Glenda Collins: Baby It Hurts – The Holloway Road Sessions, 3CD Edition
Glenda Collins

• THE LATEST RELEASE FROM JOE MEEK’S LEGENDARY TEA CHEST TAPES!

• AN IN-DEPTH EXPLORATION OF THE 60s POP CHANTEUSE GLENDA COLLINS.

• INCLUDES 66 PREVIOUSLY UNHEARD RECORDINGS.

• 16 A and B SIDES (INCLUDING MANY HEARD AT THEIR ORIGINAL SPEED FOR THE FIRST TIME) PLUS COUNTLESS PREVIOUSLY UNHEARD RECORDINGS.

• WITH SLEEVENOTES AND TRACK BY TRACK INFORMATION FROM THE JOE MEEK SOCIETY’S CRAIG NEWTON.

• ALL MATERIAL TAKEN FROM THE ORIGINAL TAPES AND RESTORED AND MASTERED BY ALAN WILSON & MARTIN NICHOLS AT WESTERN STAR.

Following a trio of singles for Decca, Glenda Collins found a home at Joe Meek’s legendary studio at 304 Holloway Road, where the two produced eight brilliant singles together alongside a large cache of material destined to remain unreleased until now.

Having acquired and restored the Tea Chest Tape archive, we present the first in-depth exploration of Glenda’s work, including alternate versions and session tracks from those eight singles and a wealth of previously unheard recordings. Featuring material for an abandoned collaboration album with The Riot Squad, many of Meek’s own home demos, backing tracks and guide vocals, ‘Baby It Hurts’ showcases one of the great should-have-beens of Meek’s career, and one of the most remarkable voices he ever captured on tape.

Presented alongside detailed sleevenotes from the Joe Meek Society’s Craig Newton and a number of previously unseen images, including unique tape boxes and extremely rare acetates, this set is a must-hear for fans of 60s pop, girl groups and Joe Meek himself, whose brilliance and innovation shines through every track. Peppered with session outtakes, false starts, alternate vocals and studio chatter, this is an unprecedented insight into the working processes at 304 Holloway Road and one of the great production geniuses of his generation. A remarkable treasure trove, and an essential piece of British pop history!

TRACK LISTING

DISC ONE

1 I LOST MY HEART AT THE FAIRGROUND
2 FEEL SO GOOD
3 IF YOU’VE GOT TO PICK A BABY (ORIGINAL SPEED)*
4 IN THE FIRST PLACE (ORIGINAL SPEED)*
5 BABY IT HURTS
6 NICE WASN’T IT (ORIGINAL SPEED)*
7 LOLLIPOP
8 EVERYBODY’S GOT TO FALL IN LOVE (ORIGINAL SPEED)*
9 JOHNNY LOVES ME (ORIGINAL SPEED)*
10 PARADISE FOR TWO (MIX TAKE 4)*
11 THOU SHALT NOT STEAL
12 BEEN INVITED TO A PARTY
13 SOMETHING I GOT TO TELL YOU (ORIGINAL SPEED ALTERNATE VERSION)*
14 MY HEART DIDN’T LIE (ORIGINAL SPEED PRE-BACKING VOCALS)*
15 ITS HARD TO BELIEVE IT
16 DON’T LET IT RAIN ON SUNDAY
17 YOU’RE GONNA GET YOUR WAY
18 RUN TO ME (TAKE 2)*
19 SELF PORTRAIT (EARLY ALTERNATE TAKE)*
20 THIS LITTLE GIRLS GONE ROCKIN’ (TAKE 3 + FALSE START)*
21 SING C’EST LA VIE (ALTERNATE EXTENDED VERSION)*
22 TONY WINDSOR JINGLE (AKA YEAH YEAH YEAH) (BROADCAST MIX)*

