Nazareth (1971-1994) - 19CD [30th Anniversary Edition]

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Nazareth (1971-1994) - 19CD [30th Anniversary Edition]

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Nazareth Biography:

Nazareth is a Scottish rock band that had several hard rock hits in the mid 1970s, including the Felice and Boudleaux Bryant penned ballad, “Love Hurts”.

Nazareth was formed in December 1968 in Dunfermline, Scotland, out of the ashes of semi-professional local group The Shadettes (formed in 1961) by vocalist Dan McCafferty, guitarist Manny Charlton (ex Mark V and The Red Hawks), bassist Pete Agnew, and drummer Darrell Sweet. They took their name from the first line of The Band’s classic song “The Weight” (“I pulled into Nazareth / Was feelin’ about half past dead…”)

The band moved to London, England in 1970, and released their self-titled debut album in 1971. After getting some attention with their second album Exercises, released in 1972, Nazareth supported Deep Purple on tour, and issued the Roger Glover produced, Razamanaz, in early 1973. This collection spawned two UK Top Ten hits, “Broken Down Angel” and “Bad Bad Boy”. This was followed by Loud ‘N’ Proud in late 1973, which contained another hit single with a hard-rocking cover of Joni Mitchell’s song “This Flight Tonight”. Then came another album Rampant, in 1974, that was equally successful although its only single, “Shanghai’ed in Shanghai”, narrowly missed the British Top 40. A non-album song, again a cover version, this time of Tomorrow’s “My White Bicycle”, was a UK Top 20 entry in 1975.

Hair of the Dog was released in April 1975. The title track of that album (popularly, though incorrectly, known as “Son Of A Bitch” due to its chorus lyrics) became a staple of 1970s rock radio. The American version of the album included a song originally recorded by The Everly Brothers, and also covered by Roy Orbison, the melodic ballad “Love Hurts”, that was released as a hit single in the UK and in the U.S., where it went platinum. The track became the band’s only U.S. Top Ten hit. The song spent a record-shattering 60 weeks on the Norwegian chart.

In 1979, second guitarist Zal Cleminson was added to the line-up, remaining for two albums, No Mean City and Malice in Wonderland, and contributing numerous compositions. Malice in Wonderland produced a popular AOR single called “Holiday”. In 1981, they contributed the song “Crazy (A Suitable Case for Treatment)” to the soundtrack to the film, Heavy Metal.

Various Nazareth line-ups continued to make studio albums and tour throughout the 1980s and 1990s, although their popularity had declined such that some albums no longer received either a UK or a U.S. release. They remained popular in Europe, particularly Germany, where “Dream On” became a hit single. Billy Rankin returned for a second spell in the ranks in 1991 for the No Jive album, replacing Manny Charlton who pursued a solo career.

An unlikely tribute came in 1993 when Guns N’ Roses covered Nazareth’s “Hair Of The Dog” on “The Spaghetti Incident?”, consolation after they turned down Axl Rose’s request for the group to play at his wedding. Rankin departed again in 1994, but with Jimmy Murrison and keyboard player Ronnie Leahy, Nazareth maintained a live following in Europe and the U.S.

In 1999, while touring the U.S., original drummer Darrell Sweet died at age 51 of a heart attack. He was replaced by bassist Pete Agnew’s son Lee for later editions of the band.

In February 2008, an album was released on the Hamburg based label Edel Entertainment entitled The Newz. The release of the album coincided with Nazareth’s fortieth anniversary tour which started on 25 January in Sweden and visited most of Europe, finishing on 4 November 2008 in Norway.

Tracklist:

01. Witchdoctor Woman (4:06)
02. Dear John (3:45)
03. Empty Arms, Empty Heart (3:11)
04. I Had A Dream (3:21)
05. Red Light Lady (5:56)
06. Fat Man (3:22)
07. Country Girl (4:02)
08. Morning Dew (7:04)
09. The King Is Dead (4:41)

Bonus tracks:

10. Friends (3:22) — B-side to the "Dear John" single
11. Dear John (2:41) — single edit
12. Morning Dew (4:49) — alternate edited version
13. Friends (3:23) — alternate edit of B-side
14. Morning Dew (8:05) — extended single version
15. Witchdoctor Woman (4:31) — previously unreleased version







Tracklist:

