RAJ Master Collection DIY discs

Again, nice! Now, if you'll just start doing this with Beach Boys albums as well...

 

How about "Message to Japanese Fans" from the two disc set? Totally unnecessary, I know!

There is an alternate mix of Party Party, different from the CD 3". I believe it is contained in the Put It There video.

 

There are three promo single remixes of Off the Ground:

Bob Clearmountain remix
Keith Cohen remix
Keith Cohen AC edit

Also, the Biker Like An Icon single has Things We Said Today, Midnight Special, and Biker Like an Icon (live). I assume you have slotted these into other discs in your series--I'm not sure if they are repetitive of other releases.

All are worth tracking down!

 

I've done all the Beatles albums as well as every solo album by John, Paul, George, and Ringo but no Beach Boys. Well, actually I did create a 2-cd Beach Boys Greatest Hits compilation. Here it is for you. I enjoy this set every summer! It's a good collection for you to make for someone to help them appreciate the genius of the Boys.

 

I'll have to track down that alt mix of "Party Party". Is it drastically different?

 

Which of those are the single remix? Cohen or Clearmountain? I'll have to investigate those. Also, I have the Biker single tracks on other discs. "Things We Said Today" and "Midnight Special" are on my Unplugged disc and of course "Biker Like An Icon" live is on the Paul Is Live set.

 

Here's the Unplugged set with the unbroadcast songs as bonus tracks.

 

You do nice work Raj. Thanks for sharing your efforts!

 

The standard single is the regular LP mix, IIRC. The Bob Clearmountain and Keith Cohen remixes are "especially remixed for radio," while the Keith Cohen AC edit is "especially remixed for AC radio."

The Clearmountain remix sounds pretty much like the LP version, although somehow the background "la-la-la-la" vocals don't sound as cheesy. A good thing!

The Keith Cohen remixes have a different intro than the LP mix--the song starts out with a drum machine and the "la-la-la-la" vocal refrain and then cuts into the slide guitar.

At the time, I had heard all three remixes on the radio.

 

I remember that it is more raw and less produced than the more common one.

There are some other mix differences between songs on the Put It There video and the LP. I seem to remember that Rough Ride is a lot different.

Anyway, in case you are interested (or didn't tape it on VHS when it first aired on cable! ),

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Paul-Mccartney-Put-There-DVD/dp/B0000DCXZ9

 

Another personal favorite of mine, the Run Devil Run disc with 2 bonus tracks. Crank it up and cruise!

 

Notice that track 17 is listed by me as "Singalong Junk" instead of just plain old "Junk" as there is no singing on this Unplugged performance.

 

Beautiful creations RAJ717!

 

Thanx. I hope they're useful in creating do-it-yourself compilations.

 

This was never much of a favorite album of mine save for a few tracks but some of the bonus tunes are worth tracking down.

 

This is my compilation of Back In The U.S., the live album of the tour that supported Paul's Driving Rain CD. There's room for the 'Concert For NYC' tracks and the unique cuts from the 'Back In The World' live release.

 

Doesn't "Maybe Baby" stick out like a sore thumb on this collection? To me it has a very discernible Jeff Lynne sound, unlike everything else here.

And if you include MB here, I'd consider putting "Partial to my Abracadabra" and "That's Alright Mama" here too. Then you have all those oldies covers on the same collection. Sure, it makes the Driving Rain bonus seem kinda paltry, but on the other hand that album doesn't deserve any better.

 

Great point! I just may take you up on that idea. If I pull those two tracks (Abracadabra and Mama) off my Driving Rain, it may make it possible to make Driving Rain a single disc and get all the oldies on one disc too (Run Devil Run). I didn't realize Partial To Your Abracadabra was an oldie though. Learn something new every day.

 

Chaos And Creation, the follow-up to Driving Rain. Lots of bonus tracks to hunt down though. I like the bonus tracks better than several of the album songs.

 

I'll say it again, these are cool collections RAJ717

 

Thanx. Oh, if only I were allowed to be in charge of Paul's Archive Collection releases...

 

Weeeell... "Abracadabra" is from 1977 originally. But nowadays that's closer to the oldies, fifties songs than to contemporary stuff. (I mean, it's almost 40 years old, and the 50s stuff is only 60.)

 

Maybe I should just move "Maybe Baby" onto Driving Rain's bonus disc and let the Run Devil Run tracks stand on their own. I feel like an oldie now... ;-)

 

They'd fire you within a month because you work TOO FAST. Their "coming soon" schedule allows only 1 release date (of only 1 or 2 albums) per year. You're doing a dozen per week. They just wouldn't be able to handle such speed!!

Arnie

 

I remember being pleasantly surprised at this album (Memory Almost Full) as it came so soon after Chaos And Creation. I wasn't expecting much, but I immediately fell in love with it. Lots of bonus tracks that I had fun hunting down over the next few years after its release too.