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The Chocolate WatchbandMelts In Your Brain...Not On Your Wrist!

Label:

Big Beat Records – CDWIK2 249

Format:

2 x CD, Compilation

Country:

UK

Released:

Genre:

Rock

Style:

Garage Rock, Psychedelic Rock

Tracklist

1-1The Chocolate WatchbandLet's Talk About Girls
VocalsDave Aguilar*
Written-ByManny Freiser
3:35
1-2The Chocolate WatchbandSweet Young Thing
Written-ByEd Cobb
2:57
1-3The Chocolate WatchbandBaby Blue
Written-ByBob Dylan
3:55
1-4The HogsBlues' Theme
Written-ByMike Curb
2:49
1-5The HogsLoose Lip Sync Ship
Written-ByDavid Aguilar, Mark Loomis
3:19
1-6The Chocolate WatchbandDon't Need Your Lovin'
Written-ByDavid Aguilar
2:38
1-7The Chocolate WatchbandSitting There Standing2:21
1-8The Chocolate WatchbandMisty Lane
Written-ByMartin Siegel
3:22
1-9The Chocolate WatchbandShe Weaves A Tender Trap
Written-ByEd Cobb
2:40
1-10The Chocolate WatchbandAre You Gonna Be There (At The Love In)
Written-ByDon Bennett, Ethan McElroy*
2:26
1-11The Chocolate WatchbandNo Way Out
Written-ByEd Cobb
2:22
1-12The Chocolate WatchbandIn The Midnight Hour
VocalsDave Aguilar*
3:30
1-13The Chocolate WatchbandCome On
Written-ByChuck Berry
1:50
1-14The Chocolate WatchbandGone And Passes By
Written-ByDavid Aguilar
3:14
1-15The Chocolate WatchbandI'm Not Like Everybody Else
Written-ByRay Davies
3:43
1-16The Chocolate WatchbandI Ain't No Miracle Worker
Written-ByAnnette Tucker, Nancie Mantz*
2:51
1-17The Chocolate WatchbandMilk Cow Blues
Written-ByKokomo Arnold
2:58
1-18The Chocolate WatchbandMedication
VocalsDave Aguilar*
Written-ByBen Ditosti, Minette Alton
3:06
1-19The Chocolate Watchband'Til The End Of The Day
VocalsDave Aguilar*
Written-ByRay Davies
2:39
1-20The Chocolate WatchbandPsychedelic Trip1:58
2-1The Chocolate WatchbandLet's Talk About Girls
VocalsDon Bennett
Written-ByManny Freiser
2:46
2-2The Chocolate WatchbandIn The Midnight Hour
VocalsDon Bennett
4:28
2-3The Chocolate WatchbandHot Dusty Roads
VocalsDon Bennett
Written-ByStephen Stills
2:26
2-4The Chocolate WatchbandGossamer Wings
Written-ByDon Bennett, Ethan McElroy*
3:26
2-5The Chocolate WatchbandBaby Blue
Written-ByBob Dylan
3:13
2-6The Chocolate WatchbandMedication
VocalsDon Bennett
Written-ByBen Ditosti, Minette Alton
2:08
2-7The Chocolate WatchbandDon't Let The Sun Catch You Crying2:52
2-8The Chocolate WatchbandSince You Broke My Heart
Written-ByDon Everly
2:23
2-9The Chocolate WatchbandUncle Morris3:12
2-10The Chocolate WatchbandHow Ya Been3:12
2-11The Chocolate WatchbandDevil's Motorcycle3:02
2-12The Chocolate WatchbandI Don't Need No Doctor4:03
2-13The Chocolate WatchbandFlowers2:48
2-14The Chocolate WatchbandFireface
Written-BySean Tolby
2:51
2-15The Chocolate WatchbandAnd She's Lonely
Written-ByMark Loomis, Sean Tolby
4:18
2-16The Chocolate WatchbandDark Side Of The Mushroom
Written-ByBill Cooper, Richie Podolor*
2:36
2-17The Chocolate WatchbandExpo 2000
Written-ByRichie Podolor*
2:41
2-18The Yo-YozVoyage Of The Trieste
Written-ByEd Cobb
3:40
2-19The Yo-YozIn The Past
Written-ByWayne Proctor
3:08
2-20The Yo-YozInner Mystique
Written-ByEd Cobb
5:37
2-21The Yo-YozUncharted Sea (AKA The Voyage Of The Trieste)
Written-ByEd Cobb
3:25
2-22The Inmates (7)Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go
Written-ByHank Ballard
2:39
2-23The Inmates (7)Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go
VocalsDon Bennett
Written-ByHank Ballard
2:18
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Companies, etc.