01. I Will Not Be Led (3:04)
02. Cat's Eye, Apple Pie (3:01)
03. In My Time (3:28)
04. Woke Up This Morning (3:14)
05. Called Her Name (4:24)
06. Fool About You (2:45)
07. Love Now You're Gone (2:23)
08. Madelaine (5:54)
09. Sad Song (2:12)
10. 1692 (Glencoe Massacre) (3:53)

Bonus tracks:

11. If You See My Baby (2:55) — B-side
12. Woke Up This Morning (3:28) — alternate edit
13. Love Now You're Gone (3:12) — alternate edit
14. 1692 (Glencoe Massacre) (3:21) — alternate edit







Tracklist:

01. Razamanaz (3:52)
02. Alcatraz (4:23)
03. Vigilante Man (5:21)
04. Woke Up This Morning (3:53)
05. Night Woman (3:29)
06. Bad, Bad Boy (3:57)
07. Sold My Soul (4:49)
08. Too Bad, Too Sad (2:55)
09. Broken Down Angel (3:45)

Bonus tracks:

10. Hard Living (3:03) — out-take from "Exercises" LP; B-side to "Bad, Bad Boy"
11. Spinning Top (3:04) — out-take from "Exercises" LP; B-side to "Bad, Bad Boy" & "Morning Dew"
12. Razamanaz (3:28) — alternate edit







Tracklist:

01. Go Down Fighting (3:07)
02. Not Faking It (4:01)
03. Turn On Your Receiver (3:19)
04. Teenage Nervous Breakdown (3:43)
05. Free Wheeler (5:31)
06. This Flight Tonight (3:24)
07. Child In The Sun (4:51)
08. The Ballad Of Hollis Brown (9:09)

Bonus tracks:

09. This Flight Tonight (3:22) — US version
10. Go Down Fighting (3:03) — US version
11. The Ballad Of Hollis Brown (5:07) — edited version
12. Free Wheeler (4:37) — edited version







Tracklist:

01. Silver Dollar Forger (Parts 1 & 2) (5:36)
02. Glad When You're Gone (4:17)
03. Loved And Lost (5:12)
04. Shanghai'd In Shanghai (3:43)
05. Jet Lag (6:43)
06. Light My Way (4:09)
07. Sunshine (4:15)
08. Shapes Of Things/Space Safari (6:16)

Bonus tracks:

09. Shanghai'd In Shanghai (3:41) — US single edit
10. Shapes Of Things (3:18) — single edit
11. Sunshine (2:57) — edited version
12. Silver Dollar Forger (3:49) — edited version







Tracklist:

01. Hair Of The Dog (4:10)
02. Miss Misery (4:41)
03. Guilty (3:38)
04. Changin' Times (5:58)
05. Beggar's Day/Rose In The Heather (3:36/2:42)
06. Whiskey Drinkin' Woman (5:28)
07. Please Don't Judas Me (9:45)

Bonus tracks:

08. Love Hurts (3:50) — single
09. Down (3:52) — B-side to the "Love Hurts" single
10. Holy Roller (3:22) — single
11. Railroad Boy (4:05) — B-side to the "Holy Roller" single
12. Hair Of The Dog (3:19) — single edit
13. Holy Roller (4:16) — alternate mix







Tracklist:

01. Telegram:
• Part 1: On Your Way (3:09)
• Part 2: So You Want To Be A Rock 'n' Roll Star (0:25)
• Part 3: Sound Check (2:22)
• Part 4: Here We Are Again (1:56)
02. Vicki (2:24)
03. Homesick Again (4:31)
04. Vancouver Shakedown (4:03)
05. Born Under The Wrong Sign (3:56)
06. Loretta (3:18)
07. Carry Out Feelings (3:19)
08. Lift The Lid (3:52)
09. You're The Violin (4:42)

Bonus tracks:

10. My White Bicycle (5:19) — single
11. You're The Violin (3:33) — edited A-side
12. Loretta (3:24) — alternate single version
13. Carry Out Feelings (3:16) — US single edit
14. Lift The Lid (3:27) — alternate single version, B-side to the "Carry Out Feelings" single
15. My White Bicycle (3:26) — orginal single version
16. Telegram (4:28) — edited version







Tracklist:

01. Somebody To Roll (3:53)
02. Down Home Girl (5:02)
03. Flying (4:18)
04. Waiting For The Man (4:51)
05. Born To Love (3:57)
06. I Want To Do Everything For You (4:16)
07. I Don't Want To Go On Without You (3:45)
08. Wild Honey (3:02)
09. L.A. Girls (3:47)

