John Leyton - Lone Rider: The Holloway Road Sessions 1960-1962 (Joe Meek's Tea Chest Tapes) (2024)

Tracklist

CD1
01. Tell Laura I Love Her (Stereo Master)
02. Goodbye To Teenage Love (Stereo Master)
03. The Girl On The Floor Above (2024 Remaster)
04. Terry Brown's In Love With Mary Dee (2024 Remaster)
05. Johnny Remember Me (Original Lyrics Version)
06. There Must Be (2024 Remaster)
07. Wild Wind (2024 Remaster)
08. You Took My Love For Granted (2024 Remaster)
09. Son This Is She (2024 Remaster)
10. Six Wild Horses (2024 Remaster)
11. Lone Rider (2024 Remaster)
12. Heart Of Stone (2024 Remaster)
13. Lonely City (2024 Remaster)
14. It Would Be Easy (Stereo)
15. Down The River Nile (Alternate Version)
16. Tell Laura I Love Her ((Rehearsal) [Stereo])
17. The Girl On The Floor Above ((Unprocessed) [Stereo])
18. Terry Brown's In Love With Mary Dee ((Vocal Take 2) [Stereo])
19. Johnny Remember Me ((Rehearsal Take 2) [Stereo])
20. There Must Be ((Take 1) [Stereo])
21. Wild Wind ((Session Version) [Stereo])
22. You Took My Love For Granted ((Session Version) [Stereo])
23. Son This Is She ((Overdubs Take 1) [Stereo])
24. Son This Is She (Overdubs Only Take 3)
25. Six Wild Horses (Stereo Master)
26. Lone Rider (Stereo Master)
27. Lone Rider (Vocal Rehearsal)
28. Heart Of Stone (Stereo Master)
29. Heart Of Stone (Vocal Take 3 No Overdubs)
30. Lonely City ((Take 1) [Stereo])
31. It Would Be Easy ((Tracking Take 3) [Stereo])
32. Down The River Nile (Burton Version)

CD2
01. Voodoo Woman (Stereo)
02. Can't You Hear The Beat Of A Broken Heart (Stereo)
03. Fabulous (Stereo)
04. Thunder And Lightning (Stereo)
05. Oh Lover (Stereo)
06. I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine (Stereo)
07. (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons (Stereo)
08. That's A Woman (Stereo)
09. Walk With Me My Angel (Stereo)
10. That's How To Make Love (Stereo)
11. The Magic Of True Love (Stereo)
12. It's Goodbye Then (Stereo)
13. Voodoo Woman (2024 Remaster)
14. Can't You Hear The Beat Of A Broken Heart (2024 Remaster)
15. Fabulous (2024 Remaster)
16. Thunder And Lightning (2024 Remaster)
17. Oh Lover (2024 Remaster)
18. I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine (2024 Remaster)
19. (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons (2024 Remaster)
20. That's A Woman (2024 Remaster)
21. Walk With Me My Angel (2024 Remaster)
22. That's How To Make Love (2024 Remaster)
23. The Magic Of True Love (2024 Remaster)
24. It's Goodbye Then (2024 Remaster)
25. Voodoo Woman (Alternate Vocal No Overdubs)
26. Can't You Hear The Beat Of A Broken Heart ((No Overdubs) [Stereo])
27. Fabulous ((No Overdubs) [Stereo])
28. Thunder And Lightning (Overdubs Only)
29. Oh Lover (Alternate Vocal No Overdubs)
30. Walk With Me My Angel ((Backing Plus Vocal Take 1) [Stereo])
31. That's How To Make Love ((No Overdubs) [Stereo])
32. It's Goodbye Then (Alternate Vocal No Overdubs)

CD3
01. Johnny Remember Me (Piano Rehearsal)
02. There Must Be (Demo)
03. Wild Wind (Demo)
04. Son This Is She (Demo)
05. Lone Rider (Demo)
06. Voodoo Woman (Demo)
07. Can't You Hear The Beat Of a Broken Heart (Demo)
08. Fabulous (Piano Demo)
09. Oh Lover (Demo)
10. Walk With Me My Angel (Demo)
11. It's Goodbye Then (Demo)
12. Heart And Soul (Piano Rehearsal Take 5)
13. The Girl On The Floor Above (Italian Version)
14. Terry Brown's In Love With Mary Dee (Italian Version)
15. Johnny Remember Me (Instrumental)
16. John, C'Est L'Amour (Son This Is She) (Overdubs Take 2 (Stereo))
17. Wann Bist Du Bei Mir? (Son This Is She) (Overdubs Take 2 (Stereo))
18. There Must Be (Early Version)
19. Lone Rider (Instrumental)
20. Three Cute Chicks (2024 Remaster)
21. How Will It End
22. Heart And Soul
23. Now And Always (Vocal Take 2)
24. I'm Thankful ((No Overdubs) [Stereo])
25. Who Wants Johnny (Overdubs Take 14)
26. Held For Questioning (Vocal Take 2)
27. Johnny My Johnny ((No Overdubs) [Stereo])
28. Aladdin's Lamp
29. A Girl To Love
30. Three Cute Chicks (Alternate Version)
31. Heart And Soul (Take 6 Plus Vocal Rehearsal)
32. Who Wants Johnny (Vocal Take 3 No Overdubs)
33. Johnny My Johnny ((Alternate Version) [Stereo])
34. Aladdin's Lamp ((Backing Take 1) [Stereo])

Moving seamlessly between TV and film studios and the recording studio, John Leyton cut a series of masterful pop singles during the early 1960s, often tied in to his on-screen work.

Embellished by Joe Meek’s inventive production and the writing talents of Geoff Goddard and others, he quickly became a firm favourite on the pop scene, complete with his “lonely” outsider image.

‘Lone Rider’ brings together the highlights of John’s recordings found among Meek’s legendary Tea Chest Tapes. From early and alternate versions of well-known hits, never-before-heard stereo masters (including the entire ‘Two Sides Of John Leyton’ album), demos, session outtakes, instrumentals, rehearsals and a number of previously unknown songs, this is another remarkable window into the world of Joe Meek’s independent home studio, situated in a first floor flat on North London’s Holloway Road.

Heard for the first time in pristine studio quality, this material is presented here as intended and shown the respect it deserves, expertly curated and presented chronologically and in context.

A must for fans of British pop history, Meek’s productions, pre-Beatle pop and students of the remarkable recording innovations of the 1960s. We continue to explore the Tea Chest Tapes, and remain committed to making as much of Joe Meek’s remarkable work available as we possibly can in the quality it demands.

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