  • Licensed ToAce Records Ltd.
  • Licensed FromUniversal Music Operations Ltd.
  • Marketed ByAce Records Ltd.
  • Distributed ByAce Records Ltd.
  • Produced ForGreen Grass Productions
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Universal/Island Int.
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Ace Records Ltd.
  • Copyright ©Ace Records Ltd.
  • Published ByCampbell Connelly & Co. Ltd.
  • Published BySony/ATV Music Publishing UK
  • Published ByEdwin H Morris & Co. Ltd
  • Published ByHelios Music Co.
  • Published ByScreen Gems-EMI Music Ltd.
  • Published ByCarlin Music Corp.
  • Published ByJewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
  • Published ByAcuff Rose Music Ltd.
  • Published ByUniversal/MCA Music Ltd.
  • Published ByCopyright Control
  • Published ByWarner/Chappell Artemis Music
  • Published ByUniversal/Dick James Music Ltd
  • Published ByWarner/Chappell North America
  • Published ByIntersong Music Ltd.
  • Published ByLark Music Ltd.
  • Mastered AtSound Mastering
  • Designed AtWaldo's Design & Dream Emporium
  • Glass Mastered AtDeluxe (7)

Credits

  • Concept By [Concept], Compiled By [Compilation], Liner Notes [Annotation]Alec Palao
  • Design [Package Design]Phil Smee
  • Mastered ByNick Robbins
  • Producer [Original Sessions Produced By]Ed Cobb
  • Producer [Pre-Production]Alec Palao, Wally Sound
  • Research [Archive Research]Alec Palao, Roger Armstrong
  • Typography [Chocolate Lettering Rendered By]Al Rogers (3)

Notes

Issued in a clear slim double jewel case with a 24-page booklet.

[Rear tray card:]
The copyrights in these sound recordings are owned by Universal/Island Int. Licensed courtesy of Universal Music Operations Ltd except for tracks 7 & 8 on disc two which are owned by Chocolate Watchband c/o Richard Young.
℗ Universal/Island Int. Licensed courtesy Universal Music Operations Ltd except for tracks 7 & 8 on disc two which are ℗ Chocolate Watchband c/o Richard Young.
This compilation ℗ 2005 Ace Records Ltd
© 2005 Ace Records Ltd
Made in the UK

[Booklet:]
CD One: Tracks 1-12 inclusive, and tracks 17, 19 & 20 are mono
CD Two: All tracks stereo except tracks 7, 8 & 22 mono
All tracks: Campbell Connelly & Co Ltd except where noted

1-1: New Dave Aguilar vocal. Previously unissued. (2005).
1-2: Uptown 740 (1966).
1-3: Uptown 740. Sony/ATV Music Pub (UK) (1966).
1-4: Hanna Barbera 511. Edwin H Morris Co Ltd (1966).
1-5: Hanna Barbera 511 (1966).
1-6, 1-7: Tower LP 5065 (1967).
1-8: Uptown 749. Helios Music Co (1967).
1-9: Uptown 749 (1967).
1-10, 1-11: Tower 373. Screen Gems-EMI Music Ltd (1967).
1-12: Original Dave Aguilar vocal. Sundazed SC 6023. Carlin Music Corp (1994).
1-13: Tower LP ST 5096. Jewel Music Pub Co Ltd (1967).
1-14: Tower LP ST 5096 (1967).
1-15: Tower LP ST 5106. Carlin Music Corp (1968).
1-16: Tower LP ST 5106. Acuff-Rose Music Ltd (1968).
1-17: Rhino R2 70108. Universal/MCA Music Ltd (1983).
1-18, 1-19: New Dave Aguilar vocal. Previously unissued. Carlin Music Corp (2005).
1-20: Backing track. Sundazed SC 6023. Copyright Control (1994).