Bonus tracks:

10. Good Love (3:50) — B-side to the "I Don't Want to Go On Without You" single
11. I Don't Want To Go On Without You (3:21) — alternate edit
12. Waiting For The Man (6:11) — alternate edit
13. Somebody To Roll (3:28) — previously unreleased edited version
14. Born To Love (3:33) — previously unreleased edited version







Tracklist:

01. Expect No Mercy (3:25)
02. Gone Dead Train (3:42)
03. Shot Me Down (3:29)
04. Revenge Is Sweet (3:03)
05. Gimme What's Mine (3:43)
06. Kentucky Fried Blues (3:06)
07. New York Broken Toy (3:37)
08. Busted (3:39)
09. Place In Your Heart (3:00)
10. All The King's Horses (4:24)

Bonus tracks:

11. Greens (2:48) — first B-side of the "Gone Dead Train" single EP
12. Desolation Road (2:57) — second B-side of the "Gone Dead Train" single EP
13. Gone Dead Train (3:29) — edited version, A-side of the EP
14. Expect No Mercy (2:52) — alternate version
15. Place In Your Heart (3:02) — alternate edited version
16. Kentucky Fried Blues (2:47) — edited version, B-side to the "Place in Your Heart" single
17. Expect No Mercy (3:19) — live







Tracklist:

01. Just To Get Into It (4:21)
02. May The Sunshine (4:53)
03. Simple Solution (Parts 1 & 2) (4:57)
04. Star (4:53)
05. Claim To Fame (4:28)
06. Whatever You Want Babe (3:39)
07. What's In It For Me (4:17)
08. No Mean City (Parts 1 & 2) (6:28)

Bonus tracks:

09. May The Sunshine (3:30) — single edit
10. Whatever You Want Babe (2:57) — single edit
11. Star (4:53) — US version
12. No Mean City (3:31) — alternate edit
13. Simple Solution (4:16) — edit







Tracklist:

01. Holiday (3:36)
02. Showdown At The Border (4:09)
03. Talkin' To One Of The Boys (4:12)
04. Heart's Grown Cold (4:13)
05. Fast Cars (4:34)
06. Big Boy (3:34)
07. Talkin' 'Bout Love (3:56)
08. Fallen Angel (4:41)
09. Ship Of Dreams (4:05)
10. Turning A New Leaf (3:55)

Bonus tracks:

11. Holiday (3:19) — single edit
12. Ship Of Dreams (3:07) — single edit, B-side to "Holiday"
13. Heart's Grown Cold (3:55) — live 7" EP version
14. Talkin' To One Of The Boys (4:45) — live 7" EP version
15. Showdown At The Border (4:07) — live
16. Holiday (3:24) — live
17. Heart's Grown Cold (4:22) — live







Tracklist:

01. Dressed To Kill (3:32)
02. Another Year (3:39)
03. Moonlight Eyes (3:35)
04. Pop The Silo (3:18)
05. Let Me Be Your Leader (3:51)
06. We Are The People (3:34)
07. Every Young Man's Dream (3:17)
08. Little Part Of You (3:29)
09. Cocaine (4:35) [live]
10. Victoria (3:19)

Bonus tracks:

11. Morning Dew (3:54) — 1981 version
12. Dressed To Kill (3:45) — single edit
13. Pop The Silo (3:16) — single edit, B-side to the "Dressed To Kill" single
14. Let Me Be Your Leader (4:16) — live
15. Dressed To Kill (3:32) — live
16. Pop The Silo (1:49) — live
17. Morgentau (4:03) — German language version of "Morning Dew", 1981







Tracklist:

01. Love Leads To Madness (4:04)
02. Boys In The Band (3:04)
03. You Love Another (3:55)
04. Gatecrash (3:19)
05. Games (4:46)
06. Back To Trenches (3:59)
07. Dream On (3:24)
08. Lonely In The Night (4:20)
09. Preservation (4:01)
10. Take The Rap (2:40)
11. Mexico (2:48)

Bonus tracks:

12. Dream On (3:24) — single edit
13. Juicy Lucy (4:08) — alternate edit
14. Games (4:46) — alternate edit
15. You Love Another (3:18) — alternate edit
16. Love Leads To Madness (3:40) — alternate single version
17. Dream On (3:24) — mono, radio version
18. Back To The Trenches (6:02) — extended version
19. Love Leads To Madness (7:11) — alternate extended version







