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Rick Nelson Box Set Raves On

July 2, 2010 By Mike Duquette Leave a Comment

A hat tip to MusicTAP for pointing this one out: Bear Family, the inimitable German catalogue label specializing in reissues from the early days of rock, is issuing the last in a series of career-spanning box sets from the late, great Rick Nelson.

In 1957, Ricky Nelson, the heartthrob co-star of The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (which starred his parents), began to develop a rock 'n' roll career that thrived throughout the rest of the decade. Next to Elvis Presley and Pat Boone, there was no greater presence on the Top 40 than Ricky's. While the British Invasion put a stop to much of his chart success, he continued putting out original country-tinged rock throughout the '70s and '80s before his tragic death in a plane crash on the last day of 1985.

Bear Family now brings the musical celebration of his life to a close with The Last Time Around, a seven-disc box set chronicling Nelson's career from 1970-1982. This 134-track set includes his last four albums for Decca/MCA - Rick Sings Nelson (1970), Rudy the Fifth (1971), Garden Party (1972) (the title track of which was a Top 10 hit and bought Rick back into the spotlight) and Windfall (1974) - as well as an album for Epic (Intakes (1977)) and Capitol (Playing to Win (1981)). The set also includes two albums' worth of rare material - Back to Vienna, a 1978 session produced by Al Kooper that was never released, and The Memphis Sessions, another sessions from the same year that were unreleased until after Nelson's death in 1986 (where they were remixed for their inclusion on the Epic LP). Various singles, unreleased material and a live concert fill in the gaps, and a 144-page, hardcover liner notes booklet featuring interviews with principal collaborators and figures in Nelson's life, session notes and rare artwork is also included.

The set starts shipping at the end of August and will set you back about $200. Take a look at the offerings after the jump. (Note: Bear Family's page doesn't note how each disc breaks down. We provide as much detail as we can below.)Rick Nelson, The Last Time Around 1970-1982 (Bear Family, 2010)