DISC TWO

I LOST MY HEART AT THE FAIRGROUND (VOCAL TAKE 4)* 2 FEEL SO GOOD (VOCAL TAKE 4)*
3 IF YOU’VE GOT TO PICK A BABY (BACKING TAKE 1 + GUIDE)*
4 IN THE FIRST PLACE (VOCAL TAKE 2 PRE-OVERDUBS)*
5 BABY IT HURTS (BACKING TAKE 6)*
6 NICE WASN’T IT (WITH GUITAR SOLO)*
7 LOLLIPOP (BACKING TAKE 2)*
8 EVERYBODY’S GOT TO FALL IN LOVE (BACKING TAKE 1)*
9 JOHNNY LOVES ME (VOCAL TAKE 4 PRE-OVERDUBS)*
10 PARADISE FOR TWO (VOCAL TAKE 13)*
11 THOU SHALT NOT STEAL (BACKING TAKE 2)*
12 THOU SHALT NOT STEAL (GUITAR TAKE 6)*
13 BEEN INVITED TO A PARTY (BACKING TAKE 4 + GUIDE)* 14 SOMETHING I GOT TO TELL YOU (BACKING TAKE 1)*
15 MY HEART DIDN’T LIE (FLUTE TAKE 12)*
16 ITS HARD TO BELIEVE IT (ALTERNATE VERSION)*
17 ITS HARD TO BELIEVE IT (BACKING TAKE 1)*
18 DON’T LET IT RAIN ON SUNDAY (BACKING TAKE 6)* 19 YOU’RE GONNA GET YOUR WAY (BACKING TAKE 2)*
20 RUN TO ME (TAKE 2 ACAPELLA)*
21 SELF PORTRAIT (BACKING TAKE 8)*
22 THIS LITTLE GIRLS GONE ROCKIN’ (BACKING TAKE 4)*
23 SING C’EST LA VIE (BACKING TAKE 4)*

DISC THREE

1 DANCING IN THE STREET (TAKE 1)*
2 MOCKINGBIRD (FT NERO) (TAKE 3)*
3 YOU’RE NOBODY TIL SOMEBODY LOVES YOU (TAKE 1 WITH SAX)* 4 CAN I GET A WITNESS (TAKE 2)*
4 MAGIC STAR
5 I WHO HAVE NOTHING (TAKE 1)*
6 LOVER COME BACK TO ME (TAKE 3)*
7 WHITE CLIFFS OF DOVER (TAKE 15)*
8 THIS GIRL (TAKE 6)*
9 WALK ON BOY *
10 IN THE GARDEN (TAKE 1)*
11 HEAR THAT TRAIN A’COMING*
12 LOVE STORY*
13 PUT A RING ON MY FINGER*
14 THE FIRST TIME I SAW YOU (TAKE 1)*
15 I LOST MY HEART AT THE FAIRGROUND (JOE MEEK DEMO FRAGMENT)*
16 I LOST MY HEART AT THE FAIRGROUND (DAVE ADAMS DEMO)*
17 IF YOU’VE GOT TO PICK A BABY (JOE MEEK DEMO)*
18 NICE WASN’T IT (JOE MEEK DEMO TAKE 8)*
19 EVERYBODY’S GOT TO FALL IN LOVE (JOE MEEK DEMO)*
20 DON’T LET IT RAIN ON SUNDAY (JOE MEEK DEMO)*
21 LOVE STORY (JOE MEEK DEMO)*
22 MY HEART DIDN’T LIE (GLENDA AND JOE DUET VERSION)*
23 I LOST MY HEART AT THE FAIRGROUND (ORGAN TAKE 3)* 24 BEEN INVITED TO A PARTY (EARLY REHEARSAL TAKE)*
25 SOMETHING I’VE GOT TO TELL YOU (OVERDUBS ONLY)*
26 LOLLIPOP (“POP” SESSION)*
27 SING C’EST LA VIE (FRENCH VOCAL TAKE 8)*
28 TONY WINDSOR JINGLE (TAKES 4, 5 AND 6)*

*PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED