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Various Artists
Harvest Showdown
Genres: Pop, Rock

Track Listings (14) - Disc #1
1. Do Ya (7 Single Version) - The Move
2. 10538 Overture (USA Radio Mono Mix) - Electric Light Orchestra
3. Ball Park Incident - Wizzard
4. Forever - Roy Wood
5. The Carlsberg Special (Pianos Demolished Phone 021 373 4472) - Wizzard
6. Mr. Radio (7 Single Version) - Electric Light Orchestra
7. Rock Down Low - Roy Wood
8. King Henry's VIII's Bollocks (In Old England Town Instrumental Early Mix) - Electric Light Orchestra
9. Tonight (US Edited Single) - The Move
10. Buffalo Station (Edited Version) - Wizzard
11. Music To Commit Suicide By - The Move
12. Showdown (ADT Version) - Electric Light Orchestra
13. Dear Elaine - Roy Wood
14. Until Your Moma's Gone - The Move

CD Details

All Artists: Various Artists
Title: Harvest Showdown
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: EMI Europe Generic
Original Release Date: 1/1/2005
Re-Release Date: 9/12/2005
Album Type: Import
Genres: Pop, Rock
Style:
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 094633026322

Synopsis

Album Description

Throughout its late 60s and early 70s heyday, EMI's Harvest label, a launch pad for its progressive and more experimental artists, regularly enticed curious punters with a series of budget-priced, eye-grabbing sampler albums. Times may have moved on, but some traditions never completely die. 35 years after The Move signed to Harvest, along comes 'Harvest Showdown', featuring the group and its various offshoots. It's no mere random trawl through back catalogues; on the contrary, several of the tracks are either alternate and previously unissued versions or rarities that have never been released before on CD - or released anywhere.Features 14 total tracks performed by artists Move (featuring Jeff Lynne & Roy Wood), Electric Light Orchestra, Roy Wood & Wizzard with the tracks including 'Ball Park Incident', 'Forever', 'Buffalo Station' (Edited Version), 'Dear Elaine', '10538 Overture' (USA Radio Mono Mix), 'Until Your Moma's Gone' and more. EMI. 2005.

CD Reviews

Excellent Sound,Good Music,but for trivia enthusiasts & Trai

Philip A.Cohen | Bay Harbor Islands, Florida United States | 10/01/2005

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I remember once reading a review of the vinyl-only U.S.A. "Beatles Rarities" many years ago,in which it was described as "Not so much rarities as footnotes",and that description also applies to this collection of 1970-73 tracks by Electric Light Orchestra,Roy Wood,Wizzard & The Move.You get edited single versions("Tonight","Mr.Radio","Do Ya") mono mixes made for radio("10538 Overture",unedited,and probably just summed down from the stereo album mix),B-sides("The Carlsburg Special","Music to Commit Suicide to",neither of which are particularly rare,since they're available on other CD's),a slightly different unreleased mix of "Showdown",unreleased instrumental backing tracks("Roll Over Beethoven" as hidden bonus track and "King Henry's B*ll*cks" A.K.A. "In Old England Town(instrumental version)") and several common album & single tracks,albeit now with studio chat and/or countoffs at the start("Forever","Ball Park Incident","Dear Elaine" & "Until Your Momma's Gone").But the main feature in this collection is the excellent remastered sound from newly discovered first generation master tapes.but,overall,it's a good introduction to the music of these artists,and if you're a hard core fan & completist,then you'll want it."