The Album Collection 1970-1978

Scotland's hottest hard-rock outfit of their era were forged in the early-'70s when a quixotic Glaswegian, the R&B/rock 'n' roll solo showman Alex Harvey, teamed up with the city's virtuoso hard rockers Tear Gas. Together, the combination was dynamite, creating a giddying blend of prog, glam, proto metal, soul, music hall, and twisted cabaret - somewhere between a Roxy Music from the mean streets, or a Led Zep with added 'razzmatazz'. A series of essential landmark albums followed - from 1972's blazing debut 'Framed' to 1978's 'Rock Drill' - with career highlights along the way that included Top 20 hit singles ('Boston Tea Party' and the definitive cover of Tom Jones's 'Delilah') and 1975's career-peak live album, 'Live', that captured the band in all their mid-period, onstage theatrical majesty. While the band eventually broke up at the end of the seventies (followed by Alex's untimely passing in 1982) The Sensational Alex Harvey Band proved to be a major influence on so much of what came after, with AC/DC, Iron Maiden, Nick Cave, Sex Pistols and Simple Minds among the scores of artists who've cited them as crucial inspirations. This new 10-CD set gathers together all seven of the albums the band recorded together, including 'Live' and adds 'Four Play', recorded while Harvey was taking a break from the band and released as SAHB (Without Alex). It also brings in the two pre-Alex albums, released under the Tear Gas monicker. Throughout, there's additional bonus material in the form of live tracks, B-sides, single edits and a 28-minute interview with Alex himself. 'The Album Collection 1970-1978' was mastered by George Shilling (Blur, Mike Oldfield, Primal Scream) and comes in an attractive 7'x7' package with reproduction original sleeve art and an extensive new essay by Prince/Led Zeppelin biographer Jason Draper. For a SAHB beginner, or somebody wanting to re-collect, it's the perfect testament to a British rock legend every bit as essential as worthy peers like Thin Lizzy or Black Sabbath.

Disc 1
1: Framed
2: Hammer Song
3: Midnight Moses
4: Isobel Goudie
5: Buff's Bar Blues
6: I Just Want to Make Love to You
7: Hole in Her Stocking
9: St. Anthony
10: Harp

Disc 2
1: Swampsnake
2: Gang Bang
3: The Faith Healer
4: Giddy Up a Ding Dong
5: Next
6: Vambo Marble Eye
7: The Last of the Teenage Idols
8: The Faith Healer (Shortened Version)

Disc 3
1: The Hot City Symphony - Part 1: Vambo
2: The Hot City Symphony - Part 1: The Man in the Jar
3: River of Love
4: Long Hair Music
5: Hey
6: Sergeant Fury
7: Weights Made of Lead
8: Money Honey/Impossible Dream
9: Tomahawk Kid
10: Anthem
11: Faith Healer (Live at the Ragnarock Festival, Oslo)
12: Giddy Up-a-ding-dong (Live at the Ragnarock Festival, Oslo)
13: Alex Harvey Talks About Everything - In-depth Session With Alex of SAHB

Disc 4
1: Action Strasse
2: Snake Bite
3: Soul in Chains
4: The Tale of the Giant Stone Eater
5: Ribs and Balls
6: Give My Compliments to the Chef
7: Sharks Teeth
8: Shake That Thing
9: Tomorrow Belongs to Me
10: To Be Continued...
11: Action Strasse (Live at Hammersmith Odeon)
12: Soul in Chains (Live at Hammersmith Odeon)
13: Tale of the Giant Stone Eater (Live at Hammersmith Odeon)

Disc 5
1: Fanfare
2: Faith Healer
3: Tomahawk Kid
4: Vambo
5: Give My Compliments to the Chef
6: Delilah
7: Framed
8: Sgt Fury (Live at Hammersmtih Odeon)
9: Gang Bang (Live at Hammersmtih Odeon)
10: Midnight Moses (Live at Hammersmtih Odeon)
11: Tomorrow Belongs to Me (Live at Hammersmtih Odeon)

Disc 6
1: I Wanna Have You Back
2: Jungle Jenny
3: Runaway
4: Love Story
5: School's Out
6: Goodnight Irene
7: Say You're Mine
8: Gamblin' Bar Room Blues
9: Crazy Horses
10: Cheek to Cheek
11: The Tomahawk Kid (Live at DeMontford Hall, Leicester, 22 May 1976)
12: Isobel Goudie (Live at DeMontford Hall, Leicester, 22 May 1976)
13: Dance to Your Daddy (Live at DeMontford Hall, Leicester, 22 May 1976)
14: Framed (Live at DeMontford Hall, Leicester, 22 May 1976)
15: The Boston Tea Party (Live at DeMontford Hall, Leicester, 22 May 1976)

Disc 7
1: Dance to Your Daddy
2: Amos Moses
3: Jungle Rub Out
4: Sirocco
5: Boston Tea Party
6: Sultan's Choice
7: $25 for a Massage
8: Dogs of War
9: Satchel and the Scalp Hunter
10: Amos Moses (Backing Track)

Disc 8
1: Rock Drill
2: The Dolphins
3: Rock 'N' Roll
4: King Kong
5: Booids
6: Who Murdered Sex?
7: Nightmare City
8: Water Beastie
9: Mrs Blackhouse
10: No Complaints Department
11: Engine Room Boogie

Disc 9
1: Lost Awakening
2: Your Woman's Gone and Left You
3: Night Girl
4: Nothing Can Change Your Mind
5: Living for Today
6: Big House
7: Mirrors of Sorrow
8: Look What Else Is Happening
9: I'm Fallin' Far Behind
10: Witches Come Today
11: That's What's Real
12: Love Story
13: Lay It On Me
14: Woman for Sale
15: I'm Glad
16: Where Is My Answer
17: Jailhouse Rock/All Shook Up
18: The First Time

Disc 10
1: Smouldering
2: Chase It Into the Night
3: Shake Your Way to Heaven
4: Outer Boogie
5: Big Boy
6: Pick It Up and Kick It
7: Love You for a Lifetime
8: Too Much American Pie

Number of Discs: 10

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