The Hollies - The Long Road Home 1963-2003 - 40th Anniversary Collection (2003)

This box is a difficult thing to recommend, good -- no, make that great -- though it is. Partly, that's because it's almost too much of a great thing for most Hollies fans -- if they don't mind paying $120 for the six-CD U.K. import set, but most listeners aren't capitalized that way. And it does have its shortcomings, despite its cost. In contrast to, say, Crossroads by Eric Clapton, or Dreams by the Allman Brothers, it isn't where one could start listening to the Hollies -- there's too much that's not here, including "Bus Stop," and "Look Through Any Window." The shortcomings are understandable in a way, because between EMI in England, Sony Music in America (which still controls the Hollies classic sides from between 1966 and 1973 in that market), and sub-licensors like Disky in Holland, the Hollies may be the most heavily anthologized '60s British group this side of the Who; what to include, and how far to overlap existing collections become major problems, and they seem to have limited the hits to those that are biographically important in the band's history. such as "He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother," which re-established them commercially after Graham Nash's departure, or "Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress," which precipitated a major personnel crisis. Even with that limitation, there's almost too much here, at 136 tracks spanning 40 years. Disc One is certain to appeal to all of the group's fans, opening in 1963 with the first three tracks they ever recorded, the jangling "Hey, What's Wrong With Me," "Ain't That Just Like Me," and the achingly beautiful ballad "Whole World Over," only one of which has made extensive appearances in the decades since.
Tracklist
[01:55] 01. The Hollies - Hey What's Wrong With Me (1997 Remaster)
[01:58] 02. The Hollies - (Ain't That) Just Like Me (1997 Remaster)
[02:04] 03. The Hollies - Whole World Over (1997 Remaster)
[02:12] 04. The Hollies - Stay (1997 Remaster)
[02:45] 05. The Hollies - You Better Move On (1997 Remaster)
[02:05] 06. The Hollies - Keep off That Friend of Mine (1997 Remaster)
[02:17] 07. The Hollies - Baby That's All (1997 Remaster)
[01:55] 08. The Hollies - Don't You Know (1997 Remaster)
[02:12] 09. The Hollies - Come on Back (1997 Remaster)
[02:18] 10. The Hollies - We're Through (Alternative Arrangement; 1997 Remaster)
[01:43] 11. The Hollies - She Said Yeah (2003 Remaster)
[02:39] 12. The Hollies - Nobody (1997 Remaster)
[02:45] 13. The Hollies - So Lonely (Bell Studios Demo)
[01:43] 14. The Hollies - Bring Back Your Love to Me (Bell Studios Demo)
[02:04] 15. The Hollies - Listen Here to Me (Bell Studios Demo)
[02:29] 16. The Hollies - Honey and Wine (2003 Remaster)
[02:57] 17. The Hollies - The Very Last Day (1997 Remaster)
[02:30] 18. The Hollies - Mickey's Monkey (1997 Remaster)
[02:08] 19. The Hollies - You Must Believe Me (1997 Remaster)
[02:22] 20. The Hollies - She Gives Me Everything I Want (2003 Remaster)
[02:14] 21. The Hollies - I've Got a Way of My Own (1997 Remaster)
[02:01] 22. The Hollies - You in My Arms (2003 Remaster)
[02:19] 23. The Hollies - If I Needed Someone (2003 Remaster)
[03:05] 24. The Hollies - Stewball (1998 Remaster)
[02:27] 25. The Hollies - Don't You Even Care (What's Gonna Happen to Me?) (1998 Remaster)