2-1: Don Bennett vocal. Tower LP ST 5096 (1967).
2-2: Don Bennett vocal. Tower LP ST 5096. Carlin Music Corp (1967).
2-3: Don Bennett vocal. Tower LP ST 5096. Warner/Chappell Artemis Music (1967).
2-4: Tower LP ST 5096 (1967).
2-5: LP mix. Tower LP ST 5106. Sony/ATV Music Pub (UK) (1968).
2-6: Don Bennett vocal. Tower LP ST 5106. Carlin Music Corp (1968).
2-7: Big Beat CDWIKD 118. Universal/Dick James Music Ltd (1993).
2-8: Big Beat CDWIKD 118. Acuff-Rose Music Ltd (1993).
2-9 to 2-11, 2-13 to 2-15: Tower LP ST 5153 (1969).
2-12: Tower LP ST 5153. Warner/Chappell North America (1969).
2-16, 2-17: Tower LP ST 5096 (1967).
2-18, 2-20: Tower LP ST 5106. (1968).
2-19: Tower LP ST 5106. Intersong Music Ltd (1968).
2-21: Previously unissued (2005).
2-22: Backing track. Previously unissued. Lark Music Ltd (2005).
2-23: Don Bennett vocal. Tower LP ST 5106. Lark Music Ltd (1968).

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode (Text): 0 29667 42492 9
  • Barcode (Scanned): 029667424929
  • Label Code: LC 09797
  • Rights Society: mcps
  • Matrix / Runout (CD 1 - Variant 1): CDWIK2249
  • Mastering SID Code (CD 1 - Variant 1): IFPI LT22
  • Matrix / Runout (CD 2 - Variant 1): CDWIK22449/1
  • Mastering SID Code (CD 2 - Variant 1): none
  • Matrix / Runout (CD 1 - Variant 2): deluxe CDWIK2249/1 01
  • Mastering SID Code (CD 1 - Variant 2): IFPI L135
  • Mould SID Code (CD 1 - Variant 2): IFPI 0458
  • Other (CD 1 & 2 - Variant 2 Mould Text Stamp): MADE IN THE UK
  • Matrix / Runout (CD 2 - Variant 2): deluxe CDWIK2249/2 01
  • Mastering SID Code (CD 2 - Variant 2): IFPI L136
  • Mould SID Code (CD 2 - Variant 2): IFPI 0470

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Reviews

  • BOBROCKS's avatar
    BOBROCKS
    I destroyed this release in an Amazon review and I'll do it again here for your edification. This is a loudness wars disaster. The compression and brick walling are so severe that listener fatigue is fast in coming. The bass is obnoxiously loud and a cymbal being struck is clipped so badly that it sounds like a sheet of paper being rashly torn from a binder. In addition, the way the songs are presented is so sterile and clinical that it renders this impossible to enjoy if you ever heard the original albums.
    • TheatreX
      This is a rather interesting collection as it contains the same songs that were on the Chocolate Watchband LP's (etc) but not the same recordings. Apparently original vocals & things were cut and/or changed and the band was cut out of the decision-making process, and had no control over what was released. At any rate, this is great stuff, although some of it has false starts, etc., but that in no way detracts from the music. Also interesting to read the liner notes (which I have not done THOROUGHLY yet, there's lots). I used to live in San Jose (for 23 years) and the band originated from there, and the liner notes say they played at The Bold Night on Monterey Highway (a steak house which finally closed after going downhill for a few years) and The Brass Rail, a strip club in Sunnyvale (and yeah I've been there, I'm ashamed to admit...don't tell my mom though). Maybe it was nicer when they played there but I doubt it. And brief mention is made of original drummer Pete Curry (now "Pedro Del Mar" of Los Straitjackets), who was in the band only briefly before the line-up was finally solidified. Anyway, some excellent tracks on here & if you have the studio albums "Inner Mystique" & "No Way Out" and haven't heard some of these versions, you may want to get your mitts on this.

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