Tracklist:

01. All Nite Radio (4:08)
02. Milk And Honey (4:08)
03. Whippin' Boy (4:45)
04. Rain On The Window (4:23)
05. Backroom Boys (3:23)
06. Why Don't You Read The Book? (3:44)
07. I Ran (4:30)
08. Rags To Riches (3:26)
09. Local Still (3:32)
10. Where Are You Now (3:55)

Bonus tracks:

11. On The Run (3:23) — B-side to the "Where Are You Now" single
12. Where Are You Now (4:32) — alternate edit
13. Milk And Honey (4:19) — alternate edit
14. Whippin' Boy (5:15) — extended version
15. All Nite Radio (3:11) — radio edit







Tracklist:

01. Party Down (6:25)
02. Ruby Tuesday (3:26)
03. Last Exit Brooklyn (3:59)
04. Moondance (4:43)
05. Love Of Freedom (4:27)
06. This Month's Messiah (5:08)
07. You Don't Believe In Us (6:37)
08. Sweetheart Tree (3:00)
09. Road To Nowhere (3:59)

Bonus tracks:

10. Do You Think About It (3:45) — EP single B-side
11. Last Exit Brooklyn (3:57) — edited version
12. Ruby Tuesday (4:20) — extended single mix
13. This Month's Messiah (5:18) — alternate version







Tracklist:

01. Cinema (4:42)
02. Juliet (4:08)
03. Just Another Heartache (5:04)
04. Other Side Of You (3:44)
05. Hit The Fan (3:35)
06. One From The Heart (4:24)
07. Salty Salty (3:48)
08. White Boy (5:08)
09. A Veteran's Song (5:30)

Bonus tracks:

10. Just Another Heartache (5:59) — alternate version
11. A Veteran's Song (5:44) — alternate version
12. White Boy (4:09) — edited version
13. Cinema (3:24) — edited version







Tracklist:

01. Animals (4:03)
02. Lady Luck (4:07)
03. Hang On To A Dream (4:34)
04. Piece Of My Heart (4:26)
05. Trouble (4:56)
06. The Key (3:16)
07. Back To School (4:51)
08. Girls (4:41)
09. Donna, Get Off That Crack (4:22)
10. See You See Me (4:58)
11. Helpless (4:54)

Bonus tracks:

12. Winner On The Night (4:10) — German single
13. Woke Up This Morning (5:34) — live
14. Bad, Bad Boy (4:34) — live
15. Hang On To A Dream (3:37) — single edit
16. Lady Luck (5:58) — extended version
17. We Are Animals (3:26) — alternate edit
18. Trouble (3:33) — single version







Tracklist:

01. Hire And Fire (5:11)
02. Do You Wanna Play House (4:58)
03. Right Between The Eyes (3:05)
04. Every Time It Rains (4:10)
05. Keeping Our Love Alive (3:11)
06. Thinkin' Man's Nightmare (4:00)
07. Cover Your Heart (4:26)
08. Lap Of Luxury (3:53)
09. Medley:
• (a) The Rowan Tree (0:47)
• (b) Tell Me That You Love Me (3:48)
10. Cry Wolf (4:17)

Bonus tracks:

11. This Flight Tonight (3:35) — 1991 version
12. Hire And Fire (4:00) — edited version
13. Medley: The Rowan Tree/Tell Me That You Love Me (6:14) — edited version







Tracklist:

01. Let Me Be Your Dog (4:39)
02. Can't Shake Those Shakes (3:22)
03. Crack Me Up (3:40)
04. Move Me (3:43)
05. Streamroller (4:28)
06. Stand By Your Beds (4:11)
07. Rip It Up (3:32)
08. Demon Alcohol (2:56)
09. You Had It Comin' (4:58)
10. Bring It On Home Mama (3:58)
11. Burning Down (4:48)

Bonus tracks:

12. Love Hurts (4:05) — Rock Orchestra version
13. Razamanaz (4:33) — unplugged
14. My White Bicycle (2:54) — unplugged
15. This Flight Tonight (4:00) — unplugged
16. Let Me Be Your Dog (5:29) — edited version
17. Can't Shake Those Shakes (2:50) — edited version
18. Move Me (3:35) — edited version



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