[02:37] 26. The Hollies - Oriental Sadness (1998 Remaster)
[02:18] 27. The Hollies With Peter Sellers - After the Fox (2003 Remaster)
[02:35] 28. The Hollies - Don't Run and Hide (1997 Remaster)
[02:43] 29. The Hollies - Pay You Back With Interest (1999 Remaster)
[02:13] 30. The Hollies - It's You (1999 Remaster)
[02:00] 31. The Hollies - What's Wrong With the Way I Live (1999 Remaster)
[03:45] 32. The Hollies - Crusader (1999 Remaster)
[02:44] 33. The Hollies - Non Prego Per Me (Mono; 2003 Remaster)
[02:07] 01. The Hollies - Kill Me Quick (2003 Remaster)
[02:37] 02. The Hollies - We're Alive (2003 Remaster)
[03:04] 03. The Hollies - Schoolgirl
[02:15] 04. The Hollies - All the World Is Love (1997 Remaster)
[03:11] 05. The Hollies - Rain on the Window (Stereo; 1999 Remaster)
[02:30] 06. The Hollies - You Need Love (Stereo; 1999 Remaster)
[02:25] 07. The Hollies - Stop Right There (Stereo; 1999 Remaster)
[02:39] 08. The Hollies - Signs That Will Never Change (2003 Remaster)
[01:58] 09. The Hollies - Everything Is Sunshine (2003 Remaster)
[03:12] 10. The Hollies - King Midas in Reverse (2003 Remaster)
[03:05] 11. The Hollies - Dear Eloise (1999 Remaster)
[02:52] 12. The Hollies - Maker (1999 Remaster)
[04:07] 13. The Hollies - Would You Believe (1999 Remaster)
[02:32] 14. The Hollies - Elevated Observations? (1999 Remaster)
[02:42] 15. The Hollies - Butterfly (1999 Remaster)
[02:49] 16. The Hollies - Open up Your Eyes (2003 Remaster)
[01:39] 17. The Hollies - Relax (2003 Remaster)
[03:00] 18. The Hollies - Wings (2003 Remaster)
[02:08] 19. The Hollies - Like Every Time Before (2003 Remaster)
[03:23] 20. The Hollies - Man With No Expression (Horses Through a Rainstorm) (1998 Remaster)
[02:35] 21. The Hollies - A Taste of Honey
[04:09] 22. The Hollies - Blowin' in the Wind (2003 Remaster)
[02:43] 23. The Hollies - Quit Your Low Down Ways (1993 Remaster)
[02:59] 24. The Hollies - My Back Pages (1993 Remaster)
[02:49] 25. The Hollies - Not That Way at All (2003 Remaster)
[03:33] 26. The Hollies - Why Didn't You Believe? (1999 Remaster)
[03:13] 27. The Hollies - Please Let Me Please (1999 Remaster)
[04:21] 01. The Hollies - He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother (2003 Remaster)
[05:28] 02. The Hollies - Marigold / Gloria Swansong (1999 Remaster)
[03:50] 03. The Hollies - Goodbye Tomorrow (1999 Remaster)
[02:25] 04. The Hollies - Man Without a Heart (1999 Remaster)
[05:45] 05. The Hollies - Confessions of a Mind (1999 Remaster)
[03:59] 06. The Hollies - Too Young to Be Married (1999 Remaster)
[04:17] 07. The Hollies - I Can't Tell the Bottom From the Top (2003 Remaster)
[04:18] 08. The Hollies - Promised Land (1999 Remaster)
[04:16] 09. The Hollies - Long Dark Road (1999 Remaster)
[03:17] 10. The Hollies - Long Cool Woman (In a Black Dress) (2003 Remaster)
[03:53] 11. The Hollies - The Baby (2003 Remaster)
[03:20] 12. The Hollies - Magic Woman Touch (2003 Remaster)
[03:48] 13. The Hollies - Jesus Was a Crossmaker (1996 Remaster)
[03:33] 14. The Hollies - I Had a Dream (2003 Remaster)
[03:57] 15. The Hollies - Mexico Gold (2003 Remaster)
[04:20] 16. The Hollies - Don't Let Me Down (1996 Remaster)
[04:31] 17. The Hollies - Second Hand Hang Ups (1995 Remaster)
[04:14] 18. The Hollies - Lonely Hobo Lullaby (1995 Remaster)
[03:05] 19. The Hollies - Give Me Time (1995 Remaster)
