Rains On) Maple Lane

16 Black Sheep Of The Family

17 Fancy Dancing Man

18 Sit Down I Think I Love You #

19 Running Back

20 Baby

21 Lovin' Look

22 Sunrise To Sunset

23 Riverboat

24 Good

25 Little Bit Of Love



All Tracks Stereo Except Disc 1, Tracks 1-20

# = Previously Unreleased"