  1. We've Got Such a Long Way to Go - 3:57
  2. California - 3:04
  3. How Long - 3:00
  4. Sweet Mary - 3:25
  5. Down Along the Bayou Country - 2:10
  6. My Woman - 3:58
  7. Anytime - 4:28
  8. Mr. Dolphin - 3:40
  9. Look at Mary - 3:08
  10. (Can't You See) The Reason Why - 4:19
  11. Life - 2:57
  12. Just Like a Woman - 4:58
  13. The Last Time Around - 4:21
  14. Gypsy Pilot - 4:06
  15. Honky Tonk Women - 4:11
  16. Sing Me a Song - 3:21
  17. Love Minus Zero/No Limit - 2:55
  18. Thank You Lord - 4:00
  19. This Train - 2:34
  20. Song for Kristin - 1:14
  21. Song for Kristin (Reprise) - 1:15
  22. Feel So Good - 2:59
  23. Palace Guard - 5:10
  24. So Long Mama - 3:25
  25. I'm Talking About You (Version 2) - 3:55
  26. Garden Party - 3:45
  27. Don't Let Your Goodbye Stand - 3:17
  28. I Wanna Be with You - 2:15
  29. A Flower Opens Gently By - 3:08
  30. Let It Bring You Along - 4:12
  31. Are You Really Real? - 3:25
  32. Night Time Lady - 3:50
  33. Legacy - 3:24
  34. Evil Woman Child - 3:45
  35. Don't Let Me Leave Me Here - 2:44
  36. Someone to Love - 3:58
  37. Wild Nights in Tulsa - 3:32
  38. Lifestream - 2:40
  39. How Many Times - 4:42
  40. Windfall - 3:00
  41. One Night Stand - 3:17
  42. I Don't Want to Be Lonely Tonight - 3:15
  43. Introduction (Live)
  44. I Don't Want to Be Lonely Tonight (Live)
  45. Hello Mary Lou (Live)
  46. She Belongs to Me (Live)
  47. My Babe (Live)
  48. The Last Time Around (Live)
  49. One Night Stand (Live)
  50. Windfall (Live)
  51. Louisiana Man (Live)
  52. Someone to Love (Live)
  53. Garden Party (Live)
  54. Honky Tonk Women (Live)
  55. Gypsy Pilot (Live)
  56. Traveling Man (Live)
  57. Easy to Be Free (Live)
  58. My Babe (Reprise) (Live)
  59. Life (Single Version)
  60. Try (Try to Fall in Love)
  61. Louisiana Belle
  62. Rock and Roll Lady (Edit)
  63. Fade Away
  64. Palace Guard (Short Version)
  65. Thank You Lord (Short Version)
  66. Song for Kristin (Reprise - Alternate)
  67. California Free (Early Take)
  68. Try (Try to Fall in Love) (Long Version)
  69. Lousiana Belle (Alternate Mix)
  70. Mystery Train
  71. Rock and Roll Lady
  72. California Free
  73. Rudy the Fifth Radio Spot
  74. Heart Fund commercial, 1974
  75. Garden Party Radio Spot
  76. Windfall Radio Spot
  77. You Can't Dance
  78. (Love is) Something You Can't Buy
  79. I Wanna Move with You
  80. Five Minutes More
  81. Gimme a Little Sign
  82. Stay Young
  83. Wings
  84. It's Another Day
  85. One x One
  86. Change Your Mind
  87. Every Day I Have to Cry Some
  88. Love You So
  89. Chump Change Romeo
  90. What is Success?
  91. Carl of the Jungle (Back to Vietnam)
  92. No Words of Love (Just a Kiss Goodbye)
  93. New Delhi Freight Train
  94. Mama, You've Been on My Mind
  95. Getting It On
  96. Conversation
  97. Dream Lover
  98. That's All Right (Mama)
  99. It's All Over Now
  100. In My Heart
  101. Send Me Someone to Love
  102. Stuck in the Middle with You
  103. It Shall Remain
  104. True Love Ways
  105. That Ain't the Way Love's Supposed to Be
  106. Sleep Tight Good Night Man
  107. Rave On
  108. Lay Back in the Arms of Someone
  109. Almost Saturday Night
  110. Dream Lover (Alternate)
  111. Send Me Somebody to Love (Alternate Mix)
  112. Lay Back in the Arms of Someone (Alternate)
  113. Almost Saturday Night (Alternate)
  114. Rave On (Alternate)
  115. Lay Back in the Arms of Someone (EP Version)
  116. Almost Saturday Night (EP Version)
  117. Rave On (EP Version)
  118. Tired of Toeing the Line - 3:33
  119. I Can't Take It No More - 3:46
  120. Don't Look at Me - 2:58
  121. It Hasn't Happened Yet - 3:33
  122. Almost Saturday Night - 2:35
  123. Radio Girl - 3:04
  124. Little Miss American Dream - 4:03
  125. Rave On - 2:59
  126. Do the Best You Can - 4:12
  127. Believe What You Say - 2:58
  128. Back to Schooldays - 2:46
  129. The Loser Babe, is You - 3:46
  130. Call It What You Want - 3:06
  131. Believe What You Say (Single Version)
  132. Doll Hospital - 4:05
  133. No Fair Falling in Love - 3:12
  134. Give 'Em My Number - 3:48

Tracks 1-10 released as Rick Sings Nelson (Decca DL-75236, 1970)
Tracks 11-22 released as Rudy the Fifth (Decca DL- 75297, 1971)
Tracks 23-32 released as Garden Party (Decca DL-75391, 1972)
Tracks 33-42 released as Windfall (MCA 383, 1974)
Tracks 43-58 previously unreleased live show, 1974?
Track 59 from Decca single 32779, 1971
Tracks 60-61 from MCA single 40392, 1975
Tracks 62-63 from MCA single 40458, 1975
Track 64 from MCA single 40001, 1973
Track 65from Decca single 32860, 1971
Tracks 66-71 previously unreleased
Track 72 from
Rick's Rarities 1964-1974 (Ace CDCHD 995, 2004)
Tracks 73-76 previously unreleased radio commercials
Tracks 77-86 released as
Intakes (Epic PE-34420, 1977)
Tracks 87-96 from unreleased LP Back to Vienna, 1978
Tracks 97 and 99-109 from unreleased LP Rockabilly Renaissance, 1979
Tracks 98 and 115-117 released as Four You EP (Epic/Nu-Disk 3E-36868, 1981)
Tracks 110-114 released on The Memphis Sessions (remixed version of Rockabilly Renaissance - Epic FE-40388, 1986)
Tracks 119-122, 124 and 126-130 released as Playing to Win (Capitol SOO-12109, 1981)
Tracks 118, 123, 125 and 132 released on the 2001 reissue of Playing to Win (Capitol )
Track 131 from Capitol single 4988, 1981
Tracks 133-134 from Capitol single 5178, 1982

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