[04:13] 01. The Hollies - The Air That I Breathe (2003 Remaster)
[04:10] 02. The Hollies - 4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy) (2003 Remaster)
[04:11] 03. The Hollies - I'm Down (2003 Remaster)
[03:39] 04. The Hollies - Star (2003 Remaster)
[04:51] 05. The Hollies - Write On (2003 Remaster)
[03:45] 06. The Hollies - Love Is the Thing (1996 Remaster)
[03:31] 07. The Hollies - I Won't Move Over (1996 Remaster)
[03:39] 08. The Hollies - Draggin' My Heels (1995 Remaster)
[03:35] 09. The Hollies - Daddy Don't Mind (1995 Remaster)
[03:58] 10. The Hollies - Boulder to Birmingham (1996 Remaster)
[04:26] 11. The Hollies - Writing on the Wall (1996 Remaster)
[03:38] 12. The Hollies - Burn Out (1996 Remaster)
[05:07] 13. The Hollies - Hello to Romance (1996 Remaster)
[03:38] 14. The Hollies - Amnesty (1996 Remaster)
[03:56] 15. The Hollies - Harlequin (1995 Remaster)
[06:29] 16. The Hollies - When I'm Yours (1995 Remaster)
[04:47] 17. The Hollies - Something to Live For (1995 Remaster)
[04:38] 18. The Hollies - It's in Every One of Us (1995 Remaster)
[04:06] 01. The Hollies - Say It Ain't so Jo (1995 Remaster)
[03:50] 02. The Hollies - Sanctuary (2003 Remaster)
[04:01] 03. The Hollies - Soldier's Song (2003 Remaster)
[04:30] 04. The Hollies - Can't Lie No More
[03:30] 05. The Hollies - If the Lights Go Out (First Version; 2003 Remaster)
[03:37] 06. The Hollies - Heartbeat (1995 Remaster)
[03:31] 07. The Hollies - What to Do (1995 Remaster)
[04:00] 08. The Hollies - Carrie (2003 Remaster)
[03:42] 09. The Hollies - Take My Love and Run (First Version; 2003 Remaster)
[04:08] 10. The Hollies - Let Her Go Down (2003 Remaster)
[04:13] 11. The Hollies - Laughter Turns to Tears (2003 Remaster)
[04:51] 12. The Hollies - Too Many Hearts Get Broken (2003 Remaster)
[03:32] 13. The Hollies - This Is It (2003 Remaster)
[03:52] 14. The Hollies - Reunion of the Heart (2003 Remaster)
[04:02] 15. The Hollies - Find Me a Family (2003 Remaster)
[03:35] 16. The Hollies - The Woman I Love (2003 Remaster)
[04:00] 17. The Hollies - How Do I Survive
[02:43] 01. The Hollies - Reach Out I'll Be There (Live)
[02:40] 02. The Hollies - Too Much Monkey Business (Live)
[02:53] 03. The Hollies - Stop Stop Stop (Live)
[03:24] 04. The Hollies - The Times They Are a Changin' (Live; 2003 Remaster)
[03:08] 05. The Hollies - I Can't Let Go (Live; 2003 Remaster)
[02:51] 06. The Hollies - Just One Look (Live; 2003 Remaster)
[03:31] 07. The Hollies - I Can't Tell the Bottom From the Top (Live; 2003 Remaster)
[03:27] 08. The Hollies - Bus Stop (Live; 2003 Remaster)
[03:40] 09. The Hollies - Another Night (Live; 2003 Remaster)
[04:17] 10. The Hollies - Sandy (4th July, Asbury Park) (Live; 2003 Remaster)
[03:59] 11. The Hollies - Star (Live; 2003 Remaster)
[04:27] 12. The Hollies - My Island (Live; 2003 Remaster)
[04:16] 13. The Hollies - I'm Down (Live; 2003 Remaster)
[03:09] 14. The Hollies - Stop Stop Stop (Live; 2003 Remaster)
[04:04] 15. The Hollies - Long Cool Woman (In a Black Dress) (Live; 2003 Remaster)
[03:05] 16. The Hollies - Carrie Anne (Live; 2003 Remaster)
[04:46] 17. The Hollies - The Air That I Breathe (Live; 2003 Remaster)
[05:20] 18. The Hollies - Too Young to Be Married (Live; 2003 Remaster)
[04:58] 19. The Hollies - He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother (Live; 2003 Remaster)
[05:01] 20. The Hollies - Purple Rain (Live; 2003 Remaster)