MELANIE - Neighbourhood Songs 1965-1978 - 6CD Book Style Box Set [JUL 19]

6CD - Limited Edition Book Style Box Set (110 Tracks).  

• Over 100 Tracks of unreleased or very rare recordings
• In depth liner notes by two critically acclaimed journalists Dave Thompson & Mark Paytress
• Unseen photos
• Mastered and audio restored in studios in London and Sweden

Coming this summer  a limited pressing six CD boxed set in an A5 book style package  with over 100 tracks most of which are unreleased versions. For several months  during 2023 Melanie  herself was overseeing this exciting project, contributing photographs and information.

Recordings have been discovered by Melanie and her manager Dave Thompson and The Wintergarden team. Tapes have been baked  and audio restoration engineers have worked to clean up some very rare acetates amongst other sources in studios in Sweden and the U.K.

Some source material on some tracks  is lo fi but every opportunity to enhance and clean and restore the sound quality in professional studios has been taken. Many unseen photographs decorate the 20-page booklet along with essays from Melanie fans and esteemed authors  Mark Paytress and Dave Thompson. 

artwork & layout by Les Clark  design carlton and les.

Compiled by Carlton Sandercock during 2023 in co-ordination with Melanie.

Tracklist:

Disc1     The Sixties

1. Beautiful People                                         London 15.09.69  John Peel Session BBC
2. Tuning My Guitar                                       London 15.09.69  John Peel Session BBC
3. Visit My Dreams                                         London 15.09.69  John Peel Session BBC
4. Uptown & Down                                        London 15.09.69  John Peel Session BBC
5. Baby Guitar                                                London 15.09.69 John Peel Session BBC
6. Bobo’s Party                                               Paris  Feb 1969  Live
7. Johnny Boy                                                Paris  Feb 1969 Studio Broadcast
8. Momma Momma                                      Paris  Feb 1969 Studio Broadcast
9. Interview                                                    Paris  Feb 1969 Studio Broadcast
10. What is and What is Not                         Paris  Feb 1969 Studio Broadcast
11. Ruby Tuesday                                          New York Summer of ’68 Home demo
12. For My father                                          New York Summer of ’68 Home demo
13. Jig-Saw Puzzle                                        London Summer of ‘69
14. The Good Guys                                       London Summer of ‘69
15. Getting Out                                             London  Summer of ‘69
16. People in the Front Row             New York Studio Demo Summer 1968
17. Don’t You Wait by the Water     New York Unreleased Studio Demo Summer 1968
18. I Really Loved Harold              Bremen  03.69
19. Animal Crackers                      Bremen 29.03.69
10. I’m Back In Town                     Bremen 29.03.69
11. Bobo’s Party                            Bremen 29.03.69
12. Tuning My Guitar                    Bremen 29.03.69
13. Beautiful People                      Hershey PA  The Show TV Broadcast November  1969
14. Close to it all                           Hershey PA  The Show TV Broadcast November  1969
15. Candles in the Rain ( first ever broadcast early version ) Hershey PA  The Show TV Broadcast November  1969

Disc 2    1970-1974

1. Lay Down ( Candles in the Rain ) with the Edwin Hawkins Singers Amsterdam  1970
2. Why Didn’t My Mother Tell Me                             Neighborhood Records Session
3. Ruby Tuesday                                                            03.1971 U.S TV Broadcast
4. Close to it all                                                               London 14.7.1971
5. Tuning My Guitar                                                     London 14.7.1971
6. The Nickel Song                                                        London 14.7.1971
7. Beautiful People                                                        London 14.7.1971
8. What Have they done to my Song Ma                  London 14.7.1971
9. Peace Will Come (According To Plan)                 London 14.7.1971
10. Railroad (Excerpt)                                                    Neighborhood Records Session 1971
11. Some Say (I Got Devil)                                            Radio Broadcast  Miami  08. 1972
12. Between the Road Signs                                          Neighborhood Records Session 1971
13. Hearing the News                                                       1972 Neighborhood Records Session
14. All the Pretty Little Horses ( Hush a bye ) excerpt     1972   For UNICEF
15. Trick or Treat                                                                      1972   For UNICEF
16. Do You Believe ?                                                                 12.1972 U.S Tonight Show
17. Jason                                                                           1973 Neighborhood Records Session
18. Ooh Child                                                                   1973 Neighborhood Records Session
19. Shy As A Violet                                                          1974 Neighborhood Records Session

Disc 3     1975 I  ( Studio)  Creative Workshop Nashville

1. I’m Back in Town
2. Deep Down Under My Bed
3. Perceive It
4. Ain’t Nobody’s Business But My Own ( Full Version )
5. People are Just Getting Ready
6. The Sun and Moon ( Snow Heaven )
7. What Do I Keep
8. Dream Lover
9. Sandman
10. You Can’t Hurry Love
11. Another You
12. Darling Be Home Soon
13. Deep Down Low ( sax Version )
14. When The Saints
15. Another Side
16. White Man Sings The Blues
17. Guantanamera

Disc 4     1975 II  ( In Concert) London with Barry Lee Harwood

1. Autumn Lady
2. Chords of Fame
3. Almost Like being in Love
4. Stoneground Words
5. Here We Go Again
6. Any Guy
7. Do You Believe
8. Leftover Wine
9. The Nickel Song
10. (I Hope You) Remember Me Good
11. Beautiful People
12. Virgin Mary (Pretty Little Baby)
13. Hallelujah Chorus
14. Sign in the window
15. Ring the living Bell
16. Perceive It
17. Sun & The Moon

Tracks 1 to 14  6^th November 1975-BBC In Concert, London. 15 & 16 Hits -a -go-go Holland. 17  U.S Tv Broadcast

Disc5     1976-1978

1. Cyclone ( Candles in the Rain )                           Ballroom Streets Remastered
2. Summertime                                                            Studio Outtake
3. Jukebox Magazine                                                 Fidelity Studios Los Angeles, 1977
4. Leftover Emotion                                                   Suntreader Studios Vermont 1978
5. If You Go Your Way (take 1 )                               Suntreader Studios Vermont 1978
6. Rites of passage ( River Bottom ) (take 3)        Suntreader Studios Vermont 1978
7. Knock On Wood
8. Bo Bo’s Party
9. Buckle Down
10. Hand Me Downs ( Golden Chains )
11. Oh Boy
12. Beautiful Sadness
13. Brand New Key
14. Beautiful People – Almost like being in love
15. Friends and Company

Tracks 7-15  Complete tracks recorded at Telstar Studios for the coffee break radio session at WQSR 1978

Disc 6 –  Home Demos  New York Summer of 1968 from Original Acetates

1. Ruby Tuesday Take II
2. Take Me Home Take I
3. For My Father Take III
4. Any Guy
5. People in the Front Row
6. If You Were a Carpenter.
7. Tuning My Guitar
8. Ruby Tuesday Take III
9. Take Me Home Take II
10. For My Father Take I
11. Don’t You Wait By The Water II                   New York Unreleased Studio Demo Summer 1968
12. Some Say ( I got Devil)                                   1971 Neighbourhood Records Session   BONUS
13. Walk The World                                              1968 Tonight Show Tv Broadcast             BONUS
14. Find a Little corner                                         1965    New York                                        BONUS
15. Gods’ Only Daughter                                      1968    New York  The Bitter End  Club  BONUS
16. Isn’t it a Pity                                                      1967   New York Live unknown Venue  BONUS
17. Gimme A Little Kiss Melanie aged 4            1951 Live Like a Millionaire TV Show